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1. Words of a Gatherer, son of an obedient one, the declaration, an affirmation of the man: -- I have wearied myself for God, I have wearied myself for God, and am consumed.
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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. For I am more brutish than any one, And have not the understanding of a man.
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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. Nor have I learned wisdom, Yet the knowledge of Holy Ones I know.
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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 went up to heaven, and cometh down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound waters in a garment? Who established all ends of the earth? What is His name? and what His son`s name? Surely thou knowest!
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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 saying of God is tried, A shield He is to those trusting 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. Add not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false.
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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 have asked from Thee, Withhold not from 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. Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,
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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 satiated, and have denied, And have said, `Who is Jehovah?` And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of 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. Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem thee, and thou be 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. A generation is, that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.
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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. A generation -- pure in their own eyes, But from their own filth not washed.
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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. A generation -- how high are their eyes, Yea, their eyelids are lifted up.
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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. A generation -- swords are their teeth, And knives -- their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from among men.
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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. To the leech are two daughters, `Give, give, Lo, three things are not satisfied, Four have not said `Sufficiency;`
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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. Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth -- it is not satisfied with water, And fire -- it hath not said, `Sufficiency,`
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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. An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.
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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. Three things have been too wonderful for me, Yea, four that I have not known:
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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 the eagle in the heavens, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the heart of the sea, And the way of a man in youth.
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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. So -- the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, `I have not done iniquity.`
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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. For three things hath earth been troubled, And for four -- it is not able to bear:
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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. For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,
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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. For a hated one when she ruleth, And a maid-servant when she succeedeth 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. Four are little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the 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. The ants are a people not strong, And they prepare in summer their food,
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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. Conies are a people not strong, And they place in a rock their house,
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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. A king there is not to the locust, And it goeth out -- each one shouting,
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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 spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a 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. Three there are going well, Yea, four are good in going:
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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. An old lion -- mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of any,
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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 girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king -- no rising up with 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 thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil -- hand to 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 the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out 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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