13 There is a generation—oh, how (A)lofty are their eyes!
And their eyelids are [a]lifted up.
14 (B)There is a generation whose teeth are like swords,
And whose fangs are like knives,
(C)To devour the poor from off the earth,
And the needy from among men.

15 The leech has two daughters—
Give and Give!

There are three things that are never satisfied,
Four never say, “Enough!”:

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:13 In arrogance

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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