1 PLS Agur ani, Yake tim, masa fae nake. One hovhan ani,"Noho kau fadade, ya Myao Kodon. Noho kaufadade, noho haisav haser.” 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 PLS Sin bohos vae noho ni nyam ani bohos riga bohos kon vae, noho rigav bohos finan gaifahaser. BSB BSB: Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
3 PLS Nohov finan gaifa haser, Myao Kodon finan tae gaifa haser. BSB BSB: I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.
4 PLS Surga ke faranae ke marsir nohae?Boton nohae it ani asisir?Ah nohae ni mur armisir?Aiyao yahot nohae ni nahaisir?Fwi nohae e som fwi nohae?Go nyam kemake gani! 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 PLS Myao Kodon sin vae sin onahama. Myao Kodon vae naha buid naha ke raumhaimake. BSB BSB: Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
6 PLS Myao Kodon sin ke kavodo nom, go ke horodemake gani, go haiyam kimake. BSB BSB: Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
7 PLS Sin nauri Go ke rigan kede, noho homimjav no ke modonom. BSB BSB: Two things I ask of You—do not refuse me before I die:
8 PLS Merhau sin gray omsor gray no nake argir kenam, wan amjav gray wan auwat gray no ke fidanom, natman no ke fido o vae no wan. 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 PLS Noho moyo furkenae go keganggoma makonenae, ke Myao Kodon vae nohae?”Wan haser nenae omsor fanae Myao Kodon argir kemako nenae. 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 PLS Hovhan faran gray e karya madef hofhan gray rohoyah manom, go ke sin yah agademake gani go ni yah mama ke nahnae faimake. BSB BSB: Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.
11 PLS Harigav etoh ba naha navo, ke sin yah aganema e nae ke sin yah aganema. BSB BSB: There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
12 PLS Hargyaf etoh tae ba nig haiyam haser nema, manae naha haiyam nahasigi todomadef yah. BSB BSB: There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.
13 PLS Hargyav etoh arkae kod ba, kodan titi nema. BSB BSB: There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—
14 PLS HargyaV etoh torog karem sef kahane, naha torog tamhan karem sef kahane, uru aiyao ke ba haiyam rigav ke usadivi nenae, okomae arakema riga bohos tae usadimakeke. 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 PLS Fairu urakem nauri,'fidan, fidan,"manae sin gasmadi dava tirmamahud ke, ke one maraf sin it amin nauri it amin nauri dava,"kahane ke nemahud.” BSB BSB: The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
16 PLS Ganhama riga aiyao, amdugav fahaton tarmamahud one aiyao kod ah gun gray bana, manae yod tae kahane ke, “nemahud.” BSB BSB: Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
17 PLS Kod amon e navo mahomae e nae ke roh rake, er mahavo ni unae farakotae haragu modmod ani fadmake. 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 PLS No sin gasmadi dava sin der bohos, sin gavgavus davan No vae one sin nyam ani. BSB BSB: There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:
19 PLS Er yahwi haur gaitar mae arkeman. Haud vae yakae mutar mae ar vag ani kifaraho arkeman, kapal vae piri atatuv mae arkeman, manae hovhan vae ivar gray arkaman 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 PLS Donai mama amdugav duv vae fanenae hadhad todomaman, “todomanae no haiyam mahaser neman,” BSB BSB: This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
21 PLS One sin gasmadi aiyao hani hani neken, manae sin gavgavus vae danadev ah. BSB BSB: Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
22 PLS Kaugai hovhav ani raja kisir, one hovhan vae nyam ani, natmanfarho farnae mujo furkenae banakomain ke. BSB BSB: a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
23 PLS Atrim maidaf vae hav kaugai ke van nom ke, manae e ni hav, kaugai ke famake vae e ni kaugai kike nenae ke. BSB BSB: an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.
24 PLS Haur ke saisimos gavgavus ba ke, manae one saisimos vae karya nyam. BSB BSB: Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:
25 PLS Sur, manae sur saisi vae kwae, ig ran atasef gagae ni natman rafasaneman. BSB BSB: The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
26 PLS Pelanduk vae binatang taran haser, manae av vae akae haur ke aseman. BSB BSB: the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;
27 PLS Tapiao vae raja haser manae sinaganae kahane bohos ani hama. BSB BSB: the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;
28 PLS Go ni it ani asema senggai vae raja ba. BSB BSB: and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.
29 PLS Binatang gasmadi bainam ba duv arkon haisaf gagae. BSB BSB: There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk:
30 PLS Singa, vae haisaf gaitar husar gagae binatang ke nahanae tadan mamahud. BSB BSB: a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;
31 PLS Aemo huvhan vae arkae gaitar, kambing hovhan, gray raja gray avhaim riga atahav ke fege dava. BSB BSB: a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.
32 PLS Manae go vae sin nyam anid ke gosisgi noho sin nyam neken, go haiyam mavi nenae fina fina makene, go it ke hauni. BSB BSB: If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.
33 PLS Manae, am gun kahane asitinkotae mentega motaike, yokov ke asitinkotae es yokov nake motaike, manae amon mavi demaketae maidav ke tinenae amon maike. 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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