30The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance. This man's utterance to Ithiel: "I am weary, God, but I can prevail.H1697H94H1121H3348H4853H1397H5002H384H384H4012Surely I am only a brute, not a man; I do not have human understanding.H1198H376H998H1203I have not learned wisdom, nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.H3925H2451H3045H1847H69184Who 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!H5927H8064H3381H622H7307H2651H6887H4325H8071H6965H657H776H8034H1121H8034H30455"Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.H565H433H6884H4043H26206Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.H3254H1697H3198H35767"Two things I ask of you, LORD; do not refuse me before I die:H8147H7592H4513H41918Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.H7368H7723H1697H3577H5414H7389H6239H2963H3899H27069Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the LORD?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.H7646H3584H559H3068H3423H1589H8610H8034H43010"Do not slander servants to their master, or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.H3960H5650H113H7043H81611"There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers;H1755H7043H1H1288H51712those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth;H1755H2889H5869H7364H667513those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful;H1755H7311H5869H6079H537514those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among humankind.H1755H8127H2719H4973H3979H398H6041H776H34H12015"The leech has two daughters. 'Give! Give!' they cry. "There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, 'Enough!':H5936H8147H1323H3051H3051H7969H7646H702H559H195216the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, 'Enough!'H7585H6115H7356H776H7646H4325H784H559H195217"The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.H5869H3932H1H936H3349H517H6158H5158H5365H1121H5404H39818"There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand:H7969H6381H702H304519the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman.H1870H5404H8064H1870H5175H6697H1870H591H3820H3220H1870H1397H595920"This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, 'I've done nothing wrong.'H1870H5003H802H398H4229H6310H559H6466H20521"Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:H7969H776H7264H702H3201H537522a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,H5650H4427H5036H7646H389923a contemptible woman who gets married, and a servant who displaces her mistress.H8130H1166H8198H3423H140424"Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:H702H6996H776H2449H245025Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;H5244H5971H5794H3559H3899H701926hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags;H8227H6099H5971H7760H1004H555327locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks;H697H4428H3318H268628a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings' palaces.H8079H8610H3027H4428H196429"There are three things that are stately in their stride, four that move with stately bearing:H7969H6806H3190H702H2895H321230a lion, mighty among beasts, who retreats before nothing;H3918H1368H929H7725H644031a strutting rooster, a he-goat, and a king secure against revolt.H4975H2223H8495H176H4428H51032"If you play the fool and exalt yourself, or if you plan evil, clap your hand over your mouth!H5034H5375H2161H3027H631033For as churning cream produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife." Sayings of King LemuelH4330H2461H3318H2529H4330H639H3318H1818H4330H639H3318H7379