7. Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me them not before I die:
8. Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:
9. Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God.
10. Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
11. There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.
12. There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their filthiness.
13. There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
14. There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
15. The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, Yea, four that say not, Enough:
16. Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough.
17. The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.