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 30:1 ¶ The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; The oracle. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:

 30:1 ¶ The wordsº of Agurº the sonº of Jakeh,º [even] the prophecy:º the manº spakeºº unto Ithiel,º even unto Ithielº and Ucal,º

 30:2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man;

 30:2 Surelyº Iº [am] more brutishº than [any] man,ºº and have notº the understandingº of a man.º

 30:3 And I have not learned wisdom, Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.

 30:3 I neitherº learnedºº wisdom,º nor haveºº the knowledgeº of the holy.º

 30:4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?

 30:4 Whoº hath ascended upºº into heaven,º or descended?ºº whoº hath gatheredºº the windº in his fists?º whoº hath boundºº the watersº in a garment?º whoº hath establishedºº allº the endsº of the earth?º whatº [is] his name,º and whatº [is] his son'sº name,º ifº thou canst tell?ºº

 30:5 Every word of God is tried: He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.

 30:5 Everyº wordº of Godº [is] pure:ºº heº [is] a shieldº unto them that put their trustºº in him.

 30:6 Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

 30:6 Addºº thou notº untoº his words,º lestº he reproveºº thee, and thou be found a liar.ºº

 30:7 Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me [them] not before I die:

 30:7 Twoº [things] have I requiredºº ofºº thee; denyººº me [them] notº beforeº I die:ºº

 30:8 Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:

 30:8 Remove farºº fromº me vanityº and lies:ºº giveºº me neitherº povertyº nor riches;º feedºº me with foodº convenientº for me:

 30:9 Lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God.

 30:9 Lestº I be full,ºº and denyºº [thee], and say,ºº Whoº [is] the LORD?º or lestº I be poor,ºº and steal,ºº and takeºº the nameº of my Godº [in vain].

 30:10 Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

 30:10 Accuseºº notº a servantº untoº his master,º lestº he curseºº thee, and thou be found guilty.ºº

 30:11 There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.

 30:11 [There is] a generationº [that] cursethºº their father,º and doth notº blessºº their mother.º

 30:12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And [yet] are not washed from their filthiness.

 30:12 [There is] a generationº [that are] pureº in their own eyes,º and [yet] is notº washedºº from their filthiness.ºº

 30:13 There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.

 30:13 [There is] a generation,º O howº loftyºº are their eyes!º and their eyelidsº are lifted up.ºº

 30:14 There is a generation whose teeth are [as] swords, and their jaw teeth [as] knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

 30:14 [There is] a generation,º whose teethº [are as] swords,º and their jaw teethº [as] knives,º to devourºº the poorº from off the earth,ºº and the needyº from [among] men.ºº

 30:15 The horseleach hath two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, [Yea], four that say not, Enough:

 30:15 The horseleachº hath twoº daughters,º [crying], Give,ºº give.ºº There are threeºº [things that] are neverº satisfied,ºº [yea], fourº [things] sayºº not,º [It is] enough:º

 30:16 Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough.

 30:16 The grave;º and the barrenº womb;º the earthº [that] is notº filledºº with water;º and the fireº [that] saithºº not,º [It is] enough.º

 30:17 The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.

 30:17 The eyeº [that] mockethºº at [his] father,º and despisethºº to obeyº [his] mother,º the ravensº of the valleyº shall pick it out,ºº and the youngº eaglesº shall eatºº it.

 30:18 There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not:

 30:18 There be threeº [things which] are too wonderfulºº forº me, yea, fourº which I knowºº not:º

 30:19 The way of an eagle in the air; The way of a serpent upon a rock; The way of a ship in the midst of the sea; And the way of a man with a maiden.

 30:19 The wayº of an eagleº in the air;º the wayº of a serpentº uponº a rock;º the wayº of a shipº in the midstº of the sea;º and the wayº of a manº with a maid.º

 30:20 So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.

 30:20 Suchº [is] the wayº of an adulterousºº woman;º she eateth,ºº and wipethºº her mouth,º and saith,ºº I have doneºº noº wickedness.º

 30:21 For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, [which] it cannot bear:

 30:21 Forº threeº [things] the earthº is disquieted,ºº and forº fourº [which] it cannotººº bear:ºº

 30:22 For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;

 30:22 Forº a servantº whenº he reigneth;ºº and a foolº whenº he is filledºº with meat;º

 30:23 For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

 30:23 Forº an odiousºº [woman] whenº she is married;ºº and an handmaidº thatº is heirºº to her mistress.º

 30:24 There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:

 30:24 There be fourº [things which are] littleº upon the earth,º but theyº [are] exceedingºº wise:ºº

 30:25 The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;

 30:25 The antsº [are] a peopleº notº strong,º yet they prepareºº their meatº in the summer;º

 30:26 The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks;

 30:26 The coniesº [are but] a feebleºº folk,º yet makeºº they their housesº in the rocks;º

 30:27 The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;

 30:27 The locustsº have noº king,º yet go they forthºº allº of them by bands;ºº

 30:28 The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings' palaces.

 30:28 The spiderº taketh holdºº with her hands,º and is in kings'º palaces.º

 30:29 There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately in going:

 30:29 There be threeº [things] which goº well,ºº yea, fourº are comelyººº in going:ººº

 30:30 The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any;

 30:30 A lionº [which is] strongestº among beasts,º and turneth not awayººº forºº any;º

 30:31 The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.

 30:31 A greyhound;ºº an he goatº also;º and a king,º againstº whom [there is] noº rising up.ºº

 30:32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, [Lay] thy hand upon thy mouth.

 30:32 Ifº thou hast done foolishlyºº in lifting upºº thyself,º or ifº thou hast thought evil,ºº [lay] thine handº upon thy mouth.º

 30:33 For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

 30:33 Surelyº the churningº of milkº bringeth forthºº butter,º and the wringingº of the noseº bringeth forthºº blood:º so the forcingº of wrathº bringeth forthºº strife.º