Proverbs 30:7–12

7 “Two things I ask of you, Lord;

do not refuse me before I die:

8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me;

give me neither poverty nor riches,

but give me only my daily bread.

9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you

and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’

Or I may become poor and steal,

and so dishonor the name of my God.

10 “Do not slander a servant to their master,

or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.

11 “There are those who curse their fathers

and do not bless their mothers;

12 those who are pure in their own eyes

and yet are not cleansed of their filth;

7 Two things have I required of thee;

Deny me them not before I die:

8 Remove far from me vanity and lies:

Give me neither poverty nor riches;

Feed me with food convenient for me:

9 Lest I be full, and deny thee,

And say, Who is the Lord?

Or lest I be poor, and steal,

And take the name of my God in vain.

10 Accuse not a servant unto his master,

Lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

11 There is a generation that curseth their father,

And doth not bless their mother.

12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes,

And yet is not washed from their filthiness.

7 O God, I beg two favors from you;

let me have them before I die.

8 First, help me never to tell a lie.

Second, give me neither poverty nor riches!

Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.

9 For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?”

And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name.

10 Never slander a worker to the employer,

or the person will curse you, and you will pay for it.

11 Some people curse their father

and do not thank their mother.

12 They are pure in their own eyes,

but they are filthy and unwashed.

7 Two things I request of You

(Deprive me not before I die):

8 Remove falsehood and lies far from me;

Give me neither poverty nor riches—

Feed me with the food allotted to me;

9 Lest I be full and deny You,

And say, “Who is the Lord?”

Or lest I be poor and steal,

And profane the name of my God.

10 Do not malign a servant to his master,

Lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.

11 There is a generation that curses its father,

And does not bless its mother.

12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,

Yet is not washed from its filthiness.

7 “I ask two things from you, Lord.

Don’t refuse me before I die.

8 Keep me from lying and being dishonest.

And don’t make me either rich or poor;

just give me enough food for each day.

9 If I have too much, I might reject you

and say, ‘I don’t know the Lord.’

If I am poor, I might steal

and disgrace the name of my God.

10 “Do not say bad things about servants to their masters,

or they will curse you, and you will suffer for it.

11 “Some people curse their fathers

and do not bless their mothers.

12 Some people think they are pure,

but they are not really free from evil.

7 Two things have I asked of thee;

Deny me them not before I die:

8 Remove far from me falsehood and lies;

Give me neither poverty nor riches;

Feed me with the food that is needful for me:

9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah?

Or lest I be poor, and steal,

And use profanely the name of my God.

10 Slander not a servant unto his master,

Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

11 There is a generation that curse their father,

And bless not their mother.

12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes,

And yet are not washed from their filthiness.

7 Two things do I ask of thee; deny me them not before I die: 8 Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my daily need: 9 lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah? or lest I be poor and steal, and outrage the name of my God.

10 Speak not too much about a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty. 11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother; 12 there is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness;

7 “I’ve asked you for two things. 

Don’t keep them from me before I die: 

8 Keep vanity and lies far away from me. 

Don’t give me either poverty or riches. 

Feed me ⸤only⸥ the food I need, 

9 or I may feel satisfied and deny you 

and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ 

or I may become poor and steal 

and give the name of my God a bad reputation. 

10 “Do not slander a slave to his master. 

The slave will curse you, 

and you will be found guilty.” 

11 A certain kind of person curses his father 

and does not bless his mother. 

12 A certain kind of person thinks he is pure 

but is not washed from his own feces.

7 Two things I ask of You;

don’t deny them to me before I die:

8 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.

Give me neither poverty nor wealth;

feed me with the food I need.

9 Otherwise, I might have too much

and deny You, saying, “Who is the Lord?”

or I might have nothing and steal,

profaning the name of my God.

10 Don’t slander a servant to his master

or he will curse you, and you will become guilty.

11 There is a generation that curses its father

and does not bless its mother.

12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,

yet is not washed from its filth.

7 Two things I ask of you;

do not deny them to me before I die:

8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying;

give me neither poverty nor riches;

feed me with the food that I need,

9 lest I be full and deny you

and say, “Who is the Lord?”

or I be poor and steal

and profane the name of my God.

10 Do not slander a servant to a master,

lest the servant curse you, and you be held guilty.

11 There are those who curse their fathers

and do not bless their mothers.

12 There are those who are pure in their own eyes,

yet are not cleansed of their filthiness.

7 Two things I ask from you;

do not deny me before I die:

8 Keep falsehood and a lying word far from me;

do not give me poverty or wealth;

provide me with food only for my need.

9 Or else I will be satisfied and will deny him

and say “Who is Yahweh?”

Or I will be poor and will steal

and profane the name of my God.

10 Do not slander a servant to his master,

or else he will curse you and you will be guilty.

11 There is a generation that will curse its father,

and its mother it will not bless.

12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,

but from its filthiness it will not be cleansed.

7 “Lord, I ask you for two things.

Don’t refuse me before I die.

8 Keep lies far away from me.

Don’t make me either poor or rich,

but give me only the bread I need each day.

9 If you don’t, I might have too much.

Then I might say I don’t know you.

I might say, ‘Who is the Lord?’

Or I might become poor and steal.

Then I would bring shame to the name of my God.

10 “Don’t tell lies about a servant when you talk to his master.

If you do, he will call down curses on you. And you will pay for it.

11 “Some people call down curses on their fathers.

Others don’t bless their mothers.

12 Some are pure in their own eyes.

But their dirty sins haven’t been washed away.

7 Two things I asked of You,

Do not refuse me before I die:

8 Keep deception and lies far from me,

Give me neither poverty nor riches;

Feed me with the food that is my portion,

9 That I not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?”

Or that I not be in want and steal,

And profane the name of my God.

10 Do not slander a slave to his master,

Or he will curse you and you will be found guilty.

11 There is a kind of man who curses his father

And does not bless his mother.

12 There is a kind who is pure in his own eyes,

Yet is not washed from his filthiness.