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1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, his utterance. This man declared to Ithiel—to Ithiel and Ucal:

1The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh contain this message. I am weary, O God; I am weary and worn out, O God.

2Surely I am more stupid than any man, And do not have the understanding of a man.

2I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense.

3I neither learned wisdom Nor have knowledge of the Holy One.

3I have not mastered human wisdom, nor do I know the Holy One.

4Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound 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, If you know?

4Who 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!

5Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.

5Every word of God proves true. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.

6Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.

6Do not add to his words, or he may rebuke you and expose you as a liar.

7Two things I request of You (Deprive me not before I die):

7O God, I beg two favors from you; let me have them before I die.

8Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches— Feed me with the food allotted to me;

8First, help me never to tell a lie. Second, give me neither poverty nor riches! Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.

9Lest I be full and deny You, And say, “Who is the LORD?” Or lest I be poor and steal, And profane the name of my God.

9For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the LORD?” And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name.

10Do not malign a servant to his master, Lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.

10Never slander a worker to the employer, or the person will curse you, and you will pay for it.

11There is a generation that curses its father, And does not bless its mother.

11Some people curse their father and do not thank their mother.

12There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed from its filthiness.

12They are pure in their own eyes, but they are filthy and unwashed.

13There is a generation—oh, how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.

13They look proudly around, casting disdainful glances.

14There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, And whose fangs are like knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men.

14They have teeth like swords and fangs like knives. They devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among humanity.

15The leech has two daughters— Give and Give! There are three things that are never satisfied, Four never say, “Enough!”:

15The leech has two suckers that cry out, “More, more!” There are three things that are never satisfied— no, four that never say, “Enough!”:

16The grave, The barren womb, The earth that is not satisfied with water— And the fire never says, “Enough!”

16the grave, the barren womb, the thirsty desert, the blazing fire.

17The eye that mocks his father, And scorns obedience to his mother, The ravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young eagles will eat it.

17The eye that mocks a father and despises a mother’s instructions will be plucked out by ravens of the valley and eaten by vultures.

18There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yes, four which I do not understand:

18There are three things that amaze me— no, four things that I don’t understand:

19The way of an eagle in the air, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the midst of the sea, And the way of a man with a virgin.

19how an eagle glides through the sky, how a snake slithers on a rock, how a ship navigates the ocean, how a man loves a woman.

20This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, “I have done no wickedness.”

20An adulterous woman consumes a man, then wipes her mouth and says, “What’s wrong with that?”

21For three things the earth is perturbed, Yes, for four it cannot bear up:

21There are three things that make the earth tremble— no, four it cannot endure:

22For a servant when he reigns, A fool when he is filled with food,

22a slave who becomes a king, an overbearing fool who prospers,

23A hateful woman when she is married, And a maidservant who succeeds her mistress.

23a bitter woman who finally gets a husband, a servant girl who supplants her mistress.

24There are four things which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise:

24There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise:

25The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer;

25Ants—they aren’t strong, but they store up food all summer.

26The rock badgers are a feeble folk, Yet they make their homes in the crags;

26Hyraxes —they aren’t powerful, but they make their homes among the rocks.

27The locusts have no king, Yet they all advance in ranks;

27Locusts—they have no king, but they march in formation.

28The spider skillfully grasps with its hands, And it is in kings’ palaces.

28Lizards—they are easy to catch, but they are found even in kings’ palaces.

29There are three things which are majestic in pace, Yes, four which are stately in walk:

29There are three things that walk with stately stride— no, four that strut about:

30A lion, which is mighty among beasts And does not turn away from any;

30the lion, king of animals, who won’t turn aside for anything,

31A greyhound, A male goat also, And a king whose troops are with him.

31the strutting rooster, the male goat, a king as he leads his army.

32If you have been foolish in exalting yourself, Or if you have devised evil, put your hand on your mouth.

32If you have been a fool by being proud or plotting evil, cover your mouth in shame.

33For as the churning of milk produces butter, And wringing the nose produces blood, So the forcing of wrath produces strife.

33As the beating of cream yields butter and striking the nose causes bleeding, so stirring up anger causes quarrels.

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