¹Massalase Aguri, Jake poja sõnad; nõnda ütleb see mees Iitielile, Iitielile ja Uukalile:

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

²'Kui ma olen ka rumalam meestest ja mul ei ole inimmõistust

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

³ja ma ei ole õppinud tarkust, aga pühade teadmist ma tean.

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

⁴Kes on läinud taevasse ja on sealt alla tulnud? Kes on kogunud tuule oma pihkudesse? Kes on mähkinud vee vaibasse? Kes on paigale pannud kõik maaääred? Mis on ta nimi ja mis on ta poja nimi? Küllap sa tead!

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?

⁵Jumala iga sõna on selge, tema on kilbiks neile, kes otsivad kaitset temalt.

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

⁶Ära lisa midagi tema sõnadele, et ta ei võtaks sind vastutusele ja sina ei jääks valelikuks!

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

⁷Kaht asja ma palun sinult, ära neid mulle keela, enne kui ma suren:

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

⁸pettus ja valekõne hoia minust eemal, vaesust ega rikkust ära mulle anna, toida mind aga vajaliku leivaga,

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

⁹et ma küllastudes ei hakkaks salgama ega ütleks: 'Kes on Issand?' või et ma vaeseks jäädes ei hakkaks varastama ega patustaks oma Jumala nime vastu.

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.

¹⁰Ära laima sulast ta isandale, et ta ei kiruks sind ja sina ei jääks süüdlaseks!

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

¹¹On neid, kes neavad oma isa ega õnnista oma ema.

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

¹²On neid, kes iseenese silmis on puhtad, kuid ei ole oma saastast puhtaks pestud.

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

¹³On neid - ah, kui ülbed on nende silmad ja kui kõrgele on tõstetud nende silmalaud.

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

¹⁴On neid, kelle hambad on mõõgad ja lõualuud noad, et süüa viletsaid maalt ja vaeseid inimeste hulgast.

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.

¹⁵Verekaanil on kaks tütart: 'Anna! Anna!' Kolm asja on, mis ei saa täis, neli, mis ei ütle: 'Küllalt!':

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

¹⁶surmavald, viljatu üsk, maa, mis ei saa küllaldaselt vett, ja tuli, mis iialgi ei ütle: 'Aitab!'

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

¹⁷Silma, mis irvitab isa ja põlgab ema sõna kuulamist, peavad kaarnad jõe ääres välja nokkima ja kotka pojad sööma.

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.

¹⁸Kolm asja on mulle väga imelised, jah, neli on, mida ma ei mõista:

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

¹⁹kotka tee taeva all, mao tee kalju peal, laeva tee keset merd ja mehe tee neitsi juurde.

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.

²⁰Niisugune on abielurikkuja naise tee: ta sööb ja pühib suu puhtaks ning ütleb: 'Ma pole kurja teinud!'

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

²¹Kolme asja all väriseb maa, jah, nelja all, mida see ei suuda taluda:

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

²²sulase all, kui ta saab kuningaks, ja jõleda all, kui tal on külluses leiba,

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

²³vihatud naise all, kui ta saab mehele, ja teenija all, kui ta kõrvale tõrjub oma emanda.

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

²⁴Need neli on küll kõige pisemad maa peal, aga ometi on nad targemad kui targad:

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

²⁵sipelgad on väeti hulk, ometi valmistavad nad suvel oma leiva;

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

²⁶kaljumägrad on jõuetu hulk, ometi teevad nad oma kodud kaljusse;

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

²⁷rohutirtsudel ei ole kuningat, ometi lähevad nad kõik rühmadena välja;

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

²⁸sisalikku võib püüda kätega, ometi leidub teda kuninga paleedes.

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

²⁹Neid on kolm, kelle astumine on rühikas, jah, neljal on rühikas käik:

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

³⁰lõvi, kangelane loomade seas, kes ei tagane kellegi eest;

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

³¹uhkeldav kukk või sikk, ja kuningas, kes sammub oma rahva ees.

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

³²Kui sa oled hoobeldes rumal olnud, siis mõtle järele, käsi suu peal!

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

³³Sest piima kirnumisest saab võid, nina nuuskamisest tuleb verd ja viha õhutamisest puhkeb riid.'

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.