Proverbs 30
1 The words of Agur, son of Jakeh, [even] the oracle, —The utterance of the man, for Ithiel, for Ithiel and Ucal.
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the prophecy uttered by the man unto Ithiel, [even] unto Ithiel and Ucal:
2 Surely, more brutish, am, I, than any man, nor doth, the understanding of a son of earth, pertain to me;
Truly I am more stupid than any one; and I have not a man's intelligence.
3 Neither have I learned wisdom, nor, the knowledge of the Holy Ones, can I acquire.
I have neither learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy.
4 Who hath ascended the heavens and then descended? Who hath gathered the wind into his two hands? Who hath wrapped up the waters in a mantle? Who hath set up all the ends of the earth? What is his name and what the name of his son, when thou knowest?
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?
5 Every saying of God is refined, A shield, is, he, to them who seek refuge in him.
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
6 Do not add unto his words, lest he convict thee, and thou be found false.
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
7 Two things, have I asked of thee, withhold them not from me, ere yet I die:
Two things do I ask of thee; deny me [them] not before I die:
8 Vanity and falsehood, remove far from me, Neither poverty nor riches, give me, Feed me with the food appointed me:
Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my daily need:
9 Lest I be full, and deny, and say—Who is Yahweh? or lest I be impoverished and steal, and do violence to the Name of my God.
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.
10 Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he revile thee, and thou be found guilty.
Speak not too much about a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
11 A generation! Its father, it revileth, and, its mother, it doth not bless.
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother;
12 A generation! Pure in its own eyes, yet, from its filth, hath it not been bathed,
there is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness;
13 A generation! How lofty are its eyes, and its eyelashes uplifted.
there is a generation, — how lofty are their eyes, how their eyelids are lifted up!
14 A generation! Swords, are its teeth, and, knives, its incisors, —to devour the humbled out of the earth, and the needy, from among men.
— 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.
15 The vampire, hath two daughters, Give! Give! Three, there are will not be satisfied, four, have not said, Enough!
The leech hath two daughters: Give, give. There are three [things] never satisfied; four which say not, It is enough:
16 Hades, and barrenness, —A land not satisfied with water, and fire, that saith not, Enough! (Sheol h7585)
— Sheol, and the barren womb; the earth which is not filled with water, and the fire which saith not, It is enough. (Sheol h7585)
17 The eye that mocketh a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young of the eagle shall eat it.
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.
18 Three, things there are, too difficult for me, yea, four, which I do not understand:
There are three [things] too wonderful for me, and four that I know not:
19 The way of an eagle in the heavens, the way of a serpent on the rock, —the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid.
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.
20 So, is the way of a woman committing adultery, —she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no iniquity!
Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
21 Under three things, a land is stirred, yea, under four, she cannot bear up:
Under three [things] the earth is disquieted, and under four it cannot bear up:
22 Under a servant, when he reigneth, and a base man, when he is surfeited with food;
Under a servant when he reigneth, and a churl when he is filled with meat;
23 Under a hateful woman, when she is married, and a handmaid when she driveth out her mistress.
under an odious [woman] when she is married, and a handmaid when she is heir to her mistress.
24 Four, things there are, the small of the earth, —yet, they, are wiser than the wise:
There are four [things] little upon the earth, and they are exceeding wise:
25 The ants, a people, not strong, —yet prepare they, in summer, their food;
The ants, a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;
26 The conies, a people of, no power, yet set they, among the crags, their house;
the rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet they make their house in the cliff;
27 King, is there none, to, the locusts, —yet go forth in swarms, do they all;
the locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands;
28 The lizard, with hands, reneweth its hold, —yet, the same, is in the palaces of the king.
thou takest hold of the lizard with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.
29 Three, things there are which step along well, ye, four, which excel in going:
There are three [things] which have a stately step, and four are comely in going:
30 The lion, hero among beasts, which turneth aside from the face of no one;
The lion, mighty among beasts, which turneth not away for any;
31 The greyhound, or the he-goat, —and a king, having a band of soldiers with him.
a [horse] girt in the loins; or the he-goat; and a king, against whom none can rise up.
32 If thou hast acted basely by lifting thyself up, —if thou hast plotted evil, [put thy] hand to [thy] mouth!
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] the hand upon thy mouth.
33 Surely, the pressing of milk, bringeth forth curd, and, the pressing of the nose, bringeth forth blood, and, the pressing of wrath, bringeth forth strife.
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.
