Proverbs 30:11-23
“Some people curse their fathers.
Others don’t bless their mothers.
Some are pure in their own eyes.
But their dirty sins haven’t been washed away.
Some have eyes that are very proud.
They look down on others.
Some people have teeth like swords.
The teeth in their jaws are as sharp as knives.
They are ready to eat up the poor people of the earth.
They are ready to eat up those who are the most needy.
“A leech has two daughters.
They cry out, ‘Give! Give!’
“Three things are never satisfied.
Four things never say, ‘Enough!’
The first is the grave.
The second is a woman who can’t have a baby.
The third is land, which never gets enough water.
And the fourth is fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’
“One person makes fun of their father.
Another doesn’t honor their mother when she is old.
The ravens of the valley will peck out their eyes.
Then the vultures will eat them.
“Three things are too amazing for me.
There are four things I don’t understand.
The first is the way of an eagle in the sky.
The second is the way of a snake on a rock.
The third is the way of a ship on the ocean.
And the fourth is the way of a man with a young woman.
“This is the way of a woman who commits adultery.
She eats and wipes her mouth.
Then she says, ‘I haven’t done anything wrong.’
“Under three things the earth shakes.
Under four things it can’t stand up.
The first is a servant who becomes a king.
The second is a foolish and ungodly person who gets plenty to eat.
The third is a mean woman who gets married.
And the fourth is a servant who takes the place of the woman she works for.
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