Proverbs - Chapter 30 | Good News Translation

  • 1. These are the solemn words of Agur son of Jakeh: "God is not with me, God is not with me, and I am helpless.
  • 2. I am more like an animal than a human being; I do not have the sense we humans should have.
  • 3. I have never learned any wisdom, and I know nothing at all about God.
  • 4. Have any ever mastered heavenly knowledge? Have any ever caught the wind in their hands? Or wrapped up water in a piece of cloth? Or fixed the boundaries of the earth? Who are they, if you know? Who are their children?
  • 5. "God keeps every promise he makes. He is like a shield for all who seek his protection.
  • 6. If you claim that he said something that he never said, he will reprimand you and show that you are a liar."
  • 7. I ask you, God, to let me have two things before I die:
  • 8. keep me from lying, and let me be neither rich nor poor. So give me only as much food as I need.
  • 9. If I have more, I might say that I do not need you. But if I am poor, I might steal and bring disgrace on my God.
  • 10. Never criticize servants to their master. You will be cursed and suffer for it.
  • 11. There are people who curse their fathers and do not show their appreciation for their mothers.
  • 12. There are people who think they are pure when they are as filthy as they can be.
  • 13. There are people who think they are so good---oh, how good they think they are!
  • 14. There are people who take cruel advantage of the poor and needy; that is the way they make their living.
  • 15. A leech has two daughters, and both are named "Give me!" There are four things that are never satisfied:
  • 16. the world of the dead, a woman without children, dry ground that needs rain, and a fire burning out of control.
  • 17. If you make fun of your father or despise your mother in her old age, you ought to be eaten by vultures or have your eyes picked out by wild ravens.
  • 18. There are four things that are too mysterious for me to understand:
  • 19. an eagle flying in the sky, a snake moving on a rock, a ship finding its way over the sea, and a man and a woman falling in love.
  • 20. This is how an unfaithful wife acts: she commits adultery, takes a bath, and says, "But I haven't done anything wrong!"
  • 21. There are four things that the earth itself cannot tolerate:
  • 22. a slave who becomes a king, a fool who has all he wants to eat,
  • 23. a hateful woman who gets married, and a servant woman who takes the place of her mistress.
  • 24. There are four animals in the world that are small, but very, very clever:
  • 25. Ants: they are weak, but they store up their food in the summer.
  • 26. Rock badgers: they are not strong either, but they make their homes among the rocks.
  • 27. Locusts: they have no king, but they move in formation.
  • 28. Lizards: you can hold one in your hand, but you can find them in palaces.
  • 29. There are four things that are impressive to watch as they walk:
  • 30. lions, strongest of all animals and afraid of none;
  • 31. goats, strutting roosters, and kings in front of their people.
  • 32. If you have been foolish enough to be arrogant and plan evil, stop and think!
  • 33. If you churn milk, you get butter. If you hit someone's nose, it bleeds. If you stir up anger, you get into trouble.
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