Proverbs 30 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition（CEVDCI）

The Sayings of Agur

1These are the sayings

and the message

of Agur son of Jakeh.

Someone cries out to God,

“I am completely worn out!

How can I last?

2I am far too stupid

to be considered human.

3I never was wise,

and I don't understand

what God is like.”

4 has twins,

each named “Give me!”

There are three or four things

that are never satisfied:

16The world of the dead

and a childless wife,

the thirsty earth

and a flaming fire.

17Don't make fun of your father

or disobey your mother—

crows will peck out your eyes,

and buzzards will eat

the rest of you.

18There are three or four things

I cannot understand:

19 which can be caught

in your hand,

but sneak into palaces.

29Three or four creatures

really strut around:

30Those fearless lions

who rule the jungle,

31those proud roosters,

those mountain goats,

and those rulers

who have no enemies.

32If you are foolishly bragging

or planning something evil,

then stop it now!

33If you churn milk

you get butter;

if you pound on your nose,

you get blood—

and if you stay angry,

you get in trouble.