Proverbs 30
30
What is The Name of His Son?
1The words of Agur son of Jakeh— an oracle this man declared to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ucal:
2“Surely I am more stupid than any man and do not have a man’s understanding.
3I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.
4Who has gone up into heaven, and come down? Who has gathered the wind in the palm of His hand? Who has wrapped the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name and what is the name of His son—if you know?”
5Every word of God is purified. He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
6Do not add to His words, or else He will rebuke You and prove you a liar.
7Two things I ask of You— do not refuse me before I die:
8Keep falsehood and lies far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches, but feed me with my allotted bread,
9lest I become satisfied and deny You and say, “Who is Adonai?” Or lest I become poor, and steal and profane the Name of my God.
A Filthy, Haughty Generation
10Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you pay for it.
11There is a generation that curses its father and does not bless its mother.
12There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, and yet is not cleansed from its filth.
13There is a generation whose eyes are so haughty, whose eyelids are lifted up disdainfully.
14There is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose molars are knives, to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among humanity.
15The leech has two daughters: “Give! Give!” Three things are never satisfied, four never say, “Enough!”—
16Sheol, a barren womb, land that is not satisfied with water, and fire that never says, “Enough!”
17The eye that mocks a father and scorns obeying a mother— will be pecked out by ravens of the valley and eaten by young vultures!
18Three things are too amazing for me, four I do not understand:
19the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
20Such is the way of an adulteress: she eats, wipes her mouth and says, “I have done nothing wrong.”
21Under three things the earth trembles, and under four it cannot bear up:
22under a slave when he becomes a king, a fool when he is stuffed with food,
23an unloved woman when she is married, and a handmaid when she displaces her mistress.
Lessons from Creatures
24Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:
25ants are creatures with little strength, yet they store up their food in summer;
26coneys are creatures with little power, yet they make their homes in the cliffs;
27locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks;
28a lizard you can catch with the hand, yet it is found in kings’ palaces.
29Three things are stately in their stride, four that move with stately bearing:
30a lion, mighty among beasts, who never backs down from anything;
31a strutting rooster, a male-goat, and a king with his army around him.
32If you have acted foolishly, exalting yourself, or if you have planned evil, put your hand over your mouth.
33For as churning milk produces butter, and twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.
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Proverbs 30
30
1Words of a Gatherer, son of an obedient one, the declaration, an affirmation of the man: — I have wearied myself [for] God, I have wearied myself [for] God, and am consumed.
2For I am more brutish than any one, And have not the understanding of a man.
3Nor have I learned wisdom, Yet the knowledge of Holy Ones I know.
4Who went up to heaven, and cometh down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound waters in a garment? Who established all ends of the earth? What [is] His name? and what His son's name? Surely thou knowest!
5Every saying of God [is] tried, A shield He [is] to those trusting in Him.
6Add not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false.
7Two things I have asked from Thee, Withhold not from me before I die.
8Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,
9Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, ‘Who [is] Jehovah?’ And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.
10Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem thee, and thou be found guilty.
11A generation [is], that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.
12A generation — pure in their own eyes, But from their own filth not washed.
13A generation — how high are their eyes, Yea, their eyelids are lifted up.
14A generation — swords [are] their teeth, And knives — their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from [among] men.
15To the leech [are] two daughters, ‘Give, give, Lo, three things are not satisfied, Four have not said ‘Sufficiency;’
16Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth — it [is] not satisfied [with] water, And fire — it hath not said, ‘Sufficiency,’
17An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.
18Three things have been too wonderful for me, Yea, four that I have not known:
19The way of the eagle in the heavens, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the heart of the sea, And the way of a man in youth.
20So — the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, ‘I have not done iniquity.’
21For three things hath earth been troubled, And for four — it is not able to bear:
22For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,
23For a hated one when she ruleth, And a maid-servant when she succeedeth her mistress.
24Four [are] little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise:
25The ants [are] a people not strong, And they prepare in summer their food,
26Conies [are] a people not strong, And they place in a rock their house,
27A king there is not to the locust, And it goeth out — each one shouting,
28A spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a king.
29Three there are going well, Yea, four are good in going:
30An old lion — mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of any,
31A girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king — no rising up with him.
32If thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil — hand to mouth!
33For the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife!
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