- 1. Words of a Gatherer, son of an obedient one, the declaration, an affirmation of the man: -- I have wearied myself `for' God, I have wearied myself `for' God, and am consumed.
- 2. For I am more brutish than any one, And have not the understanding of a man.
- 3. Nor have I learned wisdom, Yet the knowledge of Holy Ones I know.
- 4. Who went up to heaven, and cometh down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound waters in a garment? Who established all ends of the earth? What `is' His name? and what His son's name? Surely thou knowest!
- 5. Every saying of God `is' tried, A shield He `is' to those trusting in Him.
- 6. Add not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false.
- 7. Two things I have asked from Thee, Withhold not from me before I die.
- 8. Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,
- 9. Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, `Who `is' Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.
- 10. Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem thee, and thou be found guilty.
- 11. A generation `is', that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.
- 12. A generation -- pure in their own eyes, But from their own filth not washed.
- 13. A generation -- how high are their eyes, Yea, their eyelids are lifted up.
- 14. A generation -- swords `are' their teeth, And knives -- their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from `among' men.
- 15. To the leech `are' two daughters, `Give, give, Lo, three things are not satisfied, Four have not said `Sufficiency;'
- 16. Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth -- it `is' not satisfied `with' water, And fire -- it hath not said, `Sufficiency,'
- 17. An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.
- 18. Three things have been too wonderful for me, Yea, four that I have not known:
- 19. The way of the eagle in the heavens, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the heart of the sea, And the way of a man in youth.
- 20. So -- the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, `I have not done iniquity.'
- 21. For three things hath earth been troubled, And for four -- it is not able to bear:
- 22. For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,
- 23. For a hated one when she ruleth, And a maid-servant when she succeedeth her mistress.
- 24. Four `are' little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise:
- 25. The ants `are' a people not strong, And they prepare in summer their food,
- 26. Conies `are' a people not strong, And they place in a rock their house,
- 27. A king there is not to the locust, And it goeth out -- each one shouting,
- 28. A spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a king.
- 29. Three there are going well, Yea, four are good in going:
- 30. An old lion -- mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of any,
- 31. A girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king -- no rising up with him.
- 32. If thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil -- hand to mouth!
- 33. For the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife!
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