1 GLT كَلَامُ أَجُورَ ٱبْنِ مُتَّقِيَةِ مَسَّا. وَحْيُ هَذَا ٱلرَّجُلِ إِلَى إِيثِيئِيلَ، إِلَى إِيثِيئِيلَ وَأُكَّالَ: BSB BSB: These are the words of Agur son of Jakeh—the burden that this man declared to Ithiel: “I am weary, O God, and worn out.
2 GLT إِنِّي أَبْلَدُ مِن كُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ، وَلَيْسَ لِي فَهْمُ إِنْسَانٍ، BSB BSB: Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
3 GLT وَلَمْ أَتَعَلَّمِ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ، وَلَمْ أَعْرِفْ مَعْرِفَةَ ٱلْقُدُّوسِ. BSB BSB: I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.
4 GLT مَنْ صَعِدَ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَنَزَلَ؟ مَنْ جَمَعَ ٱلرِّيحَ في حَفْنَتَيْهِ؟ مَنْ صَرَّ ٱلْمِيَاهَ في ثَوْبٍ؟ مَنْ ثَبَّتَ جَمِيعَ أَطْرَافِ ٱلْأَرْضِ؟ مَا ٱسْمُهُ؟ وَمَا ٱسْمُ ٱبْنِهِ إِنْ عَرَفْتَ؟ BSB BSB: Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!
5 GLT كُلُّ كَلِمَةٍ مِنَ ٱللهِ نَقِيَّةٌ. تُرْسٌ هُوَ لِلْمُحْتَمِينَ بِهِ. BSB BSB: Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
6 GLT لَا تَزِدْ عَلَى كَلِمَاتِهِ لِئَلَّا يُوَبِّخَكَ فَتُكَذَّبَ. BSB BSB: Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
7 GLT اِثْنَتَيْنِ سَأَلْتُ مِنْكَ، فَلَا تَمْنَعْهُمَا عَنِّي قَبْلَ أَنْ أَمُوتَ: BSB BSB: Two things I ask of You—do not refuse me before I die:
8 GLT أَبْعِدْ عَنِّي ٱلْبَاطِلَ وَٱلْكَذِبَ. لَا تُعْطِنِي فَقْرًا وَلَا غِنًى. أَطْعِمْنِي خُبْزَ فَرِيضَتِي، BSB BSB: Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
9 GLT لِئَلَّا أَشْبَعَ وَأَكْفُرَ وَأَقُولَ: «مَنْ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ؟» أَوْ لِئَلَّا أَفْتَقِرَ وَأَسْرِقَ وَأَتَّخِذَ ٱسْمَ إِلَهِي بَاطِلًا. BSB BSB: Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
10 GLT لَا تَشْكُ عَبْدًا إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ لِئَلَّا يَلْعَنَكَ فَتَأْثَمَ. BSB BSB: Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.
11 GLT جِيلٌ يَلْعَنُ أَبَاهُ وَلَا يُبَارِكُ أُمَّهُ. BSB BSB: There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
12 GLT جِيلٌ طَاهِرٌ فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِهِ، وَهُوَ لَمْ يَغْتَسِلْ مِنْ قَذَرِهِ. BSB BSB: There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.
13 GLT جِيلٌ مَا أَرْفَعَ عَيْنَيْهِ، وَحَوَاجِبُهُ مُرْتَفِعَةٌ. BSB BSB: There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—
14 GLT جِيلٌ أَسْنَانُهُ سُيُوفٌ، وَأَضْرَاسُهُ سَكَاكِينُ، لِأَكْلِ ٱلْمَسَاكِينِ عَنِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلْفُقَرَاءِ مِنْ بَيْنِ ٱلنَّاسِ. BSB BSB: there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.
15 GLT لِلْعَلُوقَةِ بِنْتَانِ: «هَاتِ، هَاتِ!». ثَلَاثَةٌ لَا تَشْبَعُ، أَرْبَعَةٌ لَا تَقُولُ: «كَفَا»: BSB BSB: The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
16 GLT ٱلْهَاوِيَةُ، وَٱلرَّحِمُ ٱلْعَقِيمُ، وَأَرْضٌ لَا تَشْبَعُ مَاءً، وَٱلنَّارُ لَا تَقُولُ: «كَفَا». BSB BSB: Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
17 GLT اَلْعَيْنُ ٱلْمُسْتَهْزِئَةُ بِأَبِيهَا، وَٱلْمُحْتَقِرَةُ إِطَاعَةَ أُمِّهَا، تُقَوِّرُهَا غُرْبَانُ ٱلْوَادِي، وَتَأْكُلُهَا فِرَاخُ ٱلنَّسْرِ. BSB BSB: As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
18 GLT ثَلَاثَةٌ عَجِيبَةٌ فَوْقِي، وَأَرْبَعَةٌ لَا أَعْرِفُهَا: BSB BSB: There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:
19 GLT طَرِيقَ نَسْرٍ فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ، وَطَرِيقَ حَيَّةٍ عَلَى صَخْرٍ، وَطَرِيقَ سَفِينَةٍ فِي قَلْبِ ٱلْبَحْرِ، وَطَرِيقَ رَجُلٍ بِفَتَاةٍ. BSB BSB: the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
20 GLT كَذَلِكَ طَرِيقُ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ ٱلزَّانِيَةِ. أَكَلَتْ وَمَسَحَتْ فَمَهَا وَقَالَتْ: «مَا عَمِلْتُ إِثْمًا!». BSB BSB: This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
21 GLT تَحْتَ ثَلَاثَةٍ تَضْطَرِبُ ٱلْأَرْضُ، وَأَرْبَعَةٌ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ ٱحْتِمَالَهَا: BSB BSB: Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
22 GLT تَحْتَ عَبْدٍ إِذَا مَلَكَ، وَأَحْمَقَ إِذَا شَبِعَ خُبْزًا، BSB BSB: a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
23 GLT تَحْتَ شَنِيعَةٍ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَتْ، وَأَمَةٍ إِذَا وَرَثَتْ سَيِّدَتَهَا. BSB BSB: an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.
24 GLT أَرْبَعَةٌ هِيَ ٱلْأَصْغَرُ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَلَكِنَّهَا حَكِيمَةٌ جِدًّا: BSB BSB: Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:
25 GLT ٱلنَّمْلُ طَائِفَةٌ غَيْرُ قَوِيَّةٍ، وَلَكِنَّهُ يُعِدُّ طَعَامَهُ فِي ٱلصَّيْفِ. BSB BSB: The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
26 GLT ٱلْوِبَارُ طَائِفَةٌ ضَعِيفَةٌ، وَلَكِنَّهَا تَضَعُ بُيُوتَهَا فِي ٱلصَّخْرِ. BSB BSB: the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;
27 GLT ٱلْجَرَادُ لَيْسَ لَهُ مَلِكٌ، وَلَكِنَّهُ يَخْرُجُ كُلُّهُ فِرَقًا فِرَقًا. BSB BSB: the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;
28 GLT ٱلْعَنْكَبُوتُ تُمْسِكُ بِيَدَيْهَا، وَهِيَ فِي قُصُورِ ٱلْمُلُوكِ. BSB BSB: and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.
29 GLT ثَلَاثَةٌ هِيَ حَسَنَةُ ٱلتَّخَطِّي، وَأَرْبَعَةٌ مَشْيُهَا مُسْتَحْسَنٌ: BSB BSB: There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk:
30 GLT اَلْأَسَدُ جَبَّارُ ٱلْوُحُوشِ، وَلَا يَرْجِعُ مِنْ قُدَّامِ أَحَدٍ، BSB BSB: a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;
31 GLT ضَامِرُ ٱلشَّاكِلَةِ، وَٱلتَّيْسُ، وَٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلَّذِي لَا يُقَاوَمُ. BSB BSB: a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.
32 GLT إِنْ حَمِقْتَ بِٱلتَّرَفُّعِ وَإِنْ تَآمَرْتَ، فَضَعْ يَدَكَ عَلَى فَمِكَ، BSB BSB: If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.
33 GLT لِأَنَّ عَصْرَ ٱللَّبَنِ يُخْرِجُ جُبْنًا، وَعَصْرَ ٱلْأَنْفِ يُخْرِجُ دَمًا، وَعَصْرَ ٱلْغَضَبِ يُخْرِجُ خِصَامًا. BSB BSB: For as the churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.”
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