Proverbs
Chapters 30:1-7
New International Version Anglicized
1The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh – an inspired utterance.This man’s utterance to Ithiel:‘I am weary, God,but I can prevail.
2Surely I am only a brute, not a man;I do not have human understanding.
3I have not learned wisdom,nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.
4Who has gone up to heaven and come down?Whose hands have gathered up the wind?Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak?Who has established all the ends of the earth?What is his name, and what is the name of his son?Surely you know!
5‘Every word of God is flawless;he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6Do not add 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: