Proverbs 30:7
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Two things have I required of you; deny me them not before I die:
American King James Version (AKJV)
Two things have I required of you; deny me them not before I die:
American Standard Version (ASV)
Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me them not before I die:
Basic English Translation (BBE)
I have made request to you for two things; do not keep them from me before my death:
Webster's Revision
Two things have I required of thee; deny them not to me before I die:
World English Bible
"Two things I have asked of you; don't deny me before I die:
English Revised Version (ERV)
Two things have I asked of thee; deny me them not before I die:
Clarke's Proverbs 30:7 Bible Commentary
Two things have I required of thee - These two petitions are mentioned in the next verse; and he wishes to have them answered before he should die. That is, he wishes the answer now, that he may live the rest of his life in the state he describes.
Barnes's Proverbs 30:7 Bible Commentary
Two things - The limitation of man's desires follows naturally upon his consciousness of the limits of his knowledge.