Proverbs 30

The sayings of **Agur ben Yaqeh**, an oracle to Itiel and Ukal, confess human ignorance compared to **YHWH**'s knowledge, affirm the purity of God's words, and request neither poverty nor riches to avoid denying or dishonoring **YHWH**[1][3][4]. The chapter lists observations of four things too wonderful (e.g., eagle's flight), four never satisfied (e.g., Sheol, barren womb), four small but wise (e.g., ants, rock badgers), four stately in gait (e.g., lion, rooster), and warns against pride, cursing parents, and stirring strife[1][2][3][4].

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Verse 4
Who? who? who? has ascended he ascended he went up to heaven the lofty heights the heavens and descended? and he descended and it went down Who who? who? has gathered he gathered he gathered the wind breath of the wind in His fists in his double-handful in his fists Who who? who? has wrapped he bound tightly bound tightly the waters waters waters in His garment in the outer garment in his garment Who who? who? has established he raised up established all entirety of all of the ends extremities of ends of of earth land land What what? what? is His name his name his name and what and what? and what? is the name name-of name of of His Son his son his son Surely for/because for you know! you will know you will know
מִ֤י 𐤌𐤉 mi Who? who? who? HTi עָלָֽה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah Aleya (Bemba) has ascended he ascended he went up HVqp3ms שָׁמַ֨יִם 𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 shamayim sama (Kongo) to heaven the lofty heights the heavens HNcmpa וַ/יֵּרַ֡ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 vayerad and descended? and he descended and it went down HC/Vqw3ms מִ֤י 𐤌𐤉 mi-2 Who who? who? HTi אָֽסַף 𐤀𐤎𐤐 asaf has gathered he gathered he gathered HVqp3ms ר֨וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha the wind breath of the wind HNcbsa בְּ/חָפְנָ֡י/ו 𐤁/𐤇𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 bechafenayv in His fists in his double-handful in his fists HR/Ncmdc/Sp3ms מִ֤י 𐤌𐤉 mi-3 Who who? who? HTi צָֽרַר 𐤑𐤓𐤓 tsarar has wrapped he bound tightly bound tightly HVqp3ms מַ֨יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) the waters waters waters HNcmpa בַּ/שִּׂמְלָ֗ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤋𐤄 basimelah in His garment in the outer garment in his garment HRd/Ncfsa מִ֭י 𐤌𐤉 mi-4 Who who? who? HTi הֵקִ֣ים 𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤌 heqim uku-ima (Bemba) has established he raised up established HVhp3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc אַפְסֵי 𐤀𐤐𐤎𐤉 afesey the ends extremities of ends of HNcmpc אָ֑רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets Ayé (Yoruba) of earth land land HNcbsa מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah What what? what? HTi שְּׁמ֥/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo is His name his name his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms וּ/מַֽה 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umah and what and what? and what? HC/Ti שֶּׁם 𐤔𐤌 shem is the name name-of name of HNcmsc בְּ֝נ֗/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) of His Son his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki Surely for/because for HC תֵדָֽע 𐤕𐤃𐤏 teda you know! you will know you will know HVqi2ms
Verse 17
eye there-is-no eye that mocks you mock mocks at a father to a father of father and scorns and she will despise and despises to obey gathering of obedience of a mother mother of mother of will pick it out they will gouge her they will gouge it out ravens ravens of ravens of of the valley seasonal stream the valley and will eat it and they will consume her and they will eat it young sons of young eagles tearing raptor eagle
עַ֤יִן 𐤏𐤉𐤍 ayin Enyi (Fante) eye there-is-no eye HNcbsa תִּֽלְעַ֣ג 𐤕𐤋𐤏𐤂 tileag that mocks you mock mocks HVqi3fs לְ/אָב֮ 𐤋/𐤀𐤁 leav at a father to a father of father HR/Ncmsa וְ/תָב֪וּז 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤆 vetavuz and scorns and she will despise and despises HC/Vqi3fs לִֽ/יקֲּהַ֫ת 𐤋/𐤉𐤒𐤄𐤕 liqahat to obey gathering of obedience of HR/Ncfsc אֵ֥ם 𐤀𐤌 em a mother mother of mother of HNcfsa יִקְּר֥וּ/הָ 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤅/𐤄 yiqeruha will pick it out they will gouge her they will gouge it out HVqi3mp/Sp3fs עֹרְבֵי 𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤉 orevey ravens ravens of ravens of HNcmpc נַ֑חַל 𐤍𐤇𐤋 nachal of the valley seasonal stream the valley HNcmsa וְֽ/יֹאכְל֥וּ/הָ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅/𐤄 veyokheluha okèlè (Yoruba) and will eat it and they will consume her and they will eat it HC/Vqi3mp/Sp3fs בְנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) young sons of young HNcmpc נָֽשֶׁר 𐤍𐤔𐤓 nasher eagles tearing raptor eagle HNcmsa
Verse 19
the way path of way of of the eagle the tearing raptor the eagle in the sky in the lofty-heights in the heavens the way path of way of of a serpent serpent serpent on upon upon a rock Rock Rock the way path of way of of a ship seagoing vessel ship in the heart inner-core of in the heart of of the sea sea of sea of and the way treading-path and path of of a man strong man strong man with a maiden with a young woman with a young woman
דֶּ֤רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe the way path of way of HNcbsc הַ/נֶּ֨שֶׁר 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤓 hanesher of the eagle the tearing raptor the eagle HTd/Ncmsa בַּ/שָּׁמַיִם֮ 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 bashamayim sama (Kongo) in the sky in the lofty-heights in the heavens HRd/Ncmpa דֶּ֥רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe-2 the way path of way of HNcbsc נָחָ֗שׁ 𐤍𐤇𐤔 nachash of a serpent serpent serpent HNcmsa עֲלֵ֫י 𐤏𐤋𐤉 aley on upon upon HR צ֥וּר 𐤑𐤅𐤓 tsur a rock Rock Rock HNcmsa דֶּֽרֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe-3 the way path of way of HNcbsc אֳנִיָּ֥ה 𐤀𐤍𐤉𐤄 oniyah of a ship seagoing vessel ship HNcfsa בְ/לֶב 𐤁/𐤋𐤁 velev in the heart inner-core of in the heart of HR/Ncmsc יָ֑ם 𐤉𐤌 yam of the sea sea of sea of HNcmsa וְ/דֶ֖רֶךְ 𐤅/𐤃𐤓𐤊 vederekhe and the way treading-path and path of HC/Ncbsc גֶּ֣בֶר 𐤂𐤁𐤓 gever of a man strong man strong man HNcmsa בְּ/עַלְמָֽה 𐤁/𐤏𐤋𐤌𐤄 bealemah with a maiden with a young woman with a young woman HR/Ncfsa
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