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16         the grave[a] and a barren womb,
        a land never filled with water,
        and fire that doesn’t say, “Enough!”

17 An eye that mocks a father
    and rejects obedience to a mother,
    may the ravens of the river valley peck it out,
    and the eagle’s young eat it.
18 Three things are too wonderful for me,
    four that I can’t figure out:

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  1. Proverbs 30:16 Heb Sheol

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