Proverbs 30 – NIV & CCB

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 (Simplified)

箴言 30:1-33

亚古珥的箴言

1以下是雅基的儿子亚古珥的箴言。

这人说:上帝啊,我很疲倦;

上帝啊,我很疲倦,精疲力尽。30:1 希伯来文或译“这人对以铁说,对以铁和乌甲说:”

2我比众人都愚蠢,

不具备人的悟性。

3我从未学到智慧,

也不认识至圣者。

4谁升上高天又降下来?

谁将风聚在掌中?

谁将众水裹在衣服里?

谁定了地的边界?

祂叫什么名字?

祂儿子叫什么名字?

你知道吗?

5上帝的话句句千真万确,

祂作投靠祂之人的盾牌。

6你不可对祂的话有所添加,

免得祂责备你,

揭穿你的虚谎。

7上帝啊,我向你求两件事,

求你在我未死以前赐给我。

8求你使虚伪和谎言远离我,

求你让我不贫穷也不富足,

赐给我需用的饮食,

9免得我因为饱足就不认你,

说:“耶和华是谁呢?”

又恐怕我因穷困而偷窃,

以致辱没我上帝的名。

10别向主人毁谤他的仆人,

免得你受咒诅、担当罪责。

11有一种30:11 ”希伯来文是“世代”,11-14节也相同。人咒诅父亲,

不为母亲祝福。

12有一种人自以为纯洁,

却没有洗掉自己的污秽。

13有一种人趾高气扬,

目空一切。

14有一种人牙如剑,

齿如刀,

要吞吃世间的困苦人和贫穷人。

15水蛭有两个女儿,

她们不停地叫:“给我!给我!”

三样东西从不知足,

永不言“够”的共有四样:

16阴间、不孕的妇人、

干旱的土地和火焰。

17嘲笑父亲、藐视母亲教诲的,

眼睛必被谷中的乌鸦啄出,

被秃鹰吃掉。

18我测不透的妙事有三样,

我不明白的事共有四样:

19鹰在空中飞翔之道,

蛇在石上爬行之道,

船在海中航行之道,

男女相爱之道。

20淫妇的道是这样:

她吃完就擦擦嘴,

说,“我没有做坏事。”

21使大地震动的事有三样,

大地无法承受的事共有四样:

22奴仆做王,

愚人吃饱,

23丑恶女子出嫁,

婢女取代主母。

24地上有四种动物,

身体虽小却极其聪明:

25蚂蚁力量虽小,

却在夏天储备粮食;

26石獾虽不强壮,

却在岩石中筑巢穴;

27蝗虫虽无君王,

却整齐地列队前进;

28壁虎虽易捕捉,

却居住在王宫大内。

29步履威武的有三样,

走路雄壮的共有四样:

30威震百兽、从不畏缩的狮子,

31昂首阔步的雄鸡,

公山羊和率领军队的君王。

32你若行事愚昧、

妄自尊大或图谋不轨,

就当用手掩口。

33激起愤怒会引起争端,

正如搅牛奶会搅出奶油,

拧鼻子会拧出血。