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 youand say, “Who is the Lord?”Or I may become poor and steal,and so dishonour 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 fathersand do not bless their mothers;
12. those who are pure in their own eyesand yet are not cleansed of their filth;
13. those whose eyes are ever so haughty,whose glances are so disdainful;