Proverbs 30
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- 1The words of Agur, son of Jakeh, the prophecy: The man spoke to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal,
- 2Surely I am more ignorant than any man, and I lack the understanding of a man.
- 3I have not learned wisdom, nor do I have the knowledge of the holy.
- 4Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his hands? Who has wrapped the waters in a cloak? Who has set the boundaries of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if you know?
- 5Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
- 6Do not add to his words, or he will correct you and you will be found a liar.
- 7Two things I have asked of you; do not deny them to me before I die:
- 8Keep vanity and lies far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; provide me with the food I need.
- 9Lest I be full and deny you and say, 'Who is the LORD?' Or lest I be poor and steal and take the name of my God in vain.
- 10Do not accuse a servant to his master, or he may curse you, and you will be found guilty.
- 11There is a generation that curses their father and does not bless their mother.
- 12There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet is not washed from their filthiness.
- 13There is a generation — O how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
- 14There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose jaw teeth are like knives, to consume the poor from the earth and the needy from among men.
- 15The leech has two daughters who cry, 'Give! Give!' There are three things that are never satisfied, indeed, four that never say, 'It is enough:'
- 16The grave, the barren womb, the earth that is not filled with water, and the fire that never says, 'It is enough.'
- 17The eye that mocks his father and despises obeying his mother—the ravens of the valley will pick it out, and the young eagles will eat it.
- 18There are three things that are too wonderful for me, indeed, four that I do not understand:
- 19The way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship in the middle of the sea, and the way of a man with a young woman.
- 20This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats, wipes her mouth, and says, 'I have done no wickedness.'
- 21There are three things that make the earth tremble, and four that it cannot endure:
- 22A servant when he becomes king, and a fool when he is full of food,
- 23For a hateful woman when she is married, and a servant who inherits from her mistress.
- 24There are four things on earth that are small, but they are extremely wise:
- 25The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer.
- 26The conies are a weak group, yet they make their homes in the rocks.
- 27The locusts have no king, yet they all go forth in bands.
- 28The spider grasps with her hands and is found in kings' palaces.
- 29There are three things which go well, yes, four that are comely in going:
- 30A lion, which is the strongest among beasts and does not back down from any,
- 31A greyhound, a male goat, and a king against whom no one can stand.
- 32If you have acted foolishly by exalting yourself, or if you have planned evil, put your hand over your mouth.
- 33Surely the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood, so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife.