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Proverbs 30

Proverbs 30:15

The Words of Agur · Proverbs 30:1–33
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Translations

Modern
The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
Traditional
The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
Literal
Unto the leech are two daughters—‘Give, and Give. Three things are never satisfied, four never say, ‘Enough!’:
Latin
Sanguisugæ duæ sunt filiæ, dicentes: Affer, affer. Tria sunt insaturabilia, et quartum quod numquam dicit: Sufficit.

Interlinear

Hebrew
English
The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:

Notes

Proverbs 30:15–16

  • The number parallelism (three...four) is a method to list poetic examples. This list shows powers that are never satisfied and often dangerous. See also Proverbs 30:18–19, 21–23, 29–31.

  • The grave, representing death, never seems to have enough—people keep dying (Proverbs 27:20).

  • barren womb: Women unable to have children often long for them, like Sarah before Isaac, Rebekah before Esau and Jacob, and Hannah before Samuel.

  • The thirsty desert and a fire consume everything in their path.

Theme notes and profiles

Infertility

Glossary

Agur Leech Proverbs, Book of

Topics

Horse-Leech: General Scriptures Concerning Reptiles: Horseleech Riddle by Agur