Proverbs 30 : 1 (ERVEN)
These are the wise sayings of Agur son of Jakeh from Massa. He says, "God, I am tired, so tired. How can I keep going?"
Proverbs 30 : 2 (ERVEN)
I am stupid. I am not as smart as other people are.
Proverbs 30 : 3 (ERVEN)
I have not learned to be wise. I know nothing about the Holy One.
Proverbs 30 : 4 (ERVEN)
Who has ever gone up to heaven and come back down? Who gathered the winds in his hand? Who can gather up all the water in his lap? Who set the limits for the world? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Do you know?
Proverbs 30 : 5 (ERVEN)
You can trust this: Every word that God speaks is true. God is a safe place for those who go to him.
Proverbs 30 : 6 (ERVEN)
So don't try to change what God says. If you do, he will punish you and prove that you are a liar.
Proverbs 30 : 7 (ERVEN)
Lord, I ask you to do two things for me before I die.
Proverbs 30 : 8 (ERVEN)
Don't let me tell lies. And don't make me too rich or too poor�give me only enough food for each day.
Proverbs 30 : 9 (ERVEN)
If I have too much, I might deny that I need you, Lord. But if I am too poor, I might steal and bring shame to the name of my God.
Proverbs 30 : 10 (ERVEN)
Never say bad things about a slave to his master. If you do, he will curse you, and you will suffer for it.
Proverbs 30 : 11 (ERVEN)
Some people curse their fathers and refuse to bless their mothers.
Proverbs 30 : 12 (ERVEN)
Some people think they are pure, but they have done nothing to remove the filth of their sin.
Proverbs 30 : 13 (ERVEN)
Some people are so proud of themselves, and they look down on everyone else.
Proverbs 30 : 14 (ERVEN)
There are people whose teeth are like swords and their jaws like knives. They take everything they can from the poor.
Proverbs 30 : 15 (ERVEN)
Greedy people know only two things: "Give me," and "Give me." There are three other things that are never satisfied�really, four things that never have enough:
Proverbs 30 : 16 (ERVEN)
the place of death, a woman with no children, dry ground that needs rain, and a fire that will never stop by itself.
Proverbs 30 : 17 (ERVEN)
People who make fun of their father or refuse to obey their mother should have their eyes plucked out by wild birds and be eaten by vultures.
Proverbs 30 : 18 (ERVEN)
There are three things that are hard for me to understand�really, four things that I don't understand:
Proverbs 30 : 19 (ERVEN)
an eagle flying in the sky, a snake moving on a rock, a ship moving across the ocean, and a man in love with a woman.
Proverbs 30 : 20 (ERVEN)
A woman who is not faithful to her husband acts innocent. She eats, wipes her mouth, and says she has done nothing wrong.
Proverbs 30 : 21 (ERVEN)
There are three things that make trouble on the earth�really, four that the earth cannot bear:
Proverbs 30 : 22 (ERVEN)
a slave who becomes a king, fools who have everything they need,
Proverbs 30 : 23 (ERVEN)
a woman whose husband hated her but still married her, and a servant girl who becomes ruler over the woman she serves.
Proverbs 30 : 24 (ERVEN)
There are four things on the earth that are small but very wise:
Proverbs 30 : 25 (ERVEN)
Ants are small and weak, but they save their food all summer;
Proverbs 30 : 26 (ERVEN)
badgers are small animals, but they make their homes in the rocks;
Proverbs 30 : 27 (ERVEN)
locusts have no king, but they are able to work together;
Proverbs 30 : 28 (ERVEN)
lizards are small enough to catch with your hands, but you can find them living in kings' palaces.
Proverbs 30 : 29 (ERVEN)
There are three things that act important when they walk�really, there are four:
Proverbs 30 : 30 (ERVEN)
a lion�he is the warrior of the animals and runs from nothing,
Proverbs 30 : 31 (ERVEN)
a rooster walking proudly, a goat, and a king among his people.
Proverbs 30 : 32 (ERVEN)
If you have been foolish enough to become proud and make plans against other people, stop and think about what you are doing.
Proverbs 30 : 33 (ERVEN)
Stirring milk causes butter to form. Hitting someone's nose causes blood to flow. And making people angry causes trouble.
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