Two things I ask from you; do not refuse me before I die:

but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

The leech has two daughters: “Give! Give!” There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, “Enough” –

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

for suddenly their destruction will overtake them, and who knows the ruinous judgment both the Lord and the king can bring?