Proverbs 23:34
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Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast:
In other translations
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast:
Hebrew words
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