Proverbs 30:1-9

1These are the words of Jakeh's son, Agur. It is an important message. The man says this to Ithiel: God, I am weak and tired. I cannot continue to stand.

2I feel more stupid than any other person. I do not understand things as other people do.

3I have never learned wisdom. I do not know anything about God, the Holy One.

4No one has gone up to heaven and then come back. No one has held the wind in his hands. No one has tied his coat around the seas. No one has fixed the borders of the earth. If anyone has done this, tell me his name. Tell me his son's name. Tell me, if you know.

5Everything that God says is completely true. If you trust him, he will protect you like a soldier's shield.

6Do not add anything to what God has said. If you do that, he will warn you. He will show that you are someone who tells lies.

7God, I ask you to do two things for me. Please do them before I die:

8Do not let me ever deceive people with lies. Do not let me be too rich or too poor. Give me only as much food as I need each day.

9If I have more than enough, I might say that I do not know you. I might say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ But if I am poor, I might rob people. That would insult my God's good name.