2Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
3I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 30:2-3
The Sayings of Agur: Humility, the Word of God, Contentment, Wonder, and the Limits of Human Wisdom
The chapter moves from Agur's confession of human limitation, to confidence in God's flawless word, to prayer for truth and contentment, to warnings about arrogance, greed, and dishonor, to wonder at creation and the mystery of hidden ways, to social disorder, to wisdom learned from small creatures, and finally to restraint against self-exaltation and anger.
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Verse 2
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Surelyכִּ֤יH3588ConjunctionI [am]אָנֹכִ֣יH595Pronoun - first person common singularthe most ignorantבַ֣עַרH1198Adjective - masculine singularof menמֵאִ֑ישׁH376Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularand I lackוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlethe understandingבִינַ֖תH998Noun - feminine singular constructof a manאָדָ֣םH120Noun - masculine singular
Verse 3
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I have notוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlelearnedלָמַ֥דְתִּיH3925Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularwisdomחָכְמָ֑הH2451Noun - feminine singularand I have no knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתH1847Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct. . .אֵדָֽע׃H3045Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularof the Holy Oneקְדֹשִׁ֣יםH6918Adjective - masculine plural