Proverbs 30
1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the revelation: the man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
word Agur son: child Jakeh [the] burden utterance [the] great man to/for `God` to/for `God` and `worn out`
2 “Surely I am the most ignorant man, and don’t have a man’s understanding.
for stupid I from man: anyone and not understanding man to/for me
3 I have not learned wisdom, neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.
and not to learn: learn wisdom and knowledge holy to know
4 Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if you know?
who? to ascend: rise heaven and to go down who? to gather spirit: breath in/on/with palm his who? to constrain water in/on/with mantle who? to arise: establish all end land: country/planet what? name his and what? name son: child his for to know
5 “Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
all word god to refine shield he/she/it to/for to seek refuge in/on/with him
6 Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.
not to add upon word his lest to rebuke in/on/with you and to lie
7 “Two things I have asked of you. Don’t deny me before I die.
two to ask from with you not to withhold from me in/on/with before to die
8 Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,
vanity: false and word: because lie to remove from me poverty and riches not to give: give to/for me to tear me food statute: portion my
9 lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
lest to satisfy and to deceive and to say who? LORD and lest to possess: poor and to steal and to capture name God my
10 “Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
not to slander servant/slave to(wards) (lord his *QK) lest to lighten you and be guilty
11 There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn’t bless their mother.
generation father his to lighten and [obj] mother his not to bless
12 There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.
generation pure in/on/with eye his and from filth his not to wash: wash
13 There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.
generation what? to exalt eye his and eyelid his to lift: look
14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.
generation sword tooth his and knife jaw his to/for to eat afflicted from land: country/planet and needy from man
15 “The leech has two daughters: ‘Give, give.’ “There are three things that are never satisfied; four that don’t say, ‘Enough!’:
to/for leech two daughter to give to give three they(fem.) not to satisfy four not to say substance
16 Sheol, the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘Enough!’ (Sheol h7585)
hell: Sheol and coercion womb land: country/planet not to satisfy water and fire not to say substance (Sheol h7585)
17 “The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, the young eagles shall eat it.
eye to mock to/for father and to despise to/for obedience mother to dig her raven torrent: valley and to eat her son: young animal eagle
18 “There are three things which are too amazing for me, four which I don’t understand:
three they(masc.) to wonder from me (and four *Qk) not to know them
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 the sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
way: journey [the] eagle in/on/with heaven way: journey serpent upon rock way: journey fleet in/on/with heart sea and way: journey great man in/on/with maiden
20 “So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
so way: conduct woman to commit adultery to eat and to wipe lip her and to say not to work evil: wickedness
21 “For three things the earth trembles, and under four, it can’t bear up:
underneath: under three to tremble land: country/planet and underneath: under four not be able to lift: bear
22 For a servant when he is king, a fool when he is filled with food,
underneath: instead servant/slave for to reign and foolish for to satisfy food
23 for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.
underneath: instead to hate for rule: to marry and maidservant for to possess: take lady her
24 “There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:
four they(masc.) small land: country/planet and they(masc.) wise be wise
25 The ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.
[the] ant people not strong and to establish: prepare in/on/with summer food their
26 The hyraxes are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.
rock badger people not mighty and to set: make in/on/with crag house: home their
27 The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.
king nothing to/for locust and to come out: come to divide all his
28 You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.
lizard in/on/with hand to capture and he/she/it in/on/with temple: palace king
29 “There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:
three they(masc.) be good step and four be good to go: walk
30 The lion, which is mightiest among animals, and doesn’t turn away for any;
lion mighty man in/on/with animal and not to return: return from face: before all
31 the greyhound; the male goat; and the king against whom there is no rising up.
greyhound loin or male goat and king army with him
32 “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.
if be senseless in/on/with to lift: exalt and if to plan hand to/for lip
33 For as the churning of milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”
for pressing milk to come out: produce curd and pressing face: nose to come out: produce blood and pressing face: anger to come out: produce strife
