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Proverbs 30:2–4

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2cSurely I am more dbrutish than any man,

And have not the understanding of a man.

3I neither learned wisdom,

cNor †have ethe knowledge of the holy.

4fWho hath ascended up into heaven, or descended?

gWho hath gathered the wind in his fists?

hWho hath bound the waters in a garment?

Who hath established iall the ends of the earth?

kWhat is his name, and what is his son’s name, lif thou canst tell?

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Footnotes

  1. dSee Ps. 49:10. Comp. Eccles. 4:13?
  2. †Heb. know. ver. 18. Comp. Ps. 82:5.
  3. ech. 9:10.
  4. gComp. Job 38:4–7. Ps. 104:3, 5, 6. Isai. 40:12–15.
  5. iSee Ps. 22:27.
  6. lJob 38:5 (Heb.).

Cross references

  1. cPs. 73:22.
  2. cPs. 73:22.
  3. fJohn 3:13.
  4. hJob 26:8.
  5. kRev. 19:12.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Surely I am too stupid to be a man.

I have not the understanding of a man.

I have not learned wisdom,

nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.

Who has ascended to heaven and come down?

Who has gathered the wind in his fists?

Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment?

Who has established all the ends of the earth?

What is his name, and what is his son’s name?

Surely you know!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Surely I am only a brute, not a man;

I do not have human understanding.

I have not learned wisdom,

nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.

Who has gone up to heaven and come down?

Whose hands have gathered up the wind?

Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak?

Who has established all the ends of the earth?

What is his name, and what is the name of his son?

Surely you know!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I am more stupid than any other person,

and I lack a human’s ability to understand.

I have not gained wisdom,

and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.

Who has gone up to heaven and come down?

Who has gathered the wind in his hands?

Who has bound up the waters in a cloak?

Who has established all the ends of the earth?

What is his name,

and what is the name of his son—

if you know?

NLTNew Living Translation

I am too stupid to be human,

and I lack common sense.

I have not mastered human wisdom,

nor do I know the Holy One.

Who but God goes up to heaven and comes back down?

Who holds the wind in his fists?

Who wraps up the oceans in his cloak?

Who has created the whole wide world?

What is his name—and his son’s name?

Tell me if you know!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Certainly I am more stupid than a man,

and the understanding of humankind is not for me.

And I have not learned wisdom,

nor will I know knowledge of the Holy One.

Who has ascended to heaven and come down?

Who has gathered the wind in the hollow of his hand?

Who has wrapped water in a garment?

Who has established all the ends of the earth?

What is his name and what is the name of his child?

For surely you know.