Proverbs 30:19

¹The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,²Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.³I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.⁴Who 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?⁵Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.⁶Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.⁷Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:⁸Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:⁹Lest 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.¹⁰Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.¹¹There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.¹²There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.¹³There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.¹⁴There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.¹⁵The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:¹⁶The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.¹⁷The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.¹⁸There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:¹⁹The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.²⁰Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.²¹For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:²²For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;²³For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.²⁴There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:²⁵The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;²⁶The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;²⁷The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;²⁸The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.²⁹There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:³⁰A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;³¹A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.³²If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.³³Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

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Verse	KJV	BSB	ASV
19	The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.	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.	The way of an eagle in the air; The way of a serpent upon a rock; The way of a ship in the midst of the sea; And the way of a man with a maiden.

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English	Hebrew	Say it	Strong's	Meaning
[the] way of	דֶּ֤רֶךְ	DE-rekh	H1870L	way: conduct דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) : conduct/lifestyle 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)
the eagle	הַנֶּ֨שֶׁר׀	ha-NE-sher	H5404	eagle נְשַׁר (ne.shar) eagle, vulture, griffon-vulture Aramaic of ne.sher (נֶשֶׁר "eagle" H5404)
in the heavens	בַּשָּׁמַיִם֮	ba-sha-ma-YIM	H8064	heaven שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) 1) heaven, heavens, sky 1a) visible heavens, sky 1a1) as abode of the stars 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God) Aramaic equivalent: sha.ma.yin (שָׁמַ֫יִן "heaven" H8065)
[the] way of	דֶּ֥רֶךְ	DE-rekh	H1870L	way: conduct דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) : conduct/lifestyle 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)
a snake	נָחָ֗שׁ	na-CHASH	H5175	serpent נָחָשׁ (na.chash) 1) serpent, snake 1a) serpent 1b) image (of serpent) 1c) fleeing serpent (mythological)
on	עֲלֵ֫י	'a-LEI	H5921A	upon עַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) …
a rock	צ֥וּר	tzur	H6697H	mountain טוּר (tur) mountain Aramaic of tsur (צוּר "rock" H6697H)
[the] way of	דֶּֽרֶךְ־	de-rekh-	H1870L	way: conduct דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) : conduct/lifestyle 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)
a ship	אֳנִיָּ֥ה	'o-ni-YAH	H0591	fleet אֳנִיָּה (o.niy.yah) 1) ship 1a) men of ships, seamen
in [the] heart of	בְלֶב־	ve-lev-	H3820A	mind בָּל (bal) mind, heart Aramaic of lev (לֵב "heart" H3820A)
[the] sea	יָ֑ם	Yam	H3220G	sea יָם (yam) : sea 1) sea 1a) Mediterranean Sea 1b) Red Sea 1c) Dead Sea 1d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward
and [the] way of	וְדֶ֖רֶךְ	ve-DE-rekh	H1870L	way: conduct דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) : conduct/lifestyle 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)
a man	גֶּ֣בֶר	GE-ver	H1397	great man גָּבֶר (ga.ver) man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight)
with a young woman	בְּעַלְמָֽה׃	be-'al-MAH	H5959	maiden עַלְמָה (al.mah) 1) virgin, young woman 1a) of marriageable age 1b) maid or newly married

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Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.