GodsWord - Proverbs - 30

30:1  The words of Agur, son of Jakeh. Agur's prophetic revelation. This man's declaration: "I'm weary, O God. I'm weary and worn out, O God.

30:2  I'm more like a dumb animal than a human being. I don't even have human understanding.

30:3  I haven't learned wisdom. I don't have knowledge of the Holy One.

30:4  "Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in the palm of his hand? Who has wrapped water in a garment? Who has set up the earth from one end to the other? What is his name or the name of his son? Certainly, you must know!

30:5  "Every word of God has proven to be true. He is a shield to those who come to him for protection.

30:6  Do not add to his words, or he will reprimand you, and you will be found to be a liar.

30:7  "I've asked you for two things. Don't keep them from me before I die:

30:8  Keep vanity and lies far away from me. Don't give me either poverty or riches. Feed me only the food I need,

30:9  or I may feel satisfied and deny you and say, 'Who is the LORD?' or I may become poor and steal and give the name of my God a bad reputation.

30:10  "Do not slander a slave to his master. The slave will curse you, and you will be found guilty."

30:11  A certain kind of person curses his father and does not bless his mother.

30:12  A certain kind of person thinks he is pure but is not washed from his own feces.

30:13  A certain kind of person looks around arrogantly and is conceited.

30:14  A certain kind of person, whose teeth are like swords and whose jaws are like knives, devours oppressed people from the earth and people from among humanity.

30:15  The bloodsucking leech has two daughters--"Give!" and "Give!" Three things are never satisfied. Four never say, "Enough!":

30:16  the grave, a barren womb, a land that never gets enough water, a fire that does not say, "Enough!"

30:17  The eye that makes fun of a father and hates to obey a mother will be plucked out by ravens in the valley and eaten by young vultures.

30:18  Three things are too amazing to me, even four that I cannot understand:

30:19  an eagle making its way through the sky, a snake making its way over a rock, a ship making its way through high seas, a man making his way with a virgin.

30:20  This is the way of a woman who commits adultery: She eats, wipes her mouth, and says, "I haven't done anything wrong!"

30:21  Three things cause the earth to tremble, even four it cannot bear up under:

30:22  a slave when he becomes king, a godless fool when he is filled with food,

30:23  a woman who is unloved when she gets married, a maid when she replaces her mistress.

30:24  Four things on earth are small, yet they are very wise:

30:25  Ants are not a strong species, yet they store their food in summer.

30:26  Rock badgers are not a mighty species, yet they make their home in the rocks.

30:27  Locusts have no king, yet all of them divide into swarms by instinct.

30:28  A lizard you can hold in your hands, yet it can even be found in royal palaces.

30:29  There are three things that walk with dignity, even four that march with dignity:

30:30  a lion, mightiest among animals, which turns away from nothing,

30:31  a strutting rooster, a male goat, a king at the head of his army.

30:32  If you are such a godless fool as to honor yourself, or if you scheme, you had better put your hand over your mouth.

30:33  As churning milk produces butter and punching a nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces a fight.