17 The eye that makes fun of a father and hates to obey a motherwill be plucked out by ravens in the valley and eaten by young vultures.
18 Three things are too amazing to me,even four that I cannot understand:
19 an eagle making its way through the sky,a snake making its way over a rock,a ship making its way through high seas,a man making his way with a virgin.
20 This is the way of a woman who commits adultery:She eats, wipes her mouth,and says, “I haven’t done anything wrong!”
21 Three things cause the earth to tremble,even four it cannot bear up under:
22 a slave when he becomes king,a godless fool when he is filled with food,
23 a woman who is unloved when she gets married,a maid when she replaces her mistress.