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  30:1 ¶
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; The oracle. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal: |
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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,° |
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30:2
Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man; |
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30:2
Surely°
I°
[am] more brutish°
than [any] man,°°
and have not°
the understanding°
of a man.° |
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30:3
And I have not learned wisdom, Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One. |
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30:3
I neither°
learned°°
wisdom,°
nor have°°
the knowledge°
of the holy.° |
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30:4
Who 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? |
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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?°° |
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30:5
Every word of God is tried: He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him. |
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30:5
Every°
word°
of God°
[is] pure:°°
he°
[is] a shield°
unto them that put their trust°°
in him. |
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30:6
Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. |
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30:6
Add°°
thou not°
unto°
his words,°
lest°
he reprove°°
thee, and thou be found a liar.°° |
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30:7
Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me [them] not before I die: |
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30:7
Two°
[things] have I required°°
of°°
thee; deny°°°
me [them] not°
before°
I die:°° |
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30:8
Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me: |
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30:8
Remove far°°
from°
me vanity°
and lies:°°
give°°
me neither°
poverty°
nor riches;°
feed°°
me with food°
convenient°
for me: |
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30:9
Lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God. |
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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]. |
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30:10
Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty. |
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30:10
Accuse°°
not°
a servant°
unto°
his master,°
lest°
he curse°°
thee, and thou be found guilty.°° |
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30:11
There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother. |
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30:11
[There is] a generation°
[that] curseth°°
their father,°
and doth not°
bless°°
their mother.° |
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30:12
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And [yet] are not washed from their filthiness. |
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30:12
[There is] a generation°
[that are] pure°
in their own eyes,°
and [yet] is not°
washed°°
from their filthiness.°° |
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30:13
There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up. |
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30:13
[There is] a generation,°
O how°
lofty°°
are their eyes!°
and their eyelids°
are lifted up.°° |
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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. |
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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.°° |
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30:15
The horseleach hath two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, [Yea], four that say not, Enough: |
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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:° |
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30:16
Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough. |
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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.° |
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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. |
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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. |
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30:18
There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not: |
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30:18
There be three°
[things which] are too wonderful°°
for°
me, yea, four°
which I know°°
not:° |
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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 maiden. |
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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.° |
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30:20
So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness. |
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30:20
Such°
[is] the way°
of an adulterous°°
woman;°
she eateth,°°
and wipeth°°
her mouth,°
and saith,°°
I have done°°
no°
wickedness.° |
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30:21
For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, [which] it cannot bear: |
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30:21
For°
three°
[things] the earth°
is disquieted,°°
and for°
four°
[which] it cannot°°°
bear:°° |
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30:22
For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food; |
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30:22
For°
a servant°
when°
he reigneth;°°
and a fool°
when°
he is filled°°
with meat;° |
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30:23
For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress. |
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30:23
For°
an odious°°
[woman] when°
she is married;°°
and an handmaid°
that°
is heir°°
to her mistress.° |
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30:24
There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise: |
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30:24
There be four°
[things which are] little°
upon the earth,°
but they°
[are] exceeding°°
wise:°° |
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30:25
The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer; |
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30:25
The ants°
[are] a people°
not°
strong,°
yet they prepare°°
their meat°
in the summer;° |
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30:26
The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks; |
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30:26
The conies°
[are but] a feeble°°
folk,°
yet make°°
they their houses°
in the rocks;° |
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30:27
The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands; |
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30:27
The locusts°
have no°
king,°
yet go they forth°°
all°
of them by bands;°° |
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30:28
The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings' palaces. |
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30:28
The spider°
taketh hold°°
with her hands,°
and is in kings'°
palaces.° |
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30:29
There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately in going: |
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30:29
There be three°
[things] which go°
well,°°
yea, four°
are comely°°°
in going:°°° |
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30:30
The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any; |
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30:30
A lion°
[which is] strongest°
among beasts,°
and turneth not away°°°
for°°
any;° |
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30:31
The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up. |
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30:31
A greyhound;°°
an he goat°
also;°
and a king,°
against°
whom [there is] no°
rising up.°° |
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30:32
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, [Lay] thy hand upon thy mouth. |
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30:32
If°
thou hast done foolishly°°
in lifting up°°
thyself,°
or if°
thou hast thought evil,°°
[lay] thine hand°
upon thy mouth.° |
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30:33
For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. |
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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.° |
