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The Words of Agur

1 The words° of Agur° the son° of Jakeh°, the Ioracle°.

¶ The man° declares° to Ithiel°, to Ithiel° and Ucal°:
  2 Surely° I am more° astupid° than° any° man°,
  And I do not have the understanding° of a man°.
  3 Neither° have I learned° wisdom°,
  Nor° do I have° the aknowledge° of the Holy° One°.
  4 Who° has aascended° into heaven° and descended°?
  Who° has gathered° the bwind° in His fists°?
  Who° has cwrapped° the waters° in IHis garment°?
  Who° has destablished° all° the ends° of the earth°?
  What° is His ename° or His son’s° name°?
  Surely° you know°!

[1] IOr burden
[2] a Ps 49:10; 73:22; Pv 12:1
[3] a Pv 9:10
[4] ILit the a Ps 68:18; Jn 3:13; Ep 4:8 b Ex 15:10; Ps 135:7 c Jb 26:8; 38:8, 9 d Ps 24:2; Is 45:18 e Rv 19:12

  5 ¶ Every° aword° of God° is tested°;
  He is a bshield° to those who take° refuge° in Him.
  6 aDo not add° to His words°
  Or° He will reprove° you, and you will be proved° a liar°.

[5] a Ps 12:6; 18:30 b Ps 3:3; 84:11; Pv 2:7
[6] a Dt 4:2; 12:32; Rv 22:18

  7 ¶ Two° things° I asked° of You,
  Do not refuse° me before° I die°:
  8 Keep° deception° and Ilies° far° from me,
  Give° me neither° poverty° nor° riches°;
  Feed° me with the afood° that is my portion°,
  9 That I not be afull° and deny° b[You] and say°, “Who° is the LORD°?”
  Or that I not be cin want° and steal°,
  And dprofane° the name° of my God°.

[8] ILit words of falsehood a Jb 23:12; Mt 6:11
[9] a Dt 8:12; 31:20; Ne 9:25; Ho 13:6 b Jsh 24:27; Jb 31:28 c Pv 6:30 d Ex 20:7

10 ¶ Do not slander° a slave° to his master°,
Or° he will acurse° you and you will be found° guilty°.

[10] a Ec 7:21

  11 ¶ There is a Ikind° of [man] who acurses° his father°
  And does not bless° his mother°.
  12 There is a Ikind° who is apure° in his own eyes°,
  Yet is not washed° from his filthiness°.
  13 There is a Ikind°—oh how° alofty° are his eyes°!
  And his eyelids° are raised° [in arrogance].
  14 There is a Ikind° of [man] whose ateeth° are [like] swords°
  And his bjaw° teeth° [like] knives°,
  To cdevour° the afflicted° from the earth°
  And the needy° from among men°.

[11] IOr generation a Ex 21:17; Pv 20:20
[12] IOr generation a Pv 16:2; Is 65:5; Lk 18:11; Tit 1:15, 16
[13] IOr generation a Pv 6:17; Is 2:11; 5:15
[14] IOr generation a Ps 57:4 b Jb 29:17 c Ps 14:4; Am 8:4

  15 ¶ The leech° has two° daughters°,
  “Give°,” “Give°.”
  There° are three° things° that will not be satisfied°,
  Four° that will not say°, “Enough°”:
  16 I aSheol°, and the bbarren° womb°,
  Earth° that is never° satisfied° with water°,
  And fire° that never° says°, “Enough°.”
  17 The eye° that amocks° a father°
  And I bscorns°° a mother°,
  The cravens° of the valley° will pick° it out,
  And the young° ceagles° will eat° it.

[16] II.e. The nether world a Pv 27:20 b Gn 30:1
[17] ILit despises to obey a Gn 9:22 b Pv 15:20 c Dt 28:26

  18 ¶ There° are three° things° which are too° wonderful° for me,
  Four° which I do not understand°:
  19 The way° of an aeagle° 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°.
  20 This° is the way° of an aadulterous° woman°:
  She eats° and wipes° her mouth°,
  And says°, “I have done° no° wrong°.”

[19] a Dt 28:49; Jr 48:40; 49:22
[20] a Pv 5:6

  21 ¶ Under° three° things° the earth° quakes°,
  And under° four°, it cannot°° bear° up:
  22 Under° a aslave° when° he becomes° king°,
  And a fool° when° he is satisfied° with food°,
  23 Under° an unloved° woman when° she gets° a husband°,
  And a maidservant° when° she supplants° her mistress°.

[22] a Pv 19:10; Ec 10:7

  24 ¶ Four° things° are small° on the earth°,
  But they are exceedingly° wise°:
  25 The aants° are not a strong° people°,
  But they prepare° their food° in the summer°;
  26 The I ashephanim° are not mighty° people°,
  Yet they make° their houses° in the rocks°;
  27 The locusts° have° no° king°,
  Yet all° of them go° out in aranks°;
  28 The lizard° you may grasp° with the hands°,
  Yet it is in kings’° palaces°.

[25] a Pv 6:6
[26] ISmall, shy, furry animals (Hyrax syriacus) found in the peninsula of the Sinai, northern Israel, and the region round the Dead Sea; KJV coney, orig NASB badgers a Lv 11:5; Ps 104:18
[27] a Jol 2:7

  29 ¶ There° are three° things° which are stately° in [their] march°,
  Even four° which are stately° when they walk°:
  30 The lion° [which] is amighty° among beasts°
  And does not I bretreat° before°° any°,
  31 The Istrutting°° rooster°, the male° goat° also°,
  And a king° [when his] army° is with him.

[30] ILit turn back a Jg 14:18; 2S 1:23 b Mi 5:8
[31] ILit girt in the loins

  32 ¶ If° you have been° foolish° in exalting° yourself
  Or if° you have plotted° [evil], a[put your] hand° on your mouth°.
  33 For the Ichurning° of milk° produces° butter°,
  And pressing° the nose° brings° forth° blood°;
  So the Ichurning° of aanger° produces° strife°.

[32] a Jb 21:5; 40:4; Mi 7:16
[33] ILit pressing a Pv 10:12; 29:22

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Agur's confession of faith.

1 ¶ The wordsº of Agurº the sonº of Jakeh,º [even] the prophecy:º the manº spakeº ª unto Ithiel,º even unto Ithielº and Ucal,º 2 Surely² I² [am] more brutishº than [any] man,º ² and have not² the understandingº of a man.º 3 I neither² learnedº ª wisdom,º nor haveº ª the knowledgeº of the holy.º 4 Who² hath ascended upº ª into heaven,º or descended?º ª who² hath gatheredº ª the windº in his fists?º who² hath boundº ª the watersº in a garment?º who² hath establishedº ª all² the endsº of the earth?º what² [is] his name,º and what² [is] his son'sº name,º if² thou canst tell?º ª 5 Every² wordº of Godº [is] pure:º ª he² [is] a shieldº unto them that put their trustº ª in him. 6 Addº ª thou not² unto² his words,º lest² he reproveº ª thee, and thou be found a liar.º ª

[1] Pv 31:1; 2P 1:19.
[2] Jb 42:3; Ps 73:22; 92:6; Pv 5:12; Is 6:5; Jr 10:14; Ro 11:25; 1Co 3:18; 8:2; Jm 1:5; 2P 2:12.
[3] Jb 11:7; Is 6:3, 10; 30:11; 57:15; Am 7:14; Mt 11:27; 16:17; Jn 17:3; Ro 11:33; Ep 3:18; Rv 3:7; 4:8.
[4] Gn 32:29; Ex 3:13; 6:3; 34:5; Dt 28:58; 30:12; Jg 13:18; Jb 38:4; Ps 2:7; 104:2; Is 7:14; 9:6; 40:12; 53:8; Jr 23:6; Mt 1:21; 11:27; Lk 10:22; Jn 3:13; Ro 10:6; Ep 4:9.
[5] Gn 15:1; Ps 12:6; 18:30; 19:8; 84:11; 91:2; 115:9; 119:140; 144:2; Ro 7:12; Jm 3:17.
[6] Dt 4:2; 12:32; Jb 13:7; 1Co 15:15; Rv 22:18.

The two points of his prayer.

7 Twoº [things] have I requiredº ª of² ² thee; denyº ª ² me [them] not² before² I die:º ª 8 Remove farº ª from² me vanityº and lies:º º giveº ª me neither² povertyº nor riches;º feedº ª me with foodº convenientº for me: 9 Lest² I be full,º ª and denyº ª [thee], and say,º ª Who² [is] the LORD?º or lest² I be poor,º ª and steal,º ª and takeº ª the nameº of my Godº [in vain].

[7] 1K 3:5; 2K 2:9; Ps 21:2; 27:4; Lk 10:42.
[8] Gn 28:20; 48:15; Ex 16:15, 18, 21, 29, 35; 2K 25:30; Ps 62:9; 119:29, 37; Pv 21:6; 22:8; 23:5; Ec 1:2; Is 5:18; 59:4; Jr 37:21; 52:34; Mt 6:11, 33; Lk 11:3; Jn 2:8; Ac 14:15; 1Ti 6:6.
[9] Ex 5:2; 20:7; Lv 5:1; Dt 6:10; 8:10; 31:20; 32:15; 2Ch 32:15; Ne 9:25; Jb 31:24; Ps 125:3; Pv 6:30; 29:24; Jr 2:31; Ezk 16:14, 49; Dn 4:17, 30; Ho 13:6; Mt 26:72, 74; Ac 12:22.

The meanest are not to be wronged.

10 Accuseº ª not² a servantº unto² his master,º lest² he curseº ª thee, and thou be found guilty.º ª

[10] Dt 15:9; 23:15; 1S 22:9; 24:9; 26:19; 30:15; 2S 16:1; 19:26; 2Ch 24:22; Pv 11:26; 24:23, 24; 28:27; Dn 3:8; 6:13, 24; Ro 14:4.

Four wicked generations.

11 [There is] a generationº [that] cursethº ª their father,º and doth not² blessº ª their mother.º 12 [There is] a generationº [that are] pureº in their own eyes,º and [yet] is not² washedº ª from their filthiness.º ² 13 [There is] a generation,º O how² loftyº ª are their eyes!º and their eyelidsº are lifted up.º ª 14 [There is] a generation,º whose teethº [are as] swords,º and their jaw teethº [as] knives,º to devourº ª the poorº from off the earth,º ² and the needyº from [among] men.º ²

[11] Lv 20:9; Dt 21:20; 27:16; Pv 20:20; 30:12, 17; Mt 3:7; 15:4; Mk 7:10; 1Ti 5:4, 8; 1P 2:9.
[12] Jg 17:5, 13; 1S 15:13; Jb 33:9; Ps 36:2; 51:2, 7; Pv 21:2; Is 1:16; 65:5; Jr 2:22, 35; 4:14; Ezk 36:25; Zc 13:1; Lk 11:39; 16:15; 18:11; 1Co 6:11; 2Ti 3:5; Tit 1:15; 3:5; 1Jn 1:7, 8; Rv 1:5.
[13] Ps 101:5; 131:1; Pv 6:17; 21:4; Is 2:11; 3:16; Ezk 28:2, 9; Dn 11:36; Hab 2:4; 2Th 2:3.
[14] Jb 29:17; Ps 3:7; 10:8; 12:5; 14:4; 52:2; 57:4; 58:6; Pv 12:18; 22:16; 28:3; Ec 4:1; Is 32:7; Dn 7:5; Am 2:7; 4:1; 8:4; Mi 2:1; 3:1; Hab 3:14; Zp 3:3; Mt 23:14; Jm 5:1; Rv 9:8.

Four things insatiable.

15 The horseleachº hath twoº daughters,º [crying], Give,º ª give.º ª There are threeº ² [things that] are never² satisfied,º ª [yea], fourº [things] sayº ª not,² [It is] enough:º 16 The grave;º and the barrenº womb;º the earthº [that] is not² filledº ª with water;º and the fireº [that] saithº ª not,² [It is] enough.º

[15] Pv 6:16; 30:21, 24, 29; Is 56:11; 57:3; Ezk 16:44; Ho 4:18; Am 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 13; 2:1, 4; Mi 7:3; Mt 23:32; Jn 8:39, 44; Ro 16:18; 2P 2:3, 13; Jde 1:11.
[16] Pv 27:20; Hab 2:5.

Parents are not to be despised.

17 The eyeº [that] mockethº ª at [his] father,º and despisethº ª to obeyº [his] mother,º the ravensº of the valleyº shall pick it out,º ª and the youngº eaglesº shall eatº ª it.

[17] Gn 9:21; Lv 20:9; Dt 21:18; 1S 17:44; 2S 18:9, 14; 21:10; Pv 20:20; 23:22; 30:11.

Four things hard to be known.

18 There be threeº [things which] are too wonderfulº ª for² me, yea, fourº which I knowº ª not:² 19 The wayº of an eagleº in the air;º the wayº of a serpentº upon² a rock;º the wayº of a shipº in the midstº of the sea;º and the wayº of a manº with a maid.º 20 Such² [is] the wayº of an adulterousº ª woman;º she eateth,º ª and wipethº ª her mouth,º and saith,º ª I have doneº ª no² wickedness.º

[18] Jb 42:3; Ps 139:6.
[19] Ex 22:16; Jb 39:27; Is 40:31.
[20] Nu 5:11; Pv 7:13.

Four things intolerable.

21 For² threeº [things] the earthº is disquieted,º ª and for² fourº [which] it cannotº ª ² bear:º ª 22 For² a servantº when² he reigneth;º ª and a foolº when² he is filledº ª with meat;º 23 For² an odiousº ª [woman] when² she is married;º ª and an handmaidº that² is heirº ª to her mistress.º

[22] 1S 25:3, 10, 25, 36; 30:16; Pv 19:10; 28:3; Ec 10:7; Is 3:4.
[23] Pv 19:13; 21:9, 19; 27:15; 29:21.

Four things exceeding wise.

24 There be fourº [things which are] littleº upon the earth,º but they² [are] exceeding¹ ª wise:º ² 25 The antsº [are] a peopleº not² strong,º yet they prepareº ª their meatº in the summer;º 26 The coniesº [are but] a feebleº ² folk,º yet makeº ª they their housesº in the rocks;º 27 The locustsº have no² king,º yet go they forthº ª all² of them by bands;º ª 28 The spiderº taketh holdº ª with her hands,º and is in kings'º palaces.º

[24] Jb 12:7.
[25] Pv 6:6.
[26] Lv 11:5; Ps 104:18.
[27] Ex 10:4, 13; Ps 105:34; Jol 1:4, 6; 2:7, 25; Rv 9:3.

Four things stately.

29 There be threeº [things] which goº well,º ª yea, fourº are comely¹ ª ² in going:¹ ª ² 30 A lionº [which is] strongestº among beasts,º and turneth not awayº ª ² forº ² any;² 31 A greyhound;º º an he goatº also;º and a king,º against² whom [there is] no² rising up.¹ ²

[30] Nu 23:24; Jg 14:18.
[31] Pv 16:14; 20:2; Dn 3:15.

Wrath is to be prevented.

32 If² thou hast done foolishlyº ª in lifting up¹ ª thyself,² or if² thou hast thought evil,º ª [lay] thine handº upon thy mouth.º 33 Surely² the churningº of milkº bringeth forthº ª butter,º and the wringingº of the noseº bringeth forthº ª blood:º so the forcingº of wrathº bringeth forthº ª strife.º

[32] Jb 21:5; 40:4; Pv 17:28; 26:12; Ec 8:3, 4; Mi 7:16; Ro 3:19.
[33] Pv 15:18; 16:28; 17:14; 26:21; 28:25; 29:22.

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