11 “There are those who curse their fathers

and do not bless their mothers;

12 those who are pure in their own eyes

and yet are not cleansed of their filth;

13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty,

whose glances are so disdainful;

14 those whose teeth are swords

and whose jaws are set with knives

to devour the poor from the earth

and the needy from among mankind.

11 There is a generation that curseth their father, And doth not bless their mother. 12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And yet is not washed from their filthiness. 13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up. 14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, And their jaw teeth as knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men.

11 Some people curse their father

and do not thank their mother.

12 They are pure in their own eyes,

but they are filthy and unwashed.

13 They look proudly around,

casting disdainful glances.

14 They have teeth like swords

and fangs like knives.

They devour the poor from the earth

and the needy from among humanity.

11 There is a generation that curses its father,

And does not bless its mother.

12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,

Yet is not washed from its filthiness.

13 There is a generation—oh, how lofty are their eyes!

And their eyelids are lifted up.

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.

11 “Some people curse their fathers

and do not bless their mothers.

12 Some people think they are pure,

but they are not really free from evil.

13 Some people have such a proud look!

They look down on others.

14 Some people have teeth like swords;

their jaws seem full of knives.

They want to remove the poor from the earth

and the needy from the land.

11 There is a generation that curse their father,

And bless not their mother.

12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes,

And yet are not washed from their filthiness.

13 There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes!

And their eyelids are lifted up.

14 There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives,

To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother; 12 there is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness; 13 there is a generation, —how lofty are their eyes, how their eyelids are lifted up! 14 —a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

11 A certain kind of person curses his father 

and does not bless his mother. 

12 A certain kind of person thinks he is pure 

but is not washed from his own feces.

13 A certain kind of person looks around arrogantly 

and is conceited. 

14 A certain kind of person, 

whose teeth are like swords 

and whose jaws are ⸤like⸥ knives, 

devours oppressed people from the earth 

and people from among humanity. 

11 There is a generation that curses its father

and does not bless its mother.

12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,

yet is not washed from its filth.

13 There is a generation—how haughty its eyes

and pretentious its looks.

14 There is a generation whose teeth are swords,

whose fangs are knives,

devouring the oppressed from the land

and the needy from among mankind.

11 There are those who curse their fathers

and do not bless their mothers.

12 There are those who are pure in their own eyes

yet are not cleansed of their filthiness.

13 There are those—how lofty are their eyes,

how high their eyelids lift!—

14 there are those whose teeth are swords,

whose teeth are knives,

to devour the poor from off the earth,

the needy from among mortals.

11 There is a generation that will curse its father,

and its mother it will not bless.

12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,

but from its filthiness it will not be cleansed.

13 There is a generation—how lofty are their eyes!

And their eyelids they will lift.

14 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.

11 “Some people call down curses on their fathers.

Others don’t bless their mothers.

12 Some are pure in their own eyes.

But their dirty sins haven’t been washed away.

13 Some have eyes that are very proud.

They look down on others.

14 Some people have teeth like swords.

The teeth in their jaws are as sharp as knives.

They are ready to eat up the poor people of the earth.

They are ready to eat up those who are the most needy.

11 There is a kind of man who curses his father

And does not bless his mother.

12 There is a kind who is pure in his own eyes,

Yet is not washed from his filthiness.

13 There is a kind—oh how lofty are his eyes!

And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.

14 There is a kind of man whose teeth are like swords

And his jaw teeth like knives,

To devour the afflicted from the earth

And the needy from among men.