7. Two things I have asked of you; do not deny them to me before I die.
8. Remove, far from me, vanity and lying words. Give me neither begging, nor wealth. Apportion to me only the necessities of my life,
9. lest perhaps, being filled, I might be enticed into denial, and say: 'Who is the Lord?' Or, being compelled by destitution, I might steal, and then perjure myself in the name of my God.
10. Do not accuse a servant to his lord, lest he curse you, and you fall.
11. There is a generation which curses their father, and which does not bless their mother.