1 The dabaray (words) of Agawar (Agur) the ban (son) of Yaqah (Jakeh), the oracle: the gabar (man) naam (declares prophetically) to Ayathayaal (Ithiel), to Ayathayaal (Ithiel) and Akal (Ucal):
2 “Surely I am the most ignorant ayash (man / husband), and don't have a ayash (man / husband) bayanah (understanding).
3 I have not lamad (teach / instruct) chakamah (wisdom), neither do I yadai (have) the daith (knowledge) of the qadawash (holy) One.
4 Who has ilah (go up / offer) up into shamayam (Shamayam / Heavens), and descended? Who has asap (gathered) the rawach (spirit / wind) in his chapan (fists)? Who has tzarar (bound) the mayam (Waters) in his shamalah (garment)? Who has qawam (rise up) all the apasay (ends) of the aratz (Earth/land)? What is his sham (name), and what is his ban (son) sham (name), if you yadai (know)?
5 “Every amarah (sayings) of Alawah () is flawless. He is a magan (shield) to those who take chasah (refuge) in him.
6 Don't you yasap (add) to his dabar (word / matter), lest he yakach (reprove) you, and you be kazab (found) a liar.
7 “Shanayam (two) things I have shaal (asked) of you; don't manai (deny) me before I mawath (death):
8 Rachaq (remove) far from me falsehood and lies. Nathan (give) me neither rayash (poverty) nor riches. Tarap (feed) me with the lacham (food) that is needful for me;
9 Lest I be shabai (full), kachash (deny) you, and amar (spoke), ‘Who is Yahawah ()?’ Or lest I be yarash (poor), and ganab (steal), and so dishonor the sham (name) of my Alahayam ().
10 “Don't lashan (slander) a ibad (servant) to his adawan (master / lord), lest he qalal (curse) you, and you be asham (held) guilty.
11 There is a dawar (generation / age / period) that qalal (curses) their ab (father), and doesn't barak (blessed) their am (mother).
12 There is a dawar (generation / age / period) that is tahawar (pure) in their own iyan (eye), yet are not rachatz (washed) from their tzawaah (filthiness).
13 There is a dawar (generation / age / period), oh how rawam (will lift up) are their iyan (eye)! Their ipaip (eyelids) are nashaa (lift) up.
14 There is a dawar (generation / age / period) whose shan (teeth) are like charabawath (swords), and their mathalaih (jaws) like knives, to akal (eat) the inay (poor) from the aratz (Earth/land), and the abayawan (needy) from among adam (men).
15 “The leach has shanayam (two) banawath (daughters): ‘yahab (give), yahab (give).’ “There are shalawash (three) things that are never shabai (satisfied); arabai (four) that don't say, ‘hawan (enough):’
16 Shaawal (Sheol / afterlife), the itzar (barren) racham (show mercy / love); the aratz (Earth/land) that is not shabai (satisfied) with mayam (Waters); and the ash (fire) that doesn't amar (said), ‘hawan (enough).’
17 “The iyan (eye) that laig (mocks) at his ab (father), and scorns obedience to his am (mother): the irabay (ravens) of the nachal (stream / river) shall naqar (pick) it out, the ban (son) nashar (eagles) shall akal (eat) it.
18 “There are shalawash (three) things which are palaa (be wonderful / extraordinary / marvelous) amazing for me, arabai (four) which I don't yadai (understand):
19 The darak (way) of an nashar (eagle) in the shamayam (Shamayam / Heavens); the darak (way) of a nachash (serpent) on a tzawar (rock); the darak (way) of a anayah (ship) in the lab (heart) of the yam (sea/waters); and the darak (way) of a gabar (man) with a maiden.
20 “So is the darak (way) of an adulterous ayashah (woman / wife): she akal (eat) and machah (wipes) her pah (mouth), and amar (said), ‘I have pail (done) nothing wrong.’
21 “For shalawash (three) things the aratz (Earth/land) ragaz (tremble), and under arabai (four), it can't nashaa (lift) up:
22 For a ibad (servant) when he is malak (king); a nabal (fool) when he is shabai (filled) with lacham (food);
23 For an unloved woman when she is bail (married); and a handmaid who is heir to her gabarath (mistress).
24 “There are arabai (four) things which are qatan (small / young / least) on the aratz (Earth/land), but they are exceedingly chakam (wise):
25 The namalayam (ants) are not a iz (strong) im (nation / people), yet they kawan (provide) their lacham (food) in the qayatz (summer).
26 The Shapan (conies) are but a itzawam (feeble) im (nation / people), yet shawam (place / establish / appoint) they their bayath (house) in the salai (rocks).
27 The arabah (locusts) have no malak (king), yet they advance in ranks.
28 You can thapash (catch) a lizard with your yadayam (hands), yet it is in malak (king)’ hayakalay (palaces).
29 “There are shalawash (three) things which are stately in their march, arabai (four) which are stately in yalak (going):
30 The layash (lion), which is mightiest among animals, and doesn't shawab (turn) away for any;
31 The mathan (greyhound), the male thayash (goat) also; and the malak (king) against whom there is no alaqawam (rising) up.
32 “If you have nabal (done) foolishly in nashaa (lift) up yourself, or if you have zamam (thought) evil, put your yad (hand) over your pah (mouth).
33 For as the mayatz (churning) of chalab (milk) yatzaa (go out / come out) forth chamaah (butter), and the mayatz (wringing) of the ap (nostril / picture: bull snorting) yatzaa (go out / come out) forth dam (blood); so the mayatz (forcing) of ap (nostril / picture: bull snorting) yatzaa (go out / come out) forth rayab (strife).”