Proverbs 30

The Sayings of Agur

1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the oracle.

The man declares to Ithiel,

to Ithiel and Ukal:

2#Ps 73:22 Surely I am more brutish than any man,

and have not the understanding of a man.

3#Pr 9:10 I neither learned wisdom,

nor have the knowledge of the holy.

4#Jn 3:13; Job 26:8; Ps 2:7 Who has ascended up 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 the name of His son,

if you know?

5#Ps 12:6; 18:30 Every word of God is pure;

He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.

6#Dt 4:2; 12:32 Do not add to His words,

lest He reprove you, and you be found a liar.

7Two things I have required of you;

do not deny me them before I die:

8#Mt 6:11; Lk 11:3 Remove vanity and lies far from me—

give me neither poverty nor riches;

feed me with food convenient for me;

9#Ex 20:7; Dt 31:20 lest I be full, and deny You,

and say, “Who is the Lord?”

or lest I be poor, and steal,

and take the name of my God in vain.

10Do not accuse a servant to his master,

lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.

11#Pr 20:20; 30:17 There is a generation that curses their father,

and does not bless its mother.

12#Lk 18:11; Pr 16:2 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,

and yet is not washed from its filthiness.

13#Pr 6:17; Ps 101:5 There is a generation—oh, how lofty are their eyes!

And their eyelids are lifted up.

14#Job 29:17; Ps 14:4 There is a generation whose teeth are as swords,

and their jaw teeth as knives,

to devour the poor from off the earth,

and the needy from among men.

15#Pr 6:16; 30:21 The leech has two daughters,

crying, “Give, give.”

There are three things that are never satisfied,

indeed, four things never say, “It is enough”:

16#Pr 27:20; Hab 2:5 the grave, the barren womb,

the earth that is not filled with water,

and the fire that never says, “It is enough.”

17#Pr 23:22; Dt 21:18–21 The eye that mocks at his father,

and despises to obey his mother,

the ravens of the valley will pick it out,

and the young eagles will eat it.

18#Job 42:3 There are three things which are too wonderful for me,

indeed, four which I do not know:

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 maid.

20Such 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 disquieted,

and for four which it cannot bear:

22#Pr 19:10; Ecc 10:7 for a servant when he reigns,

and a fool when he is filled with food,

23for a hateful woman when she is married,

and a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.

24There are four things which are little upon the earth,

but they are exceeding wise:

25#Pr 6:6–8 The ants are a people not strong,

yet they prepare their food in the summer;

26#Ps 104:18; Lev 11:5 the badgers are but a feeble folk,

yet they make their houses in the rocks;

27#Joel 2:25 the locusts have no king,

yet they go forth all of them by bands;

28the spider takes hold with her hands,

and is in kings’ palaces.

29There are three things which go well,

indeed, four are comely in going:

30#Jdg 14:18 a lion which is strongest among beasts,

and does not turn away for any;

31a strutting rooster, a male goat also,

and a king, against whom there is no rising up.

32#Job 21:5; 40:4 If you have been foolish in lifting up yourself,

or if you have thought evil,

put your hand on your mouth.

33#Pr 29:22 Surely the churning of milk brings forth butter,

and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood,

so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife.

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Proverbs 30

The Observations of Agur

1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy.

The man spake unto Ith´i-el,

even unto Ith´i-el and Ucal,

2Surely I am more brutish than any man,

and have not the understanding of a man.

3I neither learned wisdom,

nor have the knowledge of the holy.

4Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended?

Who hath gathered the wind in his fists?

Who hath bound the waters in a garment?

Who hath established all the ends of the earth?

What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?

5Every word of God is pure:

he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

6Add thou not unto his words,

lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

7Two things have I required of thee;

deny me them not before I die:

8remove far from me vanity and lies;

give me neither poverty nor riches;

feed me with food convenient for me:

9lest I be full, and deny thee,

and say, Who is the Lord?

or lest I be poor, and steal,

and take the name of my God in vain.

10Accuse not a servant unto his master,

lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

11 There is a generation that curseth their father,

and doth not bless their mother.

12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes,

and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes!

And their eyelids are lifted up.

14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords,

and their jaw teeth as knives,

to devour the poor from off the earth,

and the needy from among men.

15The horseleech hath two daughters, crying, Give, give.

There are three things that are never satisfied,

yea, four things say not, It is enough:

16the grave; and the barren womb;

the earth that is not filled with water;

and the fire that saith not, It is enough.

17The eye that mocketh at his father,

and despiseth to obey his mother,

the ravens of the valley shall pick it out,

and the young eagles shall eat it.

18There be three things which are too wonderful for me,

yea, four which I know not:

19the way of an eagle in the air;

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.

20Such is the way of an adulterous woman;

she eateth, and wipeth her mouth,

and saith, I have done no wickedness.

21For three things the earth is disquieted,

and for four which it cannot bear:

22for a servant when he reigneth;

and a fool when he is filled with meat;

23for an odious woman when she is married;

and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

24There be four things which are little upon the earth,

but they are exceeding wise:

25the ants are a people not strong,

yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

26the conies are but a feeble folk,

yet make they their houses in the rocks;

27the locusts have no king,

yet go they forth all of them by bands;

28the spider taketh hold with her hands,

and is in kings' palaces.

29There be three things which go well,

yea, four are comely in going:

30a lion, which is strongest among beasts,

and turneth not away for any;

31a greyhound; a he goat also;

and a king, against whom there is no rising up.

32If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself,

or if thou hast thought evil,

lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

33Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter,

and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood:

so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

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