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"The leach has two daughters: 'Give, give.' "There are three things that are never satisfied; Four that don't say, 'Enough:'
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Sheol, the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; The fire that doesn't say, 'Enough;'
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And the eye that mocks at his father, And scorns obedience to his mother: The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, The young eagles shall eat it.
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"There are three things which are too amazing for me, Four which I don't understand:
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The way of an eagle in the air; The way of a serpent on a rock; The way of a ship in the midst of the sea; And the way of a man with a maiden.
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So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, 'I have done nothing wrong.'
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"For three things the earth tremble, And under four, it can't bear up:
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For a servant when he is king; A fool when he is filled with food;
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For an unloved woman when she is married; And a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.
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"There are four things which are little on the earth, But they are exceeding wise:
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The ants are not a strong people, Yet they provide their food in the summer;