Proverbs 30:29

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"There are three things which are stately in their march,

Yea, four which are stately in going:

The lion, which is mightiest among beasts

And turneth not away for any;

The greyhound; the he-goat also;

And the king against whom there is no rising up."

"Strutting cock"[28] replaces `greyhound' in many of the ancient versions; and the RSV has followed them. However, "greyhound"[29] and "war-horse"[30] are also legitimate renditions. A significant thing about this whole chapter is that, "There is no philosophizing or moralizing in it."[31] The graphic, well defined pictures that are presented here are loaded with spiritual implications and moral teachings; but they are not pointed out. "The theological implications are left implicit, enriching the observer's delight, if he has eyes to see, but not intruding upon it."[32]