Proverbs 30:7

Two things ¹  I ask from you; ²  do not refuse me before I die:

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

Two things I asked of You, Do not refuse me before I die:

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

And then he prayed, "God, I'm asking for two things before I die; don't refuse me--

I have made request to you for two things; do not keep them from me before my death:

Two things I ask of you; do not deny them to me before I die:

Two things I request of You (Deprive me not before I die):

Two things ¹  I ask from you; ²  do not refuse me before I die:

¹ sn Wisdom literature often groups things in twos and fours, or in other numerical arrangements (e.g., Amos 1:3–2:6; Job 5:19; Prov 6:16-19).

² tn Assuming that the contents of vv. 7-9 are a prayer, several English versions have supplied a vocative phrase: “O Lord” (NIV); “O God” (NLT); others have supplied a similar phrase without the vocative “O”: NCV, CEV “Lord”; TEV “God.”