Proverbs 30:12-18

¹²Some people think that they are perfect, but really they have never been cleansed from their guilt for committing disgusting sins.

¹³Some people are very proud; they think that they are very good and they despise others.

¹⁴Some people act very cruelly toward others; it is as though MET they have teeth that are like sharp knives; they severely oppress poor people and try to cause them to disappear from the land.

¹⁵Leeches are always wanting more blood to suck; similarly, greedy people are always saying “Give me some!” or “Give me more!” MET There are four things that are never ◄satisfied/content with what they have►; they always want more LIT:

¹⁶The place where the dead people are; women who do not have any children; ground that needs water/rain; and a fire that always needs more wood.

¹⁷Those who SYN make fun of their fathers or refuse to obey their mothers (OR, despise their aged mothers) should die and have their eyes pecked out by crows, and the rest of their corpses should be fed to the vultures.

¹⁸There are four things that are wonderful to me, but I do not understand any of them: