1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh,
2 Surely I
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
5 Every word of God
6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
7 Two
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
10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
11 There is
12 There is
13 There is
14 There is
15 The horseleach hath two daughters,
16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth
17 The eye
18 There be three
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
21 For three
22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
23 For an odious
24 There be four
25 The ants
26 The conies
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
30 A lion
31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom
32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil,
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.