7 I ask you, God, to let me have two things before I die:
8 keep me from lying, and let me be neither rich nor poor. So give me only as much food as I need.
9 If I have more, I might say that I do not need you. But if I am poor, I might steal and bring disgrace on my God.
10 Never criticize servants to their master. You will be cursed and suffer for it.
11 There are people who curse their fathers and do not show their appreciation for their mothers.
12 There are people who think they are pure when they are as filthy as they can be.
13 There are people who think they are so good — oh, how good they think they are!