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1 Dichos de Agur, hijo de Jaqué. Oráculos. Palabras de este varón:
1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the revelation: the man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
2 Oh Dios, estoy cansado y agotado. Soy el más ignorante de los hombres; me falta discernimiento humano.
2 “Surely I am the most ignorant man, and don’t have a man’s understanding.
3 No he conocido la sabiduría, ni tampoco conozco al Dios santo.
3 I have not learned wisdom, neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.
4 ¿Quién ha subido y bajado del cielo? ¿Quién retiene el viento en su puño o envuelve el mar en su manto? ¿Quién ha establecido los límites de la tierra? ¿Quién sabe su nombre y el de su hijo? Dímelo si lo sabes.
4 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?
5 Toda palabra de Dios es verdadera. Él protege a los que acuden a él en busca de protección.
5 “Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6 No añadas nada a sus palabras para que no te reprenda y te haga quedar como un mentiroso.
6 Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.
7 Oh Señor, dos cosas te pido antes de morir, no me las niegues:
7 “Two things I have asked of you. Don’t deny me before I die.
8 Aparta de mí la mentira y la falsedad, no me des ni pobreza ni riquezas, dame sólo el pan de cada día.
8 Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,
9 Porque si tengo mucho, quizá te desconozca y diga: ¿Quién es el Señor? Y si tengo poco, quizá robe y deshonre así tu santo nombre.
9 lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
10 Jamás ofendas al esclavo delante de su amo, o él te maldecirá y sufrirás las consecuencias.
10 “Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
11 Hay quienes maldicen a su padre y no bendicen a su madre.
11 There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn’t bless their mother.
12 Hay quienes se creen puros, y no se han limpiado de su impureza.
12 There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.
13 Hay quienes se creen más que los demás y a todos miran con desprecio.
13 There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.
14 Hay quienes tienen dientes como espadas y mandíbulas como cuchillos para devorar a los pobres de la tierra, y a los necesitados de este mundo.
14 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.
15 La sanguijuela tiene dos hijas que siempre están pidiendo a gritos: «Dame más, más». Hay tres cosas, y hasta cuatro, que nunca quedan satisfechas:
15 “The leech has two daughters: ‘Give, give.’ “There are three things that are never satisfied; four that don’t say, ‘Enough!’:
16 el sepulcro, el vientre estéril, el desierto árido y el fuego que todo lo consume.
16 Sheol, the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘Enough!’
17 Al que mira con desprecio a su padre y menosprecia a su madre anciana, que los cuervos le saquen los ojos y los buitres se lo devoren.
17 “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.
18 Hay tres cosas, y hasta cuatro, que me asombran y no entiendo:
18 “There are three things which are too amazing for me, four which I don’t understand:
19 el camino del águila en el cielo, el camino de la serpiente en la roca, el camino del barco en alta mar, y el camino del hombre en la mujer.
19 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.
20 Así hace la mujer adúltera: Come, se limpia la boca y después dice: ¿Qué tiene de malo lo que hice?
20 “So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
21 Tres cosas hacen temblar la tierra, y una cuarta la hace estremecer:
21 “For three things the earth trembles, and under four, it can’t bear up:
22 el esclavo que llega a ser rey, el necio que le sobra la comida,
22 For a servant when he is king, a fool when he is filled with food,
23 la mujer amargada que al fin se casa, y la criada que le quita el lugar a su señora.
23 for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.
24 Hay cuatro cosas pequeñas en la tierra, pero que son más sabias que los mismos sabios:
24 “There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:
25 las hormigas, no son fuertes pero almacenan comida para el invierno;
25 The ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.
26 los tejones, no son poderosos pero construyen sus casas entre las rocas;
26 The hyraxes are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.
27 las langostas, que aunque no tienen rey, marchan en formación perfecta;
27 The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.
28 las lagartijas que se atrapan con la mano pero que se encuentran hasta en los palacios de los reyes.
28 You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.
29 Hay tres cosas, y hasta cuatro, que su andar es majestuoso:
29 “There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:
30 el león, poderoso entre los animales, que no retrocede ante nada,
30 The lion, which is mightiest among animals, and doesn’t turn away for any;
31 el gallo orgulloso, el macho cabrío, el rey cuando conduce a su ejército.
31 the greyhound; the male goat; and the king against whom there is no rising up.
32 Si te has engrandecido tú mismo como un necio, o si tramas maldades, ponte a pensar
32 “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.
33 que al batir la leche se obtiene mantequilla, que al sonarse fuerte la nariz sangra, y que provocar la ira causa pleitos.
33 For as the churning of milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”
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Agur
Named in Proverbs 30:1 as the speaker whose words and burden are recorded there, addressed to Ithiel and Ucal.
Cited in the guide: Proverbs 30:1
Ithiel
A man to whom Agur declared his words in Proverbs 30:1.
Cited in the guide: Proverbs 30:1
Jakeh
Named only as the father of Agur, whose words fill Proverbs 30.
Cited in the guide: Proverbs 30:1
Ucal
A man named with Ithiel as addressee of Agur's words in Proverbs 30:1.
Cited in the guide: Proverbs 30:1
Cross references (29)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Proverbs 31:1; 2 Peter 1:19–21
- 2 Psalm 73:22; 1 Corinthians 3:18; Proverbs 5:12; 1 Corinthians 8:2; Isaiah 6:5
- 3 Ephesians 3:18–19; Revelation 3:7; Proverbs 9:10; Romans 11:33; Job 11:7–9
- 4 John 3:13; Ephesians 4:8–10; Job 26:8; Isaiah 9:6; Isaiah 7:14
- 5 Psalm 18:30; Psalm 12:6; James 3:17; Psalm 84:11; Psalm 3:3
- 6 Deuteronomy 12:32; Deuteronomy 4:2; Revelation 22:18–19; Job 13:7–9; 1 Corinthians 15:15
- 7 Luke 10:42; Psalm 27:4; 2 Kings 2:9; 1 Kings 3:5–9; Psalm 21:2
- 8 1 Timothy 6:6–8; Psalm 62:9–10; Psalm 119:37; Matthew 6:33; Luke 11:3
- 9 Hosea 13:6; Deuteronomy 31:20; Ezekiel 16:49–50; Deuteronomy 8:10–14; Nehemiah 9:25–26
- 10 Ecclesiastes 7:21; Romans 14:4; Daniel 3:8–18; 2 Samuel 19:26–27; 2 Chronicles 24:22–24
- 11 Proverbs 20:20; Deuteronomy 27:16; Proverbs 30:17; Exodus 21:17; Proverbs 30:12–14
- 12 Luke 18:11; Proverbs 16:2; 2 Timothy 3:5; Jeremiah 2:35; Titus 3:5
- 13 Proverbs 6:17; Isaiah 2:11; Psalm 101:5; Psalm 131:1; Ezekiel 28:9
- 14 Psalm 57:4; Psalm 3:7; Psalm 14:4; Job 29:17; Psalm 58:6
- 15 Proverbs 30:21; Romans 16:18; Proverbs 6:16; Proverbs 30:29; Jude 11–12
- 16 Proverbs 27:20; Habakkuk 2:5; Genesis 30:1
- 17 Proverbs 30:11; Proverbs 23:22; Deuteronomy 21:18–21; Leviticus 20:9; Proverbs 20:20
- 18 Job 42:3; Psalm 139:6
- 20 Proverbs 7:13–23; Proverbs 5:6; Numbers 5:11–30
- 22 Proverbs 19:10; Ecclesiastes 10:7; 1 Samuel 25:36–38; 1 Samuel 25:3; 1 Samuel 25:10–11
- 23 Proverbs 21:19; Proverbs 27:15; Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 29:21; Proverbs 19:13
- 24 Job 12:7
- 25 Proverbs 6:6–8
- 26 Psalm 104:18; Leviticus 11:5
- 27 Joel 1:6–7; Joel 2:7–11; Psalm 105:34; Exodus 10:4–6; Joel 2:25
- 30 Judges 14:18; Numbers 23:24
- 31 Daniel 3:15–18; Proverbs 20:2; Proverbs 16:14
- 32 Job 21:5; Romans 3:19; Job 40:4; Micah 7:16–17; Proverbs 26:12
- 33 Proverbs 29:22; Proverbs 17:14; Proverbs 28:25; Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 26:21
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
The slave shook the world, since by three things the earth is shaken, and the fourth it cannot bear,--if a slave became a king.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
There are in the Book of Proverbs three things which go well, a lion, a goat, and a cock; and to these is added a fourth;--a King making a speech before the people, to pass over the other sets of four which are there counted up, although things of various natures.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)