1The words of him that gathereth, of the son spewing. The prophecy which a man spake, with whom God was, and which man was comforted by God dwelling with him, and said, (The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh. The prophecy which a man spoke unto Ithiel, yea, unto Ithiel and Ucal,)
2I am the most fool of men; and the wisdom of men is not with me. (I am the most foolish of men; and I have no common sense.)
3I learned not wisdom; and I knew not the knowing of holy men.
4Who ascended into heaven, and came down (again)? Who held together the spirit in his hands? who bound together waters as in a cloth? (or Who held together the wind in his hands? who bound up the waters in a cloak?) Who raised (up) all the ends of the earth? What is the name of him? and what is the name of his son, if thou knowest?