Proverbs

³I have not learned to be wise. I know nothing about the Holy One. ⁴Who has ever gone up to heaven and come back down? Who gathered the winds in his hand? Who can gather up all the water in his lap? Who set the limits for the world? What is his name, and what is his son’s name? Do you know? ⁵You can trust this: Every word that God speaks is true. God is a safe place for those who go to him. ⁶So don’t try to change what God says. If you do, he will punish you and prove that you are a liar. ⁷God, I ask you to do two things for me before I die. ⁸Don’t let me tell lies. And don’t make me too rich or too poor—give me only enough food for each day. ⁹If I have too much, I might deny that I need you, Lord. But if I am too poor, I might steal and bring shame to the name of my God.