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The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh, from Massa. The man says: I am full of weariness, O God, I am full of weariness; O God, I have come to an end:
PALABRAS de Agur, hijo de Jachê: La profecía que dijo el varón á Ithiel, á Ithiel y á Ucal.
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the revelation: the man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
For I am more like a beast than any man, I have no power of reasoning like a man:
Ciertamente más rudo soy yo que ninguno, ni tengo entendimiento de hombre.
Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
“Surely I am the most ignorant man, and don’t have a man’s understanding.
I have not got wisdom by teaching, so that I might have the knowledge of the Holy One.
Yo ni aprendí sabiduría, ni conozco la ciencia del Santo.
I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
I have not learned wisdom, neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.
Who has gone up to heaven and come down? who has taken the winds in his hands, prisoning the waters in his robe? by whom have all the ends of the earth been fixed? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if you are able to say?
¿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?
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?
Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound 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?
Every word of God is tested: he is a breastplate to those who put their faith in him.
Toda palabra de Dios es limpia; es escudo á los que en él esperan.
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
“Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
Make no addition to his words, or he will make clear your error, and you will be seen to be false.
No añadas á sus palabras, porque no te reprenda, y seas hallado mentiroso.
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.
I have made request to you for two things; do not keep them from me before my death:
Dos cosas te he demandado; no me las niegues antes que muera.
Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
“Two things I have asked of you. Don’t deny me before I die.
Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:
Vanidad y palabra mentirosa aparta de mí. No me des pobreza ni riquezas; manténme del pan que he menester;
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,
For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.
No sea que me harte, y te niegue, y diga, ¿Quién es Jehová? ó no sea que siendo pobre, hurte, y blasfeme el nombre de mi Dios.
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.
lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.
No acuses al siervo ante su señor, porque no te maldiga, y peques.
Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
“Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.
Hay generación que maldice á su padre, y á su madre no bendice.
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn’t bless their mother.
There is a generation who seem to themselves to be free from sin, but are not washed from their unclean ways.
Hay generación limpia en su opinión, si bien no se ha limpiado su inmundicia.
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.
There is a generation, O how full of pride are their eyes! O how their brows are lifted up!
Hay generación cuyos ojos son altivos, y cuyos párpados son alzados.
There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.
There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, their strong teeth like knives, for the destruction of the poor from the earth, and of those who are in need from among men.
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.
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.
There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.
The night-spirit has two daughters, Give, give. There are three things which are never full, even four which never say, Enough:
La sanguijuela tiene dos hijas que se llaman, Trae, trae. Tres cosas hay que nunca se hartan; aun la cuarta nunca dice, Basta:
The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
“The leech has two daughters: ‘Give, give.’ “There are three things that are never satisfied; four that don’t say, ‘Enough!’:
The underworld, and the woman without a child; the earth which never has enough water, and the fire which never says, Enough.
El sepulcro, y la matriz estéril, la tierra no harta de aguas, y el fuego que jamás dice, Basta.
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
Sheol, the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘Enough!’
The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted out by the ravens of the valley, and be food for the young eagles.
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.
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.
“The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, the young eagles shall eat it.
There are three things, the wonder of which overcomes me, even four things outside my knowledge:
Tres cosas me son ocultas; aun tampoco sé la cuarta:
There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
“There are three things which are too amazing for me, four which I don’t understand:
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a snake on a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a girl.
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.
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.
The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship in the middle of the sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
This is the way of a false wife; she takes food, and, cleaning her mouth, says, I have done no wrong.
Tal es el rastro de la mujer adúltera: come, y limpia su boca, y dice: No he hecho maldad.
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
“So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
For three things the earth is moved, and there are four which it will not put up with:
Por tres cosas se alborota la tierra, y la cuarta no puede sufrir:
For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
“For three things the earth trembles, and under four, it can’t bear up:
A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;
Por el siervo cuando reinare; y por el necio cuando se hartare de pan;
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
For a servant when he is king, a fool when he is filled with food,
A hated woman when she is married; and a servant-girl who takes the place of her master's wife.
Por la aborrecida cuando se casare; y por la sierva cuando heredare á su señora.
For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.
There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are very wise:
Cuatro cosas son de las más pequeñas de la tierra, y las mismas son más sabias que los sabios:
There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
“There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:
The ants are a people not strong, but they put by a store of food in the summer;
Las hormigas, pueblo no fuerte, y en el verano preparan su comida;
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
The ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.
The conies are only a feeble people, but they make their houses in the rocks;
Los conejos, pueblo nada esforzado, y ponen su casa en la piedra;
The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
The hyraxes are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.
The locusts have no king, but they all go out in bands;
Las langostas, no tienen rey, y salen todas acuadrilladas;
The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.
You may take the lizard in your hands, but it is in kings' houses.
La araña, ase con las manos, y está en palacios de rey.
The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.
There are three things whose steps are good to see, even four whose goings are fair:
Tres cosas hay de hermoso andar, y la cuarta pasea muy bien:
There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
“There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:
The lion, which is strongest among beasts, not turning from his way for any;
El león, fuerte entre todos los animales, que no torna atrás por nadie;
A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
The lion, which is mightiest among animals, and doesn’t turn away for any;
The war-horse, and the he-goat, and the king when his army is with him.
El lebrel ceñido de lomos; asimismo el macho cabrío; y un rey contra el cual ninguno se levanta.
A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
the greyhound; the male goat; and the king against whom there is no rising up.
If you have done foolishly in lifting yourself up, or if you have had evil designs, put your hand over your mouth.
Si caiste, fué porque te enalteciste; y si mal pensaste, pon el dedo sobre la boca.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
“If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.
The shaking of milk makes butter, and the twisting of the nose makes blood come: so the forcing of wrath is a cause of fighting.
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.
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.
For as the churning of milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”