Proverbs 30:14-16

Revised Standard Version

¹⁴There are those whose teeth are swords,
whose teeth are knives,
to devour the poor from off the earth,
the needy from among men.

¹⁵The leech^[a] has two daughters;
    “Give, give,” they cry.
Three things are never satisfied;
    four never say, “Enough”:
¹⁶Sheol, the barren womb,
    the earth ever thirsty for water,
    and the fire which never says, “Enough.”^[b]

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Proverbs 30:15 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
Proverbs 30:16 Heb obscure

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