Verse 11
Proverbs 30:11
World English Bible, British Edition
11
There is a generation that curses their father,
and doesn’t bless their mother.
Original Language Text
hebrew
דּ֭וֹר אָבִ֣י/ו יְקַלֵּ֑ל וְ/אֶת אִ֝מּ֗/וֹ לֹ֣א יְבָרֵֽךְ
English Translation
A generation of my father will be cursed, and its mother will not be blessed.
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Chapter 30 Context
1
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the revelation:
the man says to Ithiel,
to Ithiel and Ucal:
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2
“Surely I am the most ignorant man,
and don’t have a man’s understanding.
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3
I have not learnt wisdom,
neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.
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4
Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended?
Who has gathered the wind in his fists?
Who has boun...
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5
“Every word of God (Elohim) is flawless.
He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
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6
Don’t you add to his words,
lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.
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7
“Two things I have asked of you.
Don’t deny me before I die.
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8
Remove far from me falsehood and lies.
Give me neither poverty nor riches.
Feed me with the food tha...
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9
lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’
or lest I be poor, and steal,
and so dishonour...
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10
“Don’t slander a servant to his master,
lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
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11
There is a generation that curses their father,
and doesn’t bless their mother.
12
There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes,
yet are not washed from their filthiness.
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13
There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes!
Their eyelids are lifted up.
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14
There is a generation whose teeth are like swords,
and their jaws like knives,
to devour the poor fr...
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15
“The leech has two daughters:
‘Give, give.’
“There are three things that are never satisfied;
four t...
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16
Sheol,
the barren womb,
the earth that is not satisfied with water,
and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘...
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17
“The eye that mocks at his father,
and scorns obedience to his mother,
the ravens of the valley shal...
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18
“There are three things which are too amazing for me,
four which I don’t understand:
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19
The way of an eagle in the air,
the way of a serpent on a rock,
the way of a ship in the middle of t...
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20
“So is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth,
and says, ‘I have done nothing...
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21
“For three things the earth trembles,
and under four, it can’t bear up:
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22
For a servant when he is king,
a fool when he is filled with food,
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23
for an unloved woman when she is married,
and a servant who is heir to her mistress.
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24
“There are four things which are little on the earth,
but they are exceedingly wise:
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25
The ants are not a strong people,
yet they provide their food in the summer.
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26
The hyraxes are but a feeble folk,
yet make they their houses in the rocks.
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27
The locusts have no king,
yet they advance in ranks.
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28
You can catch a lizard with your hands,
yet it is in kings’ palaces.
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29
“There are three things which are stately in their march,
four which are stately in going:
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30
The lion, which is mightiest amongst animals,
and doesn’t turn away for any;
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31
the greyhound;
the male goat;
and the king against whom there is no rising up.
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32
“If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself,
or if you have thought evil,
put your hand over...
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33
For as the churning of milk produces butter,
and the wringing of the nose produces blood,
so the for...
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