Proverbs 30:15-17

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹⁵The leech has two daughters,
“Give,” “Give.”
There are three things that will not be satisfied,
Four that will not say, “Enough”:
¹⁶^[a]^(A)Sheol, and the ^(B)barren womb,
Earth that is never satisfied with water,
And fire that never says, “Enough.”
¹⁷The eye that ^(C)mocks a father
And ^[b]^(D)scorns a mother,
The ^(E)ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young ^(F)eagles will eat it.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 30:16 I.e. The nether world
Proverbs 30:17 Lit despises to obey

Proverbs 30:15-17

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!’:
¹⁶the grave,^(B) the barren womb,
    land, which is never satisfied with water,
    and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’