Agur Im Confession
Agur confess to his Papa say e don tire and e no get im own wisdom, then e ask for one thing: no poverty, no riches, only im share of bread. The rest dey count with finger, four things wey never satisfy, four wey too wonderful, four wey small but wise.
30 1Di words of Agur, Jakeh im pikin—di message. Di man talk say: I don tire, O my Papa; I don tire, O my Papa, and I don finish. 2For true, I dey too dull to be man; I no get di sense wey man suppose get. 3I no learn wisdom, and I no sabi di Holy One. 4Na who go up reach heaven come down again? Na who gather di wind for inside im hand? Na who wrap di waters inside cloth? Na who set all di ends of di earth for dia place? Wetin be im name, and wetin be im pikin name? For true, you sabi! a a v4 Agur dey ask na who do all dis things, and wetin be im pikin name. Jesus answer di riddle: “Nobody don go up reach heaven except di one wey come down from heaven — the Pikin of Man” (John 3:13). Di Papa get Pikin. 5Every word wey our Papa talk na true; E be shield for dem wey dey hide for inside am. 6No add anything to im words, if not, E go correct you and show say you be liar. 7Two things I dey beg you; no keep dem from me before I die: 8Keep lie and falsehood far from me; no give me poverty, no give me riches; feed me just di bread wey be my own share, 9because if I belle full, I fit deny you and say, “Who be God?” or if I poor, I fit tief and spoil di name of my God. 10No carry bad talk about servant go im oga, if not, e go curse you and you go carry di guilt. 11Dey get one generation wey dey curse im papa and no dey bless im mama. 12Dey get one generation wey clean for im own eye but dem never wash dia dirty comot. 13Dey get one generation—see as dia eye dey proud, see as dem dey look people with yeye eye! 14Dey get one generation wey dia teeth be like sword, wey dia jaw-teeth be like knife, to chop di poor people comot from di earth and di needy people from among mankind. 15Di leech get two pikin wey be girl: “Give” and “Give.” Three things no dey ever satisfy; four no dey ever say, “E don do”: 16Di grave, di womb wey no fit born, di land wey water no dey ever satisfy, and di fire wey no dey ever say, “E don do.” 17Di eye wey dey mock papa and dey vex to obey mama—di raven birds of di valley go pull am comot, and di young vultures go chop am. 18Three things too wonderful for me; four wey I no fit understand: 19di way wey eagle dey fly for sky, di way wey snake dey waka for rock, di way wey ship dey move for inside di sea, and di way wey man dey do with young woman. 20Na so di way of woman wey dey commit adultery be: she go chop and clean im mouth and say, “I no do anything bad.” 21Under three things di earth dey shake; under four e no fit carry: 22servant wey turn king, and fool wey belle full with food; 23woman wey person no love wey later marry, and house-girl wey come take over im madam place. 24Four things for di earth small, but dem get plenty sense: 25di ants no be strong people, but dem dey store dia food for summer time; 26di rock badgers no be mighty people, but dem dey build dia house for inside di rock; 27di locust no get king, but all of dem dey march for line; 28di lizard wey you fit catch with your hand, but you go still find am for inside king palace. 29Three things dey waka with fine style; four dey waka with correct swagger: 30di lion, di strongest among all animal, wey no dey run from anything; 31di cock wey dey waka proud, di male goat, and king wey im army dey with am. 32If you don do foolish, dey lift yourself up, or if you don plan bad thing, put your hand cover your mouth. 33Because if you press milk, e go bring butter, if you press nose, e go bring blood, and if you press anger, e go bring fight.
