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Proverbs 30:4-14 GW
[To the audience] "Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in the palm of his hand? Who has wrapped water in a garment? Who has set up the earth from one end to the other? What is his name or the name of his son? Certainly, you must know! (5) "Every word of God has proven to be true. He is a shield to those who come to him for protection. (6) Do not add to his words, or he will reprimand you, and you will be found to be a liar. (7) [To God] "I've asked you for two things. Don't keep them from me before I die: (8) Keep vanity and lies far away from me. Don't give me either poverty or riches. Feed me only the food I need, (9) or I may feel satisfied and deny you and say, 'Who is the LORD?' or I may become poor and steal and give the name of my God a bad reputation. (10) [To the audience] "Do not slander a slave to his master. The slave will curse you, and you will be found guilty." (11) A Generation (certain kind of person) curses his father and does not bless his mother. (12) A Generation (certain kind of person) thinks he is pure but is not washed from his own feces. (13) A Generation (certain kind of person) looks around arrogantly and is conceited. (14) There is a generation (certain kind of person), whose teeth are like swords and whose jaws are like knives, devours oppressed people from the earth and people from among humanity.
Proverbs 30:4-14 NWT
4 Who has ascended to heaven that he may descend? Who has gathered the wind in the hollow of both hands? Who has wrapped up the waters in a mantle? Who has made all the ends of the earth to rise? What is his name and what the name of his son, in case you know? 5 Every saying of God is refined. He is a shield to those taking refuge in him. 6 Add nothing to his words, that he may not reprove you, and that you may not have to be proved a liar. 7 Two things I have asked of you. Do not withhold them from me before I die. 8 Untruth and the lying word put far away from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Let me devour the food prescribed for me, 9 that I may not become satisfied and I actually deny [you] and say: "Who is Jehovah?" and that I may not come to poverty and I actually steal and assail the name of my God. 10 Do not slander a servant to his master, that he may not call down evil upon you, and that you may not have to be held guilty. 11 There is a generation that calls down evil even upon its father and that does not bless even its mother. 12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes but that has not been washed from its own excrement. 13 There is a generation whose eyes have become O how lofty! and whose beaming eyes are lifted up. 14 There is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jawbones are slaughtering knives, to eat up the afflicted ones off the earth and the poor ones from among mankind.
Proverbs 30:4-14 LITV
(4) Who has gone up to Heaven, and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in His garments? Who has made all the ends of the earth to rise? What is his name, and what is His Son's name? Surely you know.
(5) Every Word of God is refined, He is a shield to those who seek refuge in Him.
(6) Do not add to His Words, that He not reprove you, and you be found a liar.
(7) I have asked two things from You: Do not hold back from me before I die:
(8) Remove vanity and a lying word far from me, do not give me poverty or riches; tear for me my portion of bread,
(9) that I not become satisfied and deceive, and say, Who is Jehovah? Or that I not become poor and steal, and violate the name of my God.
(10) Do not slander a servant to his master, that he not curse you, and you be found guilty.
(11) A generation curses its father, and does not bless its mother,
(12) a generation pure in its own eyes, and yet not washed from its own filth.
(13) There is a generation, Oh how lofty are its eyes! And its eyelids are lifted up,
(14) a generation whose teeth are like swords, and its jaw teeth like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.
Proverbs 30:4-14 MKJV
(4) Who has gone up to Heaven and has come down? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in His garments? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is His Son's name? Surely you know.
(5) Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
(6) Do not add to His Words, lest He reprove you and you be found a liar.
(7) I have asked two things from You; do not deny them before I die;
(8) remove far from me vanity and a lying word; give me neither poverty or riches; tear for me my portion of bread,
(9) lest I be full and deceive, and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, and violate the name of my God.
(10) Do not accuse a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.
(11) There is a generation that curses their father, and does not bless their mother.
(12) There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their own filth.
(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 like swords, and their jaw teeth like knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
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ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation