Proverbs 30:6-14 in English

⁶ Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

⁷ Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me them not before I die:

⁸ Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:

⁹ Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God.

¹⁰ Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

¹¹ There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.

¹² There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their filthiness.

¹³ There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.

¹⁴ There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

⁶ Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

⁷ Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:

⁸ Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

⁹ Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

¹⁰ Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

¹¹ There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

¹² There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

¹³ There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

¹⁴ There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

⁶ Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

⁷ Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:

⁸ Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

⁹ Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

¹⁰ Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

¹¹ There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

¹² There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

¹³ There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

¹⁴ There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

⁶ Add not to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be made a liar.

⁷ Two things I ask of you; take not favor from me before I die.

⁸ Remove far from me vanity and falsehood: and give me not wealth or poverty; but appoint me what is needful and sufficient:

⁹ lest I be filled and become false, and say, Who sees me? or be poor and steal, and swear vainly by the name of God.

¹⁰ Deliver not a servant into the hands of his master, lest he curse you, and you be utterly destroyed.

¹¹ A wicked generation curse their father, and do not bless their mother.

¹² A wicked generation judge themselves to be just, but do not cleanse their way.

¹³ A wicked generation have lofty eyes, and exalt themselves with their eyelids.

¹⁴ A wicked generation have swords for teeth and jaw teeth as knives, so as to destroy and devour the lowly from the earth, and the poor of them from among men.

⁶ Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

⁷ Two things have I asked of thee; deny me them not before I die:

⁸ Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me:

⁹ Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and use profanely the name of my God.

¹⁰ Slander not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

¹¹ There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

¹² There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes; and yet are not washed from their filthiness.

¹³ There is a generation, Oh how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

¹⁴ There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

⁶ Do not add to (OR, change) what God has said; if you do that, he will rebuke you and show that you are lying.

⁷ God, I ask you to do two things for me; please do them before I die:

⁸ Help me never to lie or deceive people and do not cause me to become poor or to become rich. Just give me the food that I need;

⁹ because if I become rich, I might say that I do not RHQ know you and that I do not need you; and if I become poor, I might dishonor you by stealing things.

¹⁰ Do not ◄slander/say bad things about► a worker to his boss; if you do that, the worker will curse you, and cause you to have trouble.

¹¹ I will list four kinds of evil things that people do: Some people curse their fathers and do not ask God to bless their mothers.

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

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

¹⁴ Some 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.

⁶ Add not to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be made a liar.

⁷ Two things I ask of you; take not favour from me before I die.

⁸ Remove far from me vanity and falsehood: and give me not wealth or poverty; but appoint me what is needful and sufficient:

⁹ lest I be filled and become false, and say, Who sees me? or be poor and steal, and swear vainly by the name of God.

¹⁰ Deliver not a servant into the hands of his master, lest he curse you, and you be utterly destroyed.

¹¹ A wicked generation curse their father, and do not bless their mother.

¹² A wicked generation judge themselves to be just, but do not cleanse their way.

¹³ A wicked generation have lofty eyes, and exalt themselves with their eyelids.

¹⁴ A wicked generation have swords for teeth and jaw teeth as knives, so as to destroy and devour the lowly from the earth, and the poor of them from amongst men.

⁶ Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

⁷ “Two things I have asked of you. Don’t deny me before I die.

⁸ Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,

⁹ lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

¹⁰ “Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

¹¹ There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn’t bless their mother.

¹² There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.

¹³ There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.

¹⁴ There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

⁶ Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

⁷ “Two things I have asked of you. Don’t deny me before I die.

⁸ Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,

⁹ lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

¹⁰ “Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

¹¹ There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn’t bless their mother.

¹² There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.

¹³ There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.

¹⁴ There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

⁶ Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

⁷ “Two things I have asked of you. Don’t deny me before I die.

⁸ Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,

⁹ lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonour the name of my God.

¹⁰ “Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

¹¹ There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn’t bless their mother.

¹² There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.

¹³ There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.

¹⁴ There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from amongst men.

⁶ Make no addition to his words, or he will make clear your error, and you will be seen to be false.

⁷ I have made request to you for two things; do not keep them from me before my death:

⁸ Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:

⁹ For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.

¹⁰ Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.

¹¹ There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.

¹² There is a generation who seem to themselves to be free from sin, but are not washed from their unclean ways.

¹³ There is a generation, O how full of pride are their eyes! O how their brows are lifted up!

¹⁴ There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, their strong teeth like knives, for the destruction of the poor from the earth, and of those who are in need from among men.

⁶ Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

⁷ Two things do I ask of thee; deny me them not before I die:

⁸ Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my daily need:

⁹ lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah? or lest I be poor and steal, and outrage the name of my God.

¹⁰ Speak not too much about a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

¹¹ There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother;

¹² there is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness;

¹³ there is a generation, — how lofty are their eyes, how their eyelids are lifted up!

¹⁴ — a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

⁶ Add not any thing to his words, lest thou be reproved, and found a liar:

⁷ Two things I have asked of thee, deny them not to me before I die.

⁸ Remove far from me vanity, and lying words. Give me neither beggary, nor riches: give me only the necessaries of life:

⁹ Lest perhaps being filled, I should be tempted to deny, and say: Who is the Lord? or being compelled by poverty, I should steal, and forswear the name of my God.

¹⁰ Accuse not a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou fall.

¹¹ There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

¹² A generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness.

¹³ A generation, whose eyes are lofty, and their eyelids lifted up on high.

¹⁴ A generation, that for teeth hath swords, and grindeth with their jaw teeth, to devour the needy from off the earth, and the poor from among men.

⁶ Don't add anything to his words, or he will criticize you and you'll be shown to be a liar.

⁷ God, I want to request two things from you. Please don't refuse to let me have them before I come to die.

⁸ Keep me from being false, help me not to tell lies. Don't make me poor or rich; just provide me with the food I need.

⁹ Otherwise if I have plenty of money, I may give up on you, saying, “Who is the Lord?” while if I'm poor I may steal and bring the name of my God into disrepute.

¹⁰ Don't slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you and you'll suffer for it.

¹¹ There are some who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

¹² There are some who see themselves as pure but they're still filthy—they have not been washed.

¹³ There are some who think themselves so high and mighty, and who look down on others.

¹⁴ There are some who have teeth like swords, incisors like knives, ready to devour the poor from the earth, the needy from society.

⁶ Put nothing vnto his wordes, least he reproue thee, and thou be found a lyar.

⁷ Two things haue I required of thee: denie me them not before I die.

⁸ Remooue farre from me vanitie and lyes: giue me not pouertie, nor riches: feede me with foode conuenient for me,

⁹ Least I be full, and denie thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or least I be poore and steale, and take the Name of my God in vaine.

¹⁰ Accuse not a seruant vnto his master, lest he curse thee, when thou hast offended.

¹¹ There is a generation that curseth their father, and doeth not blesse their mother.

¹² There is a generation that are pure in their owne conceite, and yet are not washed from their filthinesse.

¹³ There is a generation, whose eies are hautie, and their eye liddes are lifted vp.

¹⁴ There is a generation, whose teeth are as swordes, and their chawes as kniues to eate vp the afflicted out of the earth, and the poore from among men.

⁶ Add thou not unto His words, lest He reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

⁷ Two things have I asked of Thee; deny me them not before I die:

⁸ Remove far from me falsehood and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with mine allotted bread;

⁹ Lest I be full, and deny, and say: 'Who is the LORD?' Or lest I be poor, and steal, and profane the name of my God.

¹⁰ Slander not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

¹¹ There is a generation that curse their father, and do not bless their mother.

¹² There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness.

¹³ There is a generation, Oh how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

¹⁴ There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their great teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

⁶ Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

⁷ Two things have I required of thee; Deny me them not before I die:

⁸ Remove far from me vanity and lies: Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with food convenient for me:

⁹ Lest I be full, and deny thee, And say, Who is the Lord? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And take the name of my God in vain.

¹⁰ Accuse not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

¹¹ There is a generation that curseth their father, And doth not bless their mother.

¹² There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And yet is not washed from their filthiness.

¹³ There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.

¹⁴ There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, And their jaw teeth as knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men.

⁶ Do not add aught unto his words: lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

⁷ Two things do I request of thee: deny them not to me before I die.

⁸ Vanity and lying words do thou remove far from me: neither poverty nor riches give thou unto me; let me eat the bread appointed unto me:

⁹ Lest I become over-full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I become poor, and steal, and trespass against the name of my God.

¹⁰ Do not calumniate a servant unto his master: lest he curse thee, and thou incur guilt.

¹¹ There is a generation that curseth its father, and doth not bless its mother.

¹² There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, and yet is not washed clean of its filthiness.

¹³ There is a generation—O how lofty are its eyes! and its eyelids are so lifted up.

¹⁴ There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and whose string teeth are as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

⁶ Add not to his words, Lest he rebuke thee, and thou be found a liar.

⁷ Two things do I ask of thee; Withhold them not from me, before I die!

⁸ Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food which is needful for me;

⁹ Lest I be full, and deny thee, And say, “Who is the LORD?” Or lest I be poor, and steal, And violate the name of my God.

¹⁰ Talk not against a servant to his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou suffer for it.

¹¹ There is a class of men that curse their fathers, And do not bless their mothers.

¹² There is a class who are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their filthiness.

¹³ There is a class,—O how lofty are their eyes, And how are their eyelids lifted up!

¹⁴ There is a class, whose teeth are swords, And their jaw-teeth knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men.

⁶ Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

⁷ “Two things I have asked of you; don’t deny me before I die:

⁸ Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is chok ·portioned, needful· for me;

⁹ lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Adonai ?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

¹⁰ “Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

¹¹ There is a generation that curses their father, and does not bless their mother.

¹² There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.

¹³ There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.

¹⁴ There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

⁶ Do not add to his words, or he will discipline you, and you will be proved to be a liar.

⁷ Two things I ask of you, do not withhold them from me before I die:

⁸ Put vanity and lies far away from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches, just give me the food I need.

⁹ For if I have too much, I might deny you and say, “Who is Yahweh?” Or if I become poor, I might steal and profane the name of my God.

¹⁰ Do not slander a slave before his master, or he will curse you and you will be held guilty.

¹¹ There is a generation that curses their father and does not bless their mother.

¹² There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, and yet they are not washed of their filth.

¹³ There is a generation whose eyes are raised up, and how high are their eyelids lifted up!

¹⁴ There is a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jawbones are like knives, so they may devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among humanity.

⁶ Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

⁷ “Two things I have asked of you. Don’t deny me before I die.

⁸ Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,

⁹ lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

¹⁰ “Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

¹¹ There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn’t bless their mother.

¹² There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.

¹³ There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.

¹⁴ There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

⁶ Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

⁷ “Two things I have asked of you. Don’t deny me before I die.

⁸ Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,

⁹ lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonour the name of my God.

¹⁰ “Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

¹¹ There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn’t bless their mother.

¹² There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.

¹³ There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.

¹⁴ There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from amongst men.

⁶ Add thou not to his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

⁷ Two things have I required of thee; deny them not to me before I die:

⁸ Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

⁹ Lest I be full, and deny thee , and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain .

¹⁰ Accuse not a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

¹¹ There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

¹² There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness.

¹³ There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

¹⁴ There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw-teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

⁶ Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

⁷ “Two things I have asked of you. Don’t deny me before I die.

⁸ Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,

⁹ lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

¹⁰ “Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

¹¹ There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn’t bless their mother.

¹² There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.

¹³ There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.

¹⁴ There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

⁶ Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

⁷ “Two things I have asked of you. Don’t deny me before I die.

⁸ Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,

⁹ lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonour the name of my God.

¹⁰ “Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

¹¹ There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn’t bless their mother.

¹² There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.

¹³ There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.

¹⁴ There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from amongst men.

⁶ Add thou not anything to the words of him, and thou be reproved, and be found a liar.

⁷ I prayed thee for two things; deny not thou them to me, before that I die.

⁸ Make thou far from me vanity and words of leasing; give thou not to me begging and riches; but give thou only necessaries to my lifelode;

⁹ lest peradventure I be full-filled, and be drawn to deny, and say, Who is the Lord? and lest I be compelled by neediness, and steal, and forswear the name of my God.

¹⁰ Accuse thou not a servant to his lord, lest peradventure he curse thee, and thou fall down.

¹¹ A generation that curseth his father, and that blesseth not his mother.

¹² A generation that seemeth clean to itself, and nevertheless is not washed from his filths.

¹³ A generation whose eyes be high, and the eyelids thereof be raised up into high things.

¹⁴ A generation that hath swords for teeth, and eateth with his cheek teeth; that it eat the needy men of the earth, and the poor-alls or the poor of men.

⁶ Add thou not anything to the words of him, and thou be reproved, and be found a liar. (Do not thou add anything to his words, lest thou be rebuked, and be found a liar.)

⁷ I prayed (of) thee two things; deny not thou them to me, before that I die.

⁸ Make thou far from me vanity and words of leasing; give thou not to me begging and riches; but give thou only necessaries to my lifelode; (Make thou far from me emptiness and futility, or uselessness, and words of lying, or lies; give thou not to me begging or riches; but give thou only the necessities for my sustenance;)

⁹ lest peradventure I be full-filled, and be drawn to deny, and say, Who is the Lord? and lest I be compelled by neediness, and steal, and forswear the name of my God. (lest perhaps I be filled full, and be drawn to deny, and then say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be compelled by neediness, and steal, and forswear the name of my God.)

¹⁰ Accuse thou not a servant to his lord, lest peradventure he curse thee, and thou fall down.

¹¹ (There is) A generation that curseth his father, and that blesseth not his mother. (There be people who curse their fathers, and do not bless their mothers.)

¹² (There is) A generation that seemeth clean to itself, and nevertheless is not washed from his filths. (There be people who seem clean to themselves, yet nevertheless be not washed from their filths.)

¹³ (There is) A generation whose eyes be high, and the eyelids thereof be raised up into high things. (There be people whose eyes be haughty, and whose glances be raised up, or disdainful.)

¹⁴ (There is) A generation that hath swords for teeth, and eateth with his cheek teeth; that it eat the needy men of the earth, and the poor-alls of men. (There be people who have swords for teeth, and eat with their molars; and they eat the needy of the earth, and those who be all-poor, or without anything.)

⁶ Add not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false.

⁷ Two things I have asked from Thee, Withhold not from me before I die.

⁸ Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,

⁹ Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, 'Who is Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.

¹⁰ Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem thee, and thou be found guilty.

¹¹ A generation is, that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.

¹² A generation — pure in their own eyes, But from their own filth not washed.

¹³ A generation — how high are their eyes, Yea, their eyelids are lifted up.

¹⁴ A generation — swords are their teeth, And knives — their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from among men.