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Proverbs 30:15-33

New Century Version NCV

15 "Greed has two daughters named 'Give' and 'Give.' There are three things that are never satisfied, really four that never say, 'I've had enough!':

16 the cemetery, the childless mother, the land that never gets enough rain, and fire that never says, 'I've had enough!'

17 "If you make fun of your father and refuse to obey your mother, the birds of the valley will peck out your eyes, and the vultures will eat them.

18 "There are three things that are too hard for me, really four I don't understand:

19 the way an eagle flies in the sky, the way a snake slides over a rock, the way a ship sails on the sea, and the way a man and a woman fall in love.

20 "This is the way of a woman who takes part in adultery: She acts as if she had eaten and washed her face; she says, 'I haven't done anything wrong.'

21 "There are three things that make the earth tremble, really four it cannot stand:

22 a servant who becomes a king, a foolish person who has plenty to eat,

23 a hated woman who gets married, and a maid who replaces her mistress.

24 "There are four things on earth that are small, but they are very wise:

25 Ants are not very strong, but they store up food in the summer.

26 Rock badgers are not very powerful, but they can live among the rocks.

27 Locusts have no king, but they all go forward in formation.

28 Lizards can be caught in the hand, but they are found even in kings' palaces.

29 "There are three things that strut proudly, really four that walk as if they were important:

30 a lion, the proudest animal, which is strong and runs from nothing,

31 a rooster, a male goat, and a king when his army is around him.

32 "If you have been foolish and proud, or if you have planned evil, shut your mouth.

33 Just as stirring milk makes butter, and twisting noses makes them bleed, so stirring up anger causes trouble."

New International Version NIV

15 “The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry. “There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:

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

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

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

19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman.

20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’

21 “Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:

22 a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,

23 a contemptible woman who gets married, and a servant who displaces her mistress.

24 “Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:

25 Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;

26 hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags;

27 locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks;

28 a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings’ palaces.

29 “There are three things that are stately in their stride, four that move with stately bearing:

30 a lion, mighty among beasts, who retreats before nothing;

31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat, and a king secure against revolt.

32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself, or if you plan evil, clap your hand over your mouth!

33 For as churning cream produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.”