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| 30:1 | The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, |
| 30:2 | Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. |
| 30:3 | I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. |
| 30:4 | Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell? |
| 30:5 | Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. |
| 30:6 | Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. |
| 30:7 | Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: |
| 30:8 | Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: |
| 30:9 | Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. |
| 30:10 | Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. |
| 30:11 | There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. |
| 30:12 | There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. |
| 30:13 | There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up. |
| 30:14 | There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men. |
| 30:15 | The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: |
| 30:16 | The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough. |
| 30:17 | The 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. |
| 30:18 | There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: |
| 30:19 | The 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 maid. |
| 30:20 | Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. |
| 30:21 | For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear: |
| 30:22 | For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat; |
| 30:23 | For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress. |
| 30:24 | There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: |
| 30:25 | The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; |
| 30:26 | The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; |
| 30:27 | The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; |
| 30:28 | The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces. |
| 30:29 | There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going: |
| 30:30 | A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any; |
| 30:31 | A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up. |
| 30:32 | If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth. |
| 30:33 | Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. |
| 30:1 | THE WORDS OF AGUR THE SONNE OF JAKE The prophecie which ye man spake vnto Ithiel, euen to Ithiel, and Vcal. |
| 30:2 | Surely I am more foolish then any man, and haue not the vnderstanding of a man in me. |
| 30:3 | For I haue not learned wisedome, nor atteined to the knowledge of holy things. |
| 30:4 | Who hath ascended vp to heauen, and descended? Who hath gathered the winde in his fist? Who hath bound the waters in a garment? Who hath established all the endes of the world? What is his name, and what is his sonnes name, if thou canst tell? |
| 30:5 | Euery worde of God is pure: he is a shield to those, that trust in him. |
| 30:6 | Put nothing vnto his wordes, least he reproue thee, and thou be found a lyar. |
| 30:7 | Two things haue I required of thee: denie me them not before I die. |
| 30:8 | Remooue farre from me vanitie and lyes: giue me not pouertie, nor riches: feede me with foode conuenient for me, |
| 30:9 | Least I be full, and denie thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or least I be poore and steale, and take the Name of my God in vaine. |
| 30:10 | Accuse not a seruant vnto his master, lest he curse thee, when thou hast offended. |
| 30:11 | There is a generation that curseth their father, and doeth not blesse their mother. |
| 30:12 | There is a generation that are pure in their owne conceite, and yet are not washed from their filthinesse. |
| 30:13 | There is a generation, whose eies are hautie, and their eye liddes are lifted vp. |
| 30:14 | There is a generation, whose teeth are as swordes, and their chawes as kniues to eate vp the afflicted out of the earth, and the poore from among men. |
| 30:15 | The horse leache hath two daughters which crye, Giue, giue. There be three things that will not be satisfied: yea, foure that say not, It is ynough. |
| 30:16 | The graue, and the barren wombe, the earth that cannot be satisfied with water, and the fire that sayeth not, It is ynough. |
| 30:17 | The eye that mocketh his father and despiseth the instruction of his mother, let ye rauens of the valley picke it out, and the yong eagles eate it. |
| 30:18 | There be three thinges hid from me: yea, foure that I knowe not, |
| 30:19 | The way of an eagle in the aire, the way of a serpent vpon a stone, ye way of a ship in ye middes of the sea, and the way of a man with a maide. |
| 30:20 | Such is ye way also of an adulterous woman: she eateth and wipeth her mouth, and sayth, I haue not committed iniquitie. |
| 30:21 | For three things the earth is moued: yea, for foure it cannot susteine it selfe: |
| 30:22 | For a seruant when he reigneth, and a foole when he is filled with meate, |
| 30:23 | For the hatefull woman, when she is married, and for a handmaid that is heire to her mistres. |
| 30:24 | These be foure small things in the earth, yet they are wise and full of wisedome: |
| 30:25 | The pismires a people not strong, yet prepare they their meate in sommer: |
| 30:26 | The conies a people not mightie, yet make their houses in the rocke: |
| 30:27 | The grashopper hath no King, yet goe they forth all by bandes: |
| 30:28 | The spider taketh holde with her handes, and is in Kings palaces. |
| 30:29 | There be three thinges that order well their going: yea, foure are comely in going, |
| 30:30 | A lyon which is strong among beastes, and turneth not at the sight of any: |
| 30:31 | A lusty grayhound, and a goate, and a King against whom there is no rising vp. |
| 30:32 | If thou hast bene foolish in lifting thy selfe vp, and if thou hast thought wickedly, lay thine hand vpon thy mouth. |
| 30:33 | When one churneth milke, he bringeth foorth butter: and he that wringeth his nose, causeth blood to come out: so he that forceth wrath, bringeth foorth strife. |
| 30:1 | The wordes of Agur the sonne of Iakei, and the prophecie that the same man spake vnto Ithiel, euen vnto Ithiel, and Uchal: |
| 30:2 | I am more foolysh then any man, and haue no mans vnderstandyng |
| 30:3 | I neuer lerned wysdome, ner had knowledge of holy thynges. |
| 30:4 | Who hath clymed vp into heauen? Who hath come doune from thence? Who hath holden the wynd fast in his hand? Who hath comprehended the waters in a garment? Who hath sett all the endes of the worlde? What is hys name, or his sonnes name? Canst thou tell |
| 30:5 | all the wordes of God are pure and cleane, for he is a shylde vnto all them, that put theyr trust in hym. |
| 30:6 | Put thou nothyng vnto hys wordes, lest he reproue the, and thou be founde a lyar. |
| 30:7 | Two thynges haue I requyred of the, that thou wylt not denye me before I dye. |
| 30:8 | Remoue fro me vanite and lyes: geue me nether pouerte nor ryches, onely graunte me a necessary lyuynge. |
| 30:9 | Lest yf I be to full, I denye the, and saye: who is the Lorde? And lest I beinge constrayned thorow pouerte, fall vnto stealynge, and take the name of my God in vayne. |
| 30:10 | Accuse not a seruaunt vnto hys master, lest he speake euell of the, and thou be hurte. |
| 30:11 | There is a generacyon that curseth theyr father, and doth not blesse theyr mother. |
| 30:12 | There is a generacion that thynke them selues cleane, and yet is not clensed from theyr fylthynesse. |
| 30:13 | There is a generacyon that hath a proude loke, & doth cast vp theyr eye lyddes. |
| 30:14 | There is a generacion whose teth are swerdes, & with theyr chaw bones they consume & deuoure the symple of the earth, and the poore from amonge men. |
| 30:15 | The horsleche hath two daughters cryeng: bryng hyther, bryng hyther. |
| 30:16 | There be thre thynges that are neuer satysfyed, yee, fowre thynges sayeth neuer hoo. The graue: a womans wombe closed: and the earth that hath neuer water ynough. As for fyre, it sayeth neuer hoo. |
| 30:17 | Who so laugheth hys father to scorne, and setteth hys mothers commaundement at naught: the rauens pycke out hys eyes in the valleye, and deuoured be he of the yonge Aegles. |
| 30:18 | There be thre thynges to hye for me, yea foure that passeth my knowledge. |
| 30:19 | The waye af an Aegle in the ayre, the waye of a serpent ouer a stone, the waye of a shyp in the see, and the waye of a man wyth a yonge woman. |
| 30:20 | Soch is the waye also of a wyfe that breaketh wedlocke, which wypeth her mouth lyke as when she hath eaten and sayeth: As for me. I haue done no harme. |
| 30:21 | Thorow thre thynges the earth is dysquieted, & the fourth may it not beare: |
| 30:22 | Thorow a seruaunt that beareth rule. Thorow a foole that hath to moche breed, |
| 30:23 | thorow a wife worthy hatered when she is maryed, and thorow an hand mayden that is heyre to her mastres. |
| 30:24 | These be foure thynges in the earth, the which are very lytle: but in wysdome they exceade the wyse |
| 30:25 | The emmettes are but weake people yet gather they theyr meate together in the haruest. |
| 30:26 | The Conyes are but a feble folke, yet make they theyr couches amonge the rockes. |
| 30:27 | The greshoppers haue not a gyde, yet go they forth together by heapes. |
| 30:28 | The spyder laboureth with her handes, & is in Kynges places. |
| 30:29 | There be thre thynges that go styfly, yea fowre ar comlye in goinge. |
| 30:30 | A Lyon, which is strongest among beastes, and geueth place to no man: |
| 30:31 | A grehounde stronge in the hynder partes: A ramme also & a Kyng, agaynst whom no man aryseth vp. |
| 30:32 | Yf thou hast done foolyshly whan thou wast in hye estate, or yf thou hast taken euell councell: then laye thyne hande vpon thy mouth. |
| 30:33 | Who so chyrmeth mylcke, maketh butter: and he that rubbeth hys nose, maketh it blede: Euen so he that causeth wrath bringeth forth stryfe. |
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