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14 A certain kind of person,
    whose teeth are like swords
        and whose jaws are like knives,
            devours oppressed people from the earth
                and people from among humanity.

Human Bloodsuckers

15 The bloodsucking leech has two daughters—“Give!” and “Give!”

Four Things That Are Never Satisfied

    Three things are never satisfied.
    Four never say, “Enough!”:
16 the grave,
    a barren womb,
    a land that never gets enough water,
    a fire that does not say, “Enough!”

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14 those whose teeth(A) are swords
    and whose jaws are set with knives(B)
to devour(C) the poor(D) from the earth
    and the needy from among mankind.(E)

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

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

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