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Sprejchwead 30
Reimer 2001
Sprejchwead 30
Reimer 2001
30 Dee Wead fonn Agur, däm Jaka siene Sän, dee Laust; dee Kjrieja säd to Iteal un Ukal.
2 Sejcha sie ekj meeha hungsch aus irjent sestwäa; un ekj ha nich dee Festentnis fonn en Maun.
3 Ekj ha nich Weisheit jeleat, oba ekj weet dee Wissenschoft fonn Heilijchkjeit.
4 Wäa es enopp jefoare nom Himmel, un wäa es rauf jefoare? Wäa haft dee Wint toop jesaumelt enn siene Fuste? Wäa haft dee Wotasch toop jebunge enn sien Wanikj? Wäa haft dee Enj fonn dee Ead oppjehowe? Waut es sien Nome, un waut es sien Sän sien Nome? Sejchalijch weetst du!
5 Jiedat Wuat fonn Gott woat utjeprooft; Hee es en Schilt to dän dee enn am Tooflucht seakje.
6 Doo nich to siene Wead toolaje, soo daut Hee die nich schelle sull un du wuscht utjefunje woare aus en Läajna.
7 Ekj ha die jefroacht no twee Dinje, hool dee nich trigj fonn mie eeha ekj stoaw:
8 Nemm Nutslooset un ne Leaj wiet wajch fonn mie; jeff mie nich Oamoot oda Rikjdom; jeff mie mien poat fonn Broot jieda Dach;
9 Soo daut ekj nich foll woa un beschumle doo, un saje sull: "Wäa es dee Herr Gott?" oda daut ekj sull Oam senne un stäle doo, un mien Gott siene Nome schende wudd.
10 Doo nich schlajchtet fonn en Deena fetale to sien Meista, sest wudd hee die fluche un du wuscht schuldijch senne.
11 Ne Jenerazion deit äa Foda fluche, un deit äare Mutta nich säajne;
12 ne Jenerazioin dee enn äa eajne Senn Acht es, un doch nich rein jewosche fonn äa eajnet Drakj.
13 Doa es ne Jenerazion, O woo huachmootijch sent äare Uage, un dee Uagalette sent nehejcht jehowe;
14 ne Jenerazion dän äare Täne soo sent aus Schweate, un dee Baktäne soo aus Massasch dee Oame oppe Ead opp to schlucke, un dee Bederftje fonn mank Mensche.
15 Dee Blootworm haft twee Dajchte dee schriehe, Jeff! Jeff! Dree Dinje dee nich tofräd kjenne jestalt woare; feeha dee niemols saje: Jenuach!
16 Dee Hal, un daut Muttalief daut nich Kjinje to Welt brinjt; dee Ead dee nich met Wota jefelt woat; un daut Fia daut niemols sajcht, Jenuach!
17 Daut Uag daut Spos moakt fonn sien Foda, un siene Mutta nich jehuarsaum es – dee Krauje emm Tol woare sien Uag ut puakse, un dee Odla Säns woare daut oppfräte.
18 Doa sent dree Dinje dee to wundafoll sent fa mie: jo, feeha dee ekj nich weet:
19 Woo en Odla sikj benemt enne Himmels; woo ne Schlang sikj benemt opp en Steen; woo en Schepp oppem See foat; un woo en Maun sikj benemt met ne Junkfru.
20 Soo es ne Hua äa Wajch; see at un wescht äa Mul, un sajcht: "Ekj ha kjeen Beeset jedone".
21 Dee Ead scheddat wäajen dree dinje, jo, doa sent feeha daut see nich fedroage kaun:
22 Unja en Deena wan hee harscht; unja en Noa wan hee met Äte jefelt es met Noaring;
23 Unja wäa jehausst woat wan see befriet es; unja en Deenstmäakje dee en Oaw es to äa Meista.
24 Feeha Dinje sent kjleen oppe Ead, oba dee sent Weis aus dee, dee Weis jemoakt sent.
25 Dee Eemstje sent en Folkj dee nich stoakj sent, doch moake see äa Äte reed emm Somma;
26 Dee Eadschwien sent nich en majchtjet Folkj, doch moake see sikj tusijch mank Steene;
27 Dee Heischrakje ha kjeen Kjeenijch, doch gone dee jieda rut enn en Schwarm;
28 Du kaunst däm Äajdakjsel enne Haunt name, un dee es enn däm Kjeenijch sien Paulaust.
29 Doa sent dree Dinje dee goot sent enn Mascheare; jo, feeha dee goot sent emm gone:
30 En Leiw dee majchtijch mank dee Beeste; un hee dreit sikj nijch wajch fonn waut fer am es;
31 eena dee siene Lende ommgort haft; un en Kosebok; un en Kjeenijch wan siene Armee bie am es.
32 Wan du noarisch best jewast enn die selfst eare; oda wan du Beeset jedocht hast, laj diene Haunt opp dien Mul!
33 Sejchlaijch kjemt Glomms rut wan Malkj jeschliesat woat; un Bloot kjemt wan dee Näs jekwatscht woat; so kjemt Striet fäa wan Oaja jereitst woat.
Proverbs 30
New International Version
Proverbs 30
New International Version
Sayings of Agur
30 The sayings(A) of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance.
This man’s utterance to Ithiel:
“I am weary, God,
but I can prevail.[a]
2 Surely I am only a brute, not a man;
I do not have human understanding.
3 I have not learned wisdom,
nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.(B)
4 Who has gone up(C) to heaven and come down?
Whose hands(D) have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters(E) in a cloak?(F)
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name,(G) and what is the name of his son?
Surely you know!
5 “Every word of God is flawless;(H)
he is a shield(I) to those who take refuge in him.
6 Do not add(J) to his words,
or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
7 “Two things I ask of you, Lord;
do not refuse me before I die:
8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
give me neither poverty nor riches,
but give me only my daily bread.(K)
9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown(L) you
and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’(M)
Or I may become poor and steal,
and so dishonor the name of my God.(N)
10 “Do not slander a servant to their master,
or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.
11 “There are those who curse their fathers
and do not bless their mothers;(O)
12 those who are pure in their own eyes(P)
and yet are not cleansed of their filth;(Q)
13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty,(R)
whose glances are so disdainful;
14 those whose teeth(S) are swords
and whose jaws are set with knives(T)
to devour(U) the poor(V) from the earth
and the needy from among mankind.(W)
15 “The leech has two daughters.
‘Give! Give!’ they cry.
“There are three things that are never satisfied,(X)
four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
16 the grave,(Y) the barren womb,
land, which is never satisfied with water,
and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’
17 “The eye that mocks(Z) a father,
that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
will be eaten by the vultures.(AA)
18 “There are three things that are too amazing for me,
four that I do not understand:
19 the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a young woman.
20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth
and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’(AB)
21 “Under three things the earth trembles,
under four it cannot bear up:
22 a servant who becomes king,(AC)
a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
23 a contemptible woman who gets married,
and a servant who displaces her mistress.
24 “Four things on earth are small,
yet they are extremely wise:
25 Ants are creatures of little strength,
yet they store up their food in the summer;(AD)
26 hyraxes(AE) are creatures of little power,
yet they make their home in the crags;
27 locusts(AF) have no king,
yet they advance together in ranks;
28 a lizard can be caught with the hand,
yet it is found in kings’ palaces.
29 “There are three things that are stately in their stride,
four that move with stately bearing:
30 a lion, mighty among beasts,
who retreats before nothing;
31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat,
and a king secure against revolt.[b]
32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
or if you plan evil,
clap your hand over your mouth!(AG)
33 For as churning cream produces butter,
and as twisting the nose produces blood,
so stirring up anger produces strife.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:1 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text utterance to Ithiel, / to Ithiel and Ukal:
- Proverbs 30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Proverbs 30
King James Version
Proverbs 30
King James Version
30 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
4 Who hath ascended up 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 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
7 Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
9 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 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
14 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 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
19 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 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
21 For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
23 For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
24 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
29 There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
33 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.
Proverbs 30
English Standard Version
Proverbs 30
English Standard Version
The Words of Agur
30 The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle.[a]
The man declares, I am weary, O God;
I am weary, O God, and worn out.[b]
2 Surely I am too (A)stupid to be a man.
I have not the understanding of a man.
3 I have not learned wisdom,
nor have I knowledge of (B)the Holy One.
4 Who has (C)ascended to heaven and come down?
Who has (D)gathered the wind in his fists?
Who has (E)wrapped up the waters in a garment?
Who has established all (F)the ends of the earth?
(G)What is his name, and what is his son's name?
Surely you know!
5 (H)Every word of God proves true;
he is (I)a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6 (J)Do not add to his words,
lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
7 Two things I ask of you;
deny them not to me (K)before I die:
8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with the food that is (L)needful for me,
9 lest I be (M)full and (N)deny you
and say, (O)“Who is the Lord?”
or lest I be poor and steal
(P)and profane the name of my God.
11 There are those[c] who (S)curse their fathers
and do not bless their mothers.
12 There are those who are (T)clean in their own eyes
but are not washed of their filth.
13 There are those—how (U)lofty are their eyes,
how high their eyelids lift!
14 There are those whose teeth are (V)swords,
whose (W)fangs are knives,
to (X)devour the poor from off the earth,
the needy from among mankind.
15 The leech has two daughters:
Give and Give.[d]
(Y)Three things are never satisfied;
(Z)four never say, “Enough”:
16 (AA)Sheol, (AB)the barren womb,
the land never satisfied with water,
and the fire that never says, “Enough.”
17 The eye that (AC)mocks a father
and (AD)scorns to obey a mother
will (AE)be picked out by (AF)the ravens of the valley
and eaten by the vultures.
18 (AG)Three things are (AH)too wonderful for me;
(AI)four I do not understand:
19 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.
20 This is the way of an adulteress:
she eats and wipes her mouth
and says, “I have done no wrong.”
21 Under (AJ)three things (AK)the earth trembles;
under (AL)four it cannot bear up:
22 (AM)a slave when he becomes king,
and a fool when he is (AN)filled with food;
23 (AO)an unloved woman when she (AP)gets a husband,
and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.
24 (AQ)Four things on earth are small,
but they are exceedingly wise:
25 (AR)the ants are a people not strong,
yet they provide their food in the summer;
26 (AS)the rock badgers are a people not mighty,
yet they make their homes in the cliffs;
27 the locusts have no (AT)king,
yet all of them march in (AU)rank;
28 the lizard you can take in your hands,
yet it is in kings' palaces.
29 (AV)Three things are stately in their tread;
(AW)four are stately in their stride:
30 the lion, which is mightiest among beasts
and (AX)does not turn back before any;
31 the (AY)strutting rooster,[e] the he-goat,
and a king whose army is with him.[f]
32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
or if you have been devising evil,
(AZ)put your hand on your mouth.
33 For pressing milk produces curds,
pressing the nose produces blood,
and pressing anger produces strife.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:1 Or Jakeh, the man of Massa
- Proverbs 30:1 Revocalization; Hebrew The man declares to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal
- Proverbs 30:11 Hebrew There is a generation; also verses 12, 13, 14
- Proverbs 30:15 Or “Give, give,” they cry
- Proverbs 30:31 Or the magpie, or the greyhound; Hebrew girt-of-loins
- Proverbs 30:31 Or against whom there is no rising up
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