1. The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,

2. Surely I more brutish than man, and have not the understanding of a man.

3. I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.

4. Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what his name, and what his son's name, if thou canst tell?

5. Every word of Elohim pure: he a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

6. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

7. Two have I required of thee; deny me not before I die:

8. Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

9. Lest I be full, and deny, and say, Who יְהוָ֥ה? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my Elohim.

10. Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

11. a generation curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

12. a generation pure in their own eyes, and is not washed from their filthiness.

13. a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

14. a generation, whose teeth swords, and their jaw teeth knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from men.

15. The horseleach hath two daughters, Give, give. There are three are never satisfied, four say not, enough:

16. The grave; and the barren womb; the earth is not filled with water; and the fire saith not, enough.

17. The eye mocketh at father, and despiseth to obey mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

18. There be three are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

19. The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.

20. Such the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

21. For three the earth is disquieted, and for four it cannot bear:

22. For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

23. For an odious when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

24. There be four little upon the earth, but they exceeding wise:

25. The ants a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

26. The conies a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

27. The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

28. The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.

29. There be three which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

30. A lion strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

31. A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom no rising up.

32. If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, thine hand upon thy mouth.

33. Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.