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Proverbs 30:14

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.
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English Standard Version

There are those whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, the needy from among mankind.

New International Version

those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth, the needy from among mankind.

Catholic Public Domain Version

There is a generation which has swords in place of teeth, and which commands their molars to devour the indigent from the earth and the poor from among men