11 There is a generation that curses its father
and does not bless its mother.(A)
12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,(B)
yet is not washed from its filth.
13 There is a generation—how haughty its eyes
and pretentious its looks.[a]
14 There is a generation whose teeth are swords,(C)
whose fangs are knives,(D)
devouring the oppressed from the land(E)
and the needy from among mankind.

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Footnotes

  1. 30:13 Lit and its eyelids lifted up

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