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The Words of Agur

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the ¹oracle.

The man declares to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:

2 Surely I am more ^astupid than any man,And I do not have the understanding of a man.3 Neither have I learned wisdom,Nor do I have the ^aknowledge of the Holy One.4 Who has ^aascended into heaven and descended?Who has gathered the ^bwind in His fists?Who has ^cwrapped the waters in ¹His garment?Who has ^destablished all the ends of the earth?What is His ^ename or His son’s name?Surely you know!

5 Every ^aword of God is tested;He is a ^bshield to those who take refuge in Him.6 ^aDo not add to His wordsOr He will reprove you, and you will be proved a liar.

7 Two things I asked of You,Do not refuse me before I die:8 Keep deception and ¹lies far from me,Give me neither poverty nor riches;Feed me with the ^afood that is my portion,9 That I not be ^afull and deny ^bYou and say, “Who is the LORD?”Or that I not be ^cin want and steal,And ^dprofane the name of my God.

10 Do not slander a slave to his master,Or he will ^acurse you and you will be found guilty.

11 There is a ¹kind of man who ^acurses his fatherAnd does not bless his mother.12 There is a ¹kind who is ^apure in his own eyes,Yet is not washed from his filthiness.13 There is a ¹kind—oh how ^alofty are his eyes!And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.14 There is a ¹kind of man whose ^ateeth are like swordsAnd his ^bjaw teeth like knives,To ^cdevour the afflicted from the earthAnd the needy from among men.

15 The leech has two daughters,“Give,” “Give.”There are three things that will not be satisfied,Four that will not say, “Enough”:16 ¹^aSheol, and the ^bbarren womb,Earth that is never satisfied with water,And fire that never says, “Enough.”17 The eye that ^amocks a fatherAnd ¹^bscorns a mother,The ^cravens of the valley will pick it out,And the young ^deagles will eat it.

18 There are three things which are too wonderful for me,Four which I do not understand:19 The way of an ^aeagle in the sky,The way of a serpent on a rock,The way of a ship in the middle of the sea,And the way of a man with a maid.20 This is the way of an ^aadulterous woman:She eats and wipes her mouth,And says, “I have done no wrong.”

21 Under three things the earth quakes,And under four, it cannot bear up:22 Under a ^aslave when he becomes king,And a fool when he is satisfied with food,23 Under an unloved woman when she gets a husband,And a maidservant when she supplants her mistress.

24 Four things are small on the earth,But they are exceedingly wise:25 The ^aants are not a strong people,But they prepare their food in the summer;26 The ¹^ashephanim are not mighty people,Yet they make their houses in the rocks;27 The locusts have no king,Yet all of them go out in ^aranks;28 The lizard you may grasp with the hands,Yet it is in kings’ palaces.

29 There are three things which are stately in their march,Even four which are stately when they walk:30 The lion which is ^amighty among beastsAnd does not ¹^bretreat before any,31 The ¹strutting rooster, the male goat also,And a king when his army is with him.

32 If you have been foolish in exalting yourselfOr if you have plotted evil, ^aput your hand on your mouth.33 For the ¹churning of milk produces butter,And pressing the nose brings forth blood;So the ²churning of ^aanger produces strife.

Every Word of God Is Tested

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the ¹oracle.

The man declares to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:

2 Surely I am more ^asenseless than any man,And I do not have the understanding of mankind.3 Neither have I learned wisdom,Nor do I know the ^aknowledge of the Holy One.4 Who has ^aascended into heaven and descended?Who has gathered the ^bwind in His fists?Who has ^cwrapped the waters in ¹His garment?Who has ²^destablished all the ends of the earth?What is His ^ename? And what is His ^fSon’s name?Surely you know!

5 Every ^aword of God is ¹tested;He is a ^bshield to those who take refuge in Him.6 ^aDo not add to His wordsLest He reprove you, and you be proved a liar.

7 Two things I asked of You,Do not withhold from me before I die:8 Keep worthlessness and every false word far from me,Give me neither poverty nor riches;Feed me with the ^afood that is my portion,9 Lest I be ^afull and deny ^bYou and say, “Who is Yahweh?”Or lest I be ^cimpoverished and steal,And ¹^dprofane the name of my God.

10 Do not slander a slave to his master,Lest he ^acurse you and you be found guilty.

11 There is a generation that ^acurses its fatherAnd does not bless its mother.12 There is a generation that is ^aclean in its own eyes,Yet is not washed from its filthiness.13 There is a generation—oh how ^ahaughty are its eyes!And its eyelids are lifted up.14 There is a generation whose ^ateeth are like swordsAnd its ^bfangs like knives,To ^cdevour the afflicted from the earthAnd the needy from among men.

15 The leech has two daughters,“Give,” “Give.”There are three things that will not be satisfied,Four that will not say, “Enough”:16 ^aSheol, and the ^bbarren womb,Earth that is never satisfied with water,And fire that never says, “Enough.”17 The eye that ^amocks a fatherAnd ^bdespises obedience to a mother,The ^cravens of the valley will pick it out,And the young ^deagles will eat it.

18 There are three things which are too wonderful for me,Four which I do not understand:19 The way of an ^aeagle in the sky,The way of a serpent on a rock,The way of a ship in the heart of the sea,And the way of a man with a virgin.20 This is the way of an ^aadulterous woman:She eats and wipes her mouth,And says, “I have done no wrong.”

21 Under three things the earth quakes,And under four, it cannot bear up:22 Under a ^aslave when he becomes king,And a wicked fool when he is satisfied with food,23 Under ¹an unloved woman when she gets a husband,And a servant-girl when she supplants her mistress.

24 Four things are small on the earth,But they are exceedingly wise:25 The ^aants are not a strong people,But they prepare their food in the summer;26 The ¹^ashephanim are not a mighty people,Yet they make their houses in the cliff;27 The locusts have no king,Yet all of them go out in ^arank;28 The lizard you may grasp with the hands,Yet it is in kings’ palaces.

29 There are three things which are stately in their march,Even four which are stately when they walk:30 The lion which is ^amighty among the animalsAnd does not ^bturn back before any,31 The ¹strutting rooster, the male goat also,And a king when his army is with him.

32 If you have been wickedly foolish in lifting yourself up,Or if you have schemed evil, ^aput your hand on your mouth.33 For pressing milk brings forth butter,And pressing the nose brings forth blood;And pressing ^aanger brings forth strife.

The Words of Agur

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the pronouncement.

The man declares to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:

2 I am certainly more ^astupid than any man,And I do not have the understanding of a man;3 Nor have I learned wisdom,Nor do I have the ^aknowledge of the Holy One.4 Who has ^aascended into heaven and descended?Who has gathered the ^bwind in His fists?Who has ^cwrapped the waters in ¹His garment?Who has ^destablished all the ends of the earth?What is His ^ename or His ²Son’s name?Surely you know!

5 Every ^aword of God is ¹pure;He is a ^bshield to those who take refuge in Him.6 ^aDo not add to His wordsOr He will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar.

7 Two things I have asked of You;Do not refuse me before I die:8 Keep deception and ¹lies far from me,Give me neither poverty nor riches;Feed me with the ^afood that is my portion,9 So that I will not be ^afull and deny ^bYou and say, “Who is the LORD?”And that I will not become ^cimpoverished and steal,And ^dprofane the name of my God.

10 Do not slander a slave to his master,Or he will ^acurse you and you will be found guilty.

11 There is a ¹kind of person who ^acurses his fatherAnd does not bless his mother.12 There is a ¹kind who is ^apure in his own eyes,Yet is not washed from his filthiness.13 There is a ¹kind—oh how ^alofty are his eyes!And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.14 There is a ¹kind of person whose ^ateeth are like swordsAnd his ^bjaw teeth like knives,To ^cdevour the poor from the earthAnd the needy from among mankind.

15 The leech has two daughters:“Give” and “Give.”There are three things that will not be satisfied,Four that will not say, “Enough”:16 ¹^aSheol, the ^binfertile womb,Earth that is never satisfied with water,And fire that never says, “Enough.”17 The eye that ^amocks a fatherAnd ¹^bscorns a mother,The ^cravens of the valley will pick it out,And the young ^deagles will eat it.

18 There are three things which are too wonderful for me,Four which I do not understand:19 The way of the ^aeagle in the sky,The way of a snake on a rock,The way of a ship in the middle of the sea,And the way of a man with a ¹virgin.20 This is the way of an ^aadulterous woman:She eats and wipes her mouth,And says, “I have done no wrong.”

21 Under three things the earth quakes,And under four, it cannot endure:22 Under a ^aslave when he becomes king,And a fool when he is satisfied with food,23 Under an unloved woman when she gets a husband,And a female servant when she dispossesses her mistress.

24 Four things are small on the earth,But they are exceedingly wise:25 The ^aants are not a strong people,But they prepare their food in the summer;26 The ^arock hyraxes are not a mighty people,Yet they make their houses in the rocks;27 The locusts have no king,Yet all of them go out in ^aranks;28 The lizard you may grasp with the hands,Yet it is in kings’ palaces.

29 There are three things which are stately in their march,Even four which are stately when they walk:30 The lion, which is ^amighty among animalsAnd does not ¹^bretreat from anything,31 The ¹strutting rooster or the male goat,And a king when his army is with him.

32 If you have been foolish in exalting yourself,Or if you have plotted evil, ^aput your hand on your mouth.33 For the ¹churning of milk produces butter,And pressing the nose produces blood;So the ²churning of ^aanger produces strife.