Look, wise people die\par the same as fools and stupid people. {\cf2\super [293]} \par They die and leave their wealth\par to other people.\par
Proverbs 30:2 - Easy To Read Version I am the worst person on earth. I am not able to understand like I should. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Surely I am too brutish and stupid to be called a man, and I have not the understanding of a man [for all my secular learning is as nothing]. American Standard Version (1901) Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man; Common English Bible Actually, I’m too stupid to be human, a man without understanding. Catholic Public Domain Version "I am the most foolish among men, and the wisdom of men is not with me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I am the most foolish of men, and the wisdom of men is not with me. |
Look, wise people die\par the same as fools and stupid people. {\cf2\super [293]} \par They die and leave their wealth\par to other people.\par
Compared to you,\par people are like stupid animals.\par We are like fools\par who can’t understand anything.\par
If a person wants to be wise, then he is not angry if someone tells him when he does wrong. The person who hates to be told that he is wrong is stupid.
These are the wise sayings of Agur son of Jakeh. This is his message to Ithiel and Ucal: {\cf2\super [38]}
I became very scared. I said, “Oh, no! I will be destroyed. I am not pure (good) enough to speak to God. And I live among people that are not pure enough to speak to God. {\cf2\super [66]} Yet I have seen the King, the Lord All-Powerful.”
People are so stupid!\par Metal workers are fooled by the idols\par that they themselves made.\par Those statues are nothing but lies.\par They are stupid. {\cf2\super [82]} \par
I want you to understand this secret truth, brothers and sisters. This truth will help you understand that you don’t know everything. The truth is this: Part of Israel {\cf2\super [124]} has been made stubborn. But that will change when enough non-Jews have come to God.
Don’t fool yourselves. If any person among you thinks that he is wise in this world, then he should become a fool. Then that person can become truly wise.
The person who thinks he knows something does not yet know anything like he should.
But if any of you needs wisdom, then you should ask God for it. God is generous. He enjoys giving to all people. So God will give you wisdom.