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Proverbs 27:16
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BSBPD
“restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.”
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