30These are the solemn words of Agur son of Jakeh: "God is not with me, God is not with me, and I am helpless.H1697H94H1121H3348H4853H1397H5002H384H384H4012I am more like an animal than a human being; I do not have the sense we humans should have.H1198H376H998H1203I have never learned any wisdom, and I know nothing at all about God.H3925H2451H3045H1847H69184Have 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?H5927H8064H3381H622H7307H2651H6887H4325H8071H6965H657H776H8034H1121H8034H30455"God keeps every promise he makes. He is like a shield for all who seek his protection.H565H433H6884H4043H26206If you claim that he said something that he never said, he will reprimand you and show that you are a liar."H3254H1697H3198H35767I ask you, God, to let me have two things before I die:H8147H7592H4513H41918keep me from lying, and let me be neither rich nor poor. So give me only as much food as I need.H7368H7723H1697H3577H5414H7389H6239H2963H3899H27069If 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.H7646H3584H559H3068H3423H1589H8610H8034H43010Never criticize servants to their master. You will be cursed and suffer for it.H3960H5650H113H7043H81611There are people who curse their fathers and do not show their appreciation for their mothers.H1755H7043H1H1288H51712There are people who think they are pure when they are as filthy as they can be.H1755H2889H5869H7364H667513There are people who think they are so good - oh, how good they think they are!H1755H7311H5869H6079H537514There are people who take cruel advantage of the poor and needy; that is the way they make their living.H1755H8127H2719H4973H3979H398H6041H776H34H12015A leech has two daughters, and both are named "Give me!" There are four things that are never satisfied:H5936H8147H1323H3051H3051H7969H7646H702H559H195216the world of the dead, a woman without children, dry ground that needs rain, and a fire burning out of control.H7585H6115H7356H776H7646H4325H784H559H195217If 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.H5869H3932H1H936H3349H517H6158H5158H5365H1121H5404H39818There are four things that are too mysterious for me to understand:H7969H6381H702H304519an 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.H1870H5404H8064H1870H5175H6697H1870H591H3820H3220H1870H1397H595920This is how an unfaithful wife acts: she commits adultery, takes a bath, and says, "But I haven't done anything wrong!"H1870H5003H802H398H4229H6310H559H6466H20521There are four things that the earth itself cannot tolerate:H7969H776H7264H702H3201H537522a slave who becomes a king, a fool who has all he wants to eat,H5650H4427H5036H7646H389923a hateful woman who gets married, and a servant woman who takes the place of her mistress.H8130H1166H8198H3423H140424There are four animals in the world that are small, but very, very clever:H702H6996H776H2449H245025Ants: they are weak, but they store up their food in the summer.H5244H5971H5794H3559H3899H701926Rock badgers: they are not strong either, but they make their homes among the rocks.H8227H6099H5971H7760H1004H555327Locusts: they have no king, but they move in formation.H697H4428H3318H268628Lizards: you can hold one in your hand, but you can find them in palaces.H8079H8610H3027H4428H196429There are four things that are impressive to watch as they walk:H7969H6806H3190H702H2895H321230lions, strongest of all animals and afraid of none;H3918H1368H929H7725H644031goats, strutting roosters, and kings in front of their people.H4975H2223H8495H176H4428H51032If you have been foolish enough to be arrogant and plan evil, stop and think!H5034H5375H2161H3027H631033If you churn milk, you get butter. If you hit someone's nose, it bleeds. If you stir up anger, you get into trouble.H4330H2461H3318H2529H4330H639H3318H1818H4330H639H3318H7379
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