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Who has ever gone up to heaven and come down again?
    Who has cupped the wind in the hollow of his hands?
Who has wrapped the waters in the fold of his garment?
    Who has established all the boundaries of the earth?
What is his name or the name of his son?
    Do you know it?[a]
Every word of God has proved to be true;
    he is a shield to those who trust in him.[b]
Add nothing to his words,
    lest he reprove you and expose you as a fraud.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:4 See the similar use of rhetorical questions to express God’s greatness in Job 38:4-11; Isa 40:12. Do you know it?: see Job 38:4.
  2. Proverbs 30:5 This verse is very close to Ps 18:31.

Who has gone up(A) to heaven and come down?
    Whose hands(B) have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters(C) in a cloak?(D)
    Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name,(E) and what is the name of his son?
    Surely you know!

“Every word of God is flawless;(F)
    he is a shield(G) to those who take refuge in him.
Do not add(H) to his words,
    or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

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