Proverbs

¹⁶The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water; and the fire that saith not, Enough. ¹⁷The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. ¹⁸There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: ¹⁹The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. ²⁰So is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. ²¹For three things the earth doth tremble, and for four, which it cannot bear: ²²For a servant when he is king; and a fool when he is filled with meat;