Proverbs 30:15-16

The Message

^15-16A freeloader has twin daughters
named “Gimme” and “Gimme more.”

Three things are never satisfied,
no, there are four that never say, “That’s enough, thank you!”—

        hell,
        a barren womb,
        a parched land,
        a forest fire.

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Proverbs 30:15

New International Version

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

“There are three things that are never satisfied,^(A)
four that never say, ‘Enough!’:

The Message (MSG)

New International Version (NIV)