18 There are four things that are too mysterious for me to understand:
19 an eagle flying in the sky,a snake moving on a rock,a ship finding its way over the sea,and a man and a woman falling in love.
20 This is how an unfaithful wife acts: she commits adultery, takes a bath, and says, “But I haven't done anything wrong!”
21 There are four things that the earth itself cannot tolerate:
22 a slave who becomes a king,a fool who has all he wants to eat,
23 a hateful woman who gets married,and a servant woman who takes the place of her mistress.
24 There are four animals in the world that are small, but very, very clever: