Proverbs 30:13-15
New American Standard Bible
13 There is a [a]kind—oh how (A)lofty are his eyes!
And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.
14 There is a [b]kind of person whose (B)teeth are like swords
And his (C)jaw teeth like knives,
To (D)devour the poor from the earth
And the needy from among mankind.
15 The leech has two daughters:
“Give” and “Give.”
There are three things that will not be satisfied,
Four that will not say, “Enough”:
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:13 Or generation
- Proverbs 30:14 Or generation
Proverbs 30:13-15
King James Version
13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
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