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The Wisdom of Agur
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, his utterance. This man declared to Ithiel — to Ithiel and Ucal:
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, his utterance. This man declared to Ithiel — to Ithiel and Ucal:
Surely I am more stupid than any man,
And do not have the understanding of a man.
And do not have the understanding of a man.
Surely I am too stupid to be a man.
I have not the understanding of a man.
I have not the understanding of a man.
I neither learned wisdom
Nor have knowledge of the Holy One.
Nor have knowledge of the Holy One.
I have not learned wisdom,
nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.
nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.
Who 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?
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?
Who has ascended to heaven and come down?
Who has gathered the wind in his fists?
Who has wrapped up 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?
Surely you know!
Who has gathered the wind in his fists?
Who has wrapped up 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?
Surely you know!
Every word of God proves true;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
Do not add to His words,
Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.
Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.
Do not add to his words,
lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
Two things I request of You
(Deprive me not before I die):
(Deprive me not before I die):
Two things I ask of you;
deny them not to me before I die:
deny them not to me before I die:
Remove falsehood and lies far from me;
Give me neither poverty nor riches —
Feed me with the food allotted to me;
Give me neither poverty nor riches —
Feed me with the food allotted to me;
Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with the food that is needful for me,
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with the food that is needful for me,
Lest 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.
And say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or lest I be poor and steal,
And profane the name of my God.
lest 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.
and say, “Who is the Lord?”
or lest I be poor and steal
and profane the name of my God.
Do not malign a servant to his master,
Lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.
Lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.
Do not slander a servant to his master,
lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
There is a generation that curses its father,
And does not bless its mother.
And does not bless its mother.
There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,
Yet is not washed from its filthiness.
Yet is not washed from its filthiness.
There are those who are clean in their own eyes
but are not washed of their filth.
but are not washed of their filth.
There are those — how lofty are their eyes,
how high their eyelids lift!
how high their eyelids lift!
There 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.
And whose fangs are like knives,
To devour the poor from off the earth,
And the needy from among men.
There are those whose teeth are swords,
whose fangs are knives,
to devour the poor from off the earth,
the needy from among mankind.
whose fangs are knives,
to devour the poor from off the earth,
the needy from among mankind.
The leech has two daughters —
Give and Give!
There are three things that are never satisfied,
Four never say, “Enough!”:
Give and Give!
There are three things that are never satisfied,
Four never say, “Enough!”:
Sheol, the barren womb,
the land never satisfied with water,
and the fire that never says, “Enough.”
the land never satisfied with water,
and the fire that never says, “Enough.”
The 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.
And scorns obedience to his mother,
The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young eagles will eat it.
The eye that mocks a father
and scorns to obey a mother
will be picked out by the ravens of the valley
and eaten by the vultures.
and scorns to obey a mother
will be picked out by the ravens of the valley
and eaten by the vultures.
There are three things which are too wonderful for me,
Yes, four which I do not understand:
Yes, four which I do not understand:
Three things are too wonderful for me;
four I do not understand:
four I do not understand:
the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a serpent on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a virgin.
the way of a serpent on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a virgin.
This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth,
And says, “I have done no wickedness.”
She eats and wipes her mouth,
And says, “I have done no wickedness.”
This is the way of an adulteress:
she eats and wipes her mouth
and says, “I have done no wrong.”
she eats and wipes her mouth
and says, “I have done no wrong.”
For three things the earth is perturbed,
Yes, for four it cannot bear up:
Yes, for four it cannot bear up:
Under three things the earth trembles;
under four it cannot bear up:
under four it cannot bear up:
For a servant when he reigns,
A fool when he is filled with food,
A fool when he is filled with food,
a slave when he becomes king,
and a fool when he is filled with food;
and a fool when he is filled with food;
an unloved woman when she gets a husband,
and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.
and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.
There are four things which are little on the earth,
But they are exceedingly wise:
But they are exceedingly wise:
Four things on earth are small,
but they are exceedingly wise:
but they are exceedingly wise:
The ants are a people not strong,
Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
the ants are a people not strong,
yet they provide their food in the summer;
yet they provide their food in the summer;
the rock badgers are a people not mighty,
yet they make their homes in the cliffs;
yet they make their homes in the cliffs;
The locusts have no king,
Yet they all advance in ranks;
Yet they all advance in ranks;
the locusts have no king,
yet all of them march in rank;
yet all of them march in rank;
the lizard you can take in your hands,
yet it is in kings’ palaces.
yet it is in kings’ palaces.
There are three things which are majestic in pace,
Yes, four which are stately in walk:
Yes, four which are stately in walk:
Three things are stately in their tread;
four are stately in their stride:
four are stately in their stride:
A lion, which is mighty among beasts
And does not turn away from any;
And does not turn away from any;
the lion, which is mightiest among beasts
and does not turn back before any;
and does not turn back before any;
If you have been foolish in exalting yourself,
Or if you have devised evil, put your hand on your mouth.
Or if you have devised evil, put your hand on your mouth.
If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
or if you have been devising evil,
put your hand on your mouth.
or if you have been devising evil,
put your hand on your mouth.