16 Sheol;(A) a childless womb;(B)
earth, which is never satisfied with water;
and fire, which never says, “Enough!”

17 As for the eye that ridicules a father(C)
and despises obedience to a mother,
may ravens of the valley pluck it out
and young vultures eat it.(D)

18 Three things are too wondrous for me;(E)
four I can’t understand:

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

17 “The eye that mocks(B) a father,
    that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
    will be eaten by the vultures.(C)

18 “There are three things that are too amazing for me,
    four that I do not understand:

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