Proverbs 30

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	NOVA VULGATA
1 The words of Agur, son of Jakeh the Massaite: The pronouncement of mortal man: "I am not God; I am not God, that I should prevail.	1 Verba Agur filii Iaces ex Massa. Oraculum hominis ad Itiel, ad Itiel et Ucal.
2 Why, I am the most stupid of men, and have not even human intelligence;	2 Quoniam stultissimus sum virorum, et sapientia hominum non est mecum;
3 Neither have I learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy One.	3 et non didici sapientiam et scientiam sanctorum non novi.
4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down again-- who has cupped the wind in his hands? Who has bound up the waters in a cloak-- who has marked out all the ends of the earth? What is his name, what is his son's name, if you know it?"	4 Quis ascendit in caelum atque descendit? Quis continuit spiritum in manibus suis? Quis colligavit aquas quasi in vestimento? Quis statuit omnes terminos terrae? Quod nomen est eius, et quod nomen filii eius, si nosti?
5 Every word of God is tested; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.	5 Omnis sermo Dei probatus clipeus est sperantibus in eum.
6 Add nothing to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be exposed as a deceiver.	6 Ne addas quidquam verbis illius: et arguaris inveniarisque mendax.
7 Two things I ask of you, deny them not to me before I die:	7 Duo rogavi te, ne deneges mihi, antequam moriar:
8 Put falsehood and lying far from me, give me neither poverty nor riches; (provide me only with the food I need;)	8 vanitatem et verba mendacia longe fac a me, mendicitatem et divitias ne dederis mihi, tribue tantum victum demensum mihi,
9 Lest, being full, I deny you, saying, "Who is the LORD?" Or, being in want, I steal, and profane the name of my God.	9 ne forte satiatus illiciar ad negandum et dicam: “ Quis est Dominus? ” aut egestate compulsus furer et periurem nomen Dei mei.
10 Slander not a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you have to pay the penalty.	10 Ne calumnieris servum ad dominum suum, ne forte maledicat tibi, et puniaris.
11 There is a group of people that curses its father, and blesses not its mother.	11 Generatio, quae patri suo maledicit et quae matri suae non benedicit.
12 There is a group that is pure in its own eyes, yet is not purged of its filth.	12 Generatio, quae sibi munda videtur et non est lota a sordibus suis.
13 There is a group--how haughty their eyes! how overbearing their glance!	13 Generatio, cuius oculi quam excelsi sunt, et palpebrae eius in alta surrectae!
14 There is a group whose incisors are swords, whose teeth are knives, Devouring the needy from the earth, and the poor from among men.	14 Generatio, quae pro dentibus gladios habet, et cultri molares eius, ut comedat inopes de terra et pauperes ex hominibus.
15 The two daughters of the leech are, "Give, Give." Three things are never satisfied, four never say, "Enough!"	15 Sanguisugae duae sunt filiae: “ Affer, affer! ”. Tria sunt insaturabilia, et quattuor, quae numquam dicunt: “ Sufficit! ”:
16 The nether world, and the barren womb; the earth, that is never saturated with water, and fire, that never says, "Enough!"	16 infernus et venter sterilis, terra, quae non satiatur aqua, ignis, qui numquam dicit: “ Sufficit! ”.
17 The eye that mocks a father, or scorns an aged mother, Will be plucked out by the ravens in the valley; the young eagles will devour it.	17 Oculum, qui subsannat patrem et qui despicit obsequium matris suae, effodiant eum corvi de torrente, et comedant eum filii aquilae.
18 Three things are too wonderful for me, yes, four I cannot understand:	18 Tria sunt nimis difficilia mihi, et quattuor penitus ignoro:
19 The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock, The way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden.	19 viam aquilae in caelo, viam colubri super petram, viam navis in medio mari et viam viri in adulescentula.
20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats, wipes her mouth, and says, "I have done no wrong."	20 Talis est et via mulieris adulterae, quae comedit et tergens os suum dicit: “ Non sum operata malum ”.
21 Under three things the earth trembles, yes, under four it cannot bear up:	21 Per tria movetur terra, et quattuor non potest sustinere:
22 Under a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is glutted with food;	22 per servum, cum regnaverit, per stultum, cum saturatus fuerit cibo,
23 Under an odious woman when she is wed, and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.	23 per odiosam mulierem, cum in matrimonio fuerit assumpta, et per ancillam, cum fuerit heres dominae suae.
24 Four things are among the smallest on the earth, and yet are exceedingly wise:	24 Quattuor sunt minima terrae, et ipsa sunt sapientiora sapientibus:
25 Ants--a species not strong, yet they store up their food in the summer;	25 formicae populus infirmus, quae praeparant in messe cibum sibi;
26 Rock-badgers--a species not mighty, yet they make their home in the crags;	26 hyraces plebs invalida, qui collocant in petra cubile suum;
27 Locusts--they have no king, yet they migrate all in array;	27 regem locusta non habet et egreditur universa per turmas suas;
28 Lizards--you can catch them with your hands, yet they find their way into king's palaces.	28 stellio manibus nititur et moratur in aedibus regis.
29 Three things are stately in their stride, yes, four are stately in their carriage:	29 Tria sunt, quae bene gradiuntur, et quattuor, quae incedunt feliciter:
30 The lion, mightiest of beasts, who retreats before nothing;	30 leo fortissimus bestiarum ad nullius pavebit occursum,
31 The strutting cock, and the he-goat, and the king at the head of his people.	31 gallus succinctus lumbos et aries et rex, qui secum habet exercitum.
32 If you have foolishly been proud or presumptuous--put your hand on your mouth;	32 Si stultum te praebuisti, postquam elevatus es in sublime, et si considerasti, ori impone manum.
33 For the stirring of milk brings forth curds, and the stirring of anger brings forth blood.	33 Qui enim fortiter premit lac, exprimit butyrum, et, qui vehementer emungit nares, elicit sanguinem, et, qui provocat iras, producit discordias.