Proverbs:30-31

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* The words of Agur the son of Jakeh , even the prophecy : the man spake unto Ithiel , even unto Ithiel and Ucal , * Surely I am more brutish than any man , and have not the understanding of a man . * I neither learned wisdom , nor have the knowledge of the holy . * Who hath ascended up into heaven , or descended ? who hath gathered the wind in his fists ? who hath bound the waters in a garment ? who hath established all the ends of the earth ? what is his name , and what is his son 's name , if thou canst tell ? * Every word of God is pure : he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him . * Add thou not unto his words , lest he reprove thee , and thou be found a liar . * Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them not before I die : * Remove far from me vanity and lies : give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me : * Lest I be full , and deny thee , and say , Who is the LORD ? or lest I be poor , and steal , and take the name of my God in vain . * Accuse not a servant unto his master , lest he curse thee , and thou be found guilty . * There is a generation that curseth their father , and doth not bless their mother . * There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes , and yet is not washed from their filthiness . * There is a generation , O how lofty are their eyes ! and their eyelids are lifted up . * There is a generation , whose teeth are as swords , and their jaw teeth as knives , to devour the poor from off the earth , and the needy from among men . * The horseleach hath two daughters , crying , Give , give . There are three things that are never satisfied , yea , four things say not , It is enough : * The grave ; and the barren womb ; the earth that is not filled with water ; and the fire that saith not , It is enough . * The eye that mocketh at his father , and despiseth to obey his mother , the ravens of the valley shall pick it out , and the young eagles shall eat it . * There be three things which are too wonderful for me , yea , four which I know not : * The way of an eagle in the air ; the way of a serpent upon a rock ; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea ; and the way of a man with a maid . * Such is the way of an adulterous woman ; she eateth , and wipeth her mouth , and saith , I have done no wickedness . * For three things the earth is disquieted , and for four which it cannot bear : * For a servant when he reigneth ; and a fool when he is filled with meat ; * For an odious woman when she is married ; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress . * There be four things which are little upon the earth , but they are exceeding wise : * The ants are a people not strong , yet they prepare their meat in the summer ; * The conies are but a feeble folk , yet make they their houses in the rocks ; * The locusts have no king , yet go they forth all of them by bands ; * The spider taketh hold with her hands , and is in kings ' palaces . * There be three things which go well , yea , four are comely in going : * A lion which is strongest among beasts , and turneth not away for any ; * A greyhound ; an he goat also ; and a king , against whom there is no rising up . * If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself , or if thou hast thought evil , lay thine hand upon thy mouth . * Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter , and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood : so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife . * The words of king Lemuel , the prophecy that his mother taught him . * What , my son ? and what , the son of my womb ? and what , the son of my vows ? * Give not thy strength unto women , nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings . * It is not for kings , O Lemuel , it is not for kings to drink wine ; nor for princes strong drink : * Lest they drink , and forget the law , and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted . * Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish , and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts . * Let him drink , and forget his poverty , and remember his misery no more . * Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction . * Open thy mouth , judge righteously , and plead the cause of the poor and needy . * Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far above rubies . * The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her , so that he shall have no need of spoil . * She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life . * She seeketh wool , and flax , and worketh willingly with her hands . * She is like the merchants ' ships ; she bringeth her food from afar . * She riseth also while it is yet night , and giveth meat to her household , and a portion to her maidens . * She considereth a field , and buyeth it : with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard . * She girdeth her loins with strength , and strengtheneth her arms . * She perceiveth that her merchandise is good : her candle goeth not out by night . * She layeth her hands to the spindle , and her hands hold the distaff . * She stretcheth out her hand to the poor ; yea , she reacheth forth her hands to the needy . * She is not afraid of the snow for her household : for all her household are clothed with scarlet . * She maketh herself coverings of tapestry ; her clothing is silk and purple . * Her husband is known in the gates , when he sitteth among the elders of the land . * She maketh fine linen , and selleth it ; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant . * Strength and honour are her clothing ; and she shall rejoice in time to come . * She openeth her mouth with wisdom ; and in her tongue is the law of kindness . * She looketh well to the ways of her household , and eateth not the bread of idleness . * Her children arise up , and call her blessed ; her husband also , and he praiseth her . * Many daughters have done virtuously , but thou excellest them all . * Favour is deceitful , and beauty is vain : but a woman that feareth the LORD , she shall be praised . * Give her of the fruit of her hands ; and let her own works praise her in the gates .

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