⁵ All God’s words are tried and true;
    a shield for those who take refuge in him.
⁶ Don’t add to his words,
    or he will correct you and show you to be a liar.

⁷ Two things I ask of you;
    don’t keep them from me before I die:
⁸ Fraud and lies—
    keep far from me!
Don’t give me either poverty or wealth;
    give me just the food I need.

²⁴ Four things are among the smallest on earth,
    but they are extremely wise:
²⁵     Ants as creatures aren’t strong,
            but they store away their food in the summer.
²⁶     Badgers as creatures aren’t powerful,
            but they make their homes in the rocks.
²⁷     Locusts don’t have a king,
            but they march together in ranks.
²⁸     You can catch lizards in your hand,
            but they are in kings’ palaces.

²⁹ There are three things that are excellent in their stride,
    four that are excellent as they walk:
³⁰     a lion, a warrior among beasts,
            which doesn’t back down at anything;
³¹     the strut of a rooster or a male goat;
    and a king with his army.

³² If you’ve been foolish and arrogant,
    if you’ve been scheming,
    put your hand to your mouth,
³³         because churning milk makes curds,
        squeezing the nose brings blood,
        and stirring up anger produces strife.