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[1] The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the revelation:
the man says to Ithiel,
to Ithiel and Ucal:
[2] “Surely I am the most ignorant man,
and don’t have a man’s understanding.
[3] I have not learned wisdom,
neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.
[4] Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended?
Who has gathered the wind in his fists?
Who has bound the waters in his garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if you know? [5] “Every word of God is flawless.
He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
[6] Don’t you add to his words,
lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar. [7] “Two things I have asked of you.
Don’t deny me before I die.
[8] Remove far from me falsehood and lies.
Give me neither poverty nor riches.
Feed me with the food that is needful for me,
[9] lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’
or lest I be poor, and steal,
and so dishonor the name of my God. [10] “Don’t slander a servant to his master,
lest he curse you, and you be held guilty. [11] There is a generation that curses their father,
and doesn’t bless their mother.
[12] There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes,
yet are not washed from their filthiness.
[13] There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes!
Their eyelids are lifted up.
[14] There is a generation whose teeth are like swords,
and their jaws like knives,
to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men. [15] “The leech has two daughters:
‘Give, give.’“There are three things that are never satisfied;
four that don’t say, ‘Enough!’:
[16] Sheol,ⓘ
the barren womb,
the earth that is not satisfied with water,
and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘Enough!’ [17] “The eye that mocks at his father,
and scorns obedience to his mother,
the ravens of the valley shall pick it out,
the young eagles shall eat it. [18] “There are three things which are too amazing for me,
four which I don’t understand:
[19] The way of an eagle in the air,
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 maiden. [20] “So is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth,
and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’ [21] “For three things the earth trembles,
and under four, it can’t bear up:
[22] For a servant when he is king,
a fool when he is filled with food,
[23] for an unloved woman when she is married,
and a servant who is heir to her mistress. [24] “There are four things which are little on the earth,
but they are exceedingly wise:
[25] The ants are not a strong people,
yet they provide their food in the summer.
[26] The hyraxes are but a feeble folk,
yet make they their houses in the rocks.
[27] The locusts have no king,
yet they advance in ranks.
[28] You can catch a lizard with your hands,
yet it is in kings’ palaces. [29] “There are three things which are stately in their march,
four which are stately in going:
[30] The lion, which is mightiest among animals,
and doesn’t turn away for any;
[31] the greyhound;
the male goat;
and the king against whom there is no rising up. [32] “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself,
or if you have thought evil,
put your hand over your mouth.
[33] For as the churning of milk produces butter,
and the wringing of the nose produces blood,
so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 30:16 Sheol is the place of the dead.
King James Version

Words of Agur

[1] The words H1697 of Agur H94 the son H1121 of Jakeh, H3348 even the prophecy: H4853
The man H1397 spake H5002 unto Ithiel, H384
even unto Ithiel H384 and Ucal, H401
[2] Surely I am more brutish H1198 than any man, H376
And have not the understanding H998 of a man. H120
[3] I neither learned H3925 wisdom, H2451
Nor have H3045§ the knowledge H1847 of the holy. H6918
[4] Who hath ascended up H5927 into heaven, H8064 or descended? H3381
Who hath gathered H622 the wind H7307 in his fists? H2651
Who hath bound H6887 the waters H4325 in a garment? H8071
Who hath established H6965 all H3605 the ends H657 of the earth? H776
What is his name, H8034 and what is his son’s H1121 name, H8034
If thou canst tell? H3045
[5] Every H3605 word H565 of God H433 is pure: H6884§
He is a shield H4043 unto them that put their trust H2620 in him.
[6] Add H3254 thou not unto his words, H1697
Lest he reprove H3198 thee, and thou be found a liar. H3576
[7] Two H8147 things have I required H7592 of thee;
Deny H4513 me them not§ before I die: H4191
[8] Remove far H7368 from H4480 me vanity H7723 and lies: H1697
H3577 Give H5414 me neither poverty H7389 nor riches; H6239
Feed H2963 me with food H3899 convenient H2706 for me:§
[9] Lest I be full, H7646 and deny H3584 thee,§ and say, H559
Who is the Lord? H3068
Or lest I be poor, H3423 and steal, H1589
And take H8610 the name H8034 of my God H430 in vain.
[10] Accuse H3960 not H408§ a servant H5650 unto H413 his master, H113
Lest he curse H7043 thee, and thou be found guilty. H816
[11] There is a generation H1755 that curseth H7043 their father, H1
And doth not bless H1288 their mother. H517
[12] There is a generation H1755 that are pure H2889 in their own eyes, H5869
And yet is not washed H7364 from their filthiness. H6675
[13] There is a generation, H1755 O how lofty H7311 are their eyes! H5869
And their eyelids H6079 are lifted up. H5375
[14] There is a generation, H1755 whose teeth H8127 are as swords, H2719 and their jaw teeth H4973 as knives, H3979
To devour H398 the poor H6041 from off the earth, H776 and the needy H34 from among men. H120
[15] The horseleach H5936 hath two H8147 daughters, H1323 crying, Give, H3051 give. H3051
There are three H7969 things that are never satisfied, H7646
Yea, four H702 things say H559 not,
It is enough: H1952
[16] The grave; H7585 and the barren H6115 womb; H7356
The earth H776 that is not filled H7646 with water; H4325
And the fire H784 that saith H559 not, It is enough. H1952
[17] The eye H5869 that mocketh H3932 at his father, H1
And despiseth H936 to obey H3349 his mother, H517
The ravens H6158 of the valley H5158§ shall pick it out, H5365
And the young H1121 eagles H5404 shall eat H398 it.
[18] There be three H7969 things which are too wonderful H6381 for me,
Yea, four H702 which I know H3045 not:
[19] The way H1870 of an eagle H5404 in the air; H8064
The way H1870 of a serpent H5175 upon H5921 a rock; H6697
The way H1870 of a ship H591 in the midst H3820§ of the sea; H3220
And the way H1870 of a man H1397 with a maid. H5959
[20] Such is the way H1870 of an adulterous H5003 woman; H802
She eateth, H398 and wipeth H4229 her mouth, H6310
And saith, H559 I have done H6466 no wickedness. H205
[21] For three H7969 things the earth H776 is disquieted, H7264
And for four H702 which it cannot H3201 bear: H5375
[22] For H3588 a servant H5650 when he reigneth; H4427
And a fool H5036 when he is filled H7646 with meat; H3899
[23] For H3588 an odious H8130 woman when she is married; H1166
And an handmaid H8198 that is heir H3423 to her mistress. H1404
[24] There be four H702 things which are little H6996 upon the earth, H776
But they are exceeding H2449 wise: H2450§
[25] The ants H5244 are a people H5971 not H3808 strong, H5794
Yet they prepare H3559 their meat H3899 in the summer; H7019
[26] The conies H8227 are but a feeble H6099 folk, H5971
Yet make H7760 they their houses H1004 in the rocks; H5553
[27] The locusts H697 have no king, H4428
Yet go they forth H3318 all H3605 of them by bands; H2686§
[28] The spider H8079 taketh hold H8610 with her hands, H3027
And is in kings’ H4428 palaces. H1964
[29] There be three H7969 things which go H6806 well, H3190
Yea, four H702 are comely H2895 in going: H3212
[30] A lion H3918 which is strongest H1368 among beasts, H929
And turneth not away H7725 for H6440 any;
[31] An greyhound; H4975 H2223 an he goat H8495 also; H176
And a king, H4428 against whom there is no rising up. H510
[32] If thou hast done foolishly H5034 in lifting up H5375 thyself,
Or if thou hast thought evil, H2161
Lay thine hand H3027 upon thy mouth. H6310
[33] Surely H3588 the churning H4330 of milk H2461 bringeth forth H3318 butter, H2529
And the wringing H4330 of the nose H639 bringeth forth H3318 blood: H1818
So the forcing H4330 of wrath H639 bringeth forth H3318 strife. H7379

Footnotes

  1. § 30:3 Heb. know
  2. § 30:5 Heb. purified
  3. § 30:7 Heb. withhold not from me
  4. § 30:8 Heb. of my allowance
  5. § 30:9 Heb. belie thee
  6. § 30:10 Heb. hurt not with thy tongue
  7. § 30:17 Or, the brook
  8. § 30:19 Heb. heart
  9. § 30:24 Heb. wise made wise
  10. § 30:27 Heb. gathered together
Septuaginta
[1] Τοὺς G3588 ἐμοὺς G1699 λόγους, G3056 υἱέ, G5207 φοβήθητι G5399 καὶ G2532 δεξάμενος G1209 αὐτοὺς G846 μετανόει· G3340 τάδε G3592 λέγει G3004 ὁ G3588 ἀνὴρ G435 τοῖς G3588 πιστεύουσιν G4100 θεῷ, G2316 καὶ G2532 παύομαι· G3973 [2] ἀφρονέστατος G878 γάρ G1063 εἰμι G1510 πάντων G3956 ἀνθρώπων, G444 καὶ G2532 φρόνησις G5428 ἀνθρώπων G444 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 ἐν G1722 ἐμοί· G1698 [3] θεὸς G2316 δεδίδαχέν G1321 με G3165 σοφίαν, G4678 καὶ G2532 γνῶσιν G1108 ἁγίων G40 ἔγνωκα. G1097 [4] Τίς G5101 ἀνέβη G305 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 οὐρανὸν G3772 καὶ G2532 κατέβη; G2597 Τίς G5101 συνήγαγεν G4863 ἀνέμους G417 ἐν G1722 κόλπῳ; G2859 Τίς G5101 συνέστρεψεν G4962 ὕδωρ G5204 ἐν G1722 ἱματίῳ; G2440 Τίς G5101 ἐκράτησεν G2902 πάντων G3956 τῶν G3588 ἄκρων G206 τῆς G3588 γῆς; G1093 Τί G5101 ὄνομα G3686 αὐτῷ, G846 ἢ G2228 τί G5101 ὄνομα G3686 τοῖς G3588 τέκνοις G5043 αὐτοῦ, G846 ἵνα G2443 γνῷς; G1097 [5] Πάντες G3956 λόγοι G3056 θεοῦ G2316 πεπυρωμένοι, G4448 ὑπερασπίζει δὲ G1161 αὐτὸς G846 τῶν G3588 εὐλαβουμένων G2125 αὐτόν· G846 [6] μὴ G3361 προσθῇς G4369 τοῖς G3588 λόγοις G3056 αὐτοῦ, G846 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 ἐλέγξῃ G1651 σε G4571 καὶ G2532 ψευδὴς G5571 γένῃ. G1096 [7] Δύο G1417 αἰτοῦμαι G154 παρὰ G3844 σοῦ, G4675 μὴ G3361 ἀφέλῃς G851 μου G3450 χάριν G5485 πρὸ G4253 τοῦ G3588 ἀποθανεῖν G599 με· G3165 [8] μάταιον G3152 λόγον G3056 καὶ G2532 ψευδῆ G5571 μακράν G3112 μου G3450 ποίησον, G4160 πλοῦτον G4149 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 πενίαν μή G3361 μοι G3427 δῷς, G1325 σύνταξον G4929 δέ G1161 μοι G3427 τὰ G3588 δέοντα G1163 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 αὐτάρκη, G842 [9] ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 πλησθεὶς G4130 ψευδὴς G5571 γένωμαι G1096 καὶ G2532 εἴπω G2036 Τίς G5101 με G3165 ὁρᾷ; G3708 Ἢ G2228 πενηθεὶς κλέψω G2813 καὶ G2532 ὀμόσω G3660 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ. G2316 [10] Μὴ G3361 παραδῷς G3860 οἰκέτην G3610 εἰς G1519 χεῖρας G5495 δεσπότου. G1203 Μήποτε G3379 καταράσηταί G2672 σε G4571 καὶ G2532 ἀφανισθῇς. G853 [11] Ἔκγονον G1549 κακὸν G2556 πατέρα G3962 καταρᾶται, G2672 τὴν G3588 δὲ G1161 μητέρα G3384 οὐκ G3756 εὐλογεῖ· G2127 [12] ἔκγονον G1549 κακὸν G2556 δίκαιον G1342 ἑαυτὸν G1438 κρίνει, G2919 τὴν G3588 δὲ G1161 ἔξοδον G1841 αὐτοῦ G846 οὐκ G3756 ἀπένιψεν· G633 [13] ἔκγονον G1549 κακὸν G2556 ὑψηλοὺς G5308 ὀφθαλμοὺς G3788 ἔχει, G2192 τοῖς G3588 δὲ G1161 βλεφάροις αὐτοῦ G846 ἐπαίρεται· G1869 [14] ἔκγονον G1549 κακὸν G2556 μαχαίρας G3162 τοὺς G3588 ὀδόντας G3599 ἔχει G2192 καὶ G2532 τὰς G3588 μύλας τομίδας, ὥστε G5620 ἀναλίσκειν G355 καὶ G2532 κατεσθίειν G2719 τοὺς G3588 ταπεινοὺς G5011 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 πένητας G3993 αὐτῶν G846 ἐξ G1537 ἀνθρώπων. G444 [15] Τῇ G3588 βδέλλῃ τρεῖς G5140 θυγατέρες G2364 ἦσαν G2258 ἀγαπήσει G25 ἀγαπώμεναι, G25 καὶ G2532 αἱ G3588 τρεῖς G5140 αὗται G3778 οὐκ G3756 ἐνεπίμπλασαν G1705 αὐτήν, G846 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 τετάρτη G5067 οὐκ G3756 ἠρκέσθη G714 εἰπεῖν G2036 Ἱκανόν· G2425 [16] ᾅδης G86 καὶ G2532 ἔρως γυναικὸς G1135 καὶ G2532 τάρταρος καὶ G2532 γῆ G1093 οὐκ G3756 ἐμπιπλαμένη G1705 ὕδατος G5204 καὶ G2532 ὕδωρ G5204 καὶ G2532 πῦρ G4442 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 εἴπωσιν G2036 Ἀρκεῖ. G714 [17] Ὀφθαλμὸν G3788 καταγελῶντα G2606 πατρὸς G3962 καὶ G2532 ἀτιμάζοντα G818 γῆρας G1094 μητρός, G3384 ἐκκόψαισαν G1581 αὐτὸν G846 κόρακες G2876 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 φαράγγων, G5327 καὶ G2532 καταφάγοισαν G2719 αὐτὸν G846 νεοσσοὶ G3502 ἀετῶν. G105 [18] Τρία G5140 δέ G1161 ἐστιν G2076 ἀδύνατά G102 μοι G3427 νοῆσαι, G3539 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 τέταρτον G5067 οὐκ G3756 ἐπιγινώσκω· G1921 [19] ἴχνη G2487 ἀετοῦ G105 πετομένου G4072 καὶ G2532 ὁδοὺς G3598 ὄφεως G3789 ἐπὶ G1909 πέτρας G4073 καὶ G2532 τρίβους G5147 νηὸς G3491 ποντοπορούσης καὶ G2532 ὁδοὺς G3598 ἀνδρὸς G435 ἐν G1722 νεότητι. G3503 [20] Τοιαύτη G5108 ὁδὸς G3598 γυναικὸς G1135 μοιχαλίδος, G3428 ἥ, G3739 ὅταν G3752 πράξῃ, G4238 ἀπονιψαμένη G633 οὐδέν G3762 φησιν G5346 πεπραχέναι G4238 ἄτοπον. G824 [21] Διὰ G1223 τριῶν G5140 σείεται G4579 ἡ G3588 γῆ, G1093 τὸ G3588 δὲ G1161 τέταρτον G5067 οὐ G3756 δύναται G1410 φέρειν· G5342 [22] ἐὰν G1437 οἰκέτης G3610 βασιλεύσῃ, G936 καὶ G2532 ἄφρων G878 πλησθῇ G4130 σιτίων, [23] καὶ G2532 οἰκέτις ἐὰν G1437 ἐκβάλῃ G1544 τὴν G3588 ἑαυτῆς G1438 κυρίαν, G2959 καὶ G2532 μισητὴ γυνὴ G1135 ἐὰν G1437 τύχῃ G5177 ἀνδρὸς G435 ἀγαθοῦ. G18 [24] Τέσσαρα G5064 δέ G1161 ἐστιν G2076 ἐλάχιστα G1646 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς, G1093 ταῦτα G5023 δέ G1161 ἐστιν G2076 σοφώτερα G4680 τῶν G3588 σοφῶν· G4680 [25] οἱ G3588 μύρμηκες, οἷς G3739 μὴ G3361 ἔστιν G2076 ἰσχὺς G2479 καὶ G2532 ἑτοιμάζονται G2090 θέρους G2330 τὴν G3588 τροφήν· G5160 [26] καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 χοιρογρύλλιοι, ἔθνος G1484 οὐκ G3756 ἰσχυρόν, G2478 οἳ G3739 ἐποιήσαντο G4160 ἐν G1722 πέτραις G4073 τοὺς G3588 ἑαυτῶν G1438 οἴκους· G3624 [27] ἀβασίλευτόν ἐστιν G2076 ἡ G3588 ἀκρὶς G200 καὶ G2532 ἐκστρατεύει ἀφ’ G575 ἑνὸς G1520 κελεύσματος G2752 εὐτάκτως· [28] καὶ G2532 καλαβώτης χερσὶν G5495 ἐρειδόμενος G2043 καὶ G2532 εὐάλωτος ὢν G5607 κατοικεῖ G2730 ἐν G1722 ὀχυρώμασιν G3794 βασιλέως. G935 [29] Τρία G5140 δέ G1161 ἐστιν, G2076 ἃ G3739 εὐόδως πορεύεται, G4198 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 τέταρτον, G5067 ὃ G3739 καλῶς G2573 διαβαίνει· G1224 [30] σκύμνος λέοντος G3023 ἰσχυρότερος G2478 κτηνῶν, G2934 ὃς G3739 οὐκ G3756 ἀποστρέφεται G654 οὐδὲ G3761 καταπτήσσει κτῆνος, G2934 [31] καὶ G2532 ἀλέκτωρ G220 ἐμπεριπατῶν G1704 θηλείαις G2338 εὔψυχος καὶ G2532 τράγος G5131 ἡγούμενος G2233 αἰπολίου καὶ G2532 βασιλεὺς G935 δημηγορῶν G1215 ἐν G1722 ἔθνει. G1484 [32] Ἐὰν G1437 πρόῃ σεαυτὸν G4572 εἰς G1519 εὐφροσύνην G2167 καὶ G2532 ἐκτείνῃς G1614 τὴν G3588 χεῖρά G5495 σου G4675 μετὰ G3326 μάχης, G3163 ἀτιμασθήσῃ. G818 [33] Ἄμελγε γάλα, G1051 καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 βούτυρον· ἐὰν G1437 δὲ G1161 ἐκπιέζῃς μυκτῆρας, ἐξελεύσεται G1831 αἷμα· G129 ἐὰν G1437 δὲ G1161 ἐξέλκῃς G1828 λόγους, G3056 ἐξελεύσονται G1831 κρίσεις G2920 καὶ G2532 μάχαι. G3163
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