¹The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the oracle: the man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:

¹Kuwanu waa erayadii Aaguur ina Yaaqeh, oo ahaa reer Masaa. Ninku wuxuu la hadlay Iitii'eel, iyo xataa Iitii'eel iyo Ukaal, oo ku yidhi,

²“Surely I am the most ignorant man, and don’t have a man’s understanding.

²Hubaal anigu waan ka doqonnimo weynahay nin kastaba, Oo dad waxgarashadiisana ma lihi.

³I have not learned wisdom, neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.

³Xigmad ma aan baran, Aqoonta Kan quduuska ahna ma aqaan.

⁴Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if you know?

⁴Yaa samada u baxay, oo ka soo degay? Yaa dabaysha gacmihiisa ku soo ururshay? Yaa biyaha dharkiisa ku guntay? Yaa dhulka darafyadiisa oo dhan dhisay? Magicii, wiilkiisana magicii, haddaad taqaan?

⁵“Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

⁵Eray kasta oo Ilaah waa daahir; Oo isagu wuxuu gaashaan u yahay kuwa isaga aaminsan.

⁶Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

⁶Erayadiisa waxba ha ku darin, Waaba intaas oo uu ku canaantaa, oo lagu ogaadaa inaad beenaaleh tahay.

⁷“Two things I have asked of you; don’t deny me before I die:

⁷Laba waxyaalood ayaan ku weyddiistay, Iyaga ha ii diidin intaanan dhiman.

⁸Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me;

⁸Wax aan waxtar lahayn iyo been iga fogee, Oo caydhnimo iyo taajirnimo midna ha i siin. Igu quudi cunto aanan ka maarmin,

⁹lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

⁹Waaba intaasoo intaan dhergo, aan adiga ku inkiraaye, oo aan idhaahdaa, Waa ayo Rabbigu? Amase waaba intaasoo aan miskiin noqdaa, oo intaan wax xado, Aan magaca Ilaahayga si been ah ugu hadal qaadaaye.

¹⁰“Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

¹⁰Addoon sayidkiisa xan ha uga sheegin, Waaba intaas oo uu ku habaaraa, oo eed lagugu helaaye.

¹¹There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn’t bless their mother.

¹¹Waxaa jira farcan aabbahood inkaara, Oo aan hooyadoodna u ducayn.

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

¹²Waxaa jira farcan isla daahirsan, Oo weliba aan nijaastoodii ka maydhmin.

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

¹³Waxaa jira farcan indhahoodu aad u sarreeyaan! Oo daboolka indhahoodana kor bay u qaadaan.

¹⁴There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

¹⁴Waxaa jira farcan ilkahoodu sida seefo oo kale yihiin, oo gowsahooduna sida mindiyo oo kale yihiin, Si ay masaakiinta dhulka uga baabbi'iyaan, oo ay kuwa baahanna dadka dhexdiisa uga dhammeeyaan.

¹⁵“The leach has two daughters: ‘Give, give.’ “There are three things that are never satisfied; four that don’t say, ‘Enough:’

¹⁵Culaacushu waxay leedahay laba gabdhood, oo leh, Na sii, Na sii. Waxaa jira saddex waxyaalood oo aan weligood dhergin, Haah, oo afar aan odhan, Bes, nagu filan;

¹⁶ Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. , the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water; and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘Enough.’

¹⁶Waxaana weeye qabriga, iyo maxalka aan wax dhalayn, Iyo dhulka aan biyo ka dhergayn, Iyo dabka aan odhan, Bes, igu filan.

¹⁷“The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother: the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, the young eagles shall eat it.

¹⁷Isha aabbaheed ku majaajiloota, Oo quudhsata inay hooyadeed addeecdo, Waxaa la soo bixi doona tukayaasha dooxada, Oo waxaa cuni doona gorgorrada.

¹⁸“There are three things which are too amazing for me, four which I don’t understand:

¹⁸Waxaa jira saddex waxyaalood oo anigu aan aad ula yaabo, Haah, afar baan garan waayay,

¹⁹The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent on a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maiden.

¹⁹Oo iyana waxaa weeye siduu gorgor hawada u duulo, Siduu masna dhagax ugu socdo, Siday doonnina badda u maaxdo, Iyo siduu nin gabadh ula macaamiloodo.

²⁰“So is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth, and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’

²⁰Sidaas oo kale waxaa ah naag dhillo ah sideeda, Taasoo intay wax cunto afka tirtirta, Oo haddana tidhaahda, Anigu waxba xumaan ma aan samayn.

²¹“For three things the earth tremble, and under four, it can’t bear up:

²¹Saddex waxyaalood ayaa dhulku la gariiraa, Oo afar baanu qaadan karin,

²²For a servant when he is king; a fool when he is filled with food;

²²Waxaana weeye addoon markuu boqor noqdo, Iyo nacas markuu cunto ka dhergo,

²³for an unloved woman when she is married; and a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.

²³Iyo naag la nacay markay guursato, Iyo gabadh addoon ahu markay sayidaddeedii meesheeda gasho.

²⁴“There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:

²⁴Waxaa jira afar waxyaalood oo dhulka ku yaryar, Laakiinse aad iyo aad u caqli badan.

²⁵the ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.

²⁵Qudhaanjadu waa sida dad aan xoog badnayn, Laakiinse waxay cuntadooda soo diyaarsadaan guga.

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

²⁶Walooyinku waa qoon taagdaran, Oo haddana waxay guryahooda ka samaystaan dhagaxyada dhexdooda;

²⁷The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

²⁷Ayaxu boqor ma leh, Weliba dhammaantood guuto guuto ayay u socdaan.

²⁸You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.

²⁸Qorratadu waa wax gacanta lagu qaban karo, Weliba waxay joogtaa guryaha boqorrada.

²⁹“There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:

²⁹Waxaa jira saddex waxyaalood oo si fiican u socda, Haah, oo afar waa socod wanaagsan yihiin.

³⁰The lion, which is mightiest among animals, and doesn’t turn away for any;

³⁰Aar libaax oo ah kan xayawaanka ugu xoogga badan, Oo aan weliba midna dib uga noqon,

³¹the greyhound, the male goat also; and the king against whom there is no rising up.

³¹Diiqa xarragoonaya, iyo orgiga; Iyo boqorka aanay dadku gees ka ahayn.

³²“If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.

³²Haddaad nacasnimo samaysay adoo isa sarraysiinaya, Ama aad wax shar ah ka fikirtay, Gacanta afka saar.Waayo, caanihii la lulaa subag bay soo saaraan, Sankii la maroojiyaana dhiig buu keenaa, Sidaas oo kalena cadhadii la qasbaa dirir bay keentaa.

³³For as the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood; so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife.”

³³Waayo, caanihii la lulaa subag bay soo saaraan, Sankii la maroojiyaana dhiig buu keenaa, Sidaas oo kalena cadhadii la qasbaa dirir bay keentaa.