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Proverbs 30

The Words of Agur

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The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the  1oracle.

The man declares to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:

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Surely I am more  astupid than any man, And I do not have the understanding of a man.

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Neither have I learned wisdom, Nor do I have the  aknowledge of the Holy One.

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Who has  aascended into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the  bwind in His fists? Who has  cwrapped the waters in  1His garment? Who has  destablished all the ends of the earth? What is His  ename or His son's name? Surely you know!

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Every  aword of God is tested; He is a  bshield to those who take refuge in Him.

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 aDo not add to His words Or He will reprove you, and you will be proved a liar.

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Two things I asked of You, Do not refuse me before I die:

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Keep deception and  1lies far from me, Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the  afood that is my portion,

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That I not be  afull and deny  bYou and say, "Who is the LORD?" Or that I not be  cin want and steal, And  dprofane the name of my God.

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Do not slander a slave to his master, Or he will  acurse you and you will be found guilty.

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There is a  1kind of man who  acurses his father And does not bless his mother.

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There is a  1kind who is  apure in his own eyes, Yet is not washed from his filthiness.

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There is a  1kind--oh how  alofty are his eyes! And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.

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There is a  1kind of man whose  ateeth are like swords And his  bjaw teeth like knives, To  cdevour the afflicted from the earth And the needy from among men.

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The leech has two daughters, "Give," "Give." There are three things that will not be satisfied, Four that will not say, "Enough":

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 1 aSheol, and the  bbarren womb, Earth that is never satisfied with water, And fire that never says, "Enough."

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The eye that  amocks a father And  1 bscorns a mother, The  cravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young  ceagles will eat it.

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There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Four which I do not understand:

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The way of an  aeagle in the sky, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the middle of the sea, And the way of a man with a maid.

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This is the way of an  aadulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, "I have done no wrong."

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Under three things the earth quakes, And under four, it cannot bear up:

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Under a  aslave when he becomes king, And a fool when he is satisfied with food,

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Under an unloved woman when she gets a husband, And a maidservant when she supplants her mistress.

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Four things are small on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise:

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The  aants are not a strong people, But they prepare their food in the summer;

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The  1 ashephanim are not mighty people, Yet they make their houses in the rocks;

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The locusts have no king, Yet all of them go out in  aranks;

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The lizard you may grasp with the hands, Yet it is in kings' palaces.

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There are three things which are stately in their march, Even four which are stately when they walk:

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The lion which is  amighty among beasts And does not  1 bretreat before any,

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The  1strutting rooster, the male goat also, And a king when his army is with him.

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If you have been foolish in exalting yourself Or if you have plotted evil,  aput your hand on your mouth.

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For the  1churning of milk produces butter, And pressing the nose brings forth blood; So the  1churning of  aanger produces strife.



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