Verse 7
Proverbs 30:7
Bible in Basic English
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I have made request to you for two things; do not keep them from me before my death:
Original Language Text
hebrew
שְׁ֭תַּיִם שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי מֵ/אִתָּ֑/ךְ אַל תִּמְנַ֥ע מִ֝מֶּ֗/נִּי בְּ/טֶ֣רֶם אָמֽוּת
English Translation
Two things I asked of you; do not deny me before I die.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 30 Context
1
The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh, from Massa. The man says: I am full of weariness, O God (Elohim...
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For I am more like a beast than any man, I have no power of reasoning like a man:
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I have not got wisdom by teaching, so that I might have the knowledge of the Holy One.
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Who has gone up to heaven and come down? who has taken the winds in his hands, prisoning the waters...
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Every word of God (Elohim) is tested: he is a breastplate to those who put their faith in him.
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Make no addition to his words, or he will make clear your error, and you will be seen to be false.
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I have made request to you for two things; do not keep them from me before my death:
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Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but...
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For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may b...
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10
Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into tro...
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11
There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.
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12
There is a generation who seem to themselves to be free from sin, but are not washed from their uncl...
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There is a generation, O how full of pride are their eyes! O how their brows are lifted up!
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14
There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, their strong teeth like knives, for the destructi...
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15
The night-spirit has two daughters, Give, give. There are three things which are never full, even fo...
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16
The underworld, and the woman without a child; the earth which never has enough water, and the fire...
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17
The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted...
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There are three things, the wonder of which overcomes me, even four things outside my knowledge:
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19
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a snake on a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the...
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20
This is the way of a false wife; she takes food, and, cleaning her mouth, says, I have done no wrong...
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21
For three things the earth is moved, and there are four which it will not put up with:
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A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;
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A hated woman when she is married; and a servant-girl who takes the place of her master's wife.
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24
There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are very wise:
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25
The ants are a people not strong, but they put by a store of food in the summer;
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The conies are only a feeble people, but they make their houses in the rocks;
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The locusts have no king, but they all go out in bands;
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You may take the lizard in your hands, but it is in kings' houses.
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29
There are three things whose steps are good to see, even four whose goings are fair:
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30
The lion, which is strongest among beasts, not turning from his way for any;
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31
The war-horse, and the he-goat, and the king when his army is with him.
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32
If you have done foolishly in lifting yourself up, or if you have had evil designs, put your hand ov...
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33
The shaking of milk makes butter, and the twisting of the nose makes blood come: so the forcing of w...
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