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There is a kind of person who curses his father And does not bless his mother.

There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

There is a kind who is pure in his own eyes, Yet is not washed from his filthiness.

There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

There is a kind—oh how lofty are his eyes! And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.

There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

There is a kind of person whose teeth are like swords And his jaw teeth like knives, To devour the poor from the earth And the needy from among mankind.

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.