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1. The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle. The man's oration to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
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1. The words H1697 of Agur H94 the son H1121 of Jakeh H3348 , even the prophecy H4853 : the man H1397 spoke H5002 unto Ithiel H384 , even unto Ithiel H384 and Ucal H401 ,
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2. I am the least intelligent of men, and I lack man's ability to understand.
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2. Surely H3588 I H595 am more brutish H1198 than any man H4480 H376 , and have not H3808 the understanding H998 of a man H120 .
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3. I have not gained wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.
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3. I neither H3808 learned H3925 wisdom H2451 , nor have H3045 the knowledge H1847 of the holy H6918 .
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4. Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound 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-- if you know?
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4. Who H4310 hath ascended up H5927 into heaven H8064 , or descended H3381 ? who H4310 hath gathered H622 the wind H7307 in his fists H2651 ? who H4310 hath bound H6887 the waters H4325 in a garment H8071 ? who H4310 hath established H6965 all H3605 the ends H657 of the earth H776 ? what H4100 is his name H8034 , and what H4100 is his son H1121 's name H8034 , if H3588 if thou canst tell H3045 ?
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5. Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
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5. Every H3605 word H565 of God H433 is pure H6884 : he H1931 is a shield H4043 unto them that put their trust H2620 in him.
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6. Don't add to His words, or He will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar.
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6. Add H3254 thou not H408 unto H5921 his words H1697 , lest H6435 he reprove H3198 thee , and thou be found a liar H3576 .
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7. Two things I ask of You; don't deny them to me before I die:
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7. Two H8147 things have I required H7592 of H4480 H854 thee; deny H4513 H4480 me them not H408 before H2962 I die H4191 :
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8. Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor wealth; feed me with the food I need.
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8. Remove far H7368 from H4480 me vanity H7723 and lies H1697 H3577 : give H5414 me neither H408 poverty H7389 nor riches H6239 ; feed H2963 me with food H3899 convenient H2706 for me:
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9. Otherwise, I might have too much and deny You, saying, "Who is the LORD?" or I might have nothing and steal, profaning the name of my God.
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9. Lest H6435 I be full H7646 , and deny H3584 thee , and say H559 , Who H4310 is the LORD H3068 ? or lest H6435 I be poor H3423 , and steal H1589 , and take H8610 the name H8034 of my God H430 in vain .
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10. Don't slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will become guilty.
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10. Accuse H3960 not H408 a servant H5650 unto H413 his master H113 , lest H6435 he curse H7043 thee , and thou be found guilty H816 .
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11. There is a generation that curses its father and does not bless its mother.
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11. There is a generation H1755 that curseth H7043 their father H1 , and doth not H3808 bless H1288 their mother H517 .
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12. There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, yet is not washed from its filth.
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12. There is a generation H1755 that are pure H2889 in their own eyes H5869 , and yet is not H3808 washed H7364 from their filthiness H4480 H6675 .
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13. There is a generation-- how haughty its eyes and pretentious its looks.
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13. There is a generation H1755 , O how H4100 lofty H7311 are their eyes H5869 ! and their eyelids H6079 are lifted up H5375 .
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14. There is a generation whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives, devouring the oppressed from the land and the needy from among mankind.
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14. There is a generation H1755 , whose teeth H8127 are as swords H2719 , and their jaw teeth H4973 as knives H3979 , to devour H398 the poor H6041 from off the earth H4480 H776 , and the needy H34 from among men H4480 H120 .
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15. The leech has two daughters: Give, Give. Three things are never satisfied; four never say, "Enough!":
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15. The horseleach H5936 hath two H8147 daughters H1323 , crying , Give H3051 , give H3051 . There are three H7969 H2007 things that are never H3808 satisfied H7646 , yea , four H702 things say H559 not H3808 , It is enough H1952 :
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16. Sheol; a barren womb; earth, which is never satisfied with water; and fire, which never says, "Enough!"
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16. The grave H7585 ; and the barren H6115 womb H7356 ; the earth H776 that is not H3808 filled H7646 with water H4325 ; and the fire H784 that saith H559 not H3808 , It is enough H1952 .
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17. As for the eye that ridicules a father and despises obedience to a mother, may ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures eat it.
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17. The eye H5869 that mocketh H3932 at his father H1 , and despiseth H936 to obey H3349 his mother H517 , the ravens H6158 of the valley H5158 shall pick it out H5365 , and the young H1121 eagles H5404 shall eat H398 it.
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18. Three things are beyond me; four I can't understand:
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18. There be three H7969 things which are too wonderful H6381 for H4480 me, yea, four H702 which I know H3045 not H3808 :
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19. the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a young woman.
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19. The way H1870 of an eagle H5404 in the air H8064 ; the way H1870 of a serpent H5175 upon H5921 a rock H6697 ; the way H1870 of a ship H591 in the midst H3820 of the sea H3220 ; and the way H1870 of a man H1397 with a maid H5959 .
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20. This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I've done nothing wrong."
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20. Such H3651 is the way H1870 of an adulterous H5003 woman H802 ; she eateth H398 , and wipeth H4229 her mouth H6310 , and saith H559 , I have done H6466 no H3808 wickedness H205 .
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21. The earth trembles under three things; it cannot bear up under four:
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21. For H8478 three H7969 things the earth H776 is disquieted H7264 , and for H8478 four H702 which it cannot H3808 H3201 bear H5375 :
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22. a servant when he becomes king, a fool when he is stuffed with food,
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22. For H8478 a servant H5650 when H3588 he reigneth H4427 ; and a fool H5036 when H3588 he is filled H7646 with meat H3899 ;
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23. an unloved woman when she marries, and a serving girl when she ousts her lady.
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23. For H8478 an odious H8130 woman when H3588 she is married H1166 ; and a handmaid H8198 that H3588 is heir H3423 to her mistress H1404 .
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24. Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:
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24. There be four H702 things which are little H6996 upon the earth H776 , but they H1992 are exceeding wise H2449 H2450 :
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25. the ants are not a strong people, yet they store up their food in the summer;
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25. The ants H5244 are a people H5971 not H3808 strong H5794 , yet they prepare H3559 their meat H3899 in the summer H7019 ;
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26. hyraxes are not a mighty people, yet they make their homes in the cliffs;
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26. The conies H8227 are but a feeble H3808 H6099 folk H5971 , yet make H7760 they their houses H1004 in the rocks H5553 ;
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27. locusts have no king, yet all of them march in ranks;
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27. The locusts H697 have no H369 king H4428 , yet go they forth H3318 all H3605 of them by bands H2686 ;
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28. a lizard can be caught in your hands, yet it lives in kings' palaces.
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28. The spider H8079 taketh hold H8610 with her hands H3027 , and is in kings H4428 ' palaces H1964 .
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29. Three things are stately in their stride, even four are stately in their walk:
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29. There be three H7969 things which go H6806 well H3190 , yea, four H702 are comely H3190 in going H1980 :
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30. a lion, which is mightiest among beasts and doesn't retreat before anything,
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30. A lion H3918 which is strongest H1368 among beasts H929 , and turneth not away H3808 H7725 for H4480 H6440 any H3605 ;
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31. a strutting rooster, a goat, and a king at the head of his army.
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31. A greyhound H2223 H4975 ; a he goat H8495 also H176 ; and a king H4428 , against H5973 whom there is no H408 rising up H6965 .
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32. If you have been foolish by exalting yourself, or if you've been scheming, put your hand over your mouth.
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32. If H518 thou hast done foolishly H5034 in lifting up thyself H5375 , or if H518 thou hast thought evil H2161 , lay thine hand H3027 upon thy mouth H6310 .
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33. For the churning of milk produces butter, and twisting a nose draws blood, and stirring up anger produces strife.
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33. Surely H3588 the churning H4330 of milk H2461 bringeth forth H3318 butter H2529 , and the wringing H4330 of the nose H639 bringeth forth H3318 blood H1818 : so the forcing H4330 of wrath H639 bringeth forth H3318 strife H7379 .
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