Holy Scripture

Proverbs 30:29

A church father on this verse
“"There be three things which go well, and the fourth which is comely in going; "that is, the angels in heaven, the saints upon earth, and the souls of the righteous under the earth. And the fourth, viz. God, the Word Incarnate, passed in honour through the Virgin's womb; and creating our Adam anew, he passed through t…”
Hippolytus of Rome, 3th c. — Fragments from Commentaries on Various Books of Scripture - On Proverbs

Source: Septuagint

Original

29And there are three things which go well, and a fourth which passes along finely.

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In context

27The locusts have no king, and yet march orderly at one command.

28And the eft, which supports itself by its hands, and is easily taken, dwells in the fortresses of kings.

— Proverbs 30:29 —

30A lion's whelp, stronger than all other beasts, which turns not away, nor fears any beast;

31and a cock walking in boldly among the hens, and the goat leading the herd; and a king publicly speaking before a nation.

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