Holy Scripture

Proverbs 30:32

A church father on this verse
“And the fool who appears after he has been raised on high, etc. For he indeed will be lifted on high when he will falsely claim to be God. But raised on high, he will appear as a fool, because in his very exaltation, he will fall by the advent of the true judge; if he had understood this, he would have put his hand ov…”
Bede, 8th c. — Commentary on Proverbs

Source: Septuagint

Original

32If you abandon yourself to mirth, and stretch forth your hand in a quarrel, you shall be disgraced.

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In context

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.

— Proverbs 30:32 —

33Milk out milk, and there shall be butter, and if you wing one's nostrils there shall come out blood: so if you extort words, there will come forth quarrels and strifes

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