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⌂ ← PRO 30:0b–30:33a → ║ ©
The Oracle of Agur
The Oracle of Agur
- Thus says the man to Ithiel, to Ithiel, and Ucal:[fn]
- 2 am more stupid than a man, and the understanding of humankind is not for me.
- 3 nor will I know knowledge of the Holy One.[fn]
- 4 to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in the hollow of his hand?
- Who has wrapped water in a[fn] garment?
- Who has established all the ends of the earth?
- What is his name and what is the name of his child?
- For surely you know.
- 5 is flawless; he is a shield for him who takes refuge in him.
- 6 lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
- 7 do not deny me before I die:
- 8 [fn] far from me; do not give me poverty or wealth;
- provide me with food only for my need.
- 9 him and say “Who is Yahweh?”
- Or[fn] I will be poor and will steal
- and profane the name of my God.
- 10 or else he will curse you and you will be guilty.
- 11 There is a generation that will curse its father, and its mother it will not bless.
- 12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, but from its filthiness it will not be cleansed.
- 13 There is a generation—how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids they will lift.
- 14 There is a generation whose teeth are swords, and its jawbones, knives,
- in order to devour the poor from the earth[fn]
- and the needy from humankind.
- 15 there are two daughters; “Give, give!” they cry.
- As for three of these, they are not satisfied;
- as for four, they do not say enough.
- 16 [fn] and barrenness of womb, the land is not satisfied with water,
- and fire does not say “enough!”
- 17 that mocks a father and scorns the obedience of a mother—
- the ravens of the valley will peck it out,
- and the offspring of vultures will eat it.
- 18 too wonderful for me, and four, I do not understand them:
- 19 the way of a snake on a rock,
- the way of a ship in the heart of the sea,
- and the way of a man with a young woman.
- 20 she eats and wipes her mouth,
- and says “I have not done wrong.”
- 21 things the earth[fn] trembles,and under four, it is not able to bear up:
- 22 and a fool when he is satisfied with food;
- 23 and a maid when she succeeds her mistress.
- 24 are four small things on the earth, and they are[fn]
- 25 are a people who are not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer;
- 26 are a people who are not mighty, yet they set their house on the rock;
- 27 yet it marches in rank;
- 28 can seize with hands, yet it is in palaces of kings.
- 29 are three things that are magnificent of stride, and four that are magnificent when moving:
- 30 [fn] but he will not turn back from[fn]
- 31 and a king whose army is with him.
- 32 and if you have devised evil, put your hand to your mouth.
- 33 and pressing the nose produces blood,
- so pressing[fn] produces strife.
⌂ ← PRO 30:0b–30:33a → ║ ©
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