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Proverbs 30
New International Version
Proverbs 30
New International Version
Sayings of Agur
30 The sayings(A) of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance.
This man’s utterance to Ithiel:
“I am weary, God,
but I can prevail.[a]
2 Surely I am only a brute, not a man;
I do not have human understanding.
3 I have not learned wisdom,
nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.(B)
4 Who has gone up(C) to heaven and come down?
Whose hands(D) have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters(E) in a cloak?(F)
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name,(G) and what is the name of his son?
Surely you know!
5 “Every word of God is flawless;(H)
he is a shield(I) to those who take refuge in him.
6 Do not add(J) to his words,
or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
7 “Two things I ask of you, Lord;
do not refuse me before I die:
8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
give me neither poverty nor riches,
but give me only my daily bread.(K)
9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown(L) you
and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’(M)
Or I may become poor and steal,
and so dishonor the name of my God.(N)
10 “Do not slander a servant to their master,
or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.
11 “There are those who curse their fathers
and do not bless their mothers;(O)
12 those who are pure in their own eyes(P)
and yet are not cleansed of their filth;(Q)
13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty,(R)
whose glances are so disdainful;
14 those whose teeth(S) are swords
and whose jaws are set with knives(T)
to devour(U) the poor(V) from the earth
and the needy from among mankind.(W)
15 “The leech has two daughters.
‘Give! Give!’ they cry.
“There are three things that are never satisfied,(X)
four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
16 the grave,(Y) the barren womb,
land, which is never satisfied with water,
and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’
17 “The eye that mocks(Z) a father,
that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
will be eaten by the vultures.(AA)
18 “There are three things that are too amazing for me,
four that I do not understand:
19 the 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.
20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth
and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’(AB)
21 “Under three things the earth trembles,
under four it cannot bear up:
22 a servant who becomes king,(AC)
a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
23 a contemptible woman who gets married,
and a servant who displaces her mistress.
24 “Four things on earth are small,
yet they are extremely wise:
25 Ants are creatures of little strength,
yet they store up their food in the summer;(AD)
26 hyraxes(AE) are creatures of little power,
yet they make their home in the crags;
27 locusts(AF) have no king,
yet they advance together in ranks;
28 a lizard can be caught with the hand,
yet it is found in kings’ palaces.
29 “There are three things that are stately in their stride,
four that move with stately bearing:
30 a lion, mighty among beasts,
who retreats before nothing;
31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat,
and a king secure against revolt.[b]
32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
or if you plan evil,
clap your hand over your mouth!(AG)
33 For as churning cream produces butter,
and as twisting the nose produces blood,
so stirring up anger produces strife.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:1 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text utterance to Ithiel, / to Ithiel and Ukal:
- Proverbs 30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Proverbs 30
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Proverbs 30
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Sayings of Agur
30 The words of Agur son of Jakeh of Massa.[a]
The man says to Ith′i-el,
to Ith′i-el and Ucal:[b]
2 Surely I am too stupid to be a man.
I have not the understanding of a man.
3 I have not learned wisdom,
nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.
4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down?
Who has gathered the wind in his fists?
Who has wrapped up 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?
Surely you know!
5 Every word of God proves true;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6 Do not add to his words,
lest he rebuke you, and you be found a liar.
7 Two things I ask of thee;
deny them not to me before I die:
8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with the food that is needful for me,
9 lest I be full, and deny thee,
and say, “Who is the Lord?”
or lest I be poor, and steal,
and profane the name of my God.
10 Do not slander a servant to his master,
lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
11 There are those who curse their fathers
and do not bless their mothers.
12 There are those who are pure in their own eyes
but are not cleansed of their filth.
13 There are those—how lofty are their eyes,
how high their eyelids lift!
14 There are those whose teeth are swords,
whose teeth are knives,
to devour the poor from off the earth,
the needy from among men.
15 The leech[c] has two daughters;
“Give, give,” they cry.
Three things are never satisfied;
four never say, “Enough”:
16 Sheol, the barren womb,
the earth ever thirsty for water,
and the fire which never says, “Enough.”[d]
17 The eye that mocks a father
and scorns to obey a mother
will be picked out by the ravens of the valley
and eaten by the vultures.
18 Three things are too wonderful for me;
four I do not understand:
19 the 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 maiden.
20 This is the way of an adulteress:
she eats, and wipes her mouth,
and says, “I have done no wrong.”
21 Under three things the earth trembles;
under four it cannot bear up:
22 a slave when he becomes king,
and a fool when he is filled with food;
23 an unloved woman when she gets a husband,
and a maid when she succeeds her mistress.
24 Four things on earth are small,
but they are exceedingly wise:
25 the ants are a people not strong,
yet they provide their food in the summer;
26 the badgers are a people not mighty,
yet they make their homes in the rocks;
27 the locusts have no king,
yet all of them march in rank;
28 the lizard you can take in your hands,
yet it is in kings’ palaces.
29 Three things are stately in their tread;
four are stately in their stride:
30 the lion, which is mightiest among beasts
and does not turn back before any;
31 the strutting cock,[e] the he-goat,
and a king striding before[f] his people.
32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
or if you have been devising evil,
put your hand on your mouth.
33 For pressing milk produces curds,
pressing the nose produces blood,
and pressing anger produces strife.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:1 Or the oracle
- Proverbs 30:1 The Hebrew of this verse is obscure
- Proverbs 30:15 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
- Proverbs 30:16 Heb obscure
- Proverbs 30:31 Gk Syr Tg Compare Vg: Heb obscure
- Proverbs 30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Proverbios 30
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Proverbios 30
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Las palabras de Agur
30 Palabras proféticas de Agur, hijo de Jaqué, dirigidas a Itiel, a Itiel y a Ucal.
2 ¡No hay nadie más ignorante que yo!
¡No hay en mí raciocinio humano!
3 No tengo estudios ni sabiduría;
¡no tengo conocimiento alguno del Dios santo!
4 ¿Quién puede subir al cielo, y bajar de allí?
¿Quién puede retener al viento entre sus puños?
¿Quién puede retener el mar en un paño?
¿Quién estableció los límites de la tierra?
¿Sabes su nombre, y el nombre de su hijo?
5 Las palabras de Dios son todas puras;
Dios es el escudo de quienes en él confían.
6 No añadas a sus palabras, y él no te reprenderá,
y tampoco resultarás un mentiroso.
7 Solamente dos cosas te he pedido;
¡concédemelas antes de que muera!
8 Aparta de mí la vanidad y la mentira,
y no me des pobreza ni riquezas.
Dame sólo el pan necesario,
9 no sea que, una vez satisfecho,
te niegue y diga: «¿Y quién es el Señor?»
O que, por ser pobre, llegue yo a robar
y ofenda el nombre de mi Dios.
10 No acuses al siervo ante su amo,
no sea que te maldiga y sufras el castigo.
11 Hay algunos que maldicen a su padre
y no bendicen a su madre.
12 Hay algunos que se creen muy puros,
aunque no se han purificado de su inmundicia.
13 Hay algunos que miran con altanería
y mantienen en alto la mirada.
14 Hay algunos cuyos dientes parecen espadas
y cuyas muelas parecen cuchillos,
¡dispuestos a devorar a los pobres de la tierra,
a la gente menesterosa de este mundo!
15 La sanguijuela tiene dos hijas
que no saben más que pedir.
Tres cosas hay que nunca se sacian,
y aun la cuarta nunca está satisfecha:
16 El sepulcro, la matriz estéril,
la tierra seca, que demanda más agua,
y el fuego, que jamás deja de arder.
17 A quien mira con desprecio a su padre
y tiene en poco la enseñanza de la madre,
¡que los cuervos del valle le saquen los ojos!,
¡que los aguiluchos se lo coman vivo!
18 Hay tres cosas que me son incomprensibles,
y aun la cuarta no la alcanzo a comprender:
19 el rastro del águila en el aire,
el rastro de la serpiente sobre las rocas,
el rastro del barco al surcar el mar,
y el rastro del hombre en la doncella.
20 La mujer adúltera se porta así:
Come, se limpia la boca,
y afirma: «No he hecho nada malo.»
21 Hay tres cosas que sacuden a la tierra,
y una cuarta que no puede tolerar:
22 el siervo que llega a ser rey,
el necio que se harta de pan,
23 la solterona que llega a casarse,
y la criada que suplanta a su ama.
24 Hay cuatro cosas muy pequeñas en la tierra,
pero que son más sabias que los sabios:
25 Las hormigas, ejército nada fuerte,
pero que en el verano almacena su comida;
26 los damanes, ejército sin recursos,
pero que ponen su casa en la roca;
27 las langostas, que no tienen rey,
pero que avanzan en perfecta formación;
28 y la araña, que se puede atrapar con la mano,
pero que se halla en el palacio del rey.
29 Tres animales caminan con paso airoso,
y el cuarto se pavonea al andar:
30 El león, el más fuerte de los animales,
al que nada lo hace retroceder;
31 el pavo real, el macho cabrío,
Y el rey, a quien nadie resiste.
32 Si en tu necedad has querido enaltecerte,
o has hecho planes malvados, reflexiona:
33 Si bates la leche, obtienes mantequilla;
si te suenas fuerte la nariz, ésta te sangra;
y si provocas la ira de alguien, provocas un pleito.
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