13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful;
13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
13 There are those--how lofty are their eyes, how high their eyelids lift!
13 Don't be stuck-up and think you're better than everyone else.
13 There is a generation--oh, how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
13 They look proudly around, casting disdainful glances.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 30:13
Commentary on Proverbs 30:7-14
(Read Proverbs 30:7-14)
In every age there are monsters of ingratitude who ill-treat their parents. Many persuade themselves they are holy persons, whose hearts are full of sin, and who practise secret wickedness. There are others whose lofty pride is manifest. There have also been cruel monsters in every age.