Prov.30.11

Don't curse your father or fail to bless your mother.

Prov.30.11

"There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers;

Prov.30.11

There is a generation that curses its father, And does not bless its mother.

Prov.30.11

Some people curse their father and do not thank their mother.

Prov.30.12

Don't imagine yourself to be quite presentable when you haven't had a bath in weeks.

Prov.30.12

those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth;

Prov.30.12

There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed from its filthiness.

Prov.30.12

They feel pure, but they are filthy and unwashed.

Prov.30.13

Don't be stuck-up and think you're better than everyone else.

Prov.30.13

those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful;

Prov.30.13

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

Prov.30.13

They are proud beyond description and disdainful.

Prov.30.14

Don't be greedy, merciless and cruel as wolves, Tearing into the poor and feasting on them, shredding the needy to pieces only to discard them.

Prov.30.14

those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth, the needy from among mankind.

Prov.30.14

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, And whose fangs are like knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men.

Prov.30.14

They devour the poor with teeth as sharp as swords or knives. They destroy the needy from the face of the earth.

Prov.30.15

A leech has twin daughters named "Gimme" and "Gimme more." Three things are never satisfied, no, there are four that never say, "That's enough, thank you!" -

Prov.30.15

"The leech has two daughters. 'Give! Give!' they cry. "There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, 'Enough!':

Prov.30.15

The leech has two daughters-- Give and Give! There are three things that are never satisfied, Four never say, "Enough!":

Prov.30.15

The leech has two suckers that cry out, "More, more!" There are three other things--no, four!--that are never satisfied:

Prov.30.16

hell, a barren womb, a parched land, a forest fire. [JC]

Prov.30.16

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

Prov.30.16

The grave, The barren womb, The earth that is not satisfied with water-- And the fire never says, "Enough!"

Prov.30.16

the grave, the barren womb, the thirsty desert, the blazing fire.

Prov.30.17

An eye that disdains a father and despises a mother--that eye will be plucked out by wild vultures and consumed by young eagles.

Prov.30.17

"The eye that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.

Prov.30.17

The eye that mocks his father, And scorns obedience to his mother, The ravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young eagles will eat it.

Prov.30.17

The eye that mocks a father and despises a mother will be plucked out by ravens of the valley and eaten by vultures.

Prov.30.18

Three things amaze me, no, four things I'll never understand--

Prov.30.18

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

Prov.30.18

There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yes, four which I do not understand:

Prov.30.18

There are three things that amaze me--no, four things I do not understand:

Prov.30.19

how an eagle flies so high in the sky, how a snake glides over a rock, how a ship navigates the ocean, why adolescents act the way they do. [JC]

Prov.30.19

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 maiden.

Prov.30.19

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 virgin.

Prov.30.19

how an eagle glides through the sky, how a snake slithers on a rock, how a ship navigates the ocean, how a man loves a woman.

Prov.30.20

Here's how a prostitute operates: she has sex with her client, Takes a bath, then asks, "Who's next?"

Prov.30.20

"This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, 'I've done nothing wrong.'

Prov.30.20

This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, "I have done no wickedness."

Prov.30.20

Equally amazing is how an adulterous woman can satisfy her sexual appetite, shrug her shoulders, and then say, "What's wrong with that?"

Prov.30.21

Three things are too much for even the earth to bear, yes, four things shake its foundations--

Prov.30.21

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

Prov.30.21

For three things the earth is perturbed, Yes, for four it cannot bear up:

Prov.30.21

There are three things that make the earth tremble--no, four it cannot endure:

Prov.30.22

when the janitor becomes the boss, when a fool gets rich,

Prov.30.22

a servant who becomes king, a fool who is full of food,

Prov.30.22

For a servant when he reigns, A fool when he is filled with food,

Prov.30.22

a slave who becomes a king, an overbearing fool who prospers,

Prov.30.23

when a whore is voted "woman of the year," when a "girlfriend" replaces a faithful wife.

Prov.30.23

an unloved woman who is married, and a maidservant who displaces her mistress.

Prov.30.23

A hateful woman when she is married, And a maidservant who succeeds her mistress.

Prov.30.23

a bitter woman who finally gets a husband, a servant girl who supplants her mistress.