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
Притчи 30
Библия, ревизирано издание
ПОУЧЕНИЯ НА АГУР И НА ЦАР ЛЕМУИЛ
Мъдри слова на Агур
30 (A)Думите на Якеевия син Агур, Массовия цар,
които той изговори:
Изморих се, о, Боже, изморих се, о, Боже,
изтощих се;
2 (B)защото съм по-несмислен от който и да било човек
и нямам човешки разум;
3 понеже не научих мъдрост,
нито имам знание за Всесветия.
4 (C)Кой се е възкачил на небето и слязъл?
Кой е събрал вятъра в шепите си?
Кой е вързал водите в дрехата си?
Кой е утвърдил всички земни краища?
Как е името Му и как е името на сина Му?
Кажи, ако го знаеш!
5 (D)Всяко слово Божие е опитано:
Той е щит на тези, които уповават на Него.
6 (E)Не прибавяй към Неговите думи,
да не би да те изобличи и се окажеш лъжец.
7 Две неща моля от Тебе, не ми ги отказвай, преди да умра:
8 (F)Отдалечи от мен измамата и лъжата;
не ми давай нито сиромашия, нито богатство;
храни ме с хляба, който ми се пада;
9 (G)да не би да се преситя и се отрека от Теб, и да кажа: Кой е Господ?
Или да не би да осиромашея, за да открадна
и да употребя скверно името на моя Бог.
10 Не одумвай слуга пред господаря му,
да не би да те закълне и ти да се окажеш виновен.
11 Има поколение, което кълне баща си
и не благославя майка си.
12 (H)Има поколение, което е чисто пред своите си очи,
обаче не е измито от нечистотата си.
13 (I)Има поколение – колко високо са очите им
и колко са надигнати клепачите им!
14 (J)Има поколение, чиито зъби са мечове и челюстта му – ножове,
за да изпояжда от земята сиромасите
и немотните сред хората.
15 Пиявицата има две дъщери, които викат: Дай, дай!
Три неща има, които са ненаситни,
дори четири, които не казват: Стига! –
16 (K)Адът и неплодната утроба,
земята, която не се насища с вода,
и огънят, който не казва: Стига.
17 (L)Окото, което се присмива на баща си
и презира покорност към майка си,
гарвани от долината ще го изкълват
и орлови пилци ще го изядат.
18 Три неща има, които са непостижими за мене,
дори четири, които не разбирам:
19 следите на орел по въздуха,
следите на змия върху канара,
следите на кораб сред морето
и следите на мъж при девица.
20 Такъв е пътят и на жена прелюбодейка –
яде, бърше си устата и казва: Не съм извършила беззаконие.
21 Поради три неща се тресе земята.
Да! Поради четири тя не може да търпи:
22 (M)поради слуга, когато стане цар,
и безумен, когато се насити с хляб;
23 поради омразна жена, когато се омъжи,
и слугиня, която измества господарката си.
24 Четири неща има на земята, които са малки,
но са извънредно мъдри:
25 (N)мравките, които не са силен народ,
но лете приготвят храната си;
26 дивите зайци, които са слаб народ,
но поставят жилищата си на канара;
27 скакалците, които нямат цар,
но излизат всички по дружини;
28 и гущерът, който можеш да хванеш в ръка,
но пак се среща в царските палати.
29 Три неща има, които вървят величествено,
дори четири, които ходят с благородство:
30 лъвът, който е най-силен от животните
и не се спира пред никого;
31 стегнатият през корема кон; козелът;
и царят, против когото не може да се въстава.
32 (O)Ако си постъпил безумно, като си се надигнал,
или ако си намислил зло, сложи ръка на устата си.
33 Защото както, като се бие мляко, се изважда масло,
и като се блъсне носът, потича кръв,
така и като се подбужда гняв, произлиза свада.
Proverbs 30
New Life Version
The Wisdom of Agur
30 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh of Massa. The man says to Ithiel and Ucal:
2 For sure, I am more foolish than any man, and I do not have the understanding of a man. 3 I have not learned wisdom, and I do not know much about the Holy One. 4 Who has gone up into heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has gathered the waters in His coat? Who has put in place all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son’s name? For sure you know!
5 Every word of God has been proven true. He is a safe-covering to those who trust in Him. 6 Do not add to His words, or He will speak strong words to you and prove you to be a liar.
7 Two things I have asked of You. Do not keep me from having them before I die: 8 Take lies and what is false far from me. Do not let me be poor or rich. Feed me with the food that I need. 9 Then I will not be afraid that I will be full and turn my back against You and say, “Who is the Lord?” And I will not be afraid that I will be poor and steal, and bring shame on the name of my God.
10 Do not speak against a slave while talking with his owner, or he may curse you and you will be found guilty.
11 There are those who curse their fathers, and do not honor their mothers. 12 There are people who are pure in their own eyes, but are not washed from their own dirt. 13 There is a kind, O, how proud are his eyes! His eyes are opened wide with pride. 14 There is a kind of man whose teeth are swords, whose jaws are like knives, who eat up those who are suffering from the earth, and those in need from among men.
15 The one who lives by the blood of another has two daughters, “Give,” “Give.” There are three things that are never filled, four that never say, “Enough”: 16 The place of the dead, the woman who cannot have children, the earth that is always thirsty for water, and fire that never says, “Enough.”
17 The eye that makes fun of a father and hates to obey a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the young eagles.
18 There are three things which are too great for me, four which 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 out at sea, and the way of a man with a woman.
20 This is the way of a woman who is not faithful in marriage: She eats and washes her mouth, and says, “I have done no wrong.”
21 Under three things the earth shakes, and under four it cannot stand: 22 Under a servant when he becomes king, under a fool when he is filled with food, 23 under a woman who is not loved when she gets a husband, and under a woman servant when she takes the place of the woman of the house.
24 There are four things that are small on the earth, but they are very wise: 25 The ants are not a strong people, but they store up their food in the summer. 26 The badgers are not a strong people, but they make their houses in the rocks. 27 The locusts have no king, but they go as an army. 28 You can take the lizard in your hands, but it is found in kings’ houses.
29 There are three things which have honor in their steps, even four which show honor in their walk: 30 The lion, which is powerful among wild animals and does not turn away from any, 31 the proud rooster, the male goat, and a king when his army is with him.
32 If you have been foolish in honoring yourself, or if you have planned wrong-doing, put your hand on your mouth. 33 Shaking milk makes butter, and hitting the nose brings blood. So fighting comes because of anger.
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