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

¹Besede Agurja, Jakejevega sina; proroški govor. Govoril je mož Itielu, Itielu in Ukalu:

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

²Res, nespameten sem, bolj nego drugi, in umnosti človeške nimam,

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

³in nisem se učil modrosti in spoznanja Najsvetejšega nimam.

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?

⁴Kdo je šel gori v nebesa in zopet stopil doli? kdo je zbral veter v pesteh svojih? kdo je zvezal vode v oblačilo? kdo je določil vse meje zemlje? katero je ime njegovo in katero sina njegovega ime? Povej, če veš?

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

⁵Vsak govor Božji je prečiščen: on je ščit njim, ki pribegajo k njemu.

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

⁶Ne pridevaj besedam njegovim, da te ne ustrahuje in te ne zasači v laži.

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

⁷Dvojega te prosim, ne odrekaj mi tega, dokler živim:

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

⁸Ničemurnost in besedo lažnivo odpravi daleč od mene; ne uboštva, ne bogastva mi ne dajaj, hrani me s kruhom, kolikor mi je potreba,

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.

⁹da se ne presitim in, zatajivši Te, ne rečem: Kdo je GOSPOD? ali da ne obubožam in ne kradem in zlo ne rabim imena Boga svojega.

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

¹⁰Ne črni hlapca pred gospodom njegovim, da te ne bo klel in ne boš trpel za krivdo svojo.

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

¹¹Je rod, ki kolne očeta svojega in matere svoje ne blagoslavlja.

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

¹²Je rod, ki je čist v svojih očeh, dasi ni opran nesnage svoje.

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

¹³Je rod – o kako visoko gledajo njegove oči in trepalnice njegove se povzdigujejo!

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.

¹⁴Je rod, čigar zobje so meči in kočniki njegovi noži, da požre uboge z zemlje in potrebne izmed ljudi.

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

¹⁵Pijavka ima dve hčeri: Daj, daj! Troje je nenasitno, in četvero, ki nikdar ne reče: Dovolj!

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

¹⁶Grob in maternica neplodna, zemlja, ki se ne napoji vode, in ogenj, ki ne pravi: Dovolj.

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, ki zasmehuje očeta in zameta pokorščino materi – izkljujejo krokarji potočni in požro mladi orli.

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

¹⁸Troje mi je prečudno, in četvero, česar ne umejem:

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.

¹⁹pot orla pod nebom, pot kače na skali, pot ladje na morju globokem in moža pot k dekletu.

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

²⁰Enako je pot ženske, ki prešeštvuje! Ona jé, potem si obriše usta in pravi: Nisem storila krivice.

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

²¹Pod trojim se giblje zemlja in pod četverim, česar ne more prenašati:

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

²²pod hlapcem, ko postane kralj, in pod malopridnežem, ko ima zadosti kruha,

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

²³pod zoprno žensko, ko se omoži, in pod deklo, ko se za dedinjo naredi gospodinji svoji.

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

²⁴To četvero je majhno na zemlji, ali modrejše od modrijanov:

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

²⁵mravlje, ljudstvo slabotno, vendar znašajo po leti hrano svojo:

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

²⁶skalni jazbeci, ljudstvo nejako, vendar si delajo v skalovju hiše svoje;

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

²⁷kobilice nimajo kralja, vendar gredó redoma skupaj;

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

²⁸kuščarica, ki jo lahko primeš z rokami, a biva v palačah kraljevih.

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

²⁹To troje ima lepo hojo, in četvero lepo stopa:

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

³⁰lev, junak med živalmi, ki se nikomur ne umakne;

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

³¹z opasanim ledjem konj, tudi kozel, in kralj, pri katerem je sklicana vojska.

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

³²Če si bil neumen, povzdigujoč sebe, ali si kaj slabega mislil, položi roko na usta!Kajti stiskanje mleka da maslo in nos stiskan izpusti kri: draženje pa rodi prepir.

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.

³³Kajti stiskanje mleka da maslo in nos stiskan izpusti kri: draženje pa rodi prepir.