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# Proverbs 30 (New King James Version)
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The Wisdom of Agur
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##### Chapter 30
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###### 1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, _his_ utterance. This man declared to Ithiel--to Ithiel and Ucal:
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###### 2 Surely I _am_ more stupid than _any_ man,
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And do not have the understanding of a man.
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###### 3 I neither learned wisdom
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Nor have knowledge of the Holy One.
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###### 4 Who has ascended into heaven, or descended?
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Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
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Who has bound 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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If you know?
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###### 5 Every word of God _is_ pure;
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He _is_ a shield to those who put their trust 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 request of You
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(Deprive me not before I die):
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###### 8 Remove falsehood and lies far from me;
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Give me neither poverty nor riches--
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Feed me with the food allotted to 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 malign a servant to his master,
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Lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.
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###### 11 _There is_ a generation _that_ curses its father,
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And does not bless its mother.
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###### 12 _There is_ a generation _that is_ pure in its own eyes,
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_Yet_ is not washed from its filthiness.
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###### 13 _There is_ a generation--oh, how lofty are their eyes!
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And their eyelids are lifted up.
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###### 14 _There is_ a generation whose teeth _are like_ swords,
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And whose fangs _are like_ knives,
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To devour the poor from off the earth,
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And the needy from _among_ men.
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###### 15 The leech has two daughters--
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Give _and_ Give!
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There are three _things that_ are never satisfied,
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Four never say, "Enough!":
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###### 16 The grave,
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The barren womb,
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The earth _that_ is not satisfied with water--
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And the fire never says, "Enough!"
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###### 17 The eye _that_ mocks _his_ father,
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And scorns obedience to _his_ mother,
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The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
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And the young eagles will eat it.
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###### 18 There are three _things which_ are too wonderful for me,
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Yes, four _which_ I do not understand:
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###### 19 The way of an eagle in the air,
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The way of a serpent on a rock,
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The way of a ship in the midst of the sea,
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And the way of a man with a virgin.
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###### 20 This _is_ the way of an adulterous woman:
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She eats and wipes her mouth,
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And says, "I have done no wickedness."
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###### 21 For three _things_ the earth is perturbed,
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Yes, for four it cannot bear up:
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###### 22 For a servant when he reigns,
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A fool when he is filled with food,
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###### 23 A hateful _woman_ when she is married,
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And a maidservant who succeeds her mistress.
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###### 24 There are four _things which_ are little on the earth,
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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 prepare their food in the summer;
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###### 26 The rock badgers are a feeble folk,
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Yet they make their homes in the crags;
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###### 27 The locusts have no king,
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Yet they all advance in ranks;
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###### 28 The spider skillfully grasps with its hands,
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And it is in kings' palaces.
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###### 29 There are three _things which_ are majestic in pace,
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Yes, four _which_ are stately in walk:
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###### 30 A lion, _which is_ mighty among beasts
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And does not turn away from any;
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###### 31 A greyhound,
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A male goat also,
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And a king _whose_ troops _are_ with him.
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###### 32 If you have been foolish in exalting yourself,
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Or if you have devised evil, _put your_ hand on _your_ mouth.
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###### 33 For _as_ the churning of milk produces butter,
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And wringing the nose produces blood,
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So the forcing of wrath produces strife.
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