11Thereis a generation that curses its afather, And does not bless its mother.
12Thereis a generation athatis pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed from its filthiness.
13Thereis a generation—oh, how alofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are1 lifted up.
14aThereis a generation whose teeth arelike swords, And whose fangs arelike knives, bTo devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men.
15 The leech has two daughters— Give and Give! There are three thingsthat are never satisfied, Four never say, “Enough!”: