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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 30, Verse 4

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I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
King James Version
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son's name, if thou canst tell?
American Standard Version
Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
New English Translation
Who has ascended into heaven, and then descended? Who has gathered up the winds in his fists? Who has bound up the waters in his cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name? Surely you can know!
World English Bible
Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if you know?
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Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
6
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
7
Two [things] have I required of thee; deny me [them] not before I die:
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Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
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Lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who [is] the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God [in vain].
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Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
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[There is] a generation [that] curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
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[There is] a generation [that are] pure in their own eyes, and [yet] is not washed from their filthiness.
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[There is] a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
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[There is] a generation, whose teeth [are as] swords, and their jaw teeth [as] knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.