5. "Every word of God is perfect. He is like a shield to those who trust in him. He keeps them safe.
6. Don't add to his words. If you do, he will correct you. He will prove that you are a liar.
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.