Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Proverbs 30:8-16 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

8. make me absolutely honestand don't let me be too pooror too rich.Give me just what I need.

9. If I have too much to eat,I might forget about you;if I don't have enough,I might stealand disgrace your name.

10. Don't tell a slave ownersomething bad about oneof the slaves.That slave will curse you,and you will be in trouble.

11. Some people curse their fatherand even their mother;

12. others think they are perfect,but they are stained by sin.

13. Some people are stuck-upand act like snobs;

14. others are so greedythat they gobble upthe poor and homeless.

15. Greed has twins,each named “Give me!”There are three or four thingsthat are never satisfied:

16. the world of the deadand a childless wife,the thirsty earthand a flaming fire.