Proverbs 30:16-18

Darby Translation

¹⁶—Sheol, and the barren womb; the earth which is not filled with water, and the fire which saith not, It is enough.

¹⁷The eye that mocketh at a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

¹⁸There are three [things] too wonderful for me, and four that I know not:

Proverbs 30:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶the grave,^(A) the barren womb,
land, which is never satisfied with water,
and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’

¹⁷“The eye that mocks^(B) a father,
that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
will be eaten by the vultures.^(C)

¹⁸“There are three things that are too amazing for me,
four that I do not understand:

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New International Version (NIV)