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29 Three things are stately in their stride,
four of stately gait —
30     the lion, mightiest of beasts,
    which turns aside for none;
31     the greyhound, the billy-goat
    and the king when his army is with him.

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29 “There are three things that are stately in their stride,
    four that move with stately bearing:
30 a lion, mighty among beasts,
    who retreats before nothing;
31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat,
    and a king secure against revolt.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.