American Standard Version of 1901
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Two things have I asked of thee;Deny me them not before I die:
Remove far from me falsehood and lies;Give me neither poverty nor riches;Feed me with {Hebrew: the bread of my portion.}the food that is needful for me:
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah?Or lest I be poor, and steal,And {Hebrew: handle the name.}use profanely the name of my God.
The words of Agur the son of {Or, Jakeh, of Massa See Genesis 25:14.}Jakeh; the {Or, burden}oracle.The man saith {Or, as otherwise read, I have wearied myself, O God, I have wearied myself, O God, and am consumed: For I am &c.}unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:
Surely I am more brutish than any man,And have not the understanding of a man;
And I have not learned wisdom, {Or, That I should have the knowledge &c.}Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.
Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended?Who hath gathered the wind in his fists?Who hath bound the waters in his garment?Who hath established all the ends of the earth?What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
Every word of God is {Hebrew: purified.}tried:He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.
Add thou not unto his words,Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Two things have I asked of thee;Deny me them not before I die:
Remove far from me falsehood and lies;Give me neither poverty nor riches;Feed me with {Hebrew: the bread of my portion.}the food that is needful for me:
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah?Or lest I be poor, and steal,And {Hebrew: handle the name.}use profanely the name of my God.
Slander not a servant unto his master,Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
There is a generation that curse their father,And bless not their mother.
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes,And yet are not washed from their filthiness.
There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes!And their eyelids are lifted up.
There 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.
The {Or, vampire}horseleach hath two daughters, {Or, called}crying, Give, give.There are three things that are never satisfied,Yea, four that say not, Enough:
Sheol; and the barren womb;The earth that is not satisfied with water;And the fire that saith not, Enough.
The eye that mocketh at his father,And despiseth to obey his mother,The ravens of {Or, the brook}the valley shall pick it out,And the {Or, vultures}young eagles shall eat it.
There are three things which are too wonderful for me,Yea, four which I know not:
The 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 maiden.
So is the way of an adulterous woman;She eateth, and wipeth her mouth,And saith, I have done no wickedness.
{Hebrew: Under.}For three things the earth doth tremble,And for four, which it cannot bear:
For a servant when he is king;And a fool when he is filled with food;
For an odious woman when she is married;And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
There are four things which are little upon the earth,But they are exceeding wise:
The ants are a people not strong,Yet they provide their food in the summer;
The conies are but a feeble folk,Yet make they their houses in the rocks;
The locusts have no king,Yet go they forth all of them by bands;
The lizard {Or, thou canst seize with thy hands}taketh hold with her hands,Yet is she in kings' palaces.
There are three things which are stately in their march,Yea, four which are stately in going:
The lion, which is mightiest among beasts,And turneth not away for any;
The {Or, war-horse Hebrew: well girt (or, well knit) in the loins.}greyhound; the he-goat also;And the king {Or, when his army is with him}against whom there is no rising up.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself,Or if thou hast thought evil,Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
For the {Hebrew: pressing.}churning of milk bringeth forth butter,And the {Hebrew: pressing.}wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood;So the {Hebrew: pressing.}forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from {Or, evil}the evil one. {Many authorities, some ancient, but with variations add For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen. }
Give us this day {Greek: our bread for the coming day. Or, our needful bread}our daily bread.
but having food and covering {Or, in these we shall have enough}we shall be therewith content.
The words of Agur the son of {Or, Jakeh, of Massa See Genesis 25:14.}Jakeh; the {Or, burden}oracle.The man saith {Or, as otherwise read, I have wearied myself, O God, I have wearied myself, O God, and am consumed: For I am &c.}unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:
Surely I am more brutish than any man,And have not the understanding of a man;
And I have not learned wisdom, {Or, That I should have the knowledge &c.}Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.
Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended?Who hath gathered the wind in his fists?Who hath bound the waters in his garment?Who hath established all the ends of the earth?What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
Every word of God is {Hebrew: purified.}tried:He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.
Add thou not unto his words,Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Two things have I asked of thee;Deny me them not before I die:
Remove far from me falsehood and lies;Give me neither poverty nor riches;Feed me with {Hebrew: the bread of my portion.}the food that is needful for me:
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah?Or lest I be poor, and steal,And {Hebrew: handle the name.}use profanely the name of my God.
Slander not a servant unto his master,Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
There is a generation that curse their father,And bless not their mother.
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes,And yet are not washed from their filthiness.
There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes!And their eyelids are lifted up.
There 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.
The {Or, vampire}horseleach hath two daughters, {Or, called}crying, Give, give.There are three things that are never satisfied,Yea, four that say not, Enough:
Sheol; and the barren womb;The earth that is not satisfied with water;And the fire that saith not, Enough.
The eye that mocketh at his father,And despiseth to obey his mother,The ravens of {Or, the brook}the valley shall pick it out,And the {Or, vultures}young eagles shall eat it.
There are three things which are too wonderful for me,Yea, four which I know not:
The 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 maiden.
So is the way of an adulterous woman;She eateth, and wipeth her mouth,And saith, I have done no wickedness.
{Hebrew: Under.}For three things the earth doth tremble,And for four, which it cannot bear:
For a servant when he is king;And a fool when he is filled with food;
For an odious woman when she is married;And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
There are four things which are little upon the earth,But they are exceeding wise:
The ants are a people not strong,Yet they provide their food in the summer;
The conies are but a feeble folk,Yet make they their houses in the rocks;
The locusts have no king,Yet go they forth all of them by bands;
The lizard {Or, thou canst seize with thy hands}taketh hold with her hands,Yet is she in kings' palaces.
There are three things which are stately in their march,Yea, four which are stately in going:
The lion, which is mightiest among beasts,And turneth not away for any;
The {Or, war-horse Hebrew: well girt (or, well knit) in the loins.}greyhound; the he-goat also;And the king {Or, when his army is with him}against whom there is no rising up.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself,Or if thou hast thought evil,Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
For the {Hebrew: pressing.}churning of milk bringeth forth butter,And the {Hebrew: pressing.}wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood;So the {Hebrew: pressing.}forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
I know how to be abased, and I know also how to abound: in everything and in all things have I learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want.
And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the {Or, age}world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
Beware lest thou forget Jehovah thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:
lest, when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, that I should hearken unto his voice to let Israel go? I know not Jehovah, and moreover I will not let Israel go.
The words of Agur the son of {Or, Jakeh, of Massa See Genesis 25:14.}Jakeh; the {Or, burden}oracle.The man saith {Or, as otherwise read, I have wearied myself, O God, I have wearied myself, O God, and am consumed: For I am &c.}unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:
Surely I am more brutish than any man,And have not the understanding of a man;
And I have not learned wisdom, {Or, That I should have the knowledge &c.}Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.
Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended?Who hath gathered the wind in his fists?Who hath bound the waters in his garment?Who hath established all the ends of the earth?What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
Every word of God is {Hebrew: purified.}tried:He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.
Add thou not unto his words,Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Two things have I asked of thee;Deny me them not before I die:
Remove far from me falsehood and lies;Give me neither poverty nor riches;Feed me with {Hebrew: the bread of my portion.}the food that is needful for me:
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah?Or lest I be poor, and steal,And {Hebrew: handle the name.}use profanely the name of my God.
Slander not a servant unto his master,Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
There is a generation that curse their father,And bless not their mother.
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes,And yet are not washed from their filthiness.
There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes!And their eyelids are lifted up.
There 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.
The {Or, vampire}horseleach hath two daughters, {Or, called}crying, Give, give.There are three things that are never satisfied,Yea, four that say not, Enough:
Sheol; and the barren womb;The earth that is not satisfied with water;And the fire that saith not, Enough.
The eye that mocketh at his father,And despiseth to obey his mother,The ravens of {Or, the brook}the valley shall pick it out,And the {Or, vultures}young eagles shall eat it.
There are three things which are too wonderful for me,Yea, four which I know not:
The 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 maiden.
So is the way of an adulterous woman;She eateth, and wipeth her mouth,And saith, I have done no wickedness.
{Hebrew: Under.}For three things the earth doth tremble,And for four, which it cannot bear:
For a servant when he is king;And a fool when he is filled with food;
For an odious woman when she is married;And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
There are four things which are little upon the earth,But they are exceeding wise:
The ants are a people not strong,Yet they provide their food in the summer;
The conies are but a feeble folk,Yet make they their houses in the rocks;
The locusts have no king,Yet go they forth all of them by bands;
The lizard {Or, thou canst seize with thy hands}taketh hold with her hands,Yet is she in kings' palaces.
There are three things which are stately in their march,Yea, four which are stately in going:
The lion, which is mightiest among beasts,And turneth not away for any;
The {Or, war-horse Hebrew: well girt (or, well knit) in the loins.}greyhound; the he-goat also;And the king {Or, when his army is with him}against whom there is no rising up.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself,Or if thou hast thought evil,Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
For the {Hebrew: pressing.}churning of milk bringeth forth butter,And the {Hebrew: pressing.}wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood;So the {Hebrew: pressing.}forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
Men do not despise a thief, if he stealTo satisfy {Or, his appetite}himself when he is hungry:
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold;He shall give all the substance of his house.
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it be not to my sorrow! And God granted him that which he requested.
The words of Agur the son of {Or, Jakeh, of Massa See Genesis 25:14.}Jakeh; the {Or, burden}oracle.The man saith {Or, as otherwise read, I have wearied myself, O God, I have wearied myself, O God, and am consumed: For I am &c.}unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:
Surely I am more brutish than any man,And have not the understanding of a man;
And I have not learned wisdom, {Or, That I should have the knowledge &c.}Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.
Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended?Who hath gathered the wind in his fists?Who hath bound the waters in his garment?Who hath established all the ends of the earth?What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
Every word of God is {Hebrew: purified.}tried:He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.
Add thou not unto his words,Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Two things have I asked of thee;Deny me them not before I die:
Remove far from me falsehood and lies;Give me neither poverty nor riches;Feed me with {Hebrew: the bread of my portion.}the food that is needful for me:
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah?Or lest I be poor, and steal,And {Hebrew: handle the name.}use profanely the name of my God.
Slander not a servant unto his master,Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
There is a generation that curse their father,And bless not their mother.
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes,And yet are not washed from their filthiness.
There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes!And their eyelids are lifted up.
There 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.
The {Or, vampire}horseleach hath two daughters, {Or, called}crying, Give, give.There are three things that are never satisfied,Yea, four that say not, Enough:
Sheol; and the barren womb;The earth that is not satisfied with water;And the fire that saith not, Enough.
The eye that mocketh at his father,And despiseth to obey his mother,The ravens of {Or, the brook}the valley shall pick it out,And the {Or, vultures}young eagles shall eat it.
There are three things which are too wonderful for me,Yea, four which I know not:
The 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 maiden.
So is the way of an adulterous woman;She eateth, and wipeth her mouth,And saith, I have done no wickedness.
{Hebrew: Under.}For three things the earth doth tremble,And for four, which it cannot bear:
For a servant when he is king;And a fool when he is filled with food;
For an odious woman when she is married;And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
There are four things which are little upon the earth,But they are exceeding wise:
The ants are a people not strong,Yet they provide their food in the summer;
The conies are but a feeble folk,Yet make they their houses in the rocks;
The locusts have no king,Yet go they forth all of them by bands;
The lizard {Or, thou canst seize with thy hands}taketh hold with her hands,Yet is she in kings' palaces.
There are three things which are stately in their march,Yea, four which are stately in going:
The lion, which is mightiest among beasts,And turneth not away for any;
The {Or, war-horse Hebrew: well girt (or, well knit) in the loins.}greyhound; the he-goat also;And the king {Or, when his army is with him}against whom there is no rising up.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself,Or if thou hast thought evil,Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
For the {Hebrew: pressing.}churning of milk bringeth forth butter,And the {Hebrew: pressing.}wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood;So the {Hebrew: pressing.}forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.