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man<MH120>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Nor<MH3808> have I learned<MH3925> wisdom<MH2451>, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH3808> do I have<MH3045> the knowledge<MH1847> of the Holy<MH6918> One<MH6918>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Who<MH4310> has ascended<MH5927> into heaven<MH8064> and descended<MH3381>? <t><p class="indent1">Who<MH4310> has gathered<MH622> the wind<MH7307> in His fists<MH2651>? <t><p class="indent1">Who<MH4310> has wrapped<MH6887a> the waters<MH4325> in <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>His garment<MH8071>? <t><p class="indent1">Who<MH4310> has established<MH6965> all<MH3605> the ends<MH657> of the earth<MH776>? <t><p class="indent1">What<MH4100> is His name<MH8034> or His <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>Son’s<MH1121> name<MH8034>? <t><p class="indent1">Surely<MH3588> you know<MH3045>! <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Every<MH3605> word<MH565a> of God<MH433> is <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>pure<MH6884>; <t><p class="indent1">He is a shield<MH4043> to those who take<MH2620> refuge<MH2620> in Him. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Do not add<MH3254> to His words<MH1697> <t><p class="indent1">Or<MH6435> He will rebuke<MH3198> you, and you will be proved<MH3576> a<MH3576> liar<MH3576>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Two<MH8147> things<MH8147> I have asked<MH7592> of You; <t><p class="indent1">Do not refuse<MH4513> me before<MH2962> I die<MH4191>: <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Keep<MH7368> deception<MH7723> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>lies<MH3577> far<MH7368> from me, <t><p class="indent1">Give<MH5414> me neither<MH408> poverty<MH7389> nor<MH408> riches<MH6239>; <t><p class="indent1">Feed<MH2963> me with the food<MH3899> that is my portion<MH2706>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>So<MH6435> that<MH6435> I will not<MH6435> be<MH7646> full<MH7646> and deny<MH3584> <i>You</i> and say<MH559>, “Who<MH4310> is the LORD<MH3068>?” <t><p class="indent1">And that<MH6435> I will not<MH6435> become<MH3423> impoverished<MH3423> and steal<MH1589>, <t><p class="indent1">And profane<MH8610> the name<MH8034> of my God<MH430>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Do not slander<MH3960> a slave<MH5650> to his master<MH113>, <t><p class="indent1">Or<MH6435> he will curse<MH7043> you and you will be found<MH816> guilty<MH816>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>There is a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>kind<MH1755> <i>of person</i> who curses<MH7043> his father<MH1> <t><p class="indent1">And does not bless<MH1288> his mother<MH517>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>There is a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>kind<MH1755> who is pure<MH2889> in his own eyes<MH5869>, <t><p class="indent1">Yet is not washed<MH7364> from his filthiness<MH6675>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>There is a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>kind<MH1755>—oh how<MH4100> lofty<MH7311> are<MH7311> his eyes<MH5869>! <t><p class="indent1">And his eyelids<MH6079> are raised<MH5375> <i>in arrogance.</i> <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>There is a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>kind<MH1755> <i>of person</i> whose teeth<MH8127> are <i>like</i> swords<MH2719> <t><p class="indent1">And his jaw<MH4973> teeth<MH4973> <i>like</i> knives<MH3979>, <t><p class="indent1">To devour<MH398> the poor<MH6041> from the earth<MH776> <t><p class="indent1">And the needy<MH34> from among mankind<MH120>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The leech<MH5936> has two<MH8147> daughters<MH1323>: <p class="indent1stline">“Give<MH3051>” <i>and</i> “Give<MH3051>.” <t><p class="indent1">There<MH1992a> are three<MH7969> things<MH7969> that will not be<MH7646> satisfied<MH7646>, <t><p class="indent1">Four<MH702> that will not say<MH559>, “Enough<MH1952>”: <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>Sheol<MH7585>, the infertile<MH6115> womb<MH7358>, <t><p class="indent1">Earth<MH776> that is<MH7646> never<MH3808> satisfied<MH7646> with water<MH4325>, <t><p class="indent1">And fire<MH784> that never<MH3808> says<MH559>, “Enough<MH1952>.” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The eye<MH5869> that mocks<MH3932> a father<MH1> <t><p class="indent1">And <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>scorns<MH936, 3349> a mother<MH517>, <t><p class="indent1">The ravens<MH6158> of the valley<MH5158a> will pick<MH5365> it out<MH5365>, <t><p class="indent1">And the young<MH1121> eagles<MH5404> will eat<MH398> it. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>There<MH1992a> are three<MH7969> things<MH7969> which are<MH6381> too<MH4480> wonderful<MH6381> for me, <t><p class="indent1">Four<MH702> which I do not understand<MH3045>: <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The way<MH1870> of the eagle<MH5404> in the sky<MH8064>, <t><p class="indent1">The way<MH1870> of a snake<MH5175> on a rock<MH6697>, <t><p class="indent1">The way<MH1870> of a ship<MH591> in the middle<MH3820> of the sea<MH3220>, <t><p class="indent1">And the way<MH1870> of a man<MH1397> with a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>virgin<MH5959>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>This<MH3651> is the way<MH1870> of an adulterous<MH5003> woman<MH802>: <p class="indent1stline">She eats<MH398> and wipes<MH4229a> her mouth<MH6310>, <t><p class="indent1">And says<MH559>, “I have done<MH6466> no<MH3808> wrong<MH205>.” <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Under<MH8478> three<MH7969> things<MH7969> the earth<MH776> quakes<MH7264>, <t><p class="indent1">And under<MH8478> four<MH702>, it cannot<MH3201, 3808> endure<MH5375>: <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Under<MH8478> a slave<MH5650> when<MH3588> he becomes<MH4427a> king<MH4427a>, <t><p class="indent1">And a fool<MH5036> when<MH3588> he is<MH7646> satisfied<MH7646> with food<MH3899>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Under<MH8478> an unloved<MH8130> woman when<MH3588> she gets<MH1166> a<MH1166> husband<MH1166>, <t><p class="indent1">And a female<MH8198> servant<MH8198> when<MH3588> she dispossesses<MH3423> her mistress<MH1404>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Four<MH702> things<MH702> are small<MH6996a> on the earth<MH776>, <t><p class="indent1">But they are exceedingly<MH2449> wise<MH2450>: <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The ants<MH5244> are not a strong<MH5794> people<MH5971a>, <t><p class="indent1">But they prepare<MH3559> their food<MH3899> in the summer<MH7019c>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>The rock<MH8227a> hyraxes<MH8227a> are not a mighty<MH6099> people<MH5971a>, <t><p class="indent1">Yet they make<MH7760> their houses<MH1004> in the rocks<MH5553>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The locusts<MH697> have<MH369> no<MH369> king<MH4428>, <t><p class="indent1">Yet all<MH3605> of them go<MH3318> out<MH3318> in<MH2686a> ranks<MH2686a>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>The lizard<MH8079> you may grasp<MH8610> with the hands<MH3027>, <t><p class="indent1">Yet it is in kings’<MH4428> palaces<MH1964>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>There<MH1992a> are three<MH7969> things<MH7969> which are stately<MH3190> in <i>their</i> march<MH6806>, <t><p class="indent1">Even four<MH702> which are stately<MH3190> when they walk<MH1980>: <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>The lion<MH3918>, <i>which</i> is mighty<MH1368> among animals<MH929> <t><p class="indent1">And does not <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>retreat<MH7725> from anything<MH3605>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>The <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>strutting<MH2223, 4975> rooster<MH2223> or<MH176> the male<MH8495> goat<MH8495>, <t><p class="indent1">And a king<MH4428> <i>when his</i> army<MH510> is with him. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>If<MH518> you have been<MH5034a> foolish<MH5034a> in exalting<MH5375> yourself, <t><p class="indent1">Or if<MH518> you have plotted<MH2161> <i>evil,</i> <i>put your</i> hand<MH3027> on your mouth<MH6310>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/30-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>For the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>churning<MH4330> of milk<MH2461> produces<MH3318> butter<MH2529>, <t><p class="indent1">And pressing<MH4330> the nose<MH639> produces<MH3318> blood<MH1818>; <t><p class="indent1">So the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>churning<MH4330> of anger<MH639> produces<MH3318> strife<MH7379>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>the</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Or <i>son’s</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>refined</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>words of falsehood</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Or <i>generation</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Or <i>generation</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Or <i>generation</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Or <i>generation</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> I.e., The netherworld<br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Lit <i>despises to obey</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Lit <i>young unmarried woman</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">30</span> Lit <i>turn back</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">31</span> Lit <i>girt in the loins</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">33</span> Lit <i>pressing</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">33</span> Lit <i>pressing</i><br></div><br 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