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Proverbs 30:26-28
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26 
The [a]shephanim are not a mighty folk,
Yet they make their houses in the rocks;(A)
27 
The locusts have no king,
Yet all of them go out in groups;
28 
You may grasp the lizard with your hands,
Yet it is in kings’ palaces.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:26 Small, shy, furry animals, (Hyrax syriacus) found in the peninsula of the Sinai, northern Israel, and in the region around the Dead Sea; kjv coney, orig NASB badgers.
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Proverbs 30:26-28
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26 hyraxes(A) are creatures of little power,
    yet they make their home in the crags;
27 locusts(B) have no king,
    yet they advance together in ranks;
28 a lizard can be caught with the hand,
    yet it is found in kings’ palaces.

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