11. There is a generation that curses its father, And does not bless its mother.
12. There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed from its filthiness.
13. There is a generation—oh, how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
14. There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, And whose fangs are like knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men.

Four kinds of hateful persons are spoken of: (1) graceless children, (2) hypocrites, (3) the proud, (4) cruel oppressors (compare on Proverbs 30:14; Psalm 14:4; Psalm 52:2). It is for these the Book of Proverbs has been written.