19 the way an eagle flies in the sky,the way a snake slides over a rock,the way a ship sails on the sea,and the way a man and a woman fall in love.
20 “This is the way of a woman who takes part in adultery:She acts as if she had eaten and washed her face;she says, ‘I haven’t done anything wrong.’
21 “There are three things that make the earth tremble,really four it cannot stand:
22 a servant who becomes a king,a foolish person who has plenty to eat,
23 a hated woman who gets married,and a maid who replaces her mistress.
24 “There are four things on earth that are small,but they are very wise:
25 Ants are not very strong,but they store up food in the summer.