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LXX2012

Proverbs 26:3

As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so [is] a rod for a simple nation.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so [is] a rod for a simple nation.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
World English Bible

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