Proverbs
Chapters 30:16-22
New International Version Anglicized
16the grave, the barren womb,land, which is never satisfied with water,and fire, which never says, “Enough!”
17‘The eye that mocks a father,that scorns an aged mother,will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,will be eaten by the vultures.
18‘There are three things that are too amazing for me,four that I do not understand:
19the way of an eagle in the sky,the way of a snake on a rock,the way of a ship on the high seas,and the way of a man with a young woman.
20‘This is the way of an adulterous woman:she eats and wipes her mouthand says, “I’ve done nothing wrong.”
21‘Under three things the earth trembles,under four it cannot bear up:
22a servant who becomes king,a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,