| 1절 | The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, his utterance. This man declared to Ithiel--to Ithiel and Ucal：
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| 2절 | Surely I am more stupid than any man, And do not have the understanding of a man.
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| 3절 | I neither learned wisdom Nor have knowledge of the Holy One.
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| 4절 | Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? 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?
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| 5절 | Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
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| 6절 | Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.
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| 7절 | Two things I request of You (Deprive me not before I die)：
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| 8절 | Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches--Feed me with the food allotted to me;
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| 9절 | 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.
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| 10절 | Do not malign a servant to his master, Lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.
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| 11절 | There is a generation that curses its father, And does not bless its mother.
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| 12절 | There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed from its filthiness.
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| 13절 | There is a generation--oh, how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
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| 14절 | There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, And whose fangs are like knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men.
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| 15절 | The leech has two daughters--Give and Give! There are three things that are never satisfied, Four never say, \"Enough!\"：
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| 16절 | The grave, The barren womb, The earth that is not satisfied with water--And the fire never says, \"Enough!\"
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| 17절 | 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.
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| 18절 | There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yes, four which I do not understand：
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| 19절 | The way of an eagle in the air, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the midst of the sea, And the way of a man with a virgin.
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| 20절 | This is the way of an adulterous woman： She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, \"I have done no wickedness.\"
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| 21절 | For three things the earth is perturbed, Yes, for four it cannot bear up：
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| 22절 | For a servant when he reigns, A fool when he is filled with food,
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| 23절 | A hateful woman when she is married, And a maidservant who succeeds her mistress.
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| 24절 | There are four things which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise：
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| 25절 | The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
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| 26절 | The rock badgers are a feeble folk, Yet they make their homes in the crags;
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| 27절 | The locusts have no king, Yet they all advance in ranks;
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| 28절 | The spider skillfully grasps with its hands, And it is in kings\' palaces.
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| 29절 | There are three things which are majestic in pace, Yes, four which are stately in walk：
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| 30절 | A lion, which is mighty among beasts And does not turn away from any;
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| 31절 | A greyhound, A male goat also, And a king whose troops are with him.
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| 32절 | If you have been foolish in exalting yourself, Or if you have devised evil, put your hand on your mouth.
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| 33절 | For as the churning of milk produces butter, And wringing the nose produces blood, So the forcing of wrath produces strife.
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