Proverbs
Chapter 30
New King James Version1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, [his] utterance. This man declared to Ithiel -- to Ithiel and Ucal:
2Surely I [am] more stupid than [any] man, And do not have the understanding of a man.
3I neither learned wisdom Nor have knowledge of the Holy One.
4Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends 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, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.
7Two [things] I request of You (Deprive me not before I die):
8Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches -- Feed me with the food allotted to me;
9Lest I be full and deny [You,] And say, "Who [is] the LORD?" Or lest I be poor and steal, And profane the name of my God.
10Do not malign a servant to his master, Lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.
11[There is] a generation [that] curses its father, And does not bless its mother.
12[There is] a generation [that is] pure in its own eyes, [Yet] is not washed from its filthiness.
13[There is] a generation -- oh, how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
14[There is] a generation whose teeth [are like] swords, And whose fangs [are like] knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from [among] men.
15The leech has two daughters -- Give [and] Give! There are three [things that] are never satisfied, Four never say, "Enough!":
16The grave, The barren womb, The earth [that] is not satisfied with water -- And the fire never says, "Enough!"
17The eye [that] mocks [his] father, And scorns obedience to [his] mother, The ravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young eagles will eat it.
18There are three [things which] are too wonderful for me, Yes, four [which] I do not understand:
19The way of an eagle in the air, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the midst of the sea, And the way of a man with a virgin.
20This [is] the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, "I have done no wickedness."
21For three [things] the earth is perturbed, Yes, for four it cannot bear up:
22For a servant when he reigns, A fool when he is filled with food,
23A hateful [woman] when she is married, And a maidservant who succeeds her mistress.
24There are four [things which] are little on the earth, But they [are] exceedingly wise:
25The ants [are] a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
26The rock badgers are a feeble folk, Yet they make their homes in the crags;
27The locusts have no king, Yet they all advance in ranks;
28The spider skillfully grasps with its hands, And it is in kings' palaces.
29There are three [things which] are majestic in pace, Yes, four [which] are stately in walk:
30A lion, [which is] mighty among beasts And does not turn away from any;
31A greyhound, A male goat also, And a king [whose] troops [are] with him.
32If you have been foolish in exalting yourself, Or if you have devised evil, [put your] hand on [your] mouth.
33For [as] the churning of milk produces butter, And wringing the nose produces blood, So the forcing of wrath produces strife.
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