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Proverbs 30

New Revised Standard NRS

1 The words of Agur son of Jakeh. An oracle. Thus says the man: I am weary, O God, I am weary, O God. How can I prevail?

2 Surely I am too stupid to be human; I do not have human understanding.

3 I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the holy ones.

4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in the hollow of the hand? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is the person's name? And what is the name of the person's child? Surely you know!

5 Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

6 Do not add to his words, or else he will rebuke you, and you will be found a liar.

7 Two things I ask of you; do not deny them to me before I die:

8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that I need,

9 or I shall be full, and deny you, and say, "Who is the Lord?" or I shall be poor, and steal, and profane the name of my God.

10 Do not slander a servant to a master, or the servant will curse you, and you will be held guilty.

11 There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

12 There are those who are pure in their own eyes yet are not cleansed of their filthiness.

13 There are those—how lofty are their eyes, how high their eyelids lift!—

14 there are those whose teeth are swords, whose teeth are knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, the needy from among mortals.

15 The leech has two daughters; "Give, give," they cry. Three things are never satisfied; four never say, "Enough":

16 Sheol, the barren womb, the earth ever thirsty for water, and the fire that never says, "Enough."

17 The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.

18 Three things are too wonderful for me; four I do not understand:

19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a girl.

20 This is the way of an adulteress: she eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, "I have done no wrong."

21 Under three things the earth trembles; under four it cannot bear up:

22 a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when glutted with food;

23 an unloved woman when she gets a husband, and a maid when she succeeds her mistress.

24 Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:

25 the ants are a people without strength, yet they provide their food in the summer;

26 the badgers are a people without power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;

27 the locusts have no king, yet all of them march in rank;

28 the lizard can be grasped in the hand, yet it is found in kings' palaces.

29 Three things are stately in their stride; four are stately in their gait:

30 the lion, which is mightiest among wild animals and does not turn back before any;

31 the strutting rooster, the he-goat, and a king striding before his people.

32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth.

33 For as pressing milk produces curds, and pressing the nose produces blood, so pressing anger produces strife.

New International Version NIV

1 The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance. This man’s utterance to Ithiel: “I am weary, God, but I can prevail.

2 Surely I am only a brute, not a man; I do not have human understanding.

3 I have not learned wisdom, nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.

4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Whose hands have gathered up the wind? Who has wrapped up 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? Surely you know!

5 “Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

6 Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

7 “Two things I ask of you, LORD; do not refuse me before I die:

8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.

9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

10 “Do not slander a servant to their master, or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.

11 “There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers;

12 those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth;

13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful;

14 those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind.

15 “The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry. “There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:

16 the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’

17 “The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.

18 “There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand:

19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman.

20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’

21 “Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:

22 a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,

23 a contemptible woman who gets married, and a servant who displaces her mistress.

24 “Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:

25 Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;

26 hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags;

27 locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks;

28 a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings’ palaces.

29 “There are three things that are stately in their stride, four that move with stately bearing:

30 a lion, mighty among beasts, who retreats before nothing;

31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat, and a king secure against revolt.

32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself, or if you plan evil, clap your hand over your mouth!

33 For as churning cream produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.”