Proverbs of Solomon - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 817
The Psalms, Solomon and Sacred Writers
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PROVERBS.80·-158**THE SPEECHES OF AGUR—BEN-JAKEH;THE RIGHTEOUS;THE MESSAGE HE DELIVERED TO THE ATHEISTAND WASTER.Though I am but an ignorant man,And have not the genius of Adam;Although I have never learnt Wisdom,N or know ofthe science Divine,Of who mounts the skies and descends,Who gathers the wind in his grasp,Who spreads out the seas like a sheet,Who Bxes the bounds of the earth,What is His Name ? and the name of His Son ?~·D0 you know ?Rely on the promise of Gov,He shields all who trust upon Him,Add nothing to what He commands.Lest for falsihcation you suHer.Wha Qzsirz sf the Wise.I will ask two things from you,Take them not from me till death,Move delusion and falsehood afar,Nor poverty give me, nor wealth,But feed with the bread that I need,Not full, for fear I forget,Te11 me, Who is the LORD? ‘Or I become poor, and should steal,And rebel at the name of my Gob.,3hirirz as in ®mrhnzf.To his Master, accuse not a servant,Lest he curse you, and you are in wrong.®xt @2;xrahiig mth Emtrzii.There is an age that curses its fathers,And that cares not its mothers to bless;An age in its own eyes perfect,But never cleansed from its filth lAn age,·-——h0w haughty its glances IAnd its eyelids,—-—how lifted up lAn age;-with swords for its teeth,And for its jaw-teeth,-·-sharp knives,To devour the weak of the earth,And the wretched among mankind.®u Grub.Lust possesses two daughters,Givel Give!There are three that are never glutted,I) _g317I0
