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13 There is a type of people — how haughty their look! —
    utterly supercilious!
14 There is a type of people whose teeth are like swords,
    yes, their fangs are knives;
they devour the poor from the earth,
    the needy from humankind.

15 The leech has two daughters;
    they cry, “Give! Give!”
Three things are never satisfied;
four never say, “Enough!” —

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13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty,(A)
    whose glances are so disdainful;
14 those whose teeth(B) are swords
    and whose jaws are set with knives(C)
to devour(D) the poor(E) from the earth
    and the needy from among mankind.(F)

15 “The leech has two daughters.
    ‘Give! Give!’ they cry.

“There are three things that are never satisfied,(G)
    four that never say, ‘Enough!’:

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