Proverbs 30:15
“The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry. “There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!
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Who would’ve thought the Old Hebrew Sages had jokes? But they did. And a lot of their humor carried razor-sharp wisdom.
Not stand-up comedy… More like everyday reality told sideways.
Because wisdom knows something we often forget: Life always comes as a package deal. You never just get the benefits. You always get what comes with it.So you better read that fine print!
And the “fine print” is found in Proverbs 30:15:
“The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry…”
Now here’s the punchline.In Hebrew wisdom tradition, those “two daughters” aren’t literal daughters.They’re a poetic way of talking about the two fangs of the leech itself.
That’s the joke. And that’s the wisdom.
The leech doesn’t go anywhere without them. They’re how the leech moves. They’re how the leech feeds. They’re how the leech survives.
They’re part of the whole package.
THE PACKAGE DEAL
The leech can’t outrun its fangs. It can’t upgrade past them. It can’t pretend they aren’t there.
Wherever the leech goes… Them two girls…(the fangs) they go too.
And that’s where this proverb quietly points right back at the reader.
Because no matter where you run— new job, new relationship, new city, new year— you always arrive right back at yourself.
You don’t escape your appetites. You bring them with you.
The two fangs keep chanting: Gimme attention Gimme affirmation. Gimme comfort. Gimme control. Gimme $50.
And it’s not evil. It just is...
And wisdom says: Pay attention to what comes with you.
THE FANGS
A leech seems to only exists To grasp for more.
Its fangs seem to only know one language: Gimme. More. Now.
Unchecked appetite seems to never shut up! It demands.
And since it’s running in the background, Kinda like the wallpaper in your head...
You have to train yourself to be aware of it’s Subtle demands or you’ll work for the fangs Instead of the fangs working for you!
WATCH THEM FANGS
Here’s the breakthrough:
If the problem is the leech, the solution isn’t changing hosts.
You don’t fix appetite by relocating it. You fix it by raising your base level.
Because sooner or later, When life strips away the extras… and you revert to who you really are underneath.
Who you really are when no one is watching Who you are when the two fangs (I mean them two daughters) start calling.
Wisdom isn’t about pretending you don’t want things. It’s about forming a self that doesn’t need to devour everything.
TRAIN THOSE FANGS
You don’t starve the leech by feeding it better blood. You train it (cause if you haven’t figured it out by now…you’re the leech)So you train it by disciplining desire. By learning contentment. By raising the essence of who you are.
When your base level rises, You train those fangs (or those appetites)...
You stop asking, “What can I get?” and start asking, “What do I contribute when I come through?”
That’s wisdom.
🔥 REMEMBER
You don’t escape yourself. So raise the self you are becoming.
Prayer
Lord, raise my base level beyond endless wanting and grasping.
Today’s Challenge
Notice the fine print today where “gimme gimme” shows up.
Pause. Name it. Let it be your own inside joke. And practice saying:
“OK Daughters…This is enough.”
That’s how wisdom retrains appetite.
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