1
The
words of
Agur the
son of
Jakeh, the
oracle. The
man declares to
Ithiel, to
Ithiel and
Ucal:
r,b,G;h ~Ua.n a'F;M;h h,q'y -niB r.Wg'a yer.biD ? l'kUa.w leayityia.l leayityia.l
2
Surely I am
more stupid than any man, And I do not have the
understanding of a
man.
~'d'a t;nyib -a{l.w vyiaem yik{n'a r;[;b yiK ? yil
3
Neither have I
learned wisdom,
Nor do I
have the
knowledge of the
Holy One.
['dea ~yiv{d.q t;[;d.w h'm.k'x yiT.d;m'l -a{l.w
4
Who has
ascended into
heaven and
descended?
Who has
gathered the
wind in His
fists?
Who has
wrapped the
waters in His
garment?
Who has
established all the
ends of the
earth?
What is His
name or His
son's name?
Surely you
know!
wy'n.p'x.B ;x.Wr -p;s'a yim d;reY;w ~Iy;m'v -h'l'[ yim ? #,r'a -yes.p;a -l'K ~yiqeh yim h'l.miF;B ~Iy;m -r;r'c yim ? ['det yiK w{n.B -m,V -h;m.W w{m.V -h;m
5
Every word of
God is
tested; He is a
shield to those who
take refuge in Him.
~yis{x;l a.Wh !eg'm h'p.Wr.c ;Hw{l/a t;r.mia -l'K ? w{B
6
Do not
add to His
words Or He will
reprove you, and you will be
proved a
liar.
'$.B ;xyikw{y -n,P wy'r'b.D -l;[ .P.sw{T -l;a ? 'T.b'z.kin.w
7
Two things I
asked of You, Do not
refuse me
before I
die:
~,r,j.B yiN,Mim [;n.miT -l;a .$'Tiaem yiT.l;a'v ~Iy;T.v ? t.Wm'a
8
Keep deception and
lies far from me,
Give me
neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the
food that is my
portion,
r,v{['w vaer yiN,Mim qex.r;h b'z'K -r;b.d.W a.w'v ? yiQUx ~,x,l yinepyir.j;h yil -n,TiT -l;a
9
That I not be
full and
deny You and
say,
"Who is the
LORD?" Or that I not be in
want and
steal, And
profane the
name of my
God.
ver\Wia -n,p.W h'wh.y yim yiT.r;m'a.w yiT.v;xik.w [;B.f,a !,P ? y'h{l/a ~ev yiT.f;p't.w yiT.b;n'g.w
10
Do not
slander a
slave to his
master,
Or he will
curse you and you will be
found guilty.
'$.l,L;q.y -n,P w{n{d]a -l,a d,b,[ !ev.l;T -l;a ? 'T.m'v'a.w
11
There is a
kind of man who
curses his
father And does not
bless his
mother.
.$er'b.y a{l w{Mia -t,a.w leL;q.y wyib'a rw{D
12
There is a
kind who is
pure in his own
eyes, Yet is not
washed from his
filthiness.
#'xUr a{l w{t'a{Cim.W wy'nye[.B rw{h'j rw{D
13
There is a
kind -oh
how lofty are his
eyes! And his
eyelids are
raised in arrogance.
.Waef'NIy wy'P;[.p;[.w wy'nye[ .Wm'r -h'm rw{D
14
There is a
kind of man whose
teeth are like
swords And his
jaw teeth like
knives, To
devour the
afflicted from the
earth And the
needy from among
men.
]wy't{[.L;t.m tw{l'k]a;m.W wy'Niv tw{b'r]x rw{D ? ~'d'aem ~yinw{y.b,a.w #,r,aem ~yiYin][ l{k/a,l
15
The
leech has
two daughters,
"Give,"
"Give."
There are
three things that will not be
satisfied,
Four that will not
say,
"Enough ":
h'Neh vw{l'v b;h b;h tw{n'b yeT.v ]h'q.Wl][;l ? !w{h .Wr.m'a -a{l [;B.r;a h'n.[;B.fit a{l
16
Sheol, and the
barren womb,
Earth that is
never satisfied with
water, And
fire that
never says,
"Enough."
~Iy;M h'[.b'f -a{l #,r,a ~;x'r r,c{[.w lw{a.v ? !w{h h'r.m'a -a{l vea.w
17
The
eye that
mocks a
father And
scorns * a
mother, The
ravens of the
valley will
pick it out, And the
young eagles will
eat it.
'h.Wr.QIy ~ea -t;h]Qyil z.Wb't.w b'a.l g;[.liT !Iy;[ ? r,v'n -yen.b 'h.Wl.ka{y.w l;x;n -yeb.r{[
18
There are
three things which are
too wonderful for me,
Four which I do not
understand:
~yiT.[;d.y a{l ['B.r;a.w ]yiN,Mim .Wa.l.pin h'Meh h'v{l.v
19
The
way of an
eagle 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.
r.Wc yel][ v'x'n .$,r,D ~Iy;m'V;B r,v,N;h .$,r,D ? h'm.l;[.B r,b,G .$,r,d.w ~'y -b,l.b h'Yin\a -.k,r,D
20
This is the
way of an
adulterous woman: She
eats and
wipes her
mouth, And
says, "I have
done no wrong."
'hyip h't]x'm.W h'l.k'a t,p'a'n.m h'Via .$,r,D !eK ? !,w'a yiT.l;['p -a{l h'r.m'a.w
21
Under three things the
earth quakes, And
under four, it
cannot * bear up:
l;k.Wt -a{l [;B.r;a t;x;t.w #,r,a h'z.g'r vw{l'v t;x;T ? tea.f
22
Under a
slave when he
becomes king, And a
fool when he is
satisfied with
food,
~,x'l -[;B.fIy yiK l'b'n.w .$w{l.mIy yiK d,b,[ -t;x;T
23
Under an
unloved woman
when she
gets a
husband, And a
maidservant when she
supplants her
mistress.
v;ryit -yiK h'x.piv.w le['Bit yiK h'a.Wn.f t;x;T ? H'T.rib.G
24
Four things are
small on the
earth, But they are
exceedingly wise:
~yim'KUx.m ~yim'k]x h'Meh.w #,r'a -yeN;j.q ~eh h'['B.r;a
25
The
ants are not a
strong people, But they
prepare their
food in the
summer;
~'m.x;l #Iy;Q;b .Wnyik'Y;w z'[ -a{l ~;[ ~yil'm.N;h
26
The
shephanim are not
mighty people, Yet they
make their
houses in the
rocks;
~'tyeB [;l,S;b .Wmyif'Y;w ~.Wc'[ -a{l ~;[ ~yiN;p.v
27
The
locusts have no king, Yet
all of them
go out in
ranks;
w{LUK #ec{x aeceY;w h,B.r;a'l !yea .$,l,m
28
The
lizard you may
grasp with the
hands, Yet it is in
kings' palaces.
.$,l,m<04428'> yel.kyeh.B ayih.w feP;t.T ~Iy;d'y.B tyim'm.f
29
There are
three things which are
stately in their
march, Even
four which are
stately when they
walk:
yebijyem h'['B.r;a.w d;['c yebyijyem h'Meh h'v{l.v ? t,k'l
30
The
lion which is
mighty among
beasts And does not
retreat before * any,
l{k -yen.Pim b.Wv'y -a{l.w h'meh.B;B rw{BiG vIy;l
31
The
strutting * rooster, the
male goat also, And a
king when his
army is with him.
~.Wq.l;a .$,l,m.W vIy't -w{a ~Iy;n.t'm ryiz.r;z ? w{Mi[
32
If you have
been foolish in
exalting yourself Or
if you have
plotted evil, put your
hand on your
mouth.
h,p.l d'y 'tw{M;z -mia.w aeF;n.tih.b 'T.l;b'n -mia
33
For the
churning of
milk produces butter, And
pressing the
nose brings forth blood; So the
churning of
anger produces strife.
@;a -cyim.W h'a.m,x ayicw{y b'l'x #yim yiK ? byir ayicw{y ~Iy;P;a #yim.W ~'d ayicw{y