Proverbs 30:15-29
15
The leech has two daughters: “Give, Give!”
Three things(A) are never satisfied;
four never say, “Enough!”:
16 Three things(A) are never satisfied;
four never say, “Enough!”:
Sheol;(B) a childless womb;(C)
earth, which is never satisfied with water;
and fire, which never says, “Enough!”
earth, which is never satisfied with water;
and fire, which never says, “Enough!”
17
As for the eye that ridicules a father(D)
and despises obedience to a mother,
may ravens of the valley pluck it out
and young vultures eat it.(E)
and despises obedience to a mother,
may ravens of the valley pluck it out
and young vultures eat it.(E)
18
Three things are beyond me;
four I can’t understand:
19 four I can’t understand:
the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship at sea,
and the way of a man with a young woman.
the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship at sea,
and the way of a man with a young woman.
20
This is the way of an adulteress:
she eats and wipes her mouth
and says, “I’ve done nothing wrong.”(F)
she eats and wipes her mouth
and says, “I’ve done nothing wrong.”(F)
Footnotes:
a.
Proverbs 30:28: Or spider