Proverbs 30:15

13 There is a generation—oh, how ^alofty are their eyes!
And their eyelids are¹ lifted up.

14 ^aThere is a generation whose teeth are like swords,
And whose fangs are like 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 things that are never satisfied,
Four never say, “Enough!”:

16 ^aThe¹ grave,
The barren womb,
The earth that is not satisfied with water—
And the fire never says, “Enough!”

17 ^aThe 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.

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

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Each of these illustrates what greed does to the life of a person suffering from impossible-to-be-fulfilled desires. The ache and the yearning never cease, and the restless pursuit goes on, resulting in unhappiness.

John W. Ritenbaugh
The Tenth Commandment (1998)

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