7. Two things have I required of thee; do not deny me them before I die:
8. Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my judgment:
9. Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and blaspheme the name of my God.
10. Do not accuse a slave in the presence of his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
11. There is a generation that curses their father, and does not bless their mother.
12. There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
13. There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
14. There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their molars as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the destitute from among men.
15. The horseleach has two daughters, which are called, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: