Chapter 30

Pro 30:1 雅基的兒子亞古珥的言語就是真言。這人對以鐵和烏甲說、

Pro 30:1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,

Pro 30:2 我比眾人更蠢笨、也沒有人的聰明。

Pro 30:2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.

Pro 30:3 我沒有學好智慧．也不認識至聖者。

Pro 30:3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.

Pro 30:4 誰升天又降下來．誰聚風在掌握中．誰包水在衣服裏．誰立定地的四極．他名叫甚麼．他兒子名叫甚麼．你知道麼。

Pro 30:4 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?

Pro 30:5 神的言語、句句都是煉淨的、投靠他的、他便作他們的盾牌。

Pro 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Pro 30:6 他的言語、你不可加添、恐怕他責備你、你就顯為說謊言的。

Pro 30:6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Pro 30:7 我求你兩件事、在我未死之先、不要不賜給我．

Pro 30:7 Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:

Pro 30:8 求你使虛假和謊言遠離我．使我也不貧窮、也不富足賜給我需用的飲食．

Pro 30:8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

Pro 30:9 恐怕我飽足不認你、說、耶和華是誰呢．又恐怕我貧窮就偷竊、以致褻瀆我 神的名。

Pro 30:9 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.

Pro 30:10 你不要向主人讒謗僕人、恐怕他咒詛你、你便算為有罪。

Pro 30:10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

Pro 30:11 有一宗人、〔宗原文作代下同〕咒詛父親、不給母親祝福。

Pro 30:11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

Pro 30:12 有一宗人、自以為清潔、卻沒有洗去自己的污穢。

Pro 30:12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

Pro 30:13 有一宗人、眼目何其高傲、眼皮也是高舉。

Pro 30:13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

Pro 30:14 有一宗人、牙如劍、齒如刀、要吞滅地上的困苦人、和世間的窮乏人。

Pro 30:14 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.

Pro 30:15 螞蟥有兩個女兒、常說、給呀給呀．有三樣不知足的、連不說夠的共有四樣．

Pro 30:15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

Pro 30:16 就是陰間和石胎、浸水不足的地、並火。

Pro 30:16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.

Pro 30:17 戲笑父親、藐視而不聽從母親的、他的眼睛、必為谷中的烏鴉啄出來、為鷹雛所吃。

Pro 30:17 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.

Pro 30:18 我所測不透的奇妙有三樣、連我所不知道的共有四樣．

Pro 30:18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

Pro 30:19 就是鷹在空中飛的道、蛇在磐石上爬的道、船在海中行的道、男與女交合的道．

Pro 30:19 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.

Pro 30:20 淫婦的道、也是這樣、他吃了把嘴一擦、就說、我沒有行惡。

Pro 30:20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

Pro 30:21 使地震動的有三樣、連地擔不起的共有四樣．

Pro 30:21 For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

Pro 30:22 就是僕人作王．愚頑人吃飽．

Pro 30:22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

Pro 30:23 醜惡的女子出嫁．婢女接續主母。

Pro 30:23 For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

Pro 30:24 地上有四樣小物、卻甚聰明．

Pro 30:24 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

Pro 30:25 螞蟻是無力之類、卻在夏天預備糧食．

Pro 30:25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

Pro 30:26 沙番是軟弱之類、卻在磐石中造房。

Pro 30:26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

Pro 30:27 蝗蟲沒有君王、卻分隊而出．

Pro 30:27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

Pro 30:28 守宮用爪抓牆、卻住在王宮。

Pro 30:28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.

Pro 30:29 步行威武的有三樣、連行走威武的共有四樣．

Pro 30:29 There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

Pro 30:30 就是獅子乃百獸中最為猛烈、無所躲避的．

Pro 30:30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

Pro 30:31 獵狗、公山羊、和無人能敵的君王。

Pro 30:31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.

Pro 30:32 你若行事愚頑、自高自傲、或是懷了惡念、就當用手摀口。

Pro 30:32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

Pro 30:33 搖牛奶必成奶油．扭鼻子必出血．照樣、激動怒氣必起爭端。

Pro 30:33 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.