Proverbs 30:5-14

5Every word of God is pure; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

6Don’t add to his words, or he will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar.

7Two things I ask of you; don’t deny them to me before I die:

8Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor wealth; feed me with the food I need.

9Otherwise, I might have too much and deny you, saying, “Who is the Lord?” or I might have nothing and steal, profaning the name of my God.

10Don’t slander a servant to his master or he will curse you, and you will become guilty.

11There is a generation that curses its father and does not bless its mother.

12There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, yet is not washed from its filth.

13There is a generation — how haughty its eyes and pretentious its looks.

14There is a generation whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives, devouring the oppressed from the land and the needy from among mankind.