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30:1  The words of Agur, son of Jakeh. Agur’s prophetic revelation. This man’s declaration: “I’m weary, O El. I’m weary and worn out, O El.
30:2  I’m more like a dumb animal than a human being. I don’t even have human understanding.
30:3  I haven’t learned wisdom. I don’t have knowledge of the Holy One.
30:4  “Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in the palm of his hand? Who has wrapped water in a garment? Who has set up the earth from one end to the other? What is his name or the name of his son? Certainly, you must know!
30:5  “Every word of Eloah has proven to be true. He is a Magen to those who come to him for protection.
30:6  Do not add to his words, or he will reprimand you, and you will be found to be a liar.
30:7  “I’ve asked you for two things. Don’t keep them from me before I die:
30:8  Keep vanity and lies far away from me. Don’t give me either poverty or riches. Feed me only the food I need,
30:9  or I may feel satisfied and deny you and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’ or I may become poor and steal and give the name of my Elohim a bad reputation.
30:10  “Do not slander a slave to his master. The slave will curse you, and you will be found guilty.”
30:11  A certain kind of person curses his father and does not bless his mother.
30:12  A certain kind of person thinks he is pure but is not washed from his own feces.
30:13  A certain kind of person looks around arrogantly and is conceited.
30:14  A certain kind of person, whose teeth are like swords and whose jaws are like knives, devours oppressed people from the earth and people from among humanity.
30:15  The bloodsucking leech has two daughters—“Give!” and “Give!” Three things are never satisfied. Four never say, “Enough!”:
30:16  the grave, a barren womb, a land that never gets enough water, a fire that does not say, “Enough!”
30:17  The eye that makes fun of a father and hates to obey a mother will be plucked out by ravens in the valley and eaten by young vultures.
30:18  Three things are too amazing to me, even four that I cannot understand:
30:19  an eagle making its way through the sky, a snake making its way over a rock, a ship making its way through high seas, a man making his way with a virgin.
30:20  This is the way of a woman who commits adultery: She eats, wipes her mouth, and says, “I haven’t done anything wrong!”
30:21  Three things cause the earth to tremble, even four it cannot bear up under:
30:22  a slave when he becomes king, a godless fool when he is filled with food,
30:23  a woman who is unloved when she gets married, a maid when she replaces her mistress.
30:24  Four things on earth are small, yet they are very wise:
30:25  Ants are not a strong species, yet they store their food in summer.
30:26  Rock badgers are not a mighty species, yet they make their home in the rocks.
30:27  Locusts have no king, yet all of them divide into swarms by instinct.
30:28  A lizard you can hold in your hands, yet it can even be found in royal palaces.
30:29  There are three things that walk with dignity, even four that march with dignity:
30:30  a lion, mightiest among animals, which turns away from nothing,
30:31  a strutting rooster, a male goat, a king at the head of his army.
30:32  If you are such a godless fool as to honor yourself, or if you scheme, you had better put your hand over your mouth.
30:33  As churning milk produces butter and punching a nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces a fight.