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Sprüche 30
Schlachter 1951
Sprüche 30
Schlachter 1951
Die Worte Agurs
30 Worte Agurs, des Sohnes Jakes, der Ausspruch, das Manneswort an Itiel, an Itiel und Ukal, nämlich:
2 Ich bin unvernünftiger als irgend ein Mann
und habe keinen Menschenverstand.
3 Ich habe keine Weisheit gelernt,
daß ich die Erkenntnis des Heiligen besäße.
4 Wer stieg zum Himmel empor und fuhr herab?
Wer faßte den Wind in seine Fäuste?
Wer band die Wasser in ein Kleid?
Wer bestimmte alle Enden der Erde?
Wie heißt er und wie heißt sein Sohn?
Weißt du das?
5 Alle Reden Gottes sind geläutert;
er ist ein Schild denen, die ihm vertrauen.
6 Tue nichts zu seinen Worten hinzu,
daß er dich nicht strafe und du als Lügner erfunden werdest!
7 Zweierlei erbitte ich mir von dir;
das wollest du mir nicht versagen, ehe denn ich sterbe:
8 Falschheit und Lügenwort entferne von mir;
Armut und Reichtum gib mir nicht,
nähre mich mit dem mir beschiedenen Brot,
9 damit ich nicht aus Übersättigung dich verleugne
und sage: „Wer ist der Herr?“
daß ich aber auch nicht aus lauter Armut stehle
und mich am Namen meines Gottes vergreife.
10 Verleumde keinen Knecht bei seinem Herrn,
damit er dir nicht fluche und du dich versündigest!
11 Es gibt ein Geschlecht, das seinen Vater verflucht
und seine Mutter nicht segnet;
12 ein Geschlecht, das rein ist in seinen eigenen Augen
und doch von seinem Kot nicht gewaschen ist;
13 ein Geschlecht mit was für hohen Augen
und erhabenen Augenwimpern!
14 ein Geschlecht, dessen Zähne Schwerter
und dessen Gebisse Messer sind,
um die Elenden aus dem Lande wegzufressen
und die Armen aus der Mitte der Menschen.
15 Der Blutegel[a] hat zwei Töchter: „Gib her, gib her!“ -
Drei Dinge werden nimmer satt,
vier sagen nie: „Es ist genug!“:
16 das Totenreich, der verschlossene Mutterleib,
die Erde, die des Wassers nicht satt wird,
und das Feuer, das nie spricht: „Es ist genug!“
17 Ein Auge, das den Vater verspottet,
und verachtet, der Mutter zu gehorchen,
das müssen die Raben am Bache aushacken
und die jungen Adler fressen!
18 Drei Dinge sind mir zu wunderbar,
ja vier begreife ich nicht:
19 des Adlers Weg am Himmel,
der Schlange Weg auf einem Felsen,
des Schiffes Weg mitten im Meer
und des Mannes Weg bei einem Mädchen.
20 Ebenso unbegreiflich ist mir der Weg einer Ehebrecherin;
sie ißt und wischt ihr Maul und spricht: „Ich habe nichts Böses getan!“
21 Unter drei Dingen zittert ein Land
und unter vieren ist es ihm unerträglich:
22 unter einem Knecht, wenn er zur Herrschaft kommt;
unter einem Nichtswürdigen, wenn er genug zu essen kriegt;
23 unter einer Verhaßten, wenn sie zur Frau genommen wird;
und unter einer Magd, wenn sie ihre Herrin beerbt.
24 Diese vier sind die Kleinsten im Lande
und doch klüger denn die Weisen:
25 die Ameisen, kein starkes Volk,
aber sie sammeln im Sommer ihre Speise;
26 die Klippdachsen, kein mächtiges Volk,
aber sie legen in Felsspalten ihre Wohnung an;
27 die Heuschrecken haben keinen König
und ziehen doch ganz geordnet aus;
28 die Eidechse kannst du mit den Händen fangen,
und sie findet sich doch in den Palästen der Könige.
29 Diese drei haben einen schönen Gang,
und vier schreiten stattlich einher:
30 Der Löwe, der stärkste unter den Tieren,
kehrt vor niemand um;
31 das lendengegürtete [Roß], der Bock,
und ein König, der mit seinem Heerbann zieht.
32 Bist du närrisch gewesen und stolz
und hast Pläne gemacht, so lege die Hand auf den Mund!
33 Denn drückt man die Milch, so gibt es Butter,
und drückt man die Nase, so gibt es Blut,
und drückt man auf den Zorn, so gibt es Streit.
Footnotes
- Sprüche 30:15 Blutegel, Heb. aluka; einziges Vorkommen dieses Begriffes im A.T. (LS)
Proverbs 30
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Proverbs 30
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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
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Proverbs 30
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The Words of Agur
30 The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle.[a]
The man declares, I am weary, O God;
I am weary, O God, and worn out.[b]
2 Surely I am too (A)stupid to be a man.
I have not the understanding of a man.
3 I have not learned wisdom,
nor have I knowledge of (B)the Holy One.
4 Who has (C)ascended to heaven and come down?
Who has (D)gathered the wind in his fists?
Who has (E)wrapped up the waters in a garment?
Who has established all (F)the ends of the earth?
(G)What is his name, and what is his son's name?
Surely you know!
5 (H)Every word of God proves true;
he is (I)a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6 (J)Do not add to his words,
lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
7 Two things I ask of you;
deny them not to me (K)before I die:
8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with the food that is (L)needful for me,
9 lest I be (M)full and (N)deny you
and say, (O)“Who is the Lord?”
or lest I be poor and steal
(P)and profane the name of my God.
11 There are those[c] who (S)curse their fathers
and do not bless their mothers.
12 There are those who are (T)clean in their own eyes
but are not washed of their filth.
13 There are those—how (U)lofty are their eyes,
how high their eyelids lift!
14 There are those whose teeth are (V)swords,
whose (W)fangs are knives,
to (X)devour the poor from off the earth,
the needy from among mankind.
15 The leech has two daughters:
Give and Give.[d]
(Y)Three things are never satisfied;
(Z)four never say, “Enough”:
16 (AA)Sheol, (AB)the barren womb,
the land never satisfied with water,
and the fire that never says, “Enough.”
17 The eye that (AC)mocks a father
and (AD)scorns to obey a mother
will (AE)be picked out by (AF)the ravens of the valley
and eaten by the vultures.
18 (AG)Three things are (AH)too wonderful for me;
(AI)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 virgin.
20 This is the way of an adulteress:
she eats and wipes her mouth
and says, “I have done no wrong.”
21 Under (AJ)three things (AK)the earth trembles;
under (AL)four it cannot bear up:
22 (AM)a slave when he becomes king,
and a fool when he is (AN)filled with food;
23 (AO)an unloved woman when she (AP)gets a husband,
and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.
24 (AQ)Four things on earth are small,
but they are exceedingly wise:
25 (AR)the ants are a people not strong,
yet they provide their food in the summer;
26 (AS)the rock badgers are a people not mighty,
yet they make their homes in the cliffs;
27 the locusts have no (AT)king,
yet all of them march in (AU)rank;
28 the lizard you can take in your hands,
yet it is in kings' palaces.
29 (AV)Three things are stately in their tread;
(AW)four are stately in their stride:
30 the lion, which is mightiest among beasts
and (AX)does not turn back before any;
31 the (AY)strutting rooster,[e] the he-goat,
and a king whose army is with him.[f]
32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
or if you have been devising evil,
(AZ)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 Jakeh, the man of Massa
- Proverbs 30:1 Revocalization; Hebrew The man declares to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal
- Proverbs 30:11 Hebrew There is a generation; also verses 12, 13, 14
- Proverbs 30:15 Or “Give, give,” they cry
- Proverbs 30:31 Or the magpie, or the greyhound; Hebrew girt-of-loins
- Proverbs 30:31 Or against whom there is no rising up
Schlachter 1951 (SCH1951)
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