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A certain kind of person, whose teeth are like swords and whose jaws are [like] knives, devours oppressed people from the earth and people from among humanity.
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The bloodsucking leech has two daughters--"Give!" and "Give!" Three things are never satisfied. Four never say, "Enough!":
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the grave, a barren womb, a land that never gets enough water, a fire that does not say, "Enough!"
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The eye that makes fun of a father and hates to obey a mother will be plucked out by ravens in the valley and eaten by young vultures.
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Three things are too amazing to me, even four that I cannot understand:
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an eagle making its way through the sky, a snake making its way over a rock, a ship making its way through high seas, a man making his way with a virgin.
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This is the way of a woman who commits adultery: She eats, wipes her mouth, and says, "I haven't done anything wrong!"
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Three things cause the earth to tremble, even four it cannot bear up under:
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a slave when he becomes king, a godless fool when he is filled with food,
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a woman who is unloved when she gets married, a maid when she replaces her mistress.
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Four things on earth are small, yet they are very wise: