Proverbs 30
1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the prophecy uttered by the man unto Ithiel, [even] unto Ithiel and Ucal:
The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh, even his prophecy; the inspired utterance of the man to Ithiel, even to Ithiel and Ucal.
2 Truly I am more stupid than any one; and I have not a man's intelligence.
Truly I am more stupid than any man; There is not in me the understanding of a man.
3 I have neither learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy.
I have not learned wisdom, Nor have I gained the knowledge of the Most Holy.
4 Who hath ascended up into the heavens, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in a mantle? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
Who hath gone up into heaven and come down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound up the waters in a garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what his son's name, if thou knowest?
5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Every word of God is pure; A shield is he to them that put their trust in him.
6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Add not to his words, Lest he rebuke thee, and thou be found a liar.
7 Two things do I ask of thee; deny me [them] not before I die:
Two things do I ask of thee; Withhold them not from me, before I die!
8 Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my daily need:
Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food which is needful for me;
9 lest I be full and deny [thee], and say, Who is Jehovah? or lest I be poor and steal, and outrage the name of my God.
Lest I be full, and deny thee, And say, “Who is the LORD?” Or lest I be poor, and steal, And violate the name of my God.
10 Speak not too much about a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
Talk not against a servant to his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou suffer for it.
11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother;
There is a class of men that curse their fathers, And do not bless their mothers.
12 there is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness;
There is a class who are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their filthiness.
13 there is a generation, — how lofty are their eyes, how their eyelids are lifted up!
There is a class, —O how lofty are their eyes, And how are their eyelids lifted up!
14 — a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.
There is a class, whose teeth are swords, And their jaw-teeth knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men.
15 The leech hath two daughters: Give, give. There are three [things] never satisfied; four which say not, It is enough:
The vampire hath two daughters; “Give! give!” [[is their cry.]] There are three things which are never satisfied; Yea, four which say not, “Enough!”
16 — Sheol, and the barren womb; the earth which is not filled with water, and the fire which saith not, It is enough. (Sheol h7585)
The underworld, and the barren womb; The earth, which is not satiated with water, And fire, which never saith, “It is enough!” (Sheol h7585)
17 The eye that mocketh at a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
The eye that mocketh at a father, And scorneth to obey a mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.
18 There are three [things] too wonderful for me, and four that I know not:
These three things are too wonderful for me; Yea, there are four which I understand not:
19 The way of an eagle in the heavens, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid.
The track of an eagle in the air, The track of a serpent upon a rock, The track of a ship in the midst of the sea, And the track of a man with a maid.
20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, “I have done nothing wrong.”
21 Under three [things] the earth is disquieted, and under four it cannot bear up:
Under three things is the earth disquieted; Yea, under four it cannot bear up:
22 Under a servant when he reigneth, and a churl when he is filled with meat;
Under a servant when he becometh a king, And a fool when he is filled with bread;
23 under an odious [woman] when she is married, and a handmaid when she is heir to her mistress.
Under an odious woman when she becometh a wife, And a handmaid when she becometh heir to her mistress.
24 There are four [things] little upon the earth, and they are exceeding wise:
There are four things which are small upon the earth, Yet are they wise, instructed in wisdom.
25 The ants, a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;
The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare in the summer their food.
26 the rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet they make their house in the cliff;
The conies are a feeble people, Yet do they make their houses in the rocks.
27 the locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands;
The locusts have no king, Yet do they all go forth in bands.
28 thou takest hold of the lizard with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.
The lizard seizeth with its hands, And is in king's palaces.
29 There are three [things] which have a stately step, and four are comely in going:
These three have a graceful step; Yea, four are graceful in their walk:
30 The lion, mighty among beasts, which turneth not away for any;
The lion, the hero among beasts, Which turneth not back for any;
31 a [horse] girt in the loins; or the he-goat; and a king, against whom none can rise up.
The loin-girded war-horse, the he-goat, And a king who cannot be withstood.
32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] the hand upon thy mouth.
If thou hast been foolish in lifting thyself up, And hast meditated evil, Put thy hand on thy mouth!
33 For the pressing of milk bringeth forth butter, and the pressing of the nose bringeth forth blood; and the pressing of anger bringeth forth strife.
For, as the pressing of milk bringeth forth cheese, And as the pressing of the nose bringeth forth blood, So the pressing of anger bringeth forth strife.
