| 30 | Proverbs | ||
| 1 | The words of Agur son of Jakeh of Massa. | THE WORDS OF AGURE. Pr.30.1-5 | |
| 2 | Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man. | ||
| 3 | I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One. | ||
| 4 | Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up 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? Surely you know! | ||
| 5 | Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. | ||
| 6 | Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you, and you be found a liar. | ||
| 7 | Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die: | More proverbs. Pr.30.7-33 | |
| 8 | Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, | ||
| 9 | lest I be full, and deny you, and say, "Who is Yahweh?" or lest I be poor, and steal, and profane the name of my God. | ||
| 10 | Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty. | ||
| 11 | There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. | ||
| 12 | There are those who are pure in their own eyes but are not cleansed of their filth. | ||
| 13 | There are those - how lofty are their eyes, how high their eyelids lift! | ||
| 14 | There are those whose teeth are swords, whose teeth are knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, the needy from among men. | ||
| 15 | The leech has two daughters; "Give, give," they cry. Three things are never satisfied; four never say, "Enough": | ||
| 16 | Sheol, the barren womb, the earth ever thirsty for water, and the fire which never says, "Enough." | ||
| 17 | The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures. | ||
| 18 | Three things are too wonderful for me; four I do not understand: | ||
| 19 | the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden. | ||
| 20 | This is the way of an adulteress: she eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, "I have done no wrong." | ||
| 21 | Under three things the earth trembles; under four it cannot bear up: | ||
| 22 | a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food; | ||
| 23 | an unloved woman when she gets a husband, and a maid when she succeeds her mistress. | ||
| 24 | Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise: | ||
| 25 | the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer; | ||
| 26 | the badgers are a people not mighty, yet they make their homes in the rocks; | ||
| 27 | the locusts have no king, yet all of them march in rank; | ||
| 28 | the lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings' palaces. | ||
| 29 | Three things are stately in their tread; four are stately in their stride: | ||
| 30 | the lion, which is mightiest among beasts and does not turn back before any; | ||
| 31 | the strutting cock, the he-goat, and a king striding before his people. | ||
| 32 | If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth. | ||
| 33 | For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife. | ||
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