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Proverbs 30

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1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spoke unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,

1 0 The devarim of Agur Ben Yakeh, even the massa; the gever (man) spoke unto Itiel, even unto Itiel and Uchal:

2 Surely I am more carnal than any man and have not the understanding of a man.

2 Surely I am more stupid than any ish, and have not the binat adam.

3 I neither learned wisdom nor have the knowledge of the holy.

3 I neither learned chochmah, nor have the da’as of the kadoshim.

4 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 his son’s name, if thou canst tell?

4 Who hath ascended into Shomayim, or descended? Who hath gathered ruach in the hollows of His hands? Who hath bound the mayim in a cloak? Who hath established all the afsei aretz (ends of the earth)? What is Shmo (His Name), and what is Shem Bno (the Name of His Son [See Memra, creative Word of G-d in Targumim]), if thou canst tell?

5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto those that put their trust in him.

5 Every word of G-d is flawless; He is a mogen unto them that take refuge in Him.

6 Do not add unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

6 Add thou not unto His devarim, lest He rebuke thee, and thou be found a kazav (liar).

7 Two things have I required of thee; do not deny me them before I die:

7 Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before my mot;

8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my judgment:

8 Remove far from me shav (vanity, falsehood) and davar kazav (word of a liar); give me neither poverty nor osher; feed me lechem chukki (my daily bread);

9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and blaspheme the name of my God.

9 Lest I be full, and deny Thee, and say, Who is Hashem? Or lest I be poor, and become a ganav, and profane the Shem of Elohai.

10 Do not accuse a slave in the presence of his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

10 Do not slander an eved unto his adon, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

11 There is a generation that curses their father, and does not bless their mother.

11 There is a dor (generation) that curseth its av, and doth not make a bracha on its em.

12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

12 There is a dor (generation) that is tahor (pure) in its own eynayim, and yet is not washed from its filthiness.

13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

13 There is a dor (generation), O how haughty in loftiness are their eynayim! And their eyelids are proudly lifted up.

14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their molars as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the destitute from among men.

14 There is a dor (generation), whose teeth are as charavot (swords), and their jaw teeth are as knives, to devour the aniyim (oppressed poor ones) from off ha’aretz, and the evyonim (needy ones) from among adam.

15 The horseleach has two daughters, which are called, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

15 The leech hath two banot: Give! Give! There are shalosh (three) that are never satisfied, indeed, four things never say, Enough!

16 Sheol; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that never says, It is enough.

16 Sheol, and the barren womb; eretz that is never satisfied with mayim; and eish that saith not, Enough!

17 The eye that mocks at his father, and despises the teaching of his mother, the ravens shall pluck it out of the river, and the young eagles shall eat it.

17 The ayin (eye) that mocketh at av, and scorneth to obey em, the ravens of the valley shall peck it out, and the bnei nesher shall eat it.

18 There are three things which are hidden from me, yea, four which I know not:

18 There are shalosh which are too wonderful for me, indeed, four which I understand not;

19 The track of the eagle in the air; the track of the serpent upon the rock; the track of the ship in the midst of the sea; and the track of the man in the maid.

19 The derech hanesher (way of the eagle) in the sky; the derech nachash upon a tzur (rock); the derech oniyah (way of a sailing vessel) in the midst of the yam (sea); and the derech gever (way of a man) with an almah (unmarried young virgin; see Gn 24:43,16,63-65.

20 Such is the track of an adulterous woman; she eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, I have done no wickedness.

20 Such is the derech isha mena’efet (way of an adulterous woman): she eateth, and wipeth her peh (mouth), and saith, I have done no wrong.

21 For three things the earth is disquieted, and the fourth it cannot bear:

21 For shalosh the eretz is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

22 For a slave when he reigns; and a fool when he is filled with bread;

22 For an eved (slave) when he reigneth; and a naval (fool) when he is full with lechem;

23 for a rejected woman when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

23 For an unloved woman when she is married; and a shifchah that displaces her gevirah (lady, mistress).

24 There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are wiser than the wise men:

24 There are four things which are little upon eretz, but they are exceeding chachamim:

25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer;

25 The nemalim (ants) are an am (people) not strong, yet they store up their lechem in the kayitz (summer);

26 the conies are but a feeble folk, yet they make their houses in the rocks;

26 The badgers are but a feeble folk, yet they make their bais in the rocks;

27 the locusts have no king, yet all of them go forth by bands;

27 The arbeh (locusts) have no melech, yet they go forth all of them in ranks;

28 the spider takes hold with her hands and is in kings’ palaces.

28 The lizard can be held in the hands, yet is in heikhelot (palaces) of a melech.

29 There are three things which have a magnificent walk; yea, the fourth is stately in going:

29 There are shloshah which are majestic in stride, indeed, four are stately in walk:

30 The lion which is strongest among beasts and does not turn away for any;

30 A lion which is gibbor among behemah (beasts), and retreateth not from any;

31 the greyhound who is girded up of loins; a he goat also, and the king, against whom no one rises up.

31 The strutting rooster; the he-goat also; and a melech, when his army is with him.

32 If thou hast fallen, it is because thou hast lifted thyself up; and if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

32 If thou hast done foolishly in exalting thyself, or if thou hast devised rah, lay thine yad upon thy peh.

33 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.

33 Surely the churning of cholov (milk) bringeth forth khemah (butter), and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth dahm; so the stirring up of anger bringeth forth strife.

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