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Remove vanity and lies far from me—
    give me neither poverty nor riches;
    feed me with food convenient for me;
lest I be full, and deny You,
    and say, “Who is the Lord?”
or lest I be poor, and steal,
    and take the name of my God in vain.

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Keep falsehood and a lying word[a] far from me;
    do not give me poverty or wealth;
    provide me with food only for my need.
Or else I will be satisfied and will deny him
    and say “Who is Yahweh?”
Or[b] I will be poor and will steal
    and profane the name of my God.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:8 Literally “word of a lie”
  2. Proverbs 30:9 Or “Lest”