Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 30:8

8 Remove far from me vanity and lies : give me neither poverty nor riches, feed me with food convenient for me :

From my Heart, and from the course of my Life. This is the first of Agurs Petitions.

Either 1. all vain and false Opinions concerning God or the things of God, all unbelief, Idolatry, or misbelief. Or 2. all vanity of Heart and Life, a vain conversation, an affectation of the vain things of this World, as Riches, Pleasures or Honours, the bewitching power and sad effects whereof he had observed in others, and feared in himself, as the following request implies.

All falshood and deceit in my words and carriage towards God or men.

This is his second request, which may seem to have some reference to the former, Poverty being commonly the occasion and temptation to the sin of Lying, and Riches being the great occasions and inticements to vanity. Thus as his first Petition was against the sins themselves, so this latter is against the occasions of them,

moderate and suitable both to my Natural necessities, and to that estate and condition of Life in which thou hast put me, and to that work and service which thou hast for me to do. And this mediocrity of Estate is so amiable that it hath been oft desired by wise Heathens as more eligible than a state of the greatest plenty and glory.

Marginal references: Matt. 6. 11.; Heb. of my allowance.