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

¹Riječi Agura, sina Jakeova, iz Mase; proročanstvo njegovo za Itiela, za Itiela i Ukala.

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

²Da, preglup sam da bih bio čovjek i nemam razbora čovječjeg.

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

³Ne stekoh mudrosti i ne poznajem znanosti svetih!

⁴Who 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 is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?

⁴Tko uzađe na nebo i siđe? Tko uhvati vjetar u šake svoje? Tko sabra vode u plašt svoj? Tko postavi krajeve zemaljske? Kako se zove i kako mu se zove sin? Znaš li?

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

⁵Svaka je Božja riječ prokušana, štit onima koji se u nj uzdaju.

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

⁶Ne dodaji ništa njegovim riječima, da te ne prekori i ne smatra lažljivim.

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

⁷Za dvoje te molim, ne uskrati mi, dok ne umrem:

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

⁸udalji od mene licemjernu i lažnu riječ; ne daj mi siromaštva ni bogatstva: hrani me kruhom mojim dostatnim;

⁹Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

⁹inače bih, presitivši se, zatajio tebe i rekao: "Tko je Jahve?" Ili bih, osiromašivši, krao i oskvrnio ime Boga svojega.

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

¹⁰Ne klevetaj sluge gospodaru njegovu, jer bi te mogao kleti i ti morao okajati.

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

¹¹Ima izrod koji kune oca svoga i ne blagoslivlje majke svoje!

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

¹²Izrod koji za se misli da je čist, a od kala svojeg nije opran!

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

¹³Izrod uznositih očiju koji visoko diže svoje trepavice!

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

¹⁴Izrod komu su zubi mačevi i očnjaci noževi da proždiru nesretnike na zemlji i siromahe među ljudima!

¹⁵The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

¹⁵Pijavica ima dvije kćeri: "Daj! Daj!" Postoje tri stvari nezasitne i četiri koje ne kažu: "Dosta!"

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

¹⁶Carstvo smrti, jalova utroba, zemlja nikad gasna vode i vatra koja nikad ne kaže: "Dosta!"

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

¹⁷Oko koje se ruga ocu i odriče posluh majci iskljuvat će potočni gavrani i izjesti mladi orlovi.

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

¹⁸Troje mi je nedokučivo, a četvrto ne razumijem:

¹⁹The 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.

¹⁹put orlov po nebu, put zmijin po stijeni, put lađin posred mora i put muškarčev djevojci.

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

²⁰Takav je put preljubnice: najede se, obriše usta i veli: "Nisam sagriješila."

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

²¹Od troga se zemlja ljulja, a četvrtoga ne može podnijeti:

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

²²od roba kad postane kralj i kad se prostak kruha nasiti,

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

²³od puštenice kad se uda i sluškinje kad istisne svoju gospodaricu.

²⁴There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

²⁴Četvero je maleno na zemlji, ali mudrije od mudraca:

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

²⁵mravi, nejaki stvorovi, koji sebi ljeti spremaju hranu;

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

²⁶jazavci, stvorovi bez moći, što u stijeni grade sebi stan;

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

²⁷skakavci, koji nemaju kralja, a svi idu u poretku;

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

²⁸gušter, što se rukama hvata, a prodire u kraljevske palače.

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

²⁹Troje ima lijep korak, a četvero lijepo hodi:

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

³⁰lav, junak među zvijerima, koji ni pred kim ne uzmiče;

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

³¹pijetao što se odvažno šeće među kokošima; jarac koji vodi stado; i kralj sa svojom vojskom.

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

³²Ako si ludovao oholeći se ili to svjesno činio, stavi ruku na usta.

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

³³Kad se mlijeko metÄe, izlazi maslac; kad se nos pritisne, poteče krv; kad se srdžba potisne, dobiva se spor.