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30 PALABRAS de Agur, hijo de Jachê: La profecía que dijo el varón á Ithiel, á Ithiel y á Ucal.

Ciertamente más rudo soy yo que ninguno, Ni tengo entendimiento de hombre.

Yo ni aprendí sabiduría, Ni conozco la ciencia del Santo.

¿Quién subió al cielo, y descendió? ¿Quién encerró los vientos en sus puños? ¿Quién ató las aguas en un paño? ¿Quién afirmó todos los términos de la tierra? ¿Cuál es su nombre, y el nombre de su hijo, si sabes?

Toda palabra de Dios es limpia: Es escudo á los que en él esperan.

No añadas á sus palabras, porque no te reprenda, Y seas hallado mentiroso.

Dos cosas te he demandado; No me las niegues antes que muera.

Vanidad y palabra mentirosa aparta de mí. No me des pobreza ni riquezas; Manténme del pan que he menester;

No sea que me harte, y te niegue, y diga, ¿Quién es Jehová? O no sea que siendo pobre, hurte, Y blasfeme el nombre de mi Dios.

10 No acuses al siervo ante su señor, Porque no te maldiga, y peques.

11 Hay generación que maldice á su padre, Y á su madre no bendice.

12 Hay generación limpia en su opinión, Si bien no se ha limpiado su inmundicia.

13 Hay generación cuyos ojos son altivos, Y cuyos párpados son alzados.

14 Hay generación cuyos dientes son espadas, y sus muelas cuchillos, Para devorar á los pobres de la tierra, y de entre los hombres á los menesterosos.

15 La sanguijuela tiene dos hijas que se llaman, Trae, trae. Tres cosas hay que nunca se hartan; Aun la cuarta nunca dice, Basta:

16 El sepulcro, y la matriz estéril, La tierra no harta de aguas, Y el fuego que jamás dice, Basta.

17 El ojo que escarnece á su padre, Y menosprecia la enseñanza de la madre, Los cuervos lo saquen de la arroyada, Y tráguenlo los hijos del águila.

18 Tres cosas me son ocultas; Aun tampoco sé la cuarta:

19 El rastro del águila en el aire; El rastro de la culebra sobre la peña; El rastro de la nave en medio de la mar; Y el rastro del hombre en la moza.

20 Tal es el rastro de la mujer adúltera: Come, y limpia su boca, Y dice: No he hecho maldad.

21 Por tres cosas se alborota la tierra, Y la cuarta no puede sufrir:

22 Por el siervo cuando reinare; Y por el necio cuando se hartare de pan;

23 Por la aborrecida cuando se casare; Y por la sierva cuando heredare á su señora.

24 Cuatro cosas son de las más pequeñas de la tierra, Y las mismas son más sabias que los sabios:

25 Las hormigas, pueblo no fuerte, Y en el verano preparan su comida;

26 Los conejos, pueblo nada esforzado, Y ponen su casa en la piedra;

27 Las langostas, no tienen rey, Y salen todas acuadrilladas;

28 La araña, ase con las manos, Y está en palacios de rey.

29 Tres cosas hay de hermoso andar, Y la cuarta pasea muy bien:

30 El león, fuerte entre todos los animales, Que no torna atrás por nadie;

31 El lebrel ceñido de lomos; asimismo el macho cabrío; Y un rey contra el cual ninguno se levanta.

32 Si caiste, fué porque te enalteciste; Y si mal pensaste, Pon el dedo sobre la boca.

33 Ciertamente el que exprime la leche, sacará manteca; Y el que recio se suena las narices, sacará sangre: Y el que provoca la ira, causará contienda.

Sayings of Agur

30 The sayings(A) of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance.

This man’s utterance to Ithiel:

“I am weary, God,
    but I can prevail.[a]
Surely I am only a brute, not a man;
    I do not have human understanding.
I have not learned wisdom,
    nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.(B)
Who has gone up(C) to heaven and come down?
    Whose hands(D) have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters(E) in a cloak?(F)
    Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name,(G) and what is the name of his son?
    Surely you know!

“Every word of God is flawless;(H)
    he is a shield(I) to those who take refuge in him.
Do not add(J) to his words,
    or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

“Two things I ask of you, Lord;
    do not refuse me before I die:
Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
    give me neither poverty nor riches,
    but give me only my daily bread.(K)
Otherwise, I may have too much and disown(L) you
    and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’(M)
Or I may become poor and steal,
    and so dishonor the name of my God.(N)

10 “Do not slander a servant to their master,
    or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.

11 “There are those who curse their fathers
    and do not bless their mothers;(O)
12 those who are pure in their own eyes(P)
    and yet are not cleansed of their filth;(Q)
13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty,(R)
    whose glances are so disdainful;
14 those whose teeth(S) are swords
    and whose jaws are set with knives(T)
to devour(U) the poor(V) from the earth
    and the needy from among mankind.(W)

15 “The leech has two daughters.
    ‘Give! Give!’ they cry.

“There are three things that are never satisfied,(X)
    four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
16 the grave,(Y) the barren womb,
    land, which is never satisfied with water,
    and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’

17 “The eye that mocks(Z) a father,
    that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
    will be eaten by the vultures.(AA)

18 “There are three things that are too amazing for me,
    four that I do not understand:
19 the way of an eagle in the sky,
    the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
    and the way of a man with a young woman.

20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman:
    She eats and wipes her mouth
    and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’(AB)

21 “Under three things the earth trembles,
    under four it cannot bear up:
22 a servant who becomes king,(AC)
    a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
23 a contemptible woman who gets married,
    and a servant who displaces her mistress.

24 “Four things on earth are small,
    yet they are extremely wise:
25 Ants are creatures of little strength,
    yet they store up their food in the summer;(AD)
26 hyraxes(AE) are creatures of little power,
    yet they make their home in the crags;
27 locusts(AF) have no king,
    yet they advance together in ranks;
28 a lizard can be caught with the hand,
    yet it is found in kings’ palaces.

29 “There are three things that are stately in their stride,
    four that move with stately bearing:
30 a lion, mighty among beasts,
    who retreats before nothing;
31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat,
    and a king secure against revolt.[b]

32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
    or if you plan evil,
    clap your hand over your mouth!(AG)
33 For as churning cream produces butter,
    and as twisting the nose produces blood,
    so stirring up anger produces strife.”

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:1 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text utterance to Ithiel, / to Ithiel and Ukal:
  2. Proverbs 30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

亚古珥的箴言

30 以下是雅基的儿子亚古珥的箴言。

    这人说:上帝啊,我很疲倦;
    上帝啊,我很疲倦,精疲力尽。[a]
我比众人都愚蠢,
    不具备人的悟性。
我从未学到智慧,
    也不认识至圣者。
谁升上高天又降下来?
    谁将风聚在掌中?
    谁将众水裹在衣服里?
    谁定了地的边界?
    祂叫什么名字?
    祂儿子叫什么名字?
    你知道吗?

上帝的话句句千真万确,
    祂作投靠祂之人的盾牌。
你不可对祂的话有所添加,
    免得祂责备你,
    揭穿你的虚谎。

上帝啊,我向你求两件事,
    求你在我未死以前赐给我。
求你使虚伪和谎言远离我,
    求你让我不贫穷也不富足,
    赐给我需用的饮食,
免得我因为饱足就不认你,
    说:“耶和华是谁呢?”
    又恐怕我因穷困而偷窃,
    以致辱没我上帝的名。

10 别向主人毁谤他的仆人,
    免得你受咒诅、担当罪责。

11 有一种[b]人咒诅父亲,
    不为母亲祝福。
12 有一种人自以为纯洁,
    却没有洗掉自己的污秽。
13 有一种人趾高气扬,
    目空一切。
14 有一种人牙如剑,
    齿如刀,
    要吞吃世间的困苦人和贫穷人。

15 水蛭有两个女儿,
    她们不停地叫:“给我!给我!”
三样东西从不知足,
永不言“够”的共有四样:
16 阴间、不孕的妇人、
    干旱的土地和火焰。
17 嘲笑父亲、藐视母亲教诲的,
    眼睛必被谷中的乌鸦啄出,
    被秃鹰吃掉。

18 我测不透的妙事有三样,
我不明白的事共有四样:
19 鹰在空中飞翔之道,
    蛇在石上爬行之道,
    船在海中航行之道,
    男女相爱之道。

20 淫妇的道是这样:
    她吃完就擦擦嘴,
    说,“我没有做坏事。”

21 使大地震动的事有三样,
大地无法承受的事共有四样:
22 奴仆做王,
    愚人吃饱,
23 丑恶女子出嫁,
    婢女取代主母。

24 地上有四种动物,
    身体虽小却极其聪明:
25 蚂蚁力量虽小,
    却在夏天储备粮食;
26 石獾虽不强壮,
    却在岩石中筑巢穴;
27 蝗虫虽无君王,
    却整齐地列队前进;
28 壁虎虽易捕捉,
    却居住在王宫大内。

29 步履威武的有三样,
走路雄壮的共有四样:
30 威震百兽、从不畏缩的狮子,
31 昂首阔步的雄鸡,
    公山羊和率领军队的君王。
32 你若行事愚昧、
    妄自尊大或图谋不轨,
    就当用手掩口。
33 激起愤怒会引起争端,
    正如搅牛奶会搅出奶油,
    拧鼻子会拧出血。

Footnotes

  1. 30:1 希伯来文或译“这人对以铁说,对以铁和乌甲说:”
  2. 30:11 ”希伯来文是“世代”,11-14节也相同。

30 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,

Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.

I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.

Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?

Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

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

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

14 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.

15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.

17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

19 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 maid.

20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

21 For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

23 For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

24 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

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

27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.

29 There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.

32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.