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Proverbs 30:6-12 New International Version (NIV)

6. Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

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 you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor 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 fathers and do not bless their mothers;

12. those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth;