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Psalms 140

Amplified Bible, 2015 (AMP)

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¹ So that I will not be full and deny You and say, "Who is the LORD?" Or that I will not be poor and steal, And so profane the name of my God.

² Do not slander or malign a servant before his master [stay out of another's personal life], Or he will curse you [for your interference], and you will be found guilty.

³ There is a generation (class of people) that curses its father And does not bless its mother.

⁴ There is a generation (class of people) that is pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed from its filthiness.

⁵ There is a generation (class of people)—oh, how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are raised in arrogance.

⁶ There is a generation (class of people) whose teeth are like swords And whose jaw teeth are like knives, To devour the afflicted from the earth And the needy from among men.

⁷ The leech has two daughters, "Give, give!" There are three things that are never satisfied, Four that do not say, "It is enough":

⁸ [3] Sheol, and the barren womb, Earth that is never satisfied with water, And fire that never says, "It is enough."

⁹ The eye that mocks a father And scorns a mother, The ravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young vultures will devour it.

¹⁰ There are three things which are too astounding and unexpectedly wonderful for me, Four which I do not understand:

¹¹ The way of an eagle in the air, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the middle of the sea, And the way of a man with a maid.

¹² This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth And says, "I have done no wrong."

¹³ Under three things the earth is disquieted and quakes, And under four it cannot bear up:

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1	So that I will not be full and deny You and say, "Who is the LORD?" Or that I will not be poor and steal, And so profane the name of my God.
2	Do not slander or malign a servant before his master [stay out of another's personal life], Or he will curse you [for your interference], and you will be found guilty.
3	There is a generation (class of people) that curses its father And does not bless its mother.
4	There is a generation (class of people) that is pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed from its filthiness.
5	There is a generation (class of people)—oh, how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are raised in arrogance.
6	There is a generation (class of people) whose teeth are like swords And whose jaw teeth are like knives, To devour the afflicted from the earth And the needy from among men.
7	The leech has two daughters, "Give, give!" There are three things that are never satisfied, Four that do not say, "It is enough":
8	[3] Sheol, and the barren womb, Earth that is never satisfied with water, And fire that never says, "It is enough."
9	The eye that mocks a father And scorns a mother, The ravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young vultures will devour it.
10	There are three things which are too astounding and unexpectedly wonderful for me, Four which I do not understand:
11	The way of an eagle in the air, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the middle of the sea, And the way of a man with a maid.
12	This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth And says, "I have done no wrong."
13	Under three things the earth is disquieted and quakes, And under four it cannot bear up:

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