The words of Agur the son of Jakeh. The oracle. / The man declares to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
雅基的儿子亚古珥的言语，就是谕言。这人对以铁，对以铁和乌甲说：

Surely I am more stupid than any man, / And do not have a man's understanding;
我比众人更蠢笨，也没有人的聪明；

And I have not learned wisdom, / Nor do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.
我没有学得智慧，也不认识至圣者。

Who has ascended into heaven and descended? / Who has gathered the wind in His fists? / Who has wrapped up the waters in His garment? / Who has established all the ends of the earth? / What is His name, and what is His Son's name, if you know?
谁升天又降下来？谁聚风在掌握中？谁包水在衣服里？谁立定地的四极？祂名叫什么？祂儿子名叫什么，你知道么？

Every word of God is tried; / He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
神的言语，句句都是炼净的；投靠祂的，祂便作他们的盾牌。

Do not add to His words, / Lest He reprove you and you be found a liar.
祂的言语，你不可加添，恐怕祂责备你，你就显为说谎言的。

Two things I have asked of You; / Do not refuse me before I die:
我求你两件事，在我死前，不要不应允我：

Remove far from me falsehood and lies. / Give me neither poverty nor riches; / Feed me with the food that is my portion,
求你使虚假和谎言远离我。求你使我也不贫穷也不富足；我需用的那分饮食，求你供给我，

Lest I become full and deny You and say, Who is Jehovah? / Or lest I become poor and steal and profane the name of my God.
免得我饱足了，就否认你，说，耶和华是谁？又免得我贫穷就偷窃，以致亵渎我神的名。

Do not slander a servant to his master, / Lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
你不要向主人谗谤仆人，恐怕他咒诅你，你便为有罪。

There is a generation that curse their father, / And do not bless their mother.
有一代人咒诅父亲，不给母亲祝福。

There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, / And yet are not washed from their filthiness.
有一代人自以为清洁，却没有洗去自己的污秽。

There is a generation — oh how lofty are their eyes, / And their eyelids are raised arrogantly.
有一代人眼目何其高傲，眼皮也是傲然高抬。

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, / And their jaw teeth like knives, / To devour the afflicted from off the earth, / And the needy from among men.
有一代人，牙如剑，齿如刀，要吞灭地上的困苦人，和人间的穷乏人。

The leech has two daughters, crying, Give, give. / There are three things that are never satisfied, / Indeed, four that do not say, Enough:
蚂蟥有两个女儿，常说，给呀，给呀。有三样不知足的，连不说够的共有四样，

Sheol and the barren womb, / The earth that is not satisfied with water, / And the fire that does not say, Enough.
就是阴间，和不孕的胎，吸水不知足的地，和不说够的火。

The eye that mocks his father / And despises to obey his mother, / The ravens of the valley will pick it out, / And the young eagles will eat it.
戏笑父亲、藐视而不听从母亲的，他的眼睛必为谷中的乌鸦啄出来，为雏鹰所吃。

There are three things which are too wonderful for me, / Indeed four which I do not know:
我所测不透的奇妙有三样，连我所不知道的共有四样，

The way of an eagle in the sky, / 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.
就是鹰在空中飞的道，蛇在磐石上爬的道，船在海中行的道，男与女交合的道。

This is the way of an adulterous woman: / She eats and wipes her mouth / And says, I have done no wickedness.
淫妇的道是这样：她吃了，把嘴一抹就说，我没有行恶。

Under three things the earth quakes, / And under four, it cannot bear up:
使地震动的有三样，连地担不起的共有四样，

Under a servant when he is king, / And a fool when he is filled with food;
就是仆人作王，愚顽人吃饱；

Under a hated woman when she gets married, / And a servant girl who is heir to her mistress.
讨人厌的女子出嫁，婢女接续主母。

Four things are small on the earth, / But they are exceedingly wise:
地上有四样小物，却极有智慧：

The ants are a clan without strength, / Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
蚂蚁是无力之类，却在夏天预备粮食；

The rock badgers are a clan without might, / Yet they make their houses in the rocks;
石獾是软弱之类，却在磐石中造屋；

The swarming locusts have no king, / Yet all of them go out in ranks;
群蝗没有君王，却分队而出；

The lizard can be grasped with the hands, / Yet she is in kings' palaces.
守宫可给人手抓捕，却住在王宫。

There are three things which are stately in their step, / Indeed four which are stately in walking:
步行威武的有三样，连行走威武的共有四样，

The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, / And does not turn back before any;
就是狮子，乃百兽中最为雄猛、面对任何野兽都不躲避的，

The strutting cock girded in the loins, or a male goat, / And a king who has a band of soldiers with him.
昂首阔步、束着腰的雄鸡，公山羊，和率领军兵的君王。

If you have been foolish in exalting yourself, / Or if you have thought an evil scheme, / Put your hand upon your mouth.
你若行事愚顽，高抬自己，或是筹思恶计，就当用手捂口。

For the churning of milk produces butter, / And the wringing of the nose brings forth blood, / So the pressing of wrath brings forth strife.
搅动牛奶必出奶油，挤压鼻子必出血；照样，激动怒气必起争端。