19 The way of an eagle in the sky,the way of a serpent upon a rock,The way of a ship on the high seas,and the way of a man with a woman.
20 This is the way of an adulterous woman:she eats, wipes her mouth,and says, “I have done no wrong.”
21 Under three things the earth trembles,yes, under four it cannot bear up:
22 Under a slave who becomes king,and a fool who is glutted with food;
23 Under an unloved woman who is wed,and a maidservant who displaces her mistress.
24 Four things are among the smallest on the earth,and yet are exceedingly wise:
25 Ants—a species not strong,yet they store up their food in the summer;