Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Words of a
Gatherer,
son of an
obedient
one,
the
declaration,
an
affirmation
of
the man: --
I have
wearied
myself
`for'
God
, I
have
wearied
myself
`for'
God, and am
consumed
.
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
.
For
I am more
brutish
than
any
one
, And have
not
the understanding of a man.
Surely
I am the
most
ignorant
of
men
, and I
lack
the understanding of a man.
Nor
have
I learned wisdom, Yet
the
knowledge of Holy Ones
I
know
.
I have
not
learned wisdom, and
I
have
no
knowledge of the
Holy One
.
Who went
up
to heaven ,
and cometh
down? Who hath
gathered the wind in his fists
? Who hath
bound waters in a
garment
? Who established all ends of the earth? What `
is '
His name ?
and what His
son's
name ?
Surely thou
knowest
!
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
!
Every saying
of God `
is '
tried,
A
shield
He `
is '
to those trusting
in Him.
Every word
of God is flawless;
He is a
shield
to those who
take
refuge
in Him.
Add
not to His words, lest He reason
with
thee,
And thou
hast
been
found
false
.
Do
not add
to His words, lest He rebuke
you
and prove
you
a
liar
.
Two things I have
asked
from
Thee,
Withhold
not from
me before I die .
Two things I ask
of
You—
do
not refuse
me before I die :
Vanity
and a
lying
word
put
far from me ,
Poverty
or
wealth
give not
to
me ,
Cause
me to
eat
the bread of
my portion ,
Keep
falsehood
and deceitful
words
far from me .
Give me neither
poverty
nor
riches;
feed
me with
the bread that
is
my portion .
Lest
I
become
satiated
, and
have denied,
And have
said
, `
Who `
is '
Jehovah
? '
And
lest
I be
poor ,
and have
stolen
, And
have
laid
hold
of
the name of my God.
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.
Accuse
not a servant unto
his lord
, Lest
he disesteem
thee
, and thou
be
found
guilty
.
Do
not slander
a servant to
his master
, or
he will
curse
you
, and you
will
bear
the
guilt
.
A generation `is',
that
lightly
esteemeth
their father,
And their
mother
doth
not bless.
There
is
a generation of
those
who
curse
their fathers
and do
not bless their
mothers
.
A generation --
pure in their own eyes ,
But
from
their own
filth not
washed
.
There
is
a generation of
those
who
are
pure in their own eyes and
yet
unwashed
of
their filth.
A generation --
how high
are their eyes ,
Yea,
their
eyelids
are lifted
up.
There
is
a generation —
how haughty
are their eyes and
pretentious
are their
glances—
A generation --
swords
`are'
their
teeth ,
And knives --
their
jaw-teeth
, To
consume
the poor
from earth ,
And the needy from `
among '
men.
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.
To
the leech `are'
two daughters ,
`
Give ,
give ,
Lo,
three things are not
satisfied, Four have
not
said
`Sufficiency;'
The leech has
two daughters :
Give and
Give .
There
are
three things that
are never
satisfied, four that
never
say,
‘Enough!’:
Sheol, and
a
restrained
womb, Earth
--
it
`is'
not
satisfied `
with '
water, And fire --
it
hath
not
said,
`Sufficiency
, '
Sheol, the
barren
womb, land
never
satisfied with water, and fire that
never
says
, ‘Enough!’
An
eye that mocketh
at
a father ,
And despiseth
to obey
a mother, Dig
it
out
do
ravens of the valley ,
And
eat
it do
young eagles
.
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
.
Three things have
been
too wonderful for me, Yea,
four that I have
not
known
:
There
are
three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot
understand
:
The way of the
eagle in the heavens
, 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 in
youth
.
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
.
So
--
the way of an adulterous
woman,
She hath
eaten
and hath
wiped
her mouth ,
And hath
said
, `
I have not
done iniquity
. '
This
is
the way of an adulteress:
She eats
and wipes
her mouth and says
, ‘
I have done nothing
wrong
. ’
For
three things hath
earth been
troubled
, And
for
four --
it is
not
able
to
bear:
Under
three things the
earth trembles
, under
four it cannot
bear up
:
For
a servant when
he
reigneth
, And
a fool when
he
is satisfied
with bread
,
a servant who
becomes
king
, a fool who
is filled
with food
,
For
a
hated
one
when
she
ruleth
, And a maid-servant
when
she
succeedeth
her mistress.
an
unloved
woman
who
marries
, and a maidservant
who
supplants
her mistress.
Four `are'
little
ones
of
earth, And
they are made
wiser
than
the
wise:
Four things
on
earth are
small
, yet
they are exceedingly
wise:
The ants `
are '
a
people
not
strong
, And
they prepare
in
summer
their food ,
The ants are creatures
of
little
strength
, yet
they store
up
their food in
the
summer;
Conies
`
are '
a
people
not
strong
, And
they place
in
a
rock
their house,
the
rock
badgers
are creatures
of
little
power
, yet
they make
their homes
in
the
rocks;
A
king
there
is
not
to
the locust,
And
it
goeth
out
--
each
one
shouting
,
the locusts
have
no
king
, yet
they
all
advance
in
formation;
A
spider
with
two
hands taketh
hold
, And
is in the palaces of a
king
.
and
the
lizard
can
be
caught
in
one’s
hands, yet
it
is found
in the palaces of kings
.
Three
there are going
well,
Yea
, four are good
in going
:
There are three
things
that
are
stately
in
their
stride
, and
four that
are impressive
in their
walk
:
An
old
lion --
mighty among beasts, That
turneth
not
back
from
the
face
of
any,
a
lion ,
mighty among beasts, refusing
to
retreat
before
anything;
A girt
one
of
the
loins,
or
a he-goat ,
And a king --
no
rising
up
with him.
a strutting
rooster;
a he-goat ;
and a king with his
army
around
him.
If thou
hast
been
foolish
in
lifting
up
thyself,
And
if thou
hast
devised
evil --
hand to
mouth !
If you
have
foolishly
exalted
yourself
or
if you
have
plotted
evil ,
put
your
hand over
your
mouth .
For the churning of milk bringeth
out
butter, And the wringing
of the nose bringeth
out
blood, And
the forcing
of anger bringeth
out
strife !
For as
the churning of milk yields
butter, and the twisting
of the nose draws
blood, so
the stirring
of anger brings
forth
strife .”
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