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The Words of Agur
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
I am too stupid to be human,
and I lack common sense.
and I lack common sense.
I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
I have not mastered human wisdom,
nor do I know the Holy One.
nor do I know the Holy One.
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
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!
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!
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Every word of God proves true.
He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.
He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Do not add to his words,
or he may rebuke you and expose you as a liar.
or he may rebuke you and expose you as a liar.
Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
O God, I beg two favors from you;
let me have them before I die.
let me have them before I die.
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
First, help me never to tell a lie.
Second, give me neither poverty nor riches!
Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.
Second, give me neither poverty nor riches!
Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
For 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.
And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name.
Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
Never slander a worker to the employer,
or the person will curse you, and you will pay for it.
or the person will curse you, and you will pay for it.
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
Some people curse their father
and do not thank their mother.
and do not thank their mother.
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
They are pure in their own eyes,
but they are filthy and unwashed.
but they are filthy and unwashed.
There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
They look proudly around,
casting disdainful glances.
casting disdainful glances.
There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
They have teeth like swords
and fangs like knives.
They devour the poor from the earth
and the needy from among humanity.
and fangs like knives.
They devour the poor from the earth
and the needy from among humanity.
The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
The eye that mocks a father
and despises a mother’s instructions
will be plucked out by ravens of the valley
and eaten by vultures.
and despises a mother’s instructions
will be plucked out by ravens of the valley
and eaten by vultures.
There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
There are three things that amaze me —
no, four things that I don’t understand:
no, four things that I don’t understand:
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
how 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.
how a snake slithers on a rock,
how a ship navigates the ocean,
how a man loves a woman.
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
An adulterous woman consumes a man,
then wipes her mouth and says, “What’s wrong with that?”
then wipes her mouth and says, “What’s wrong with that?”
For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
There are three things that make the earth tremble —
no, four it cannot endure:
no, four it cannot endure:
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
a slave who becomes a king,
an overbearing fool who prospers,
an overbearing fool who prospers,
For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
a bitter woman who finally gets a husband,
a servant girl who supplants her mistress.
a servant girl who supplants her mistress.
There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise:
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
Ants — they aren’t strong,
but they store up food all summer.
but they store up food all summer.
The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
Locusts — they have no king,
but they march in formation.
but they march in formation.
The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
Lizards — they are easy to catch,
but they are found even in kings’ palaces.
but they are found even in kings’ palaces.
There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
There are three things that walk with stately stride —
no, four that strut about:
no, four that strut about:
A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
the lion, king of animals, who won’t turn aside for anything,
A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
the strutting rooster,
the male goat,
a king as he leads his army.
the male goat,
a king as he leads his army.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
If you have been a fool by being proud or plotting evil,
cover your mouth in shame.
cover your mouth in shame.