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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 30, Verse 15

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[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.
King James Version
The horseleach hath two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three [things that] are never satisfied, [yea], four [things] say not, [It is] enough:
American Standard Version
The horseleach hath two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, [Yea], four that say not, Enough:
New English Translation
The leech has two daughters:“Give! Give!” There are three things that will never be satisfied, four that have never said,“Enough”–
World English Bible
"The leach has two daughters: 'Give, give.' "There are three things that are never satisfied; four that don't say, 'Enough:'
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The grave; and the barren womb; the earth [that] is not filled with water; and the fire [that] saith not, [It is] enough.
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The eye [that] mocketh at [his] father, and despiseth to obey [his] mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
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There be three [things which] are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
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The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
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Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
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For three [things] the earth is disquieted, and for four [which] it cannot bear:
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For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
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For an odious [woman] when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
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There be four [things which are] little upon the earth, but they [are] exceeding wise:
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The ants [are] a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;