1. These are the solemn words of Agur son of Jakeh:“God is not with me, God is not with me,and I am helpless.
2. I am more like an animal than a human being;I do not have the sense a human being should have.
3. I have never learned any wisdom,and I know nothing at all about God.
4. Who has ever mastered heavenly knowledge?Who has ever caught the wind in his hand?Or wrapped up water in a piece of cloth?Or fixed the boundaries of the earth?Who is he, if you know? Who is his son?
5. “God keeps every promise he makes. He is like a shield for all who seek his protection.
6. If you claim that he said something that he never said, he will reprimand you and show that you are a liar.”
7. I ask you, God, to let me have two things before I die:
8. keep me from lying, and let me be neither rich nor poor. So give me only as much food as I need.
9. If I have more, I might say that I do not need you. But if I am poor, I might steal and bring disgrace on my God.
10. Never criticize servants to their master. You will be cursed and suffer for it.