4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down again—who has cupped the wind in the hollow of the hand?Who has bound up the waters in a cloak—who has established all the ends of the earth?What is that person’s name, or the name of his son?”
5 Every word of God is tested;he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6 Add nothing to his words,lest he reprimand you, and you be proved a liar.
7 Two things I ask of you,do not deny them to me before I die:
8 Put falsehood and lying far from me,give me neither poverty nor riches;provide me only with the food I need;
9 Lest, being full, I deny you,saying, “Who is the Lord?”Or, being in want, I steal,and profane the name of my God.
10 Do not criticize servants to their master,lest they curse you, and you have to pay the penalty.