Bible in Basic English
"Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:"
— Proverbs 30:8, Bible in Basic English
“Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:”
“Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me: ”
“Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me;”
“Remove falsehood and lies far from me; do not give me poverty or riches, feed me with my allotted portion of bread,”
“Remove far from me vanity, and lying words. Give me neither beggary, nor riches: give me only the necessaries of life:”
“Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:”
Every word of God is tested: he is a breastplate to those who put their faith in him.
Make no addition to his words, or he will make clear your error, and you will be seen to be false.
I have made request to you for two things; do not keep them from me before my death:
Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:
For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.
Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.
There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.