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11 There is a generation that will curse its father,
    and its mother it will not bless.
12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,
    but from its filthiness it will not be cleansed.
13 There is a generation—how lofty are their eyes!
    And their eyelids they will lift.
14 There is a generation whose teeth are swords,
    and its jawbones, knives,
in order to devour the poor from the earth[a]
    and the needy from humankind.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:14 Or “land”