1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the prophecy uttered by the man unto Ithiel, [even] unto Ithiel and Ucal:
1 Agur, Yake izo sanney, jawaabi no: Bora ne: «Ay n'ay boŋ fargandi, ya Irikoy. Ay n'ay boŋ fargandi, ay ban mo.
2Truly *I* am more stupid than any one; and I have not a man's intelligence.
2 Zama ay bisa boro kulu alman alhaali, Ay sinda boro dumi fahamay.
3I have neither learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy.
3 Ay mana laakal dondon, Ay sinda hananyaŋ bayray mo.
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?
4 May no ka kaaru beena ra yongo ka ye ka zumbu koyne? May no ka haw kaŋ ga faaru margu-margu nga kambe faata ra? May no ka hari haw nga kwaayo ra? May no ka ndunnya kulu meyey tabbatandi? Mate a maa, mate a izo mo maa, da ni ga bay?
5Every word of +God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
5 Irikoy sanni kulu neesante no, Nga wo koray no borey kaŋ ga de a gaa se.
6Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
6 Ma si tonton a sanney gaa, Zama a ma si deeni ni gaa, I ma ni gar mo tangarikom no.
7Two things do I ask of thee; deny me [them] not before I die:
7 Hari hinka no ay ceeci ni gaa, Ma si wangu nd'ey ay se, hala ay ga bu.
8Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my daily need:
8 Ma me sanni yaamo nda tangari sanni moorandi ay. Ma s'ay no talkataray wala arzaka duure. M'ay ŋwaayandi nda ŋwaari kaŋ ga saba nd'ay laamo.
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.
9 Ay ma si kungu ka ni kakaw ka ne: ‹May no ga ti Rabbi?› Ay ma si talka mo, hala ay ma zay k'ay Irikoyo maa sara.
10Speak not too much about a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
10 Ma si bannya mimanda a windikoyo se, Zama a ma si ni laali, I ma ni lasaabu taali-teeri mo.
11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother;
11 Izeyaŋ go no kaŋ i zamana ra i ga ngey baabo laali, I si ngey nyaŋo sifa mo.
12there is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness;
12 Izeyaŋ go no kaŋ ga hanan ngey boŋ diyaŋ gaa, Kulu nda yaadin i mana nyumay ngey kazaamatara gaa.
13there is a generation, -- how lofty are their eyes, how their eyelids are lifted up!
13 Izeyaŋ go no kaŋ i mo gaa boŋbeera sinda misa! I moy mo, beene no i go.
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.
14 Izeyaŋ go no kaŋ hinjey ga hima takubayaŋ. I workondey mo danga zaamayaŋ cine no, Zama i ga talkey ŋwa i ma ban ndunnya ra, Laamikoyey mo ma ban borey ra.
15The leech hath two daughters: Give, give. There are three [things] never satisfied; four which say not, It is enough:
15 Ndollim gonda nga ize way hinka, I maayey ga ti: ‹W'ay no!› da ‹W'ay no!› Hari hinza go no kaŋ yaŋ si kungu abada, Oho, hala mo itaaci kaŋ yaŋ si ne: ‹A wasa.›
16-- Sheol, and the barren womb; the earth which is not filled with water, and the fire which saith not, It is enough.
16 Alaahara da waygunu gunde, Da laabu kaŋ si kungu nda hari, Da danji. I si ne: ‹A wasa.›
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.
17 Mo kaŋ na nga baaba hahaara, A donda nga nyaŋo ganayaŋ mo, Gooro ra gaarey g'a dagu-dagu, Zeeban izey mo g'a ŋwa.
18There are three [things] too wonderful for me, and four that I know not:
18 Hari hinza go no kaŋ n'ay dambarandi, Hala i bisa ay gaabi, Oho, hala mo itaaci kaŋ ay mana i bay. Ngey neeya:
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.
19 Zeeban deesiyaŋ beene batama ra, Da gondi diraw tondi boŋ, Da hi diraw teeku bindi ra, Da arwasu teerey wandiyo do.
20Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
20 Wayboro kaŋ ga zina, a teerey neeya: A ga ŋwa, a ma nga me tuusu, a ma ne: ‹Ay mana goy laalo kulu te!›
21Under three [things] the earth is disquieted, and under four it cannot bear up:
21 Hari hinza sabbay se no ndunnya ga jijiri, Hala itaaci se zaati, kaŋ yaŋ a si hin ka suuru nd'ey:
22Under a servant when he reigneth, and a churl when he is filled with meat;
22 Da bannya te bonkooni, Da saamo kungu nda ŋwaari,
23under an odious [woman] when she is married, and a handmaid when she is heir to her mistress.
23 Da wayboro kaŋ i dond'a hiiji, Da koŋŋa na nga fu-koyo tubu.
24There are four [things] little upon the earth, and they are exceeding wise:
24 Hari taaci go no kaŋ yaŋ ga kayna ndunnya boŋ, Amma i gonda laakal gumo:
25The ants, a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;
25 Nkondo izey manti gaabikooniyaŋ no, Kulu nda yaadin i ga ngey ŋwaaro soola kaydiya ra.
26the rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet they make their house in the cliff;
26 Tondi-boŋ-hansey ya jama no kaŋ sinda gaabi, Amma i ga ngey windey te tondey ra.
27the locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands;
27 Do-izey sinda bonkooni, Amma i ga dira sata-sata.
28thou takest hold of the lizard with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.
28 Citta ga di nda nga kambe izey, A go mo koyey faadey ra.
29There are three [things] which have a stately step, and four are comely in going:
29 Hari hinza go no kaŋ yaŋ ga zankam ngey dirawey ra, Oho, hala itaaci zaati, Kaŋ yaŋ ga zankam ngey dirawey ra:
30The lion, mighty among beasts, which turneth not away for any;
30 Muusu beeri kaŋ gonda gaabi ka bisa ganji hamey kulu, A si kamba boro kulu se.
31a [horse] girt in the loins; or the he-goat; and a king, against whom none can rise up.
31 Da wongu bari gu mo, da hincin jindi, Da bonkooni da nga wongu marga mo.
32If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] the hand upon thy mouth.
32 Da ni na saamotaray te ka ni boŋ beerandi, Wala da ni na hari laalo fongu, Kala ma ni kambe dake ni meyo gaa.
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.
33 Zama wa karyaŋ ga kande ji, Niine musayyaŋ mo ga kande kuri, Yaadin mo no futay kankamandiyaŋ ga kande yanje.»