Proverbs 30
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- 1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; The oracle. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:
- 2Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man;
- 3And I have not learned wisdom, Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.
- 4Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
- מִ֤י
- מִ֤יmiwho?H4310
- עָלָֽה־
- עָלָֽה'a.lah-has he gone upH5927G
- שָׁמַ֨יִם׀
- שָׁמַ֨יִםsha.Ma.yimheavenH8064
- וַיֵּרַ֡ד
- מִ֤י
- מִ֤יmiwho?H4310
- אָֽסַף־
- אָֽסַף'a.saf-has he gatheredH0622
- ר֨וּחַ׀
- ר֨וּחַRu.ach[the] windH7307H
- בְּחָפְנָ֡יו
- מִ֤י
- מִ֤יmiwho?H4310
- צָֽרַר־
- צָֽרַרtza.rar-has he wrappedH6887B
- מַ֨יִם׀
- מַ֨יִםMa.yim[the] watersH4325G
- בַּשִּׂמְלָ֗ה
- מִ֭י
- מִ֭יmiwho?H4310
- הֵקִ֣ים
- הֵקִ֣יםhe.Kimhas he set upH6965I
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- אַפְסֵי־
- אַפְסֵי'af.sei-[the] ends ofH0657A
- אָ֑רֶץ
- אָ֑רֶץ'A.retz[the] earthH0776G
- מַה־
- מַהmah-what?H4100
- שְּׁמ֥וֹ
- וּמַֽה־
- שֶּׁם־
- שֶּׁםshem-[is] [the] name ofH8034
- בְּ֝נ֗וֹ
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- תֵדָֽע׃
- תֵדָֽעte.Da'you knowH3045
- מִ֤י
- 5Every word of God is tried: He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.
- 6Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
- 7Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me [supplied: them] not before I die:
- 8Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:
- 9Lest I be full, and deny [supplied: thee], and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God.
- פֶּ֥ן
- פֶּ֥ןpenlestH6435
- אֶשְׂבַּ֨ע׀
- אֶשְׂבַּ֨ע'es.Ba'I should be satisfiedH7646
- וְכִחַשְׁתִּי֮
- וְאָמַ֗רְתִּי
- מִ֥י
- מִ֥יmiwho?H4310
- יְה֫וָ֥ה
- יְה֫וָ֥הYah.weh[is] YahwehH3068G
- וּפֶֽן־
- אִוָּרֵ֥שׁ
- אִוָּרֵ֥שׁ'i.va.ReshI should become impoverishedH3423I
- וְגָנַ֑בְתִּי
- וְ֝תָפַ֗שְׂתִּי
- שֵׁ֣ם
- שֵׁ֣םshem[the] name ofH8034
- אֱלֹהָֽי׃
- פֶּ֥ן
- 10Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
- 11There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.
- 12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And [supplied: yet] are not washed from their filthiness.
- 13There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
- 14There is a generation whose teeth are [supplied: as] swords, and their jaw teeth [supplied: as] knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
- 15The horseleach hath two daughters, [supplied: crying], Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, [supplied: Yea], four that say not, Enough:
- לַֽעֲלוּקָ֨ה׀
- שְׁתֵּ֥י
- שְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeitwoH8147
- בָנוֹת֮
- בָנוֹת֮va.nOtdaughtersH1323G
- הַ֤ב׀
- הַ֤בhavgiveH3051
- הַ֥ב
- הַ֥בhavgiveH3051
- שָׁל֣וֹשׁ
- שָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshthree [things]H7969
- הֵ֭נָּה
- הֵ֭נָּהHe.nahtheyH2007
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה
- תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָהtis.Ba'.nahthey are satisfiedH7646
- אַ֝רְבַּ֗ע
- אַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'four [things]H0702
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- אָ֥מְרוּ
- אָ֥מְרוּ'A.me.ruthey sayH0559
- הֽוֹן׃
- הֽוֹןHonenoughH1952
- 16Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough.
- שְׁאוֹל֮
- שְׁאוֹל֮she.'OlSheolH7585
- וְעֹ֪צֶ֫ר
- רָ֥חַם
- רָ֥חַםRa.chama wombH7356A
- אֶ֭רֶץ
- אֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzlandH0776G
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-[which] notH3808
- שָׂ֣בְעָה
- שָׂ֣בְעָהSa.ve.'ahit is satisfiedH7646
- מַּ֑יִם
- מַּ֑יִםMa.yimwaterH4325G
- וְ֝אֵ֗שׁ
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-[which] notH3808
- אָ֥מְרָה
- אָ֥מְרָה'A.me.rahit saysH0559
- הֽוֹן׃
- הֽוֹןHonenoughH1952
- שְׁאוֹל֮
- 17The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.
- עַ֤יִן׀
- עַ֤יִן'A.yinan eyeH5869A
- תִּֽלְעַ֣ג
- תִּֽלְעַ֣גtil.'Ag[which] it mocksH3932
- לְאָב֮
- וְתָב֪וּז
- לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־
- אֵ֥ם
- אֵ֥ם'ema motherH0517
- יִקְּר֥וּהָ
- עֹרְבֵי־
- עֹרְבֵי'o.re.vei-[the] ravens ofH6158
- נַ֑חַל
- נַ֑חַלNa.chal[the] wadiH5158N
- וְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָ
- בְנֵי־
- בְנֵיve.nei-[the] young ofH1121H
- נָֽשֶׁר׃
- נָֽשֶׁרNa.sheran eagleH5404
- עַ֤יִן׀
- 18There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not:
- 19The way of an eagle in the air; The way of a serpent upon a rock; The way of a ship in the midst of the sea; And the way of a man with a maiden.
- דֶּ֤רֶךְ
- דֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekh[the] way ofH1870L
- הַנֶּ֨שֶׁר׀
- בַּשָּׁמַיִם֮
- דֶּ֥רֶךְ
- דֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekh[the] way ofH1870L
- נָחָ֗שׁ
- נָחָ֗שׁna.Chasha snakeH5175
- עֲלֵ֫י
- עֲלֵ֫י'a.LeionH5921A
- צ֥וּר
- צ֥וּרtzura rockH6697H
- דֶּֽרֶךְ־
- דֶּֽרֶךְde.rekh-[the] way ofH1870L
- אֳנִיָּ֥ה
- אֳנִיָּ֥ה'o.ni.Yaha shipH0591
- בְלֶב־
- יָ֑ם
- יָ֑םYam[the] seaH3220G
- וְדֶ֖רֶךְ
- גֶּ֣בֶר
- גֶּ֣בֶרGe.vera manH1397
- בְּעַלְמָֽה׃
- דֶּ֤רֶךְ
- 20So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.
- כֵּ֤ן׀
- כֵּ֤ןken[is] thusH3651C
- דֶּ֥רֶךְ
- דֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekh[the] way ofH1870G
- אִשָּׁ֗ה
- אִשָּׁ֗ה'i.Shaha womanH0802G
- מְנָ֫אָ֥פֶת
- מְנָ֫אָ֥פֶתme.Na.'A.fetadulterousH5003
- אָ֭כְלָה
- אָ֭כְלָה'A.khe.lahshe eatsH0398
- וּמָ֣חֲתָה
- פִ֑יהָ
- וְ֝אָמְרָ֗ה
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- פָעַ֥לְתִּי
- פָעַ֥לְתִּיfa.'Al.tiI have doneH6466
- אָֽוֶן׃
- אָֽוֶן'A.venwickednessH0205G
- כֵּ֤ן׀
- 21For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, [supplied: which] it cannot bear:
- 22For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;
- 23For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
- 24There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:
- 25The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;
- 26The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks;
- 27The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;
- 28The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings' palaces.
- 29There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately in going:
- 30The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any;
- 31The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.
- 32If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, [supplied: Lay] thy hand upon thy mouth.
- 33For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
- כִּ֤י
- כִּ֤יkiforH3588A
- מִ֪יץ
- מִ֪יץmitzsqueezing ofH4330
- חָלָ֡ב
- חָלָ֡בcha.LavmilkH2461
- י֘וֹצִ֤יא
- י֘וֹצִ֤יאyo.Tzi'it brings forthH3318M
- חֶמְאָ֗ה
- חֶמְאָ֗הchem.'AhbutterH2529A
- וּֽמִיץ־
- אַ֭ף
- אַ֭ף'afa noseH0639H
- י֣וֹצִיא
- י֣וֹצִיאYo.tzi'it brings forthH3318M
- דָ֑ם
- דָ֑םDambloodH1818
- וּמִ֥יץ
- אַ֝פַּ֗יִם
- אַ֝פַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimanger<s>H0639G
- י֣וֹצִיא
- י֣וֹצִיאYo.tzi'it brings forthH3318M
- רִֽיב׃
- רִֽיבRivstrifeH7379
- כִּ֤י
Words in italics were supplied by the translators.
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