Proverbs 30:1-9 ▼

1 And the prophecie that the same man spake vnto Ithiel, euen vnto Ithiel and Uchal.

2 Surely I am more foolishe then any man, and haue no mans vnderstandyng.

3 I neuer learned wisdome, nor had knowledge of holy thynges.

4 Who hath clymed vp into heauen, and come downe from thence? who hath holden the wynde fast in his hande? who hath gathered together the waters in a garment? who hath established all the endes of the worlde: what is his name, and what is his sonnes name, yf thou canst tell?

5 Euery worde of God is pure: he is a shielde vnto all them that put their trust in hym.

6 Put thou nothyng vnto his wordes, lest he reproue thee, and thou be founde a lyar.

7 Two thinges haue I required of thee, denie me them not before I dye:

8 Remoue farre fro me vanitie and lyes, geue me neither pouertie nor riches, only graunt me a necessary lyuyng:

9 Lest peraduenture I beyng full, shoulde denie thee, and say, who is the Lorde? or beyng oppressed with pouertie fall to stealyng, and forswere the name of my God.