| Berean Study Bible | NET Bible |
| 1These are the words of Agur son of Jakeh—the burden that this man declared to Ithiel: “I am weary, O God, and worn out. | 1The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh; an oracle: This man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ukal: |
| 2Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man. | 2Surely I am more brutish than any other human being, and I do not have human understanding; |
| 3I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One. | 3I have not learned wisdom, nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One. |
| 4Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His 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! | 4Who has ascended into heaven, and then descended? Who has gathered up the winds in his fists? Who has bound up the waters in his cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name?--if you know! |
| 5Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. | 5Every word of God is purified; he is like a shield for those who take refuge in him. |
| 6Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar. | 6Do not add to his words, lest he reprove you, and prove you to be a liar. |
| 7Two things I ask of You—do not refuse me before I die: | 7Two things I ask from you; do not refuse me before I die: |
| 8Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion. | 8Remove falsehood and lies far from me; do not give me poverty or riches, feed me with my allotted portion of bread, |
| 9Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God. | 9lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, "Who is the LORD?" Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God. |
| 10Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt. | 10Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you are found guilty. |
| 11There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. | 11There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. |
| 12There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth. | 12There is a generation who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not washed from their filthiness. |
| 13There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances— | 13There is a generation whose eyes are so lofty, and whose eyelids are lifted up disdainfully. |
| 14there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men. | 14There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among the human race. |
| 15The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’: | 15The leech has two daughters: "Give! Give!" There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, "Enough"-- |
| 16Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’ | 16the grave, the barren womb, land that is not satisfied with water, and fire that never says, "Enough!" |
| 17As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it. | 17The eye that mocks at a father and despises obeying a mother--the ravens of the valley will peck it out and the young vultures will eat it. |
| 18There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand: | 18There are three things that are too wonderful for me, four that I do not understand: |
| 19the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden. | 19the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship in the sea, and the way of a man with a woman. |
| 20This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’ | 20This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I have not done wrong." |
| 21Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: | 21Under three things the earth trembles, and under four things it cannot bear up: |
| 22a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food, | 22under a servant who becomes king, under a fool who is stuffed with food, |
| 23an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress. | 23under an unloved woman who is married, and under a female servant who dispossesses her mistress. |
| 24Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise: | 24There are four things on earth that are small, but they are exceedingly wise: |
| 25The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer; | 25ants are creatures with little strength, but they prepare their food in the summer; |
| 26the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks; | 26rock badgers are creatures with little power, but they make their homes in the crags; |
| 27the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation; | 27locusts have no king, but they all go forward by ranks; |
| 28and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings. | 28a lizard you can catch with the hand, but it gets into the palaces of the king. |
| 29There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk: | 29There are three things that are magnificent in their step, four things that move about magnificently: |
| 30a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything; | 30a lion, mightiest of the beasts, who does not retreat from anything; |
| 31a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him. | 31a strutting rooster, a male goat, and a king with his army around him. |
| 32If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth. | 32If you have done foolishly by exalting yourself or if you have planned evil, put your hand over your mouth! |
| 33For as the churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.” | 33For as the churning of milk produces butter and as punching the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife. |
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