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11 There is a generation that curses their father,
    and doesn’t bless their mother.
12 There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes,
    yet are not washed from their filthiness.
13 There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes!
    Their eyelids are lifted up.
14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords,
    and their jaws like knives,
    to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

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11 Some people[a] curse their fathers
    and won’t bless their mothers.
12 Some people[b] view themselves as pure,
    but haven’t been cleansed from their own filth.
13 Some people[c]—what an arrogant look they have!—
    raise their eyebrows haughtily.
14 Some people[d] have swords for teeth
    and knives for fangs
to devour the afflicted from the earth
    and the needy from among mankind.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:11 Lit. A generation
  2. Proverbs 30:12 Lit. A generation
  3. Proverbs 30:13 Lit. A generation
  4. Proverbs 30:14 Lit. A generation

11 “There are those who curse their fathers
    and do not bless their mothers;(A)
12 those who are pure in their own eyes(B)
    and yet are not cleansed of their filth;(C)
13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty,(D)
    whose glances are so disdainful;
14 those whose teeth(E) are swords
    and whose jaws are set with knives(F)
to devour(G) the poor(H) from the earth
    and the needy from among mankind.(I)

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