Proverbs 30:7-9

Contemporary English Version

⁷There are two things, Lord,
I want you to do for me
    before I die:
⁸Make me absolutely honest
and don't let me be too poor
    or too rich.
Give me just what I need.
⁹If I have too much to eat,
    I might forget about you;
if I don't have enough,
I might steal
    and disgrace your name.

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Proverbs 30:7-9

New International Version

⁷“Two things I ask of you, Lord;
    do not refuse me before I die:
⁸Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
    give me neither poverty nor riches,
    but give me only my daily bread.^(A)
⁹Otherwise, I may have too much and disown^(B) you
    and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’^(C)
Or I may become poor and steal,
    and so dishonor the name of my God.^(D)