Proverbs 30
New King James Version
The Wisdom of Agur
30 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, his utterance. This man declared to Ithiel—to Ithiel and Ucal:
2 (A)Surely I am more stupid than any man,
And do not have the understanding of a man.
3 I neither learned wisdom
Nor have (B)knowledge of the Holy One.
4 (C)Who has ascended into heaven, or descended?
(D)Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
Who has bound the waters in a garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His name, and what is His Son’s name,
If you know?
5 (E)Every word of God is [a]pure;
(F)He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
6 (G)Do not add to His words,
Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.
7 Two things I request of You
(Deprive me not before I die):
8 Remove falsehood and lies far from me;
Give me neither poverty nor riches—
(H)Feed me with the food allotted to me;
9 (I)Lest I be full and deny You,
And say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or lest I be poor and steal,
And profane the name of my God.
10 Do not malign a servant to his master,
Lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.
11 There is a generation that curses its (J)father,
And does not bless its mother.
12 There is a generation (K)that is pure in its own eyes,
Yet is not washed from its filthiness.
13 There is a generation—oh, how (L)lofty are their eyes!
And their eyelids are [b]lifted up.
14 (M)There is a generation whose teeth are like swords,
And whose fangs are like knives,
(N)To devour the poor from off the earth,
And the needy from among men.
15 The leech has two daughters—
Give and Give!
There are three things that are never satisfied,
Four never say, “Enough!”:
16 (O)The[c] grave,
The barren womb,
The earth that is not satisfied with water—
And the fire never says, “Enough!”
17 (P)The eye that mocks his father,
And scorns obedience to his mother,
The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young eagles will eat it.
18 There are three things which are too wonderful for me,
Yes, four which I do not understand:
19 The way of an eagle in the air,
The way of a serpent on a rock,
The way of a ship in the [d]midst of the sea,
And the way of a man with a virgin.
20 This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth,
And says, “I have done no wickedness.”
21 For three things the earth is perturbed,
Yes, for four it cannot bear up:
22 (Q)For a servant when he reigns,
A fool when he is filled with food,
23 A [e]hateful woman when she is married,
And a maidservant who succeeds her mistress.
24 There are four things which are little on the earth,
But they are exceedingly wise:
25 (R)The ants are a people not strong,
Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
26 (S)The [f]rock badgers are a feeble folk,
Yet they make their homes in the crags;
27 The locusts have no king,
Yet they all advance in ranks;
28 The [g]spider skillfully grasps with its hands,
And it is in kings’ palaces.
29 There are three things which are majestic in pace,
Yes, four which are stately in walk:
30 A lion, which is mighty among beasts
And does not turn away from any;
31 A [h]greyhound,
A male goat also,
And [i]a king whose troops are with him.
32 If you have been foolish in exalting yourself,
Or if you have devised evil, (T)put your hand on your mouth.
33 For as the churning of milk produces butter,
And wringing the nose produces blood,
So the forcing of wrath produces strife.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:5 tested, refined, found pure
- Proverbs 30:13 In arrogance
- Proverbs 30:16 Or Sheol
- Proverbs 30:19 Lit. heart
- Proverbs 30:23 Or hated
- Proverbs 30:26 rock hyraxes
- Proverbs 30:28 Or lizard
- Proverbs 30:31 Or perhaps strutting rooster, lit. girded of waist
- Proverbs 30:31 A Jewish tradition a king against whom there is no uprising
Kawikaan 30
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
30 Ang mga salita ni Agur na anak ni Jache; ang sanggunian. Sinabi ng lalake kay Ithiel, kay Ithiel, at kay Ucal:
2 Tunay na ako'y hangal kay sa kaninoman, at walang kaunawaan ng isang tao:
3 At hindi ako natuto ng karunungan, ni mayroon man ako ng kaalaman ng Banal.
4 Sino ang sumampa sa langit, at bumaba? Sino ang pumisan ng hangin sa kaniyang mga dakot? Sinong nagtali ng tubig sa kaniyang kasuutan? Sinong nagtatag ng lahat ng mga wakas ng lupa? Ano ang kaniyang pangalan, at ano ang pangalan ng kaniyang anak kung iyong nalalaman?
5 Bawa't salita ng Dios ay subok: siya'y kalasag sa kanila, na nanganganlong sa kaniya.
6 Huwag kang magdagdag sa kaniyang mga salita, baka kaniyang sawayin ka, at masunduan kang sinungaling.
7 Dalawang bagay ang hiniling ko sa iyo; huwag mong ipagkait sa akin bago ako mamatay.
8 Ilayo mo sa akin ang walang kabuluhan at ang mga kasinungalingan: huwag mo akong bigyan ng kahit karalitaan o kayamanan man; pakanin mo ako ng pagkain na kailangan ko:
9 Baka ako'y mabusog, at magkaila sa iyo, at magsabi, sino ang Panginoon? O baka ako'y maging dukha, at magnakaw ako, at gumamit ng paglapastangan sa pangalan ng aking Dios.
10 Huwag mong pawikaan ang alipin sa kaniyang panginoon, baka ka tungayawin niya, at ikaw ay maging salarin.
11 May lahi na tumutungayaw sa kanilang ama. At hindi pinagpapala ang kanilang ina.
12 May lahi na malinis sa harap ng kanilang sariling mga mata, at gayon man ay hindi hugas sa kanilang karumihan.
13 May lahi, Oh pagka mapagmataas ng kanilang mga mata! At ang kanilang mga talukap-mata ay nangakataas.
14 May lahi na ang mga ngipin ay parang mga tabak, at ang kanilang mga bagang ay parang mga sundang, upang lamunin ang dukha mula sa lupa, at ang mapagkailangan sa gitna ng mga tao.
15 Ang linga ay may dalawang anak, na sumisigaw, bigyan mo, bigyan mo. May tatlong bagay na kailan man ay hindi nasisiyahan, Oo, apat na hindi nagsasabi, siya na:
16 Ang Sheol; at ang baog na bahay-bata; ang lupa na hindi napapatiranguhaw ng tubig; at ang apoy na hindi nagsasabi, siya na.
17 Ang mata na tumutuya sa kaniyang ama, at humahamak ng pagsunod sa kaniyang ina, tutukain ito ng mga uwak sa libis, at kakanin ito ng mga inakay na aguila.
18 May tatlong bagay na totoong kagilagilalas sa akin, Oo, apat na hindi ko nalalaman:
19 Ang lipad ng aguila sa hangin; ang usad ng ahas sa ibabaw ng mga bato; ang lutang ng sasakyan sa gitna ng dagat; at ang lakad ng lalake na kasama ng isang dalaga.
20 Gayon ang lakad ng mangangalunyang babae; siya'y kumakain, at nagpapahid ng kaniyang bibig, at nagsasabi, hindi ako gumawa ng kasamaan.
21 Sa tatlong bagay ay nanginginig ang lupa, at sa apat na hindi niya madala:
22 Sa isang alipin, pagka naghahari; at sa isang mangmang, pagka nabubusog ng pagkain;
23 Sa isang babaing nakayayamot, pagka nagaasawa; at sa isang aliping babae, na nagmamana sa kaniyang panginoong babae.
24 May apat na bagay na maliit sa lupa, nguni't lubhang mga pantas:
25 Ang mga langgam ay bayang hindi matibay, gayon ma'y nagiimbak ng kanilang pagkain sa taginit;
26 Ang mga koneho ay hayop na mahina, gayon ma'y nagsisigawa sila ng kanilang mga bahay sa malalaking bato;
27 Ang mga balang ay walang hari, gayon ma'y lumalabas silang lahat na pulupulutong;
28 Ang butiki ay tumatangan ng kaniyang mga kamay, gayon ma'y nasa mga bahay ng mga hari siya.
29 May tatlong bagay na maganda sa kanilang lakad, Oo, apat na mainam sa lakad:
30 Ang leon na pinaka matapang sa mga hayop, at hindi humihiwalay ng dahil sa kanino man;
31 Ang asong matulin; ang kambing na lalake rin naman: at ang hari na hindi malalabanan.
32 Kung ikaw ay gumagawa ng kamangmangan sa pagmamataas, o kung ikaw ay umisip ng kasamaan, ilagay mo ang iyong kamay sa iyong bibig.
33 Sapagka't sa pagbati sa gatas ay naglalabas ng mantekilya, at sa pagsungalngal sa ilong ay lumalabas ang dugo: Gayon ang pamumungkahi sa poot ay naglalabas ng kaalitan.
Proverbs 30
King James Version
30 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
7 Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
21 For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
23 For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
24 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
29 There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
