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Proverbs 30

Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB

1 The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle. The man's oration to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:

2 I am the least intelligent of men, and I lack man's ability to understand.

3 I have not gained wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.

4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound 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- if you know?

5 Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

6 Don't add to His words, or He will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar.

7 Two things I ask of You; don't deny them to me before I die:

8 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor wealth; feed me with the food I need.

9 Otherwise, I might have too much and deny You, saying, "Who is the Lord?" or I might have nothing and steal, profaning the name of my God.

10 Don't slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will become guilty.

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

12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, yet is not washed from its filth.

13 There is a generation-how haughty its eyes and pretentious its looks.

14 There is a generation whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives, devouring the oppressed from the land and the needy from among mankind.

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

16 Sheol; a barren womb; earth, which is never satisfied with water; and fire, which never says, "Enough!"

17 As for the eye that ridicules a father and despises obedience to a mother, may ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures eat it.

18 Three things are beyond me; four I can't understand:

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

20 This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I've done nothing wrong."

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

22 a servant when he becomes king, a fool when he is stuffed with food,

23 an unloved woman when she marries, and a serving girl when she ousts her lady.

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

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

26 hyraxes are not a mighty people, yet they make their homes in the cliffs;

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

28 a lizard can be caught in your hands, yet it lives in kings' palaces.

29 Three things are stately in their stride, even four are stately in their walk:

30 a lion, which is mightiest among beasts and doesn't retreat before anything,

31 a strutting rooster, a goat, and a king at the head of his army.

32 If you have been foolish by exalting yourself, or if you've been scheming, put your hand over your mouth.

33 For the churning of milk produces butter, and twisting a nose draws blood, and stirring up anger produces strife.

English Standard Version ESV

1 The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle. The man declares, I am weary, O God; I am weary, O God, and worn out.

2 Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man.

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

4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up 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? 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, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.

7 Two things I ask of you; deny them not 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 is needful for me,

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

10 Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

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

12 There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth.

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

14 There are those whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, the needy from among mankind.

15 The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. Three things are never satisfied; four never say, “Enough”:

16 Sheol, the barren womb, the land never satisfied with water, and the fire that never says, “Enough. ”

17 The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked 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 serpent on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a virgin.

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 he is filled with food;

23 an unloved woman when she gets a husband, and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.

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

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

26 the rock badgers are a people not mighty, yet they make their homes in the cliffs;

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

28 the lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.

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

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

31 the strutting rooster, the he-goat, and a king whose army is with him.

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

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