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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.

The Message Bible MSG

1 The skeptic swore, "There is no God! No God! - I can do anything I want!

2 I'm more animal than human; so-called human intelligence escapes me.

3 "I flunked 'wisdom.' I see no evidence of a holy God.

4 Has anyone ever seen Anyone climb into Heaven and take charge? grab the winds and control them? gather the rains in his bucket? stake out the ends of the earth? Just tell me his name, tell me the names of his sons. Come on now - tell me!"

5 The believer replied, "Every promise of God proves true; he protects everyone who runs to him for help.

6 So don't second-guess him; he might take you to task and show up your lies."

7 And then he prayed, "God, I'm asking for two things before I die; don't refuse me -

8 Banish lies from my lips and liars from my presence. Give me enough food to live on, neither too much nor too little.

9 If I'm too full, I might get independent, saying, 'God? Who needs him?' If I'm poor, I might steal and dishonor the name of my God."

10 Don't blow the whistle on your fellow workers behind their backs; They'll accuse you of being underhanded, and then you'll be the guilty one!

11 Don't curse your father or fail to bless your mother.

12 Don't imagine yourself to be quite presentable when you haven't had a bath in weeks.

13 Don't be stuck-up and think you're better than everyone else.

14 Don't be greedy, merciless and cruel as wolves, Tearing into the poor and feasting on them, shredding the needy to pieces only to discard them.

15 A leech has twin daughters named "Gimme" and "Gimme more." Four Insatiables Three things are never satisfied, no, there are four that never say, "That's enough, thank you!" -

16 hell, a barren womb, a parched land, a forest fire.

17 An eye that disdains a father and despises a mother - that eye will be plucked out by wild vultures and consumed by young eagles. Four Mysteries

18 Three things amaze me, no, four things I'll never understand -

19 how an eagle flies so high in the sky, how a snake glides over a rock, how a ship navigates the ocean, why adolescents act the way they do.

20 Here's how a prostitute operates: she has sex with her client, Takes a bath, then asks, "Who's next?" Four Intolerables

21 Three things are too much for even the earth to bear, yes, four things shake its foundations -

22 when the janitor becomes the boss, when a fool gets rich,

23 when a whore is voted "woman of the year," when a "girlfriend" replaces a faithful wife. Four Small Wonders

24 There are four small creatures, wisest of the wise they are -

25 ants - frail as they are, get plenty of food in for the winter;

26 marmots - vulnerable as they are, manage to arrange for rock-solid homes;

27 locusts - leaderless insects, yet they strip the field like an army regiment;

28 lizards - easy enough to catch, but they sneak past vigilant palace guards. Four Dignitaries

29 There are three solemn dignitaries, four that are impressive in their bearing -

30 a lion, king of the beasts, deferring to none;

31 a rooster, proud and strutting; a billy goat; a head of state in stately procession.

32 If you're dumb enough to call attention to yourself by offending people and making rude gestures,

33 Don't be surprised if someone bloodies your nose. Churned milk turns into butter; riled emotions turn into fist fights.