8Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,d
9lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.e
Proverbs 30 stands apart in the book as the “words of Agur son of Jakeh.” It is a collection of sayings that shift from the confident wisdom of Solomon to a posture of humility and awe before a God whose ways are beyond human comprehension. Agur opens with a confession of his own
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