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

¹[Ny tenin'i Agora] Ny teny mavesa-danja nataon'i Agora, zanak'i Jake, dia ny teny nataon-dralehilahy tamin'Itiela, eny, tamin'Itiela sy Okala:[Na: Ny tenin'i Agora, zanak'i Jake, avy any Masa]

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

²Izaho dia biby, fa tsy olona, Ary tsy manan-tsain'olombelona aho. [Na: Nanasa-tena aho, Andriamanitra ô, nanasa-tena aho, Andriamanitra ô, ka lany ny heriko fa tahaka ny biby aho]

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

³Tsy nianatra fahendrena aho, Na nahazo ny fahalalana ny Iray Masina.

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?

⁴Iza no efa niakatra tany an-danitra sady nidina indray? Iza no nahangona ny rivotra tao an-tànany? Iza no nahafono ny rano tamin'ny lambany? Iza no nahamisy ny faran'ny tany rehetra? Iza no anarany, ary iza no anaran'ny zanany? Fa toa fantatrao!

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

⁵Ny tenin'Andriamanitra dia voadio avokoa; Ampinga ho an'izay mialoka aminy Izy.

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

⁶Aza manampy ny teniny, fandrao hanariny ianao Ka ho hita fa mpandainga.

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

⁷Zavatra roa loha no angatahiko aminao; Ka aza lavinao, dieny tsy mbola maty aho:

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

⁸Ampanalaviro ahy ny zava-poana sy ny lainga; Aza manome ahy alahelo na harena; Fahano aho amin'izay anjara-hanina sahaza ho ahy;

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.

⁹Fandrao, raha voky aho, dia handà Ka hanao hoe: Iza moa Jehovah? Ary andrao, raha tonga malahelo aho, dia hangalatra Ka hanamavo ny anaran'Andriamanitro.

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

¹⁰Aza manendrikendrika ny mpanompo amin'ny tompony, Fandrao hozoniny ianao ka hahazo heloka.

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

¹¹Misy taranaka izay manozona ny rainy Sady tsy misaotra ny reniny.

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

¹²Misy taranaka manao azy ho madio, Kanjo tsy voasasa ho afaka amin'ny fahalotoany.

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

¹³Misy taranaka, endrey ny fiandrandran'ny masony Sy ny fisondrotry ny hodi-masony!

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.

¹⁴Misy taranaka izay toy ny sabatra ny nifiny, Ary toy ny antsy ny vazany, Hamongotra ny ory tsy ho amin'ny tany Sy ny malahelo tsy ho amin'ny olona.

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

¹⁵Ny dinta manan-janakavavy roa, dia ny hoe: Omeo, Omeo. Misy zavatra telo tsy mety voky, Eny, efatra aza no tsy manao hoe: Aoka izay:

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

¹⁶Ny fiainan-tsi-hita; sy ny kibo momba, Ny tany izay tsy vonton-drano, Ary ny afo koa no tsy mba manao hoe: Aoka izay.[Heb. Sheola]

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.

¹⁷Ny maso izay miandranandrana amin-dray Sady tsy mety manaja reny Dia hotsaingotsaingohin'ny goaika eny an-dohasahan-driaka Ary hohanin'ny zana-boromahery.

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

¹⁸Misy zavatra telo mahagaga ka tsy takatro, Eny, efatra aza no tsy fantatro:

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.

¹⁹Ny nalehan'ny voromahery teny amin'ny habakabaka, Ny nalehan'ny bibilava teny amin'ny vatolampy, Ny nalehan'ny sambo teny amin'ny ranomasina, Ary ny nalehan'ny lehilahy tamin'ny tovovavy.

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

²⁰Tahaka izany koa no fanaon'ny vehivavy mpijangajanga: Homana izy, dia mamafa ny vavany, Ka dia manao hoe: Tsy nanao ratsy aho.

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

²¹Izao fitondrana telo izao no tsy mampandry ny tany, Eny, zavatra efatra aza no tsy zakany;

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

²²Raha ny andevo no tonga mpanjaka, Raha ny adala no voky hanina,

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

²³Raha ny vehivavy lany zara no ampakarina, Ary raha ny ankizivavy no mandova ny tompovaviny.[Heb. ankahalaina][Na: mandimby]

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

²⁴Izao zavatra efatra izao dia kely amin'ny etỳ ambonin'ny tany, Nefa hendry sady mahay:

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

²⁵Ny vitsika dia firenena tsy matanjaka, Nefa manangona ny haniny amin'ny fahavaratra izy;

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

²⁶Ny biby hyraka dia firenena tsy manan-kery, Nefa manao ny tranony ao amin'ny harambato izy;

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

²⁷Ny valala tsy manana mpanjaka, Nefa izy rehetra miainga manao antokony tsara;

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

²⁸Ny antsiantsy dia mandady amin'ny tànany, Nefa tonga ao an-tranon'ny mpanjaka izy.[Na: azonao samborin-tanana]

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

²⁹Misy zavatra telo izay tsara famindra, Eny, efatra aza no tsara fandeha;

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

³⁰Dia ny liona, izay mahery indrindra amin'ny biby Ka tsy mihemotra na amin'inona na amin'inona,

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

³¹Ny soavaly voaomana hiady sy ny osilahy Ary ny mpanjaka tsy azo toherina. [Heb. voafehy kibo][Na: otronin'ny vahoakany]

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

³²Raha adala ka nanandra-tena ianao, Na efa nisaina hanao ratsy, Dia tampeno ny tananao ny vavanao.Ny fanontsankontsanana ny ronono no miteraka rononomandry, Ny fanolanana ny orona no miteraka rà; Ary ny fanetsiketsehana ny fahatezerana no miteraka ady.

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.

³³Ny fanontsankontsanana ny ronono no miteraka rononomandry, Ny fanolanana ny orona no miteraka rà; Ary ny fanetsiketsehana ny fahatezerana no miteraka ady.