Proverbs 30:15-16

The book of Proverbs gives us a lot of instruction on a lot of different subjects. One subject that can keep us in God’s wisdom is Godly Follower-ship. Who we follow; where we follow; how we follow are all spoken about in Proverbs. Here is one of them about being satisified:

Proverbs 30:15-16

The leech has two daughters,

“Give,” “Give.”

There are three things that will not be satisfied,

Four that will not say, “Enough”:

Sheol, and the barren womb,

Earth that is never satisfied with water,

And fire that never says, “Enough.”

These two proverbs give us a very important message and truth to equip us to live in today's society.   In our society we have many people, organizations and institutions who can qualify as "The Leech".    The metaphor Solomon gives us here is about "The Leech" - someone who has a hunger that is never satisfied and constantly desires that the hunger be feed by others.   Organizations try to suck the life out of their people.   People can suck the life out of other people.   The worst issue is that the "leech" is never satisfied.   To emphasize this, Solomon gives us examples, like the Leech, of other things that are never satisfied ... four of them.   The grave (Sheol) is never satisfied.  People will die because the wages of sin is death.  Sheol will constantly keep crying for more and never say, "This is enough."   A women who has a barren womb will constantly try to have a child.   They will never give up.  They will never say, "This is enough."   The earth will constantly drink in the rain.   Even in the worst flood the earth keeps sucking in the water.   It will never say, "This is enough."   And, the final example is the fire.  No matter how much fuel you give it, like the leech, it sucks wood and never says, "This is enough."   We have to be careful that we don't become a leech.   We always want more and more.   Solomon is telling us that we need to be careful to not get in a position to be the "leech" or try to satisfy the "leech."   We can't satisfy the leech.   God gives us what we need.  Without Him we act like the leech.   God satisfies us.    Nothing else satisfies.  Note what Solomon said earlier in the Proverbs about being satisfied and Jesus echoed in his teaching: 

Proverbs 13:25 (ESV)

The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,

but the belly of the wicked suffers want.

Matthew 5:6 (ESV)

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.