箴言 30
1 雅基的儿子亚古珥的言语就是真言。 这人对以铁和乌甲说：
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, [even] the prophecy: the man spoke to Ithiel, even to Ithiel and Ucal,
2 我比众人更蠢笨， 也没有人的聪明。
Surely I [am] more brutish than [any] man, and have not the understanding of a man.
3 我没有学好智慧， 也不认识至圣者。
I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
4 谁升天又降下来？ 谁聚风在掌握中？ 谁包水在衣服里？ 谁立定地的四极？ 他名叫什么？ 他儿子名叫什么？ 你知道吗？
Who hath ascended into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son's name, if thou canst tell?
5 神的言语句句都是炼净的； 投靠他的，他便作他们的盾牌。
Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield to them that put their trust in him.
6 他的言语，你不可加添， 恐怕他责备你，你就显为说谎言的。
Add thou not to his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
7 我求你两件事， 在我未死之先，不要不赐给我：
Two [things] have I required of thee; deny [them] not to me before I die:
8 求你使虚假和谎言远离我； 使我也不贫穷也不富足； 赐给我需用的饮食，
Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
9 恐怕我饱足不认你，说： 耶和华是谁呢？ 又恐怕我贫穷就偷窃， 以致亵渎我 神的名。
Lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who [is] the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God [in vain].
10 你不要向主人谗谤仆人， 恐怕他咒诅你，你便算为有罪。
Accuse not a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
11 有一宗人，咒诅父亲， 不给母亲祝福。
[There is] a generation [that] curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
12 有一宗人，自以为清洁， 却没有洗去自己的污秽。
[There is] a generation [that are] pure in their own eyes, and [yet] are not washed from their filthiness.
13 有一宗人，眼目何其高傲， 眼皮也是高举。
[There is] a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
14 有一宗人，牙如剑，齿如刀， 要吞灭地上的困苦人和世间的穷乏人。
[There is] a generation, whose teeth [are as] swords, and their jaw-teeth [as] knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.
15 蚂蟥有两个女儿， 常说：给呀，给呀！ 有三样不知足的， 连不说“够的”共有四样：
The horse-leech hath two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three [things that] are never satisfied, [yes], four [things] say not, [It is] enough:
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth [that] is not filled with water; and the fire [that] saith not, [It is] enough. (Sheol h7585)
17 戏笑父亲、藐视而不听从母亲的， 他的眼睛必为谷中的乌鸦啄出来，为鹰雏所吃。
The eye [that] mocketh at [its] father, and despiseth to obey [its] mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
18 我所测不透的奇妙有三样， 连我所不知道的共有四样：
There are three [things which] are too wonderful for me, yes, four which I know not:
19 就是鹰在空中飞的道； 蛇在磐石上爬的道； 船在海中行的道； 男与女交合的道。
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
20 淫妇的道也是这样： 她吃了，把嘴一擦就说： 我没有行恶。
Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
21 使地震动的有三样， 连地担不起的共有四样：
For three [things] the earth is disquieted, and for four [which] it cannot bear:
22 就是仆人作王； 愚顽人吃饱；
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with food.
23 丑恶的女子出嫁； 婢女接续主母。
For an odious [woman] when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
24 地上有四样小物，却甚聪明：
There are four [things which are] little upon the earth, but they [are] very wise:
25 蚂蚁是无力之类， 却在夏天预备粮食。
The ants [are] a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer;
26 沙番是软弱之类， 却在磐石中造房。
The conies [are but] a feeble people, yet they make their houses in the rocks;
27 蝗虫没有君王， 却分队而出。
The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
28 守宫用爪抓墙， 却住在王宫。
The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in king's palaces.
29 步行威武的有三样， 连行走威武的共有四样：
There are three [things] which go well, yes, four are comely in going:
30 就是狮子—乃百兽中最为猛烈、无所躲避的，
A lion, [which is] strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
31 猎狗，公山羊，和无人能敌的君王。
A greyhound; a he-goat also; and a king, against whom [there is] no rising up.
32 你若行事愚顽，自高自傲， 或是怀了恶念，就当用手捂口。
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] thy hand upon thy mouth.
33 摇牛奶必成奶油； 扭鼻子必出血。 照样，激动怒气必起争端。
Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
