The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle. The declaration of the man to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal.

For I am more brutish than a man, and the understanding of man is not with me.

And I have not learned wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy Ones I do not know.

Who has ascended to the heavens and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? If you know.

Every word of Eloah is refined; a shield he is to those taking refuge in him.

Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you, and you be found a liar.

Two things I have asked of you; do not withhold from me before I die.

Vanity and a lying word, remove far from me. Poverty and riches, do not give to me; feed me my portion of bread.

Lest I be full and deny, and say, 'Who is יהוה?' And lest I be impoverished and steal, and profane the name of my Eloah.

Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.

A generation that curses its father, and does not bless its mother.

A generation that is pure in its own eyes, and has not been washed from its filth.

A generation, how lofty are its eyes, and its eyelids are lifted up.

A generation whose teeth are swords, and its molars are knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from mankind.

The leech has two daughters, 'Give, Give!' Three things, they are not satisfied; four, they do not say, 'Enough!'

Sheol and the barren womb; the earth is not satisfied with water, and fire does not say, 'Enough!'

The eye that mocks a father, and scorns the obedience of a mother; the ravens of the valley will pick it out, and the young eagles will eat it.

Three things are too wonderful for me, and four I do not know.

The way of an eagle in the sky; 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 with a young woman.

So is the way of an adulterous woman; she eats and wipes her mouth, and says, 'I have done no wrong.'

Under three the earth trembles, and under four it cannot bear.

Under a servant when he reigns, and a fool when he is filled with food.

Under a hated woman when she marries, and a female servant when she inherits her mistress.

Four are the smallest on the earth, and they are wiser than the wise.

The ants are a people without strength, yet they prepare their food in the summer.

The rock badgers are a people not mighty, yet they make their homes in the cliffs.

The locusts have no king, yet they all go out in bands.

The lizard takes hold with its hands, yet it is in the palaces of a king.

Three are the ones with a good stride, and four with a good walk.

The lion is mighty among beasts, and does not turn back from any.

He who girds himself with strength, or a proud strut; or a male goat led forth; and a king with all the assembly with him.

If you have acted foolishly in exalting yourself, or if you have plotted, put your hand to your mouth.

For pressing milk brings forth butter, and pressing the nose brings forth blood, and pressing anger brings forth strife.