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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 30, Verse 1

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An unjust man [is] an abomination to the just: and [he that is] upright in the way [is] abomination to the wicked.
King James Version
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, [even] the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
American Standard Version
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; The oracle. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:
New English Translation
The Words of Agur The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh; an oracle: This man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ukal:
World English Bible
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the oracle: the man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
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Surely I [am] more brutish than [any] man, and have not the understanding of a man.
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I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
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Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son's name, if thou canst tell?
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Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
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Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
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Two [things] have I required of thee; deny me [them] not before I die:
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Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
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Lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who [is] the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God [in vain].
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Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
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[There is] a generation [that] curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.