ASV_Strong : Proverbs 30
1. The words[H1697] of Agur[H94] the son[H1121] of Jakeh[H3348]; The oracle[H4853]. The man[H1397] saith[H5002] unto Ithiel[H384], unto Ithiel[H384] and Ucal[H401]:
2. Surely I am more brutish[H1198] than any man[H376], And have not the understanding[H998] of a man[H120];
3. And I have not learned[H3925] wisdom[H2451], Neither have[H3045] I the knowledge[H1847] of the Holy One[H6918].
4. Who hath ascended up[H5927] into heaven[H8064], and descended[H3381]? Who hath gathered[H622] the wind[H7307] in his fists[H2651]? Who hath bound[H6887] the waters[H4325] in his garment[H8071]? Who hath established[H6965] all the ends[H657] of the earth[H776]? What is his name[H8034], and what is his son[H1121]'s name[H8034], if thou knowest[H3045]?
5. Every word[H565] of God[H433] is tried[H6884]: He is a shield[H4043] unto them that take refuge in him[H2620].
6. Add[H3254] thou not unto his words[H1697], Lest he reprove[H3198] thee[H3576], and thou be found a liar.
7. Two[H8147] things have I asked[H7592] of thee[H4513]; Deny me them not before I die[H4191]:
8. Remove far[H7368] from me falsehood[H7723] and lies[H1697]; Give[H5414] me neither poverty[H7389] nor riches[H6239]; Feed[H2963] me with the food[H3899] that is needful for me[H2706]:
9. Lest I be full[H7646], and deny[H3584] thee[H559], and say, Who is Jehovah[H3068]? Or lest I be poor[H3423], and steal[H1589], And use profanely[H8610] the name[H8034] of my God[H430].
10. Slander[H3960] not a servant[H5650] unto his master[H113], Lest he curse[H7043] thee[H816], and thou be held guilty.
11. There is a generation[H1755] that curse[H7043] their father[H1], And bless[H1288] not their mother[H517].
12. There is a generation[H1755] that are pure[H2889] in their own eyes[H5869], And yet are not washed[H7364] from their filthiness[H6675].
13. There is a generation[H1755], oh how lofty[H7311] are their eyes[H5869]! And their eyelids[H6079] are lifted up[H5375].
14. There is a generation[H1755] whose teeth[H8127] are as swords[H2719], and their jaw teeth[H4973] as knives[H3979], To devour[H398] the poor[H6041] from off the earth[H776], and the needy[H34] from among men[H120].
15. The horseleach[H5936] hath two[H8147] daughters[H1323], crying[H3051], Give, give[H3051]. There are three[H7969] things that are never satisfied[H7646], Yea[H702], four that say[H559] not[H1952], Enough:
16. Sheol[H7585]; And the barren[H6115] womb[H7356]; The earth[H776] that is not satisfied[H7646] with water[H4325]; And the fire[H784] that saith[H559] not[H1952], Enough.
17. The eye[H5869] that mocketh[H3932] at his father[H1], And despiseth[H936] to obey[H3349] his mother[H517], The ravens[H6158] of the valley[H5158] shall pick it out[H5365], And the young[H1121] eagles[H5404] shall eat it[H398].
18. There are three[H7969] things which are too wonderful[H6381] for me[H702], Yea, four which I know not[H3045]:
19. The way[H1870] of an eagle[H5404] in the air[H8064]; The way[H1870] of a serpent[H5175] upon a rock[H6697]; The way[H1870] of a ship[H591] in the midst[H3820] of the sea[H3220]; And the way[H1870] of a man[H1397] with a maiden[H5959].
20. So is the way[H1870] of an adulterous[H5003] woman[H802]; She eateth[H398], and wipeth[H4229] her mouth[H6310], And saith[H559], I have done[H6466] no wickedness[H205].
21. For three[H7969] things the earth[H776] doth tremble[H7264], And for four[H702], which it cannot[H3201] bear[H5375]:
22. For a servant[H5650] when he is king[H4427]; And a fool[H5036] when he is filled[H7646] with food[H3899];
23. For an odious[H8130] woman when she is married[H1166]; And a handmaid[H8198] that is heir[H3423] to her mistress[H1404].
24. There are four[H702] things which are little[H6996] upon the earth[H776], But they are exceeding[H2449] wise[H2450]:
25. The ants[H5244] are a people[H5971] not strong[H5794], Yet they provide[H3559] their food[H3899] in the summer[H7019];
26. The conies[H8227] are but a feeble[H6099] folk[H5971], Yet make[H7760] they their houses[H1004] in the rocks[H5553];
27. The locusts[H697] have no king[H4428], Yet go they forth[H3318] all of them by bands[H2686];
28. The lizard[H8079] taketh hold[H8610] with her hands[H3027], Yet is she in kings[H4428]' palaces[H1964].
29. There are three[H7969] things which are stately[H3190] in their march[H6806], Yea[H702], four which are stately[H2895] in going[H3212]:
30. The lion[H3918], which is mightiest[H1368] among beasts[H929], And turneth not away[H7725] for any[H6440];
31. The greyhound[H4975]; The he-goat[H8495] also[H176]; And the king[H4428] against whom there is no rising up[H510].
32. If thou hast done foolishly[H5034] in lifting up[H5375] thyself[H2161], Or if thou hast thought evil, Lay thy hand[H3027] upon thy mouth[H6310].
33. For the churning[H4330] of milk[H2461] bringeth forth[H3318] butter[H2529], And the wringing[H4330] of the nose[H639] bringeth forth[H3318] blood[H1818]; So the forcing[H4330] of wrath[H639] bringeth forth[H3318] strife[H7379].
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