30:1 The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle. The man declares, I am weary, O God; I am weary, O God, and worn out. 30:2 Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man. 30:3 I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One. 30:4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down Who has gathered the wind in his fists Who has wrapped up 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 Surely you know! 30:5 Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. 30:6 Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar. 30:7 Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die: 30:8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, 30:9 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. 30:10 Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty. 30:11 There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. 30:12 There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth. 30:13 There are those--how lofty are their eyes, how high their eyelids lift! 30:14 There are those whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, the needy from among mankind. 30:15 The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. Three things are never satisfied; four never say, "Enough": 30:16 Sheol, the barren womb, the land never satisfied with water, and the fire that never says, "Enough." 30:17 The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures. 30:18 Three things are too wonderful for me; four I do not understand: 30:19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a virgin. 30:20 This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I have done no wrong." 30:21 Under three things the earth trembles; under four it cannot bear up: 30:22 a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food; 30:23 an unloved woman when she gets a husband, and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress. 30:24 Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise: 30:25 the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer; 30:26 the rock badgers are a people not mighty, yet they make their homes in the cliffs; 30:27 the locusts have no king, yet all of them march in rank; 30:28 the lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings' palaces. 30:29 Three things are stately in their tread; four are stately in their stride: 30:30 the lion, which is mightiest among beasts and does not turn back before any; 30:31 the strutting rooster, the he-goat, and a king whose army is with him. 30:32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth. 30:33 For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.