The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
A leech has two daughters that constantly cry out, 'Give us more! Give us more!' There are three things that are never satisfied—actually, four things that never say 'That's enough:'
The writer is introducing a lesson about insatiable greed by comparing it to a leech that constantly demands to be fed.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from the sayings of Agur, a wise man whose teachings are recorded in Proverbs 30. In ancient times, leeches were well-known bloodsucking creatures used in medicine, and people understood how they never stopped feeding once attached. This verse begins a numerical saying (a common Hebrew literary device) that lists examples of things that are never satisfied.
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