Proverbs 30:1-9
American Standard Version
30 The words of Agur the son of [a]Jakeh; the [b]oracle.
The man saith [c]unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:
2 Surely I am more brutish than any man,
And have not the understanding of a man;
3 And I have not learned wisdom,
[d]Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.
4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended?
Who hath gathered the wind in his fists?
Who hath bound the waters in his garment?
Who hath established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou knowest?
5 Every word of God is [e]tried:
He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.
6 Add thou not unto his words,
Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
7 Two things have I asked of thee;
Deny me them not before I die:
8 Remove far from me falsehood and lies;
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with [f]the food that is needful for me:
9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah?
Or lest I be poor, and steal,
And [g]use profanely the name of my God.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:1 Or, Jakeh, of Massa. See Gen. 25:14.
- Proverbs 30:1 Or, burden
- Proverbs 30:1 Or, as otherwise read, I have wearied myself, O God, I have wearied myself, O God, and am consumed: For I am etc.
- Proverbs 30:3 Or, That I should have the knowledge etc.
- Proverbs 30:5 Hebrew purified.
- Proverbs 30:8 Hebrew the bread of my portion.
- Proverbs 30:9 Hebrew handle the name.
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