CHAPTER 30
Who
has ascended
to heaven
and come down?
Who
has gathered
the wind
in His hands?
Who
has bound up
the waters
in His 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!
Keep falsehood
and deceitful
words
far
from me.
Give me
neither
poverty
nor riches;
feed me
with the bread
that is my portion.
Otherwise,
I may have too much
and deny You,
saying,
“Who
is the LORD?”
Or I may become poor
and steal,
profaning
the name
of my God.
there is a generation
whose teeth
are swords
and whose jaws
are knives,
devouring
the oppressed
from the earth,
and the needy
from among men.
The leech
has two
daughters:
Give
and Give.
There
are three
things that are never
satisfied,
four that
never
say,
“Enough!”:
Sheol,
the barren
womb,
land
that is never
satisfied
with water,
and fire
that never
says,
“Enough!”
As for the eye
that mocks
a father
and scorns
obedience
to a mother,
may the ravens
of the valley
pluck it out
and young
vultures
devour it.
the way
of an eagle
in the sky,
the way
of a snake
on
a rock,
the way
of a ship
at sea,
and the way
of a man
with a maiden.
There
are three things
that are stately
in their stride,
and four that
are impressive
in their walk:
If
you have foolishly
exalted yourself
or if
you have plotted evil,
put your hand
over your mouth.
For
as the churning
of milk
yields
butter,
and the twisting
of the nose
draws
blood,
so the stirring
of anger
brings forth
strife.