Proverbs 30:11-17

English Standard Version

¹¹There are those^[a] who ^(A)curse their fathers
    and do not bless their mothers.
¹²There are those who are ^(B)clean in their own eyes
    but are not washed of their filth.
¹³There are those—how ^(C)lofty are their eyes,
    how high their eyelids lift!
¹⁴There are those whose teeth are ^(D)swords,
    whose ^(E)fangs are knives,
to ^(F)devour the poor from off the earth,
    the needy from among mankind.

¹⁵The leech has two daughters:
    Give and Give.^[b]
^(G)Three things are never satisfied;
    ^(H)four never say, “Enough”:
¹⁶^(I)Sheol, ^(J)the barren womb,
    the land never satisfied with water,
    and the fire that never says, “Enough.”

¹⁷The eye that ^(K)mocks a father
and ^(L)scorns to obey a mother
will ^(M)be picked out by ^(N)the ravens of the valley
and eaten by the vultures.

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Notas al pie

Proverbs 30:11 Hebrew There is a generation; also verses 12, 13, 14
Proverbs 30:15 Or “Give, give,” they cry

Proverbs 30:11-17

New International Version

¹¹“There are those who curse their fathers
    and do not bless their mothers;^(A)
¹²those who are pure in their own eyes^(B)
    and yet are not cleansed of their filth;^(C)
¹³those whose eyes are ever so haughty,^(D)
    whose glances are so disdainful;
¹⁴those 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)

¹⁵“The leech has two daughters.
‘Give! Give!’ they cry.

“There are three things that are never satisfied,^(J)
    four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
¹⁶the grave,^(K) the barren womb,
    land, which is never satisfied with water,
    and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’