please help me find the author of this quotation/saying: Lord, don't give me more that i might forget you,..

Question

the quote is: Lord, don't give me more that i might forget you, don't give me too little that i might steal, just me enough that i can enjoy..

the quote is: Lord, don't give me more that i might forget you, don't give me too little that i might steal, just give me enough that i can enjoy..

Answer 1

I believe it is a version of Proverbs 30, but I am having trouble locating your verstion.

"Two things I ask of you, O LORD;
do not refuse me before I die:

8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
give me neither poverty nor riches,
but give me only my daily bread.

9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you
and say, 'Who is the LORD ?'
Or I may become poor and steal,
and so dishonor the name of my God.

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2030;&version=31;

7 Two things I ask of you;
deny them not to me before I die:
8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with the food that is needful for me,
9 lest I be full and deny you
and say, “Who is the Lord?”
or lest I be poor and steal
and profane the name of my God.
http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=Proverbs+30

7 O God, I beg two favors from you before I die.

8 First, help me never to tell a lie. Second, give me neither poverty nor riches! Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.

9 For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, "Who is the LORD?" And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God's holy name.
http://www.allaboutgod.com/truth/proverbs-30.htm

"Two things I ask of you, O LORD; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the LORD?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God."
http://www.christian-wisdom.com/misc/0/quote-category.html