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Proverbs 30:1-14

1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the oracle.

The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:2Surely I am more brutish than any man,And have not the understanding of a man;3And I have not learned wisdom,Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.4Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended?Who hath gathered the wind in his fists?Who hath bound the waters in his garment?Who hath established all the ends of the earth?What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou knowest?5Every word of God is tried:He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.6Add thou not unto his words,Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.7Two things have I asked of thee;Deny methemnot before I die:8Remove far from me falsehood and lies;Give me neither poverty nor riches;Feed me with the food that is needful for me:9Lest I be full, and denythee, and say, Who is Jehovah?Or lest I be poor, and steal,And use profanely the name of my God.10Slander not a servant unto his master,Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.11There is a generation that curse their father,And bless not their mother.12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes,Andyetare not washed from their filthiness.13There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes!And their eyelids are lifted up.14There is a generation whose teeth areasswords, and their jaw teethasknives,To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

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