Proverbs 30:16-18

New Living Translation

¹⁶the grave,^[a]
    the barren womb,
    the thirsty desert,
    the blazing fire.

¹⁷The eye that mocks a father
and despises a mother’s instructions
will be plucked out by ravens of the valley
and eaten by vultures.

¹⁸There are three things that amaze me—
no, four things that I don’t understand:

Proverbs 30:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶the grave,^(A) the barren womb,
land, which is never satisfied with water,
and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’

¹⁷“The eye that mocks^(B) a father,
that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
will be eaten by the vultures.^(C)

¹⁸“There are three things that are too amazing for me,
four that I do not understand:

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