15"The leech has two daughters. 'Give! Give!' they cry. "There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, 'Enough!':


In Context

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, the needy from among mankind.

15 "The leech has two daughters. 'Give! Give!' they cry. "There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, 'Enough!':

16 the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, 'Enough!'

17 "The eye that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.

Proverbs 30:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

30:15The horseleach hath two daughters, [crying,] Give, give. There are three [things that are] never satisfied, [yea,] four [things] say not, [It is] enough:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

30:15The horseleech hath two daughters that say: Bring, bring. There are three things that never are satisfied, and the fourth never saith: It is enough.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

30:15The horseleach hath two daughters, crying , Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, Yea , four that say not, Enough:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:15The leech hath two daughters: Give, give. There are three things never satisfied; four which say not, It is enough:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

30:15The horseleach hath two daughters, Crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four that say not, Enough:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:15The horse-leech hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yes, four things say not, It is enough:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:15|The leach has two daughters: 'Give, give.' |There are three things that are never satisfied; four that don't say, 'Enough:'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

30:15To the leech are two daughters, 'Give, give, Lo, three things are not satisfied, Four have not said 'Sufficiency;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

30:15The horse leach has two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yes, four things say not, It is enough: