13. There is a generation whose eyes are so lofty,and whose eyelids are lifted up disdainfully.
14. There is a generation whose teeth are like swordsand whose molars are like knivesto devour the poor from the earthand the needy from among the human race.
15. The leech has two daughters:“Give! Give!”There are three things that are never satisfied,four that never say, “Enough” –
16. the grave, the barren womb,land that is not satisfied with water,and fire that never says, “Enough!”
17. The eye that mocks at a fatherand despises obeying a mother – the ravens of the valley will peck it outand the young vultures will eat it.
18. There are three things that are too wonderful for me,four that I do not understand:
19. the way of an eagle in the sky,the way of a snake on a rock,the way of a ship in the sea,and the way of a man with a woman.
20. This is the way of an adulterous woman:she eats and wipes her mouthand says, “I have not done wrong.”
21. Under three things the earth trembles,and under four things it cannot bear up:
22. under a servant who becomes king,under a fool who is stuffed with food,
23. under an unloved woman who is married,and under a female servant who dispossesses her mistress.
24. There are four things on earth that are small,but they are exceedingly wise:
25. ants are creatures with little strength,but they prepare their food in the summer;
26. rock badgers are creatures with little power,but they make their homes in the crags;