WEBVTT - Proverbs 30

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<v Speaker 1>Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your

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<v Speaker 1>to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm John Stonge,

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<v Speaker 1>and today we're in Proverbs chapter 30, and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the Contemporary English Version. These are the sayings

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<v Speaker 1>and the message of Agur, son of Jekak. Someone cries

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<v Speaker 1>out to God, I am completely worn out. How can

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<v Speaker 1>I last? I am far too stupid to be considered human.

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<v Speaker 1>I never was wise and I don't understand what God

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<v Speaker 1>is like. Has anyone gone up to heaven and come

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<v Speaker 1>back down? Has anyone grabbed hold of the wind? Has

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<v Speaker 1>anyone wrapped up the sea or marked out boundaries for

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<v Speaker 1>the earth? If you know of any who have done

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<v Speaker 1>such things... Then tell me their names and their children's names.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything God says is true and it's a shield for

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<v Speaker 1>all who come to him for safety. Don't change what

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<v Speaker 1>God has said. He will correct you and show that

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<v Speaker 1>you are a liar. There are two things, Lord, I

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<v Speaker 1>want you to do for me before I die. Make

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<v Speaker 1>me absolutely honest and don't let me be too poor

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<v Speaker 1>or too rich. Give me just what I need. If

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<v Speaker 1>I have too much to eat, I might forget about you.

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<v Speaker 1>If I don't have enough, I might steal and disgrace

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<v Speaker 1>your name. Don't tell a slave owner something bad about

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<v Speaker 1>one of the slaves. That slave will curse you, and

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<v Speaker 1>you will be in trouble. Some people curse their father

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<v Speaker 1>and even their mother. Others think they are perfect, but

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<v Speaker 1>they are stained by sin. Some people are stuck up

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<v Speaker 1>and act like snobs, Others are so greedy that they

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<v Speaker 1>gobble down the poor and homeless. Greed has twins, each

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<v Speaker 1>named Give Me. There are three or four things that

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<v Speaker 1>are never satisfied. The world of the dead and a

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<v Speaker 1>childless wife, the thirsty earth and a flaming fire. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>make fun of your father or disobey your mother. Crows

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<v Speaker 1>will peck out your eyes and buzzards will eat the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of you. There are three or four things I

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<v Speaker 1>cannot understand. How eagles fly so high or snakes crawl

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<v Speaker 1>on rocks. How ships sail the ocean or people fall

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<v Speaker 1>in love. An unfaithful wife says, sleeping with another man

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<v Speaker 1>is as natural as eating. There are three or four

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<v Speaker 1>things that make the earth tremble and are unbearable. A

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<v Speaker 1>slave who becomes king, a fool who eats too much,

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<v Speaker 1>a hateful woman who finds a husband, and a slave

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<v Speaker 1>who takes the place of the woman who owns her.

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<v Speaker 1>On this earth four things are small but very wise.

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<v Speaker 1>Ants who seem to be feeble but store up food

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<v Speaker 1>all summer long. Badgers who seem to be weak but

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<v Speaker 1>live among the rocks. Locusts who have no king but

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<v Speaker 1>march like an army. Lizards which can be caught in

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<v Speaker 1>your hand but sneak into palaces. Three or four creatures

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<v Speaker 1>really strut around. Those fearless lions who rule the jungle.

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<v Speaker 1>Those proud roosters, those mountain goats, and those rulers who

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<v Speaker 1>have no enemies. If you are foolishly bragging or planning

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<v Speaker 1>something evil, then stop it now. If you churn milk,

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<v Speaker 1>you get butter. If you pound on your nose, you

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<v Speaker 1>get blood. And if you stay angry, you get in trouble.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's pray. Lord, thank you again for the privilege to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to spend time reading your word today. And Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we know that you grant us your wisdom as we

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<v Speaker 1>trust in your son, Jesus Christ. You open up our

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<v Speaker 1>eyes and you open up our hearts to understand your truth.

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<v Speaker 1>And Lord, when we look at a portion of scripture

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<v Speaker 1>like this, we're reminded not to walk proudly, not to

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<v Speaker 1>be people who are conceited or full of ourselves. but

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<v Speaker 1>to simply walk in humility, knowing that you are God,

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<v Speaker 1>knowing that we need your strength and your wisdom and

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<v Speaker 1>your guidance, and that apart from your help, we would

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<v Speaker 1>be completely lost. So Lord, we're grateful for the help

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<v Speaker 1>that you provide for us. We're grateful for the gift

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<v Speaker 1>of salvation through faith in your son, Jesus Christ. And

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<v Speaker 1>we're grateful for the privilege to be able to walk

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<v Speaker 1>together with you today. We love you, Lord, and we

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for all of these things and pray this

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<v Speaker 1>all in Jesus' name.