Prov 30
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The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; The oracle. The man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel
and Ucal:
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Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man;
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And I have not learned wisdom, Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.
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Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists?
Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the
earth? What is his name, and what is his son`s name, if you know?
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Every word of God is tried: He is a shield to them that take refuge in him.
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Add you not to his words, Lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.
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Two things have I asked of you; Deny me [them] not before I die:
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Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me
with the food that is needful for me:
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Lest I be full, and deny [you], and say, Who is YHWH? Or lest I be poor, and steal,
And use profanely the name of my God.
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Slander not a servant to his master, Lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
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There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.
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There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And [yet] are not washed from
their filthiness.
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There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
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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.
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The horseleach has two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three things that
are never satisfied, [Yea], four that say not, Enough:
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Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire
that says not, Enough.
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The eye that mocks at his father, And despises to obey his mother, The ravens of the
valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.
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There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not:
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The 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 maiden.
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So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eats, and wipes her mouth, And says, I have
done no wickedness.
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For three things the earth does tremble, And for four, [which] it cannot bear:
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For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;
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For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
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There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:
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The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;
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The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks;
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The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;
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The lizard takes hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings` palaces.
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There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately
in going:
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The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turns not away for any;
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The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.
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If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, Or if you have thought evil, [Lay]
your hand upon your mouth.
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For the churning of milk brings forth butter, And the wringing of the nose brings
forth blood; So the forcing of anger brings forth strife.