Proverbs 30
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- 1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the prophecy uttered by the man unto Ithiel, [supplied: even] unto Ithiel and Ucal:
- 2Truly *I* am more stupid than any one; and I have not a man's intelligence.
- 3I have neither learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy.
- 4Who hath ascended up into the heavens, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in a mantle? 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 pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
- 6Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
- 7Two things do I ask of thee; deny me [supplied: them] not before I die:
- 8Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my daily need:
- 9lest I be full and deny [supplied: thee], and say, Who is Jehovah? or lest I be poor and steal, and outrage 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
- 10Speak not too much about a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
- 11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother;
- 12there is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness;
- 13there is a generation, -- how lofty are their eyes, how their eyelids are lifted up!
- 14-- a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from [supplied: among] men.
- 15The leech hath two daughters: Give, give. There are three [supplied: things] never satisfied; four which say not, It is 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
- 16-- Sheol, and the barren womb; the earth which is not filled with water, and the fire which saith not, It is 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 a father, and despiseth to obey a 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 [supplied: things] too wonderful for me, and four that I know not:
- 19The way of an eagle in the heavens, 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 maid.
- 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
- 20Such 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׀
- 21Under three [supplied: things] the earth is disquieted, and under four it cannot bear up:
- 22Under a servant when he reigneth, and a churl when he is filled with meat;
- 23under an odious [supplied: woman] when she is married, and a handmaid when she is heir to her mistress.
- 24There are four [supplied: things] little upon the earth, and they are exceeding wise:
- 25The ants, a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;
- 26the rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet they make their house in the cliff;
- 27the locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands;
- 28thou takest hold of the lizard with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.
- 29There are three [supplied: things] which have a stately step, and four are comely in going:
- 30The lion, mighty among beasts, which turneth not away for any;
- 31a [supplied: horse] girt in the loins; or the he-goat; and a king, against whom none can rise up.
- 32If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [supplied: lay] the hand upon thy mouth.
- 33For the pressing of milk bringeth forth butter, and the pressing of the nose bringeth forth blood; and the pressing of anger 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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