Proverbs 30:1-16 ▼

1 THESE are the words of Agur the son of Jakeh, who prophesied and received power, He said to Ithliel,

2 Surely, I am weak minded, and have not the understanding of men.

3 I know not wisdom, nor have I learned the knowledge of the holy men.

4 Tell me, Who has ascended up into heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in a handkerchief? Who has established all the borders of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if you can tell?

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 reprove you, and you be found a liar.

7 Two things have I asked of thee; deny them not to me before I die:

8 Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; give me life sufficient

9 Lest I be full, and lie, and say, Who is the LORD? Or lest I be poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

10 Do not deliver a slave to his master, lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.

11 There is a generation that curses their fathers, and does not bless their mothers.

12 There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, and vet is not washed from their filthiness.

13 There is a generation. O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

14 There is a generation, whose teeth are like swords, and their jaw teeth like knives, to devour the poor from off the earth and the needy from among men.

15 A gluttonous man has three beloved daughters. There are three things that are never satisfied; yea, a fourth that never says, It is enough:

16 Sheol; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that never says, It is enough.