Proverbs 30 BSB ISV Parallel

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1These are the words of Agur son of Jakeh—the burden that this man declared to Ithiel: “I am weary, O God, and worn out.

1A discourse by the faithful collector. This is what this valiant man declared to the God with me, to the God with me, who then prevailed:

2Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.

2Surely I am beyond the senselessness of any man; I do not perceive things the way human beings do.

3I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.

3I never acquired wisdom, but I know what the Holy One knows.

4Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? 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 the name of His Son—surely you know!

4Who has ascended to heaven, and then descended? Who has collected the wind in his hands? Who has wrapped up waters in a garment? Who has established all the farthest points of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? Surely you know!

5Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

5Everything God says is pure; he is a shield for those who take refuge in him.

6Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.

6Don't add to his words, or he will rebuke you, and you will be shown to be a liar.

7Two things I ask of You—do not refuse me before I die:

7God, I have asked you for two things— don't refuse me before I die—

8Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.

8Keep deception and lies far away from me, and give me neither poverty nor wealth. Feed me with food that I need for today,

9Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.

9so that I don't become overfed and deny you by saying, "Who is the LORD?" or so that I don't become poor and steal, and then misuse the name of my God.

10Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.

10Don't lie about a servant to his master, or that servant will curse you and you will pay for it.

11There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

11Some people curse their fathers and won't bless their mothers.

12There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.

12Some people view themselves as pure, but haven't been cleansed from their own filth.

13There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—

13Some people —what an arrogant look they have!— raise their eyebrows haughtily.

14there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.

14Some people have swords for teeth and knives for fangs to devour the afflicted from the earth and the needy from among mankind.

15The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:

15The leech has two daughters: "Give" and "Give". Three things will never be satisfied; four will never say "Enough"—

16Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’

16The afterlife, the barren womb, earth that still demands water, and fire—they never say, "Enough".

17As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.

17The eye that mocks a father and looks with a disobedient attitude at a mother— the valley ravens will pluck it out; and vultures will eat it.

18There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:

18Three things cause wonder for me; four are beyond my understanding:

19the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

19The way an eagle flies 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 young woman.

20This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’

20This is what an immoral woman is like: she eats, wipes her mouth, then says "I've done nothing wrong."

21Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:

21Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot remain steady:

22a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

22Under a slave when he becomes a king, a fool when he is overfed,

23an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.

23an unloved woman when she finds a husband, and a servant girl who inherits from her mistress.

24Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:

24Four things on earth are small, but they are very, very wise:

25The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;

25Ants aren't a strong species, yet they prepare their food in the summer.

26the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;

26The rock badgers aren't a strong species either, yet they build their dens in the rocks.

27the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;

27Locusts have no king, but they all swarm in ranks.

28and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.

28Spiders can be caught by the hand, yet they're found in kings' palaces.

29There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk:

29Three things are stately in procession, four which are stately in their gait:

30a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;

30The lion, mighty among the beasts, retreats before nothing.

31a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.

31The strutting rooster, as well as the goat, and a king with his army.

32If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.

32If you've foolishly exalted yourself or if you've plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.

33For as the churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.”

33Just as whipping milk produces butter, and twisting the nose causes bleeding, so also stirring up anger produces contention.

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