2 ^c“Son of man, ^dpropound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

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The Queen of Sheba

1 ^yNow when ^zthe queen of ^aSheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came ^bto test him with hard questions.

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2  ^jI will open my mouth ^kin a parable;

I will utter dark sayings from of old,

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6  to understand a proverb and a saying,

^fthe words of the wise and their ^griddles.