Proverbs 30:14 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, their strong teeth like knives, for the destruction of the poor from the earth, and of those who are in need from among men.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
-- a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.
World English Bible (WEB)
There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, And their jaws like knives, To devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A generation -- swords `are' their teeth, And knives -- their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from `among' men.
| There among as are | דּ֤וֹר׀ | dôr | dore |
| is as | חֲרָב֣וֹת | ḥărābôt | huh-ra-VOTE |
| generation, a swords, | שִׁנָּיו֮ | šinnāyw | shee-nav |
| whose teeth knives, teeth | וּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹת | ûmaʾăkālôt | oo-ma-uh-ha-LOTE |
| jaw their | מְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יו | mĕtallĕʿōtāyw | meh-ta-leh-OH-TAV |
| and to | לֶאֱכֹ֣ל | leʾĕkōl | leh-ay-HOLE |
| devour the | עֲנִיִּ֣ים | ʿăniyyîm | uh-nee-YEEM |
| poor earth, the off | מֵאֶ֑רֶץ | mēʾereṣ | may-EH-rets |
| from and the | וְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗ים | wĕʾebyônîm | VEH-ev-yoh-NEEM |
| needy from men. | מֵאָדָֽם׃ | mēʾādām | may-ah-DAHM |