87 lines
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87 lines
3.2 KiB
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# Chapter 30
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1 The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle.
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The man declares, I am weary, O God;
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I am weary, O God, and worn out.
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2 Surely I am too stupid to be a man.
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I have not the understanding of a man.
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3 I have not learned wisdom,
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nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.
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4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down?
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Who has gathered the wind in his fists?
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Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment?
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Who has established all the ends of the earth?
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What is his name, and what is his son's name?
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Surely you know!
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5 Every word of God proves true;
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he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
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6 Do not add to his words,
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lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
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7 Two things I ask of you;
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deny them not to me before I die:
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8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
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give me neither poverty nor riches;
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feed me with the food that is needful for me,
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9 lest I be full and deny you
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and say, “Who is the Lord?”
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or lest I be poor and steal
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and profane the name of my God.
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10 Do not slander a servant to his master,
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lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
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11 There are those who curse their fathers
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and do not bless their mothers.
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12 There are those who are clean in their own eyes
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but are not washed of their filth.
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13 There are those—how lofty are their eyes,
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how high their eyelids lift!
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14 There are those whose teeth are swords,
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whose fangs are knives,
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to devour the poor from off the earth,
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the needy from among mankind.
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15 The leech has two daughters:
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Give and Give.
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Three things are never satisfied;
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four never say, “Enough”:
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16 Sheol, the barren womb,
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the land never satisfied with water,
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and the fire that never says, “Enough.”
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17 The eye that mocks a father
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and scorns to obey a mother
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will be picked out by the ravens of the valley
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and eaten by the vultures.
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18 Three things are too wonderful for me;
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four I do not understand:
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19 the way of an eagle in the sky,
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the way of a serpent on a rock,
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the way of a ship on the high seas,
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and the way of a man with a virgin.
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20 This is the way of an adulteress:
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she eats and wipes her mouth
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and says, “I have done no wrong.”
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21 Under three things the earth trembles;
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under four it cannot bear up:
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22 a slave when he becomes king,
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and a fool when he is filled with food;
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23 an unloved woman when she gets a husband,
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and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.
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24 Four things on earth are small,
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but they are exceedingly wise:
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25 the ants are a people not strong,
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yet they provide their food in the summer;
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26 the rock badgers are a people not mighty,
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yet they make their homes in the cliffs;
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27 the locusts have no king,
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yet all of them march in rank;
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28 the lizard you can take in your hands,
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yet it is in kings' palaces.
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29 Three things are stately in their tread;
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four are stately in their stride:
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30 the lion, which is mightiest among beasts
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and does not turn back before any;
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31 the strutting rooster, the he-goat,
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and a king whose army is with him.
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32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
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or if you have been devising evil,
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put your hand on your mouth.
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33 For pressing milk produces curds,
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pressing the nose produces blood,
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and pressing anger produces strife. |