Pro 30:1 These are the solemn words of Agur son of Jakeh: "God is not with me, God is not with me, and I am helpless.
Pro 30:2 I am more like an animal than a human being; I do not have the sense we humans should have.
Pro 30:3 I have never learned any wisdom, and I know nothing at all about God.
Pro 30:4 Have any ever mastered heavenly knowledge? Have any ever caught the wind in their hands? Or wrapped up water in a piece of cloth? Or fixed the boundaries of the earth? Who are they, if you know? Who are their children?
Pro 30:5 "God keeps every promise he makes. He is like a shield for all who seek his protection.
Pro 30:6 If you claim that he said something that he never said, he will reprimand you and show that you are a liar."
Pro 30:7 I ask you, God, to let me have two things before I die:
Pro 30:8 keep me from lying, and let me be neither rich nor poor. So give me only as much food as I need.
Pro 30:9 If I have more, I might say that I do not need you. But if I am poor, I might steal and bring disgrace on my God.
Pro 30:10 Never criticize servants to their master. You will be cursed and suffer for it.
Pro 30:11 There are people who curse their fathers and do not show their appreciation for their mothers.
Pro 30:12 There are people who think they are pure when they are as filthy as they can be.
Pro 30:13 There are people who think they are so good---oh, how good they think they are!
Pro 30:14 There are people who take cruel advantage of the poor and needy; that is the way they make their living.
Pro 30:15 A leech has two daughters, and both are named "Give me!" There are four things that are never satisfied:
Pro 30:16 the world of the dead, a woman without children, dry ground that needs rain, and a fire burning out of control.
Pro 30:17 If you make fun of your father or despise your mother in her old age, you ought to be eaten by vultures or have your eyes picked out by wild ravens.
Pro 30:18 There are four things that are too mysterious for me to understand:
Pro 30:19 an eagle flying in the sky, a snake moving on a rock, a ship finding its way over the sea, and a man and a woman falling in love.
Pro 30:20 This is how an unfaithful wife acts: she commits adultery, takes a bath, and says, "But I haven't done anything wrong!"
Pro 30:21 There are four things that the earth itself cannot tolerate:
Pro 30:22 a slave who becomes a king, a fool who has all he wants to eat,
Pro 30:23 a hateful woman who gets married, and a servant woman who takes the place of her mistress.
Pro 30:24 There are four animals in the world that are small, but very, very clever:
Pro 30:25 Ants: they are weak, but they store up their food in the summer.
Pro 30:26 Rock badgers: they are not strong either, but they make their homes among the rocks.
Pro 30:27 Locusts: they have no king, but they move in formation.
Pro 30:28 Lizards: you can hold one in your hand, but you can find them in palaces.
Pro 30:29 There are four things that are impressive to watch as they walk:
Pro 30:30 lions, strongest of all animals and afraid of none;
Pro 30:31 goats, strutting roosters, and kings in front of their people.
Pro 30:32 If you have been foolish enough to be arrogant and plan evil, stop and think!
Pro 30:33 If you churn milk, you get butter. If you hit someone's nose, it bleeds. If you stir up anger, you get into trouble.
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