Proverbs 30
1 The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh, from Massa. The man says: I am full of weariness, O God, I am full of weariness; O God, I have come to an end:
verba Congregantis filii Vomentis visio quam locutus est vir cum quo est Deus et qui Deo secum morante confortatus ait
2 For I am more like a beast than any man, I have no power of reasoning like a man:
stultissimus sum virorum et sapientia hominum non est mecum
3 I have not got wisdom by teaching, so that I might have the knowledge of the Holy One.
non didici sapientiam et non novi sanctorum scientiam
4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? who has taken the winds in his hands, prisoning the waters in his robe? by whom have all the ends of the earth been fixed? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if you are able to say?
quis ascendit in caelum atque descendit quis continuit spiritum manibus suis quis conligavit aquas quasi in vestimento quis suscitavit omnes terminos terrae quod nomen eius et quod nomen filii eius si nosti
5 Every word of God is tested: he is a breastplate to those who put their faith in him.
omnis sermo Dei ignitus clypeus est sperantibus in se
6 Make no addition to his words, or he will make clear your error, and you will be seen to be false.
ne addas quicquam verbis illius et arguaris inveniarisque mendax
7 I have made request to you for two things; do not keep them from me before my death:
duo rogavi te ne deneges mihi antequam moriar
8 Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:
vanitatem et verba mendacia longe fac a me mendicitatem et divitias ne dederis mihi tribue tantum victui meo necessaria
9 For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.
ne forte saturatus inliciar ad negandum et dicam quis est Dominus et egestate conpulsus furer et peierem nomen Dei mei
10 Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.
ne accuses servum ad dominum suum ne forte maledicat tibi et corruas
11 There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.
generatio quae patri suo maledicit et quae non benedicit matri suae
12 There is a generation who seem to themselves to be free from sin, but are not washed from their unclean ways.
generatio quae sibi munda videtur et tamen non est lota a sordibus suis
13 There is a generation, O how full of pride are their eyes! O how their brows are lifted up!
generatio cuius excelsi sunt oculi et palpebrae eius in alta subrectae
14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, their strong teeth like knives, for the destruction of the poor from the earth, and of those who are in need from among men.
generatio quae pro dentibus gladios habet et commandit molaribus suis ut comedat inopes de terra et pauperes ex hominibus
15 The night-spirit has two daughters, Give, give. There are three things which are never full, even four which never say, Enough:
sanguisugae duae sunt filiae dicentes adfer adfer tria sunt insaturabilia et quartum quod numquam dicit sufficit
16 The underworld, and the woman without a child; the earth which never has enough water, and the fire which never says, Enough. (Sheol h7585)
infernus et os vulvae et terra quae non satiatur aqua ignis vero numquam dicit sufficit (Sheol h7585)
17 The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted out by the ravens of the valley, and be food for the young eagles.
oculum qui subsannat patrem et qui despicit partum matris suae effodiant corvi de torrentibus et comedant illum filii aquilae
18 There are three things, the wonder of which overcomes me, even four things outside my knowledge:
tria sunt difficilia mihi et quartum penitus ignoro
19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a snake on a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a girl.
viam aquilae in caelo viam colubri super petram viam navis in medio mari et viam viri in adulescentula
20 This is the way of a false wife; she takes food, and, cleaning her mouth, says, I have done no wrong.
talis est via mulieris adulterae quae comedit et tergens os suum dicit non sum operata malum
21 For three things the earth is moved, and there are four which it will not put up with:
per tria movetur terra et quartum non potest sustinere
22 A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;
per servum cum regnaverit per stultum cum saturatus fuerit cibo
23 A hated woman when she is married; and a servant-girl who takes the place of her master's wife.
per odiosam mulierem cum in matrimonio fuerit adsumpta et per ancillam cum heres fuerit dominae suae
24 There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are very wise:
quattuor sunt minima terrae et ipsa sunt sapientiora sapientibus
25 The ants are a people not strong, but they put by a store of food in the summer;
formicae populus infirmus quae praeparant in messe cibum sibi
26 The conies are only a feeble people, but they make their houses in the rocks;
lepusculus plebs invalida quae conlocat in petra cubile suum
27 The locusts have no king, but they all go out in bands;
regem lucusta non habet et egreditur universa per turmas
28 You may take the lizard in your hands, but it is in kings' houses.
stilio manibus nititur et moratur in aedibus regis
29 There are three things whose steps are good to see, even four whose goings are fair:
tria sunt quae bene gradiuntur et quartum quod incedit feliciter
30 The lion, which is strongest among beasts, not turning from his way for any;
leo fortissimus bestiarum ad nullius pavebit occursum
31 The war-horse, and the he-goat, and the king when his army is with him.
gallus succinctus lumbos et aries nec est rex qui resistat ei
32 If you have done foolishly in lifting yourself up, or if you have had evil designs, put your hand over your mouth.
et qui stultus apparuit postquam elatus est in sublime si enim intellexisset ori inposuisset manum
33 The shaking of milk makes butter, and the twisting of the nose makes blood come: so the forcing of wrath is a cause of fighting.
qui autem fortiter premit ubera ad eliciendum lac exprimit butyrum et qui vehementer emungitur elicit sanguinem et qui provocat iras producit discordias
