Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
These
are
the words of Agur son of Jakeh —
the burden
that
this
man declared
to Ithiel :
“I
am
weary
, O
God,
and worn
out.
The words of Agur the
son of Jakeh ,
the oracle:
The
man says
to Ithiel, To
Ithiel
and Ucal:
Surely I am the most ignorant of
men
, and I
lack
the
understanding
of
a man
.
"
Surely I am the most ignorant man
, And don't
have
a man's
understanding
.
I have not learned wisdom, and
I have no
knowledge of the Holy One.
I have not learned wisdom, Neither
do
I have the
knowledge of the Holy One.
Who has ascended to
heaven and come
down
? Who has gathered the wind in His hands
? Who has bound up
the waters in His cloak
? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the
name
of
His Son—
surely
you know !
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 ?
Every word of God is flawless ;
He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
"
Every word of God is flawless .
He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
Do
not
add to His words, lest He rebuke
you and prove
you a liar.
Don't
you
add to his words, Lest he reprove
you ,
and you be
found
a liar.
Two things I ask
of You —
do
not
refuse
me before I die:
"
Two things I have
asked
of you ;
Don't
deny
me before I die:
Keep
falsehood
and
deceitful
words
far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches ;
feed me with the bread
that is my
portion.
Remove
far from me falsehood
and
lies
. Give me neither poverty nor riches .
Feed me with the food
that is needful
for
me;
Otherwise,
I may
have
too
much
and
deny You, saying
, ‘
Who is the
LORD
? ’
Or I may
become
poor and steal, profaning
the name of my God.
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.
Do
not
slander a servant to his master, or
he will
curse you, and you will
bear
the
guilt
.
"Don't
slander a servant to his master, Lest
he curse you, and you be
held
guilty
.
There is a generation of
those
who
curse
their fathers
and do
not
bless their mothers
.
There is a generation that
curses
their father,
And doesn't
bless their mother
.
There is a generation of
those
who
are
pure in their own eyes and
yet unwashed
of
their filth
.
There is a generation that
is
pure in their own eyes ,
Yet are
not
washed
from
their filthiness
.
There is a generation —
how haughty
are their eyes and
pretentious
are
their glances—
There is a generation ,
oh
how lofty
are their eyes !
Their eyelids
are
lifted
up.
there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose
jaws are
knives, devouring
the oppressed
from the earth and the needy from among men.
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.
The leech
has two daughters: Give and
Give. There are three things that are never satisfied ,
four that never
say, ‘
Enough !’
:
"
The leach
has two daughters: '
Give ,
give. '
"
There are three things that are never satisfied ;
Four that don't
say, '
Enough: '
Sheol, the barren womb ,
land
never
satisfied with water ,
and fire that never
says
, ‘
Enough !’
Sheol, The barren womb ;
The
earth
that
is
not
satisfied with water ;
And the
fire that doesn't
say
, '
Enough .'
As
for
the eye that mocks a
father and scorns obedience to a
mother ,
may
the ravens of the valley pluck
it out and
young vultures
devour
it.
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.
There are three things too wonderful
for me, four that
I cannot
understand:
"
There are three things which
are
too amazing
for me, Four which
I don't
understand:
the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake
on a rock ,
the way of a ship at
sea ,
and the way of a man with a maiden.
The 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 maiden.
This
is the way of an adulteress
: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘
I have done nothing wrong. ’
So
is the way of an adulterous
woman
: She eats and wipes her mouth ,
And says, '
I have done nothing wrong. '
Under
three things the earth trembles
, under four it cannot
bear up:
"For
three things the earth tremble
, And
under four ,
it can't
bear up:
a servant who
becomes
king ,
a fool who
is filled with food ,
For
a servant when
he
is
king ;
A fool when
he
is filled with food ;
an unloved woman who
marries,
and a maidservant
who supplants
her mistress.
For
an unloved woman when
she
is
married;
And a handmaid
who is
heir
to
her mistress.
Four things on earth are
small
, yet
they are exceedingly wise:
"There
are
four things which
are
little
on the
earth, But
they are exceedingly wise:
The ants are creatures
of
little
strength
, yet they store
up
their food in the summer;
The ants are not
a
strong
people
, Yet they provide
their food in the summer;
the rock
badgers
are creatures
of
little
power
, yet they
make their homes
in the rocks;
The conies
are but
a
feeble
folk
, Yet make they
their houses
in the rocks;
the locusts have no king, yet they all
advance in formation
;
The locusts have no king, Yet they advance in ranks
;
and
the
lizard
can be
caught
in
one’s
hands, yet it is found
in the
palaces
of
kings.
You
can catch
a
lizard
with
your
hands, Yet it is in kings '
palaces
.
There are three things that
are stately in their stride
, and
four that
are impressive
in their
walk
:
"
There are three things which
are stately in their march
, Four which
are stately
in going
:
a
lion, mighty
among beasts
, refusing
to
retreat
before
anything
;
The
lion, which
is
mightiest
among animals
, And
doesn't
turn
away
for
any
;
a
strutting
rooster;
a
he-
goat; and a
king with
his
army
around
him
.
The
greyhound,
The
male
goat also
; And the
king against
whom
there
is
no
rising
up
.
If you have foolishly exalted
yourself or if you have plotted
evil, put your hand over your mouth.
"
If you have done
foolishly in
lifting
up
yourself ,
Or if you have thought
evil, Put your hand over your mouth.
For as the churning of milk yields
butter, and the twisting
of the nose draws
blood ,
so the stirring
of anger
brings forth strife. ”
For as the churning of milk brings
forth
butter, And the wringing
of the nose brings
forth
blood ;
So the forcing
of wrath
brings forth strife. "
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