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[There is] a generation [that] will curse its father, and its mother it will not bless.
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[There is] a generation [that is] pure in its own eyes, but from its filthiness it will not be cleansed.
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[There is] a generation--how lofty [are] their eyes! And their eyelids they will lift.
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[There is] a generation whose teeth [are] swords, and its jawbones, knives, [in order] to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from humankind.
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For the leech, [there are] two daughters; "Give, give!" [they cry]. As for three of these, they are not satisfied; as for four, they do not say enough.
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Sheol and barrenness of womb, the land is not satisfied [with] water, and fire does not say "enough!"
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The eye [that] mocks a father and scorns the obedience of a mother-- the ravens of the valley will peck it out, and the offspring of vultures will eat it.
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Three of these are [too] wonderful for me, and four, I do not understand them:
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the way of the eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man with a young woman.
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This is the way of a woman committing adultery: she eats and wipes her mouth, and says "I have not done wrong."
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Under three [things] the earth trembles, and under four, it is not able to bear up:
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under a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is satisfied [with] food;
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under an unloved woman when she gets married, and a maid when she succeeds her mistress.
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There [are] four small things on the earth, and they [are] {exceedingly wise}:
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The ants [are] a people [who are] not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer;
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the badgers [are] a people [who are] not mighty, yet they set their house on the rock;
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there is no king for the locust, yet it marches in rank;
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a lizard you [can] seize with hands, yet it is in palaces of kings.
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There [are] three [things] that are magnificent of stride, and four that are magnificent [when] moving:
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a mighty lion among the beasts, but he will not turn back from {any face};