Proverbs 30:5-14

⁵“Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

⁶Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

⁷“Two things I have asked of you. Don’t deny me before I die.

⁸Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,

⁹lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

¹⁰“Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

¹¹There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn’t bless their mother.

¹²There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.

¹³There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.

¹⁴There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.