¹Mashoko aAguri, mwanako­mana waJake; chirevo chake. Murume anoti kuna Itieri, kuna Itieri naUkari,

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

²Zvirokwazvo, ndiri benzi kupfuura vanhu vose; Handine njere dzomunhu.

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

³Handina kudzidza uchenjeri, Uye handina zivo yoMutsvene.

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

⁴Ndiani akakwira kudenga, akaburukazve? Ndiani akasungira mvura munguvo yake? Ndiani akasungira migumo yose yenyika? Zita rake ndiani, nezita romwanakomana wake, kana uchiriziva?

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?

⁵Shoko rimwe nerimwe raMwari rakanatswa; Ndiye nhovo yavose vanovanda maari.

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

⁶Usawedzera pamashoko ake, Kuti arege kukupa mhosva, uwanikwe une nhema.

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

⁷Zvinhu zviviri ndakakumbira kwamuri; Musandirambira izvo, ndisati ndafa.

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

⁸Bvisai kure neni zvisina kutendeka nenhema; Regai kundipa urombo kana fuma; Mundigutse nezvokudya zvakandifanira;

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

⁹Ndirege kuti kana ndaguta, ndikurambei, ndichiti, Jehovha ndianiko? Kana zvimwe ndive murombo, ndibe, Ndimhure zita raMwari wangu.

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.

¹⁰Rega kuudzisira muranda kuna tenzi vake, Arege kukutuka, ukanzi une mhosva.

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

¹¹Rudzi ruriko runotuka baba varwo, Rusingaropafadzi mai varwo.

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

¹²Rudzi ruriko runoti pakuona kwedu takachena kwazvo, Asi rusina kunatswa patsvina yarwo.

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

¹³Rudzi ruriko, meso arwo ana manyawi sei! Mafungiro ameso avo akakwidzwa.

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

¹⁴Rudzi ruriko, meno ago akafanana neminondo, nameno eshaya dzarwo samapanga, Kuti rupedze varombo panyika, navanoshaiwa pakati pavanhu.

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.

¹⁵Chikweva ropa chinavakunda vaviri, vanoti, Ndipe! Ndipe! Zvinhu zvitatu zviriko zvisingatongoguti, Zvina zvisingatongoti, Zvaringana!

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

¹⁶Sheori; nechizvaro chisingabereki; Pasi pasingaguti mvura; Nomoto, usingati, Zvaringana!

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

¹⁷Ziso rinoseka baba, Rinoshora kuteerera mai, Makunguvo omupata acharinongora, Vana vegondo vacharidya.

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.

¹⁸Zvinhu zvitatu zviriko zvinondishamisa, Zvirokwazvo zvina, zvandisingazivi, zvinoti:

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

¹⁹Kufamba kwegondo mudenga; Kufamba kwenyoka paruware; Kufamba kwechikepe pakati pegungwa; Nokufamba komurume nomusikana.

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.

²⁰Ndizvo zvakaita kufamba komukadzi woupombwe; Anodya, ndokupisika muromo wake, Achiti, Handina kuita chinhu chakaipa.

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

²¹Nyika inodedera nokuda kwezvinhu zvitatu; Uye nokuda kwezvina zvaisingadi kuona;

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

²²Nokuda komuranda kana achizova mambo; Nokuda kwebenzi, kana raguta zvokudya;

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

²³Nokuda komukadzi arambwa, kana azowanikwa; Uye mushandiri, kana azova mugari wenhaka yatenzi wake.

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

²⁴Zvinhu zvina zviriko panyika zviduku hazvo, Asi zvakachenjera kwazvo, zvinoti:

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

²⁵Majuru, rudzi rusine simba harwo; Kunyange zvakadaro anounganidza zvokudya zvawo muzhizha;

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

²⁶Mbira, rudzi rusine simba harwo, Kunyange zvakadaro dzinoita imba yadzo mumatombo;

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

²⁷Mhashu hadzina mambo , Kunyange zvakadaro dzinofamba zvakanaka dzichiita mapoka;

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

²⁸Chipfira ungachibata namaoko ako, Kunyange zvakadaro chiri mudzimba dzamadzimambo.

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

²⁹Zvinhu zvitatu zviriko zvinokufamba kunokudzwa, Zvirokwazvo zvina zvinokufamba kunokudzwa, zvinoti:

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

³⁰Shumba, mhare pakati pemhuka dzose, Isingatizi mhuka ipi neipi;

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

³¹Nemhuka ine zviuno zakasimba, nenhongo yembudzi; Namambo kana anavarwi vake.

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

³²Kana uchinge waita noupenzi, wazvikudza, Kana zvimwe warangarira zvakashata, Pfumbira muromo wako.

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

³³nekuti mukaka warozva unobudisa mafuta, Nemhino dzadzvinyiwa dzinobudisa ropa, Saizvozvo hasha dzambandidzirwa dzinobudisa kukakavara.

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.