Proverbs 30:1-15
New American Standard Bible
2I am certainly more stupid than any man, And I do not have the understanding of a man;
3Nor have I learned wisdom, Nor do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.
4Who has ascended into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has wrapped the waters in His garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name or His Son’s name? Surely you know!
5Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
6Do not add to His words Or He will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar.
7Two things I have asked of You; Do not refuse me before I die:
8Keep deception and lies far from me, Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is my portion,
9So that I will not be full and deny You and say, 'Who is the Lord?' And that I will not become impoverished and steal, And profane the name of my God.
10Do not slander a slave to his master, Or he will curse you and you will be found guilty.
11There is a kind of person who curses his father And does not bless his mother.
12There is a kind who is pure in his own eyes, Yet is not washed from his filthiness.
13There is a kind—oh how lofty are his eyes! And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.
14There is a kind of person whose teeth are like swords And his jaw teeth like knives, To devour the poor from the earth And the needy from among mankind.
15The leech has two daughters: 'Give' and 'Give.' There are three things that will not be satisfied, Four that will not say, 'Enough':
King James Version
Chapter 30
1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, 2Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. 3I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. 4Who 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? 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 have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
8Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
9Lest 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.
10Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found 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, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
13There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
14There 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.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 30
1The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The pronouncement. The man's oration to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal: 2I am more stupid than any other person, and I lack a human's ability to understand. 3I have not gained wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One. 4Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his hands? Who has bound up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son -- if you know? 5Every word of God is pure; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6Don't add to his words, or he will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar.
7Two things I ask of you; don't deny them to me before I die:
8Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor wealth; feed me with the food I need.
10Don't slander a servant to his master or he will curse you, and you will become guilty.
11There is a generation that curses its father and does not bless its mother.
12There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, yet is not washed from its filth.
13There is a generation--how haughty its eyes and pretentious its looks.
New Living Translation
Chapter 30
1The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh contain this message. I am weary, O God; I am weary and worn out, O God. 2I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense. 3I have not mastered human wisdom, nor do I know the Holy One.
5Every word of God proves true. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.
6Do not add to his words, or he may rebuke you and expose you as a liar.
7O God, I beg two favors from you; let me have them before I die.
8First, help me never to tell a lie. Second, give me neither poverty nor riches! Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.
9For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, 'Who is the Lord?' And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name.
11Some people curse their father and do not thank their mother.
12They are pure in their own eyes, but they are filthy and unwashed.
13They look proudly around, casting disdainful glances.
14They have teeth like swords and fangs like knives. They devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among humanity.
English Standard Version
2Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man.
3I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.
4Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name? Surely you know!
5Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
7Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die:
8Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,
9lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the LORD?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.
10Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
11There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
12There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth.
13There are those—how lofty are their eyes, how high their eyelids lift!
14There are those whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, the needy from among mankind.
15The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. Three things are never satisfied; four never say, “Enough”:
New International Version
Chapter 30
1The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh--an inspired utterance. This man's utterance to Ithiel: 'I am weary, God, but I can prevail. 2Surely I am only a brute, not a man; I do not have human understanding. 3I have not learned wisdom, nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.
4Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Whose hands have gathered up the wind? Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know!
5Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
7Two things I ask of you, LORD; do not refuse me before I die:
8Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.
10Do not slander a servant to their master, or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.
11There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers;
12those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth;
13those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful;
New King James Version
Chapter 30
1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, his utterance. This man declared to Ithiel—to Ithiel and Ucal:
2 Surely I am more stupid than any man, And do not have the understanding of a man.
3I neither learned wisdom Nor have knowledge of the Holy One.
4 Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son’s name, If you know?
5 Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
6 Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.
7Two things I request of You (Deprive me not before I die):
8Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches— Feed me with the food allotted to me;
9 Lest I be full and deny You, And say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I be poor and steal, And profane the name of my God.
10Do not malign a servant to his master, Lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.
11 There is a generation that curses its father, And does not bless its mother.
12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed from its filthiness.
13 There is a generation—oh, how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, And whose fangs are like knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men.
15The leech has two daughters— Give and Give! There are three things that are never satisfied, Four never say, “Enough!”:
