Proverbs 30:16-18

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¹⁶Sheol, the barren womb,
the earth ever-thirsty for water,
and the fire that never says, “Enough.”^(A)

¹⁷The eye that mocks a father
and scorns to obey a mother
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley
and eaten by the vultures.^(B)

¹⁸Three things are too wonderful for me;
four I do not understand:

Proverbs 30:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶the 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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