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86 lines
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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. |