Proverbs 30:11–14

“There are those who curse their fathers

and do not bless their mothers;

those who are pure in their own eyes

and yet are not cleansed of their filth;

those whose eyes are ever so haughty,

whose glances are so disdainful;

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.

There is a generation that curses its father

and does not bless its mother.

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

yet is not washed from its filth.

There is a generation—how haughty its eyes

and pretentious its looks.

There is a generation whose teeth are swords,

whose fangs are knives,

devouring the oppressed from the land

and the needy from among mankind.

Some people curse their father

and do not thank their mother.

They are pure in their own eyes,

but they are filthy and unwashed.

They look proudly around,

casting disdainful glances.

They have teeth like swords

and fangs like knives.

They devour the poor from the earth

and the needy from among humanity.

There is a generation that will curse its father,

and its mother it will not bless.

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

but from its filthiness it will not be cleansed.

There is a generation—how lofty are their eyes!

And their eyelids they will lift.

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.

There is a generation that curseth their father,

And doth not bless their mother.

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

And yet is not washed from their filthiness.

There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes!

And their eyelids are lifted up.

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.