[1] The words of Aḡur son of Yaqeh, a message. This man declared to Ithi’ĕl, to Ithi’ĕl and Uḵal: [2] For I am more stupid than anyone, And do not have the understanding of a man. [3] And I have not learned wisdom That I should know the knowledge of the Set-apart One.
[4] Who has gone up to the heavens and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who established all the ends of the earth? What is His Name, And what is His Son’s Name, If you know it? [5] Every Word of Eloah is tried; He is a shield to those taking refuge in Him. [6] Do not add to His Words, Lest He reprove you, and you be found a liar.
[7] Two matters I have asked of You – Deny them not to me before I die: [8] Remove falsehood and a lying word far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me my lawfull bread; [9] Lest I become satisfied and deny You, And say, “Who is יהוה?” And lest I be poor, and steal, And seize the Name of my Elohim. [10] Do not slander a servant to his master, Lest he curse you, And you be found guilty. [11] There is a generation that curses its father, And does not bless its mother – [12] There is a generation, clean in its own eyes, But not washed from its own filth. [13] There is a generation; Oh, how haughty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up. [14] There is a generation whose teeth are swords, And whose jaw-teeth are knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men. [15] The leech has two daughters: “Give! Give!” Three are not satisfied, Four that never say, “Enough”: [16] She’ol, and the barren womb, Soil not satisfied with water, And fire which never says, “Enough.” [17] An eye that mocks his father, And scorns to obey his mother – Ravens of the wadi dig it out, And young eagles eat it! [18] Three matters are too marvellous for me, And four which I do not understand: [19] The way of an eagle in the heavens, The way of a snake on a rock, The way of a ship in the heart of the sea, And the way of a man with a young woman. [20] This is the way of an adulterous woman: She shall eat and wipe her mouth, and say, “I have not done wickedness.” [21] Under three matters the earth trembles, And under four, it is unable to bear: [22] Under a servant when he reigns, And a fool when he is satisfied with food, [23] Under a hated woman who marries, And a female servant who supplants her mistress. [24] There are four matters Which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise: [25] The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer; [26] The rock badgers are a weak folk, Yet they make their homes in the crags; [27] The locusts have no sovereign, Yet they all go out in formation; [28] A spider takes hold with two hands, And is in sovereigns’ palaces. [29] There are three matters That are going well, And four are good in walking: [30] A lion, which is mighty among beasts And does not turn away from facing all; [31] A greyhound, and a male goat, And a sovereign whose army is with him.
[32] If you have been foolish in lifting up yourself, Or if you have plotted evil, Put your hand on your mouth. [33] For as milk under pressure brings forth curds, And as a nose under pressure brings forth blood, So wrath under pressure brings forth strife.
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