2 Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
3 I 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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Surely כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction I [am] אָנֹכִ֣י H595 Pronoun - first person common singular the most ignorant בַ֣עַר H1198 Adjective - masculine singular of men מֵאִ֑ישׁ H376 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular and I lack וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle the understanding בִינַ֖ת H998 Noun - feminine singular construct of a man אָדָ֣ם H120 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 3
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I have not וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle learned לָמַ֥דְתִּי H3925 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular wisdom חָכְמָ֑ה H2451 Noun - feminine singular and I have no knowledge וְדַ֖עַת H1847 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct . . . אֵדָֽע׃ H3045 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular of the Holy One קְדֹשִׁ֣ים H6918 Adjective - masculine plural