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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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”