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Start with a jolt of honesty: “Surely I am too stupid to be a man.” Agur’s opening line in Proverbs 30 disarms pride and sets the stage for a vivid tour through humility, desire, and the kind of wisdom you can practice on Monday morning. We unpack why reverence for God isn’t anti-intellectual; it’s the posture that makes learning possible. Those five piercing questions about who gathers the wind and establishes the earth reset our perspective and point to a wisdom that is personal, not abstract.

From there, we name the pitfalls we’re most tempted to excuse: dishonor toward parents, self-righteous posturing, quiet arrogance, and using the poor as fuel for our gain. Each one fractures relationships and clouds our judgment, and each one is painfully modern. Agur then turns our gaze to cravings that never say “enough”—the grave, the barren longing, thirsty ground, an unfed fire—and shows how greed mimics those appetites. The cure isn’t to kill desire but to order it through gratitude and clear limits.

Wonder returns with images that haunt the imagination: an eagle’s effortless path, a serpent’s precise glide, a ship carving the sea, a love that awakens the heart. Set against this beauty is a warning about denial and the fallout of untethered intimacy. To ground it all, we look to four small teachers—the ant, rock badger, locust, and lizard—each modeling preparation, placement, coordination, and persistence. Finally, we consider stately strength and why chasing the front of the line corrodes the soul, while trusting God for timing and placement brings peace and steady growth.

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