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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 30, Verse 17

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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.
King James Version
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.
American Standard Version
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.
New English Translation
The eye that mocks at a father and despises obeying a mother– the ravens of the valley will peck it out and the young vultures will eat it.
World English Bible
"The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother: the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, 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;
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The conies [are but] a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
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The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;