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1. The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh; an oracle: This man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ukal:
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1. The words H1697 of Agur H94 the son H1121 of Jakeh H3348 , even the prophecy H4853 : the man H1397 spoke H5002 unto Ithiel H384 , even unto Ithiel H384 and Ucal H401 ,
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2. Surely I am more brutish than any other human being, and I do not have human understanding;
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2. Surely H3588 I H595 am more brutish H1198 than any man H4480 H376 , and have not H3808 the understanding H998 of a man H120 .
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3. I have not learned wisdom, nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One.
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3. I neither H3808 learned H3925 wisdom H2451 , nor have H3045 the knowledge H1847 of the holy H6918 .
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4. Who has ascended into heaven, and then descended? Who has gathered up the winds in his fists? Who has bound up the waters in his cloak? 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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4. Who H4310 hath ascended up H5927 into heaven H8064 , or descended H3381 ? who H4310 hath gathered H622 the wind H7307 in his fists H2651 ? who H4310 hath bound H6887 the waters H4325 in a garment H8071 ? who H4310 hath established H6965 all H3605 the ends H657 of the earth H776 ? what H4100 is his name H8034 , and what H4100 is his son H1121 's name H8034 , if H3588 if thou canst tell H3045 ?
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5. Every word of God is purified; he is like a shield for those who take refuge in him.
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5. Every H3605 word H565 of God H433 is pure H6884 : he H1931 is a shield H4043 unto them that put their trust H2620 in him.
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6. Do not add to his words, lest he reprove you, and prove you to be a liar.
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6. Add H3254 thou not H408 unto H5921 his words H1697 , lest H6435 he reprove H3198 thee , and thou be found a liar H3576 .
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7. Two things I ask from you; do not refuse me before I die:
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7. Two H8147 things have I required H7592 of H4480 H854 thee; deny H4513 H4480 me them not H408 before H2962 I die H4191 :
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8. Remove falsehood and lies far from me; do not give me poverty or riches, feed me with my allotted portion of bread,
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8. Remove far H7368 from H4480 me vanity H7723 and lies H1697 H3577 : give H5414 me neither H408 poverty H7389 nor riches H6239 ; feed H2963 me with food H3899 convenient H2706 for me:
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9. lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, "Who is the LORD?" Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.
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9. Lest H6435 I be full H7646 , and deny H3584 thee , and say H559 , Who H4310 is the LORD H3068 ? or lest H6435 I be poor H3423 , and steal H1589 , and take H8610 the name H8034 of my God H430 in vain .
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10. Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you are found guilty.
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10. Accuse H3960 not H408 a servant H5650 unto H413 his master H113 , lest H6435 he curse H7043 thee , and thou be found guilty H816 .
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11. There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
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11. There is a generation H1755 that curseth H7043 their father H1 , and doth not H3808 bless H1288 their mother H517 .
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12. There is a generation who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not washed from their filthiness.
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12. There is a generation H1755 that are pure H2889 in their own eyes H5869 , and yet is not H3808 washed H7364 from their filthiness H4480 H6675 .
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13. There is a generation whose eyes are so lofty, and whose eyelids are lifted up disdainfully.
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13. There is a generation H1755 , O how H4100 lofty H7311 are their eyes H5869 ! and their eyelids H6079 are lifted up H5375 .
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14. There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among the human race.
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14. There is a generation H1755 , whose teeth H8127 are as swords H2719 , and their jaw teeth H4973 as knives H3979 , to devour H398 the poor H6041 from off the earth H4480 H776 , and the needy H34 from among men H4480 H120 .
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15. The leech has two daughters: "Give! Give!" There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, "Enough"�
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15. The horseleach H5936 hath two H8147 daughters H1323 , crying , Give H3051 , give H3051 . There are three H7969 H2007 things that are never H3808 satisfied H7646 , yea , four H702 things say H559 not H3808 , It is enough H1952 :
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16. the grave, the barren womb, land that is not satisfied with water, and fire that never says, "Enough!"
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16. The grave H7585 ; and the barren H6115 womb H7356 ; the earth H776 that is not H3808 filled H7646 with water H4325 ; and the fire H784 that saith H559 not H3808 , It is enough H1952 .
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17. The eye that mocks at a father and despises obeying a mother� the ravens of the valley will peck it out and the young vultures will eat it.
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17. The eye H5869 that mocketh H3932 at his father H1 , and despiseth H936 to obey H3349 his mother H517 , the ravens H6158 of the valley H5158 shall pick it out H5365 , and the young H1121 eagles H5404 shall eat H398 it.
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18. There are three things that are too wonderful for me, four that I do not understand:
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18. There be three H7969 things which are too wonderful H6381 for H4480 me, yea, four H702 which I know H3045 not H3808 :
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19. the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship in the sea, and the way of a man with a woman.
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19. The way H1870 of an eagle H5404 in the air H8064 ; the way H1870 of a serpent H5175 upon H5921 a rock H6697 ; the way H1870 of a ship H591 in the midst H3820 of the sea H3220 ; and the way H1870 of a man H1397 with a maid H5959 .
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20. This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I have not done wrong."
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20. Such H3651 is the way H1870 of an adulterous H5003 woman H802 ; she eateth H398 , and wipeth H4229 her mouth H6310 , and saith H559 , I have done H6466 no H3808 wickedness H205 .
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21. Under three things the earth trembles, and under four things it cannot bear up:
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21. For H8478 three H7969 things the earth H776 is disquieted H7264 , and for H8478 four H702 which it cannot H3808 H3201 bear H5375 :
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22. under a servant who becomes king, under a fool who is stuffed with food,
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22. For H8478 a servant H5650 when H3588 he reigneth H4427 ; and a fool H5036 when H3588 he is filled H7646 with meat H3899 ;
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23. under an unloved woman who is married, and under a female servant who dispossesses her mistress.
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23. For H8478 an odious H8130 woman when H3588 she is married H1166 ; and a handmaid H8198 that H3588 is heir H3423 to her mistress H1404 .
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24. There are four things on earth that are small, but they are exceedingly wise:
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24. There be four H702 things which are little H6996 upon the earth H776 , but they H1992 are exceeding wise H2449 H2450 :
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25. ants are creatures with little strength, but they prepare their food in the summer;
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25. The ants H5244 are a people H5971 not H3808 strong H5794 , yet they prepare H3559 their meat H3899 in the summer H7019 ;
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26. rock badgers are creatures with little power, but they make their homes in the crags;
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26. The conies H8227 are but a feeble H3808 H6099 folk H5971 , yet make H7760 they their houses H1004 in the rocks H5553 ;
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27. locusts have no king, but they all go forward by ranks;
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27. The locusts H697 have no H369 king H4428 , yet go they forth H3318 all H3605 of them by bands H2686 ;
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28. a lizard you can catch with the hand, but it gets into the palaces of the king.
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28. The spider H8079 taketh hold H8610 with her hands H3027 , and is in kings H4428 ' palaces H1964 .
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29. There are three things that are magnificent in their step, four things that move about magnificently:
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29. There be three H7969 things which go H6806 well H3190 , yea, four H702 are comely H3190 in going H1980 :
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30. a lion, mightiest of the beasts, who does not retreat from anything;
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30. A lion H3918 which is strongest H1368 among beasts H929 , and turneth not away H3808 H7725 for H4480 H6440 any H3605 ;
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31. a strutting rooster, a male goat, and a king with his army around him.
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31. A greyhound H2223 H4975 ; a he goat H8495 also H176 ; and a king H4428 , against H5973 whom there is no H408 rising up H6965 .
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32. If you have done foolishly by exalting yourself or if you have planned evil, put your hand over your mouth!
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32. If H518 thou hast done foolishly H5034 in lifting up thyself H5375 , or if H518 thou hast thought evil H2161 , lay thine hand H3027 upon thy mouth H6310 .
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33. For as the churning of milk produces butter and as punching the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.
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33. Surely H3588 the churning H4330 of milk H2461 bringeth forth H3318 butter H2529 , and the wringing H4330 of the nose H639 bringeth forth H3318 blood H1818 : so the forcing H4330 of wrath H639 bringeth forth H3318 strife H7379 .
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