Proverbs 第30章
The Words of Agur
1The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle.30:1 Or Jakeh, the man of Massa
The man declares, I am weary, O God;
I am weary, O God, and worn out.30:1 Revocalization; Hebrew The man declares to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal
I have not the understanding of a man.
3I have not learned wisdom,
nor have I knowledge of 30:3 ch. 9:10the Holy One.
Who has 30:4 [Isa. 40:12]; See Job 38:4-11; Ps. 104:3-6gathered the wind in his fists?
Who has 30:4 Job 26:8wrapped up the waters in a garment?
Who has established all 30:4 Ps. 22:27the ends of the earth?
30:4 [Rev. 19:12]What is his name, and what is his son’s name?
Surely you know!
he is 30:5 See Ps. 3:3a shield to those who take refuge in him.
630:6 Deut. 4:2; 12:32; [Rev. 22:18]Do not add to his words,
lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
7Two things I ask of you;
deny them not to me 30:7 Gen. 45:28before I die:
8Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with the food that is 30:8 Job 23:12; Matt. 6:11; Luke 11:3needful for me,
and say, 30:9 Ex. 5:2“Who is the Lord?”
or lest I be poor and steal
30:10 Eccles. 7:21lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
and do not bless their mothers.
12There are those who are 30:12 ch. 16:2; [Luke 18:11; Rev. 3:17]clean in their own eyes
but are not washed of their filth.
how high their eyelids lift!
whose 30:14 Job 29:17fangs are knives,
to 30:14 See Ps. 14:4devour the poor from off the earth,
the needy from among mankind.
15The leech has two daughters:
Give and Give.30:15 Or “Give, give,” they cry
the land never satisfied with water,
and the fire that never says, “Enough.”
and 30:17 [ch. 23:22] scorns to obey a mother
will 30:17 [Num. 16:14] be picked out by 30:17 [Jer. 16:4]the ravens of the valley
and eaten by the vultures.
30:18 [See ver. 15above] four I do not understand:
19the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a serpent on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a virgin.
20This is the way of an adulteress:
she eats and wipes her mouth
and says, “I have done no wrong.”
under 30:21 [See ver. 15above] four it cannot bear up:
and a fool when he is 30:22 [ver. 9]filled with food;
and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.
but they are exceedingly wise:
yet they provide their food in the summer;
2630:26 Lev. 11:5; Ps. 104:18the rock badgers are a people not mighty,
yet they make their homes in the cliffs;
28the lizard you can take in your hands,
yet it is in kings’ palaces.
30the lion, which is mightiest among beasts
and 30:30 [Job 39:22]does not turn back before any;
and a king whose army is with him.30:31 Or against whom there is no rising up
32If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
or if you have been devising evil,
33For pressing milk produces curds,
pressing the nose produces blood,
and pressing anger produces strife.
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