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The words of Gatherer the son of Vomiter. The vision which the man spoke, with whom God is, and who being strengthened by God, abiding with him, said:
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:
I am the most foolish of men, and the wisdom of men is not with me.
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 learned wisdom, and have not known the science of saints.
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 hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? who hath held the wind in his hands? who hath bound up the waters together as in a garment? who hath raised up all the borders of the earth? what is his name, and what is the name of his son, if thou knowest?
¿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 fire tried: he is a buckler to them that hope 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.
Add not any thing to his words, lest thou be reproved and found a liar:
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.
Two things I have asked of thee, deny them not to me before I die.
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.
Remove far from me vanity, and lying words. Give me neither beggary, nor riches: give me only the necessaries of life:
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,
Lest perhaps being filled, I should be tempted to deny, and say: Who is the Lord? or being compelled by poverty, I should steal, and forswear the name of my God.
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.
Accuse not a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou fall.
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 that curseth their father, and doth not bless 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.
A generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness.
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.
A generation, whose eyes are lofty, and their eyelids lifted up on high.
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.
A generation that for teeth hath swords, and grindeth with their jaw teeth, to devour the needy from off the earth, and the poor 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 horseleech hath two daughters that say: Bring, bring. There are three things that never are satisfied, and the fourth never saith: It is 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!’:
Hell and the mouth of the womb, and the earth which is not satisfied with water: and the fire never saith: It is 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 that mocketh at his father, and that despiseth the labour of his mother in bearing him, let the ravens of the brooks pick it out, and the young eagles eat it.
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.
Three things are hard to me, and the fourth I am utterly ignorant of.
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:
There are three things, which go well, and the fourth that walketh happily:
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.
Such also is the way of an adulterous woman, who eateth and wipeth her mouth, and saith: I have done no evil.
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.’
By three things the earth is disturbed, and the fourth it cannot bear.
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:
By a slave when he reigneth: by a fool when be is filled with meat:
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,
By an odious woman when she is married: and by a bondwoman when she is heir to her mistress.
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 very little things of the earth, and they are wiser than the 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, a feeble people, which provide themselves food in the harvest:
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 rabbit, a weak people, which maketh its bed in the rock:
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 locust hath no king, yet they all go out by their 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.
The stellio supporteth itself on hands, and dwelleth 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.
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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:
A lion, the strongest of beasts, who hath no fear of any thing he meeteth:
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;
A cock girded about the loins: and a ram: and a king, whom none can resist.
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.
There is that hath appeared a fool after he was lifted up on high: for if he had understood, he would have laid his hand upon his 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.
And he that strongly squeezeth the paps to bring out milk, straineth out butter: and he that violently bloweth his nose, bringeth out blood: and he that provoketh wrath, bringeth forth strife.
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.”