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Keep vanity and lies far away from me.
    Don’t give me either poverty or riches.
        Feed me only the food I need,
or I may feel satisfied and deny you
    and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’
        or I may become poor and steal
            and give the name of my Elohim a bad reputation.

Against Slander

[To the audience]

10 “Do not slander a slave to his master.
    The slave will curse you,
        and you will be found guilty.”

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Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
    give me neither poverty nor riches,
    but give me only my daily bread.(A)
Otherwise, I may have too much and disown(B) you
    and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’(C)
Or I may become poor and steal,
    and so dishonor the name of my God.(D)

10 “Do not slander a servant to their master,
    or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.

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