Very little is known about Agur historically. He describes himself as “more brutish than any man” and lacking human understanding, yet he expresses profound humility and faith. His proverbs focus on the transcendence of God, the danger of adding to God’s words, and several “numerical proverbs” (e.g., “three things... yea, four”). He famously prays for neither poverty nor riches, fearing that wealth might make him forget God or poverty might lead him to steal.
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