Proverbs 30 – NIV & CCBT

New International Version

Proverbs 30:1-33

Sayings of Agur

1The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance.

This man’s utterance to Ithiel:

“I am weary, God,

but I can prevail.30:1 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text utterance to Ithiel, / to Ithiel and Ukal:

2Surely I am only a brute, not a man;

I do not have human understanding.

3I have not learned wisdom,

nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.

4Who has gone up to heaven and come down?

Whose hands have gathered up the wind?

Who has wrapped up the waters in a 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!

5“Every word of God is flawless;

he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

6Do not add to his words,

or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

7“Two things I ask of you, Lord;

do not refuse me before I die:

8Keep falsehood and lies far from me;

give me neither poverty nor riches,

but give me only my daily bread.

9Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you

and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’

Or I may become poor and steal,

and so dishonor the name of my God.

10“Do not slander a servant to their master,

or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.

11“There are those who curse their fathers

and do not bless their mothers;

12those who are pure in their own eyes

and yet are not cleansed of their filth;

13those whose eyes are ever so haughty,

whose glances are so disdainful;

14those whose teeth are swords

and whose jaws are set with knives

to devour the poor from the earth

and the needy from among mankind.

15“The leech has two daughters.

‘Give! Give!’ they cry.

“There are three things that are never satisfied,

four that never say, ‘Enough!’:

16the grave, the barren womb,

land, which is never satisfied with water,

and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’

17“The eye that mocks a father,

that scorns an aged mother,

will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,

will be eaten by the vultures.

18“There are three things that are too amazing for me,

four that I do not understand:

19the way of an eagle in the sky,

the way of a snake on a rock,

the way of a ship on the high seas,

and the way of a man with a young woman.

20“This is the way of an adulterous woman:

She eats and wipes her mouth

and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’

21“Under three things the earth trembles,

under four it cannot bear up:

22a servant who becomes king,

a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,

23a contemptible woman who gets married,

and a servant who displaces her mistress.

24“Four things on earth are small,

yet they are extremely wise:

25Ants are creatures of little strength,

yet they store up their food in the summer;

26hyraxes are creatures of little power,

yet they make their home in the crags;

27locusts have no king,

yet they advance together in ranks;

28a lizard can be caught with the hand,

yet it is found in kings’ palaces.

29“There are three things that are stately in their stride,

four that move with stately bearing:

30a lion, mighty among beasts,

who retreats before nothing;

31a strutting rooster, a he-goat,

and a king secure against revolt.30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

32“If you play the fool and exalt yourself,

or if you plan evil,

clap your hand over your mouth!

33For as churning cream produces butter,

and as twisting the nose produces blood,

so stirring up anger produces strife.”

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

箴言 30:1-33

亞古珥的箴言

1以下是雅基的兒子亞古珥的箴言。

這人說:上帝啊,我很疲倦;

上帝啊,我很疲倦,精疲力盡。30·1 希伯來文或譯「這人對以鐵說,對以鐵和烏甲說:」

2我比眾人都愚蠢,

不具備人的悟性。

3我從未學到智慧,

也不認識至聖者。

4誰升上高天又降下來?

誰將風聚在掌中?

誰將眾水裹在衣服裡?

誰定了地的邊界?

祂叫什麼名字?

祂兒子叫什麼名字?

你知道嗎?

5上帝的話句句千真萬確,

祂作投靠祂之人的盾牌。

6你不可對祂的話有所添加,

免得祂責備你,

揭穿你的虛謊。

7上帝啊,我向你求兩件事,

求你在我未死以前賜給我。

8求你使虛偽和謊言遠離我,

求你讓我不貧窮也不富足,

賜給我需用的飲食,

9免得我因為飽足就不認你,

說:「耶和華是誰呢?」

又恐怕我因窮困而偷竊,

以致辱沒我上帝的名。

10別向主人譭謗他的僕人,

免得你受咒詛、擔當罪責。

11有一種30·11 」希伯來文是「世代」,11-14節也相同。人咒詛父親,

不為母親祝福。

12有一種人自以為純潔,

卻沒有洗掉自己的污穢。

13有一種人趾高氣揚,

目空一切。

14有一種人牙如劍,

齒如刀,

要吞吃世間的困苦人和貧窮人。

15水蛭有兩個女兒,

她們不停地叫:「給我!給我!」

三樣東西從不知足,

永不言「夠」的共有四樣:

16陰間、不孕的婦人、

乾旱的土地和火焰。

17嘲笑父親、藐視母親教誨的,

眼睛必被谷中的烏鴉啄出,

被禿鷹吃掉。

18我測不透的妙事有三樣,

我不明白的事共有四樣:

19鷹在空中飛翔之道,

蛇在石上爬行之道,

船在海中航行之道,

男女相愛之道。

20淫婦的道是這樣:

她吃完就擦擦嘴,

說,「我沒有做壞事。」

21使大地震動的事有三樣,

大地無法承受的事共有四樣:

22奴僕做王,

愚人吃飽,

23醜惡女子出嫁,

婢女取代主母。

24地上有四種動物,

身體雖小卻極其聰明:

25螞蟻力量雖小,

卻在夏天儲備糧食;

26石獾雖不強壯,

卻在岩石中築巢穴;

27蝗蟲雖無君王,

卻整齊地列隊前進;

28壁虎雖易捕捉,

卻居住在王宮大內。

29步履威武的有三樣,

走路雄壯的共有四樣:

30威震百獸、從不畏縮的獅子,

31昂首闊步的雄雞,

公山羊和率領軍隊的君王。

32你若行事愚昧、

妄自尊大或圖謀不軌,

就當用手掩口。

33激起憤怒會引起爭端,

正如攪牛奶會攪出奶油,

擰鼻子會擰出血。