5. Every word of God is pure;He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
6. Do not add to His words,lest He reprove you, and you be found a liar.
7. Two things I have required of you;do not deny me them before I die:
8. Remove vanity and lies far from me—give me neither poverty nor riches;feed me with food convenient for me;
9. 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.
10. Do not accuse a servant to his master,lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.
11. There is a generation that curses their father,and does not bless its mother.
12. There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,and yet is not washed from its 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 leech has two daughters,crying, “Give, give.” There are three things that are never satisfied,indeed, four things never say, “It is enough”: