Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Surely I am only a brute, not a man; I do not have human understanding. New Living Translation I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense. English Standard Version Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man. Berean Study Bible Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man. New American Standard Bible Surely I am more stupid than any man, And I do not have the understanding of a man. King James Bible Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. Christian Standard Bible I am more stupid than any other person, and I lack a human's ability to understand. Contemporary English Version I am far too stupid to be considered human. Good News Translation I am more like an animal than a human being; I do not have the sense we humans should have. Holman Christian Standard Bible I am more stupid than any other man, and I lack man's ability to understand. International Standard Version Surely I am beyond the senselessness of any man; I do not perceive things the way human beings do. NET Bible Surely I am more brutish than any other human being, and I do not have human understanding; New Heart English Bible "Surely I am the most ignorant man, and do not have a man's understanding. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because my thoughts are deficient and I do not have the understanding of the children of men, GOD'S WORD® Translation I'm more [like] a dumb animal than a human being. I don't [even] have human understanding. JPS Tanakh 1917 Surely I am brutish, unlike a man, And have not the understanding of a man; New American Standard 1977 Surely I am more stupid than any man, And I do not have the understanding of a man. Jubilee Bible 2000 Surely I am more carnal than any man and have not the understanding of a man. King James 2000 Bible Surely I am more senseless than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. American King James Version Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. American Standard Version Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man; Brenton Septuagint Translation For I am the most simple of all men, and there is not in me the wisdom of men. Douay-Rheims Bible I am the most foolish of men, and the wisdom of men is not with me. Darby Bible Translation Truly I am more stupid than any one; and I have not a man's intelligence. English Revised Version Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man: Webster's Bible Translation Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. World English Bible "Surely I am the most ignorant man, and don't have a man's understanding. Young's Literal Translation For I am more brutish than any one, And have not the understanding of a man. Study Bible The Words of Agur1The words of Agur son of Jakeh, the oracle that this man declares to Ithiel: “I am weary, O God, and worn out. 2“Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man. 3I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.… Cross References Psalm 49:10 For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others. Psalm 73:22 I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You. Proverbs 12:1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. Proverbs 30:1 The words of Agur son of Jakeh, the oracle that this man declares to Ithiel: "I am weary, O God, and worn out. Treasury of Scripture Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. i am Job 42:3-6 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not… Psalm 73:22 So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. Isaiah 6:5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. brutish Proverbs 5:12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; Psalm 92:6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. Jeremiah 10:14 Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. Lexicon “Surelyכִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction I [am] אָנֹכִ֣י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 595: I the most ignorant בַ֣עַר (ḇa·‘ar) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1198: Foot, of cattle brutishness, stupid of men, מֵאִ֑ישׁ (mê·’îš) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person and I lack וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no the understanding בִינַ֖ת (ḇî·naṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 998: An understanding of a man. אָדָ֣ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being (2) Surely I am more brutish than any man.--Rather, than that I can be called a man, one "formed in the image of God." (Comp. Psalm 73:22.)Verses 2 and 3 confirm what is said in ver. 1 concerning the fruitlessness of the investigation there mentioned; the more he sought and studied, the more conscious he became of his own ignorance and of God's incomreprehensibility. Verse 2. - Surely I am more brutish than any man "Surely" (ki) should be "for" (see note on ver. l). Cheyne, "I am too stupid for a man;" I am a mere irrational beast (comp. Proverbs 12:1; Psalm 73:22). And have not the understanding of a man. I am not worthy to be called a man, as I possess not the intellectual faculty which a man ought to have. This is not ironical, as if he did not desire the statement to be taken in its full sense, and meant to say, "Of course it is my own stupidity that is in fault;" but it is a genuine confession of incompetence to investigate the subject matter, which is too mysterious for his mental powers to penetrate. Thus Solomon acknowledges that he is but a little child, nod prays for an understanding heart (1 Kings 3:7, 9; comp. Wisd. 9:5; Matthew 11:25). 30:1-6 Agur speaks of himself as wanting a righteousness, and having done very foolishly. And it becomes us all to have low thoughts of ourselves. He speaks of himself as wanting revelation to guide him in the ways of truth and wisdom. The more enlightened people are, the more they lament their ignorance; the more they pray for clearer, still clearer discoveries of God, and his rich grace in Christ Jesus. In ver. 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