Proverbs 30:1-9

1The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh contain this message. I am weary, O God; I am weary and worn out, O God.

2I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense.

3I have not mastered human wisdom, nor do I know the Holy One.

4Who but God goes up to heaven and comes back down? Who holds the wind in his fists? Who wraps up the oceans in his cloak? Who has created the whole wide world? What is his name—and his son’s name? Tell me if you know!

5Every word of God proves true. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.

6Do not add to his words, or he may rebuke you and expose you as a liar.

7O God, I beg two favors from you; let me have them before I die.

8First, help me never to tell a lie. Second, give me neither poverty nor riches! Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.

9For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name.