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

¹The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the prophecy uttered by the man unto Ithiel, [even] unto Ithiel and Ucal:

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

²Truly *I* am more stupid than any one; and I have not a man's intelligence.

³Ne stekoh mudrosti i ne poznajem znanosti svetih!

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

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?

⁴Who hath ascended up into the heavens, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in a mantle? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?

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

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

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

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

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

⁷Two things do I ask of thee; deny me [them] not before I die:

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

⁸Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my daily need:

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

⁹lest I be full and deny [thee], and say, Who is Jehovah? or lest I be poor and steal, and outrage the name of my God.

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

¹⁰Speak not too much about a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

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

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

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

¹²there is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness;

¹³Izrod uznositih očiju koji visoko diže svoje trepavice!

¹³there is a generation, -- how lofty are their eyes, how their eyelids are lifted up!

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

¹⁴-- a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.

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

¹⁵The leech hath two daughters: Give, give. There are three [things] never satisfied; four which say not, It is enough:

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

¹⁶-- Sheol, and the barren womb; the earth which is not filled with water, and the fire which saith not, It is enough.

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

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

¹⁸Troje mi je nedokučivo, a četvrto ne razumijem:

¹⁸There are three [things] too wonderful for me, and four that I know not:

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

¹⁹The way of an eagle in the heavens, 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.

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

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

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

²¹Under three [things] the earth is disquieted, and under four it cannot bear up:

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

²²Under a servant when he reigneth, and a churl when he is filled with meat;

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

²³under an odious [woman] when she is married, and a handmaid when she is heir to her mistress.

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

²⁴There are four [things] little upon the earth, and they are exceeding wise:

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

²⁵The ants, a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;

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

²⁶the rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet they make their house in the cliff;

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

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

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

²⁸thou takest hold of the lizard with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.

²⁹Troje ima lijep korak, a četvero lijepo hodi:

²⁹There are three [things] which have a stately step, and four are comely in going:

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

³⁰The lion, mighty among beasts, which turneth not away for any;

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

³¹a [horse] girt in the loins; or the he-goat; and a king, against whom none can rise up.

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

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

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

³³For the pressing of milk bringeth forth butter, and the pressing of the nose bringeth forth blood; and the pressing of anger bringeth forth strife.