The Words of Agur
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The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle.aThe man declares, I am weary, O God; I am weary, O God, and worn out.b
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Who has 3ascended to heaven and come down? Who has 4gathered the wind in his fists? Who has 5wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has established all 6the ends of the earth? 7What is his name, and what is his son's name? Surely you know!
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Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is 12needful for me,
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lest I be 13full and 14deny you and say, 15"Who is the LORD?" or lest I be poor and steal 16and profane the name of my God.
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There are those whose teeth are 22swords, whose 23fangs are knives, to 24devour the poor from off the earth, the needy from among mankind.
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The leech has two daughters: Give and Give.d 25Three things are never satisfied; 26four never say, "Enough":
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27Sheol, 28the barren womb, the land never satisfied with water, and the fire that never says, "Enough."
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The eye that 29mocks a father and 30scorns to obey a mother will 31be picked out by 32the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.
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the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a virgin.
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This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I have done no wrong."
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the lizard you can take in your hands, yet it is in kings' palaces.
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If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, 52put your hand on your mouth.
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For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.
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