Proverbs 30 — GNB

30Verse 1The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh, even his prophecy; the inspired utterance of the man to Ithiel, even to Ithiel and Ucal.^{Verse 2}Truly I am more stupid than any man; There is not in me the understanding of a man.^{Verse 3}I have not learned wisdom, Nor have I gained the knowledge of the Most Holy.^{Verse 4}Who hath gone up into heaven and come down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound up the waters in a garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what his son's name, if thou knowest?^{Verse 5}Every word of God is pure; A shield is he to them that put their trust in him.^{Verse 6}Add not to his words, Lest he rebuke thee, and thou be found a liar.^{Verse 7}Two things do I ask of thee; Withhold them not from me, before I die!^{Verse 8}Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food which is needful for me;^{Verse 9}Lest I be full, and deny thee, And say, “Who is the LORD?” Or lest I be poor, and steal, And violate the name of my God.^{Verse 10}Talk not against a servant to his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou suffer for it.^{Verse 11}There is a class of men that curse their fathers, And do not bless their mothers.^{Verse 12}There is a class who are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their filthiness.^{Verse 13}There is a class,—O how lofty are their eyes, And how are their eyelids lifted up!^{Verse 14}There is a class, whose teeth are swords, And their jaw-teeth knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men.^{Verse 15}The vampire hath two daughters; “Give! give!” [[is their cry.]] There are three things which are never satisfied; Yea, four which say not, “Enough!”^{Verse 16}The underworld, and the barren womb; The earth, which is not satiated with water, And fire, which never saith, “It is enough!”^{Verse 17}The eye that mocketh at a father, And scorneth to obey a mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.^{Verse 18}These three things are too wonderful for me; Yea, there are four which I understand not:^{Verse 19}The track of an eagle in the air, The track of a serpent upon a rock, The track of a ship in the midst of the sea, And the track of a man with a maid.^{Verse 20}Such is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, “I have done nothing wrong.”^{Verse 21}Under three things is the earth disquieted; Yea, under four it cannot bear up:^{Verse 22}Under a servant when he becometh a king, And a fool when he is filled with bread;^{Verse 23}Under an odious woman when she becometh a wife, And a handmaid when she becometh heir to her mistress.^{Verse 24}There are four things which are small upon the earth, Yet are they wise, instructed in wisdom.^{Verse 25}The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare in the summer their food.^{Verse 26}The conies are a feeble people, Yet do they make their houses in the rocks.^{Verse 27}The locusts have no king, Yet do they all go forth in bands.^{Verse 28}The lizard seizeth with its hands, And is in king's palaces.^{Verse 29}These three have a graceful step; Yea, four are graceful in their walk:^{Verse 30}The lion, the hero among beasts, Which turneth not back for any;^{Verse 31}The loin-girded war-horse, the he-goat, And a king who cannot be withstood.^{Verse 32}If thou hast been foolish in lifting thyself up, And hast meditated evil, Put thy hand on thy mouth!^{Verse 33}For, as the pressing of milk bringeth forth cheese, And as the pressing of the nose bringeth forth blood, So the pressing of anger bringeth forth strife.