19. The way of an eagle in the air;the way of a serpent on a rock;the way of a ship in the middle of the sea;and the way of a man with a maiden.
20. “So is the way of an adulterous woman:she eats and wipes her mouth,and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
21. “For three things the earth trembles,and under four, it can’t bear up:
22. For a servant when he is king;a fool when he is filled with food;
23. for an unloved woman when she is married;and a servant who is heir to her mistress.
24. “There are four things which are little on the earth,but they are exceedingly wise:
25. the ants are not a strong people,yet they provide their food in the summer.
26. The hyraxes are but a feeble folk,yet make they their houses in the rocks.
27. The locusts have no king,yet they advance in ranks.
28. You can catch a lizard with your hands,yet it is in kings’ palaces.
29. “There are three things which are stately in their march,four which are stately in going:
30. The lion, which is mightiest among animals,and doesn’t turn away for any;
31. the greyhound,the male goat also;and the king against whom there is no rising up.