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:
22 a servant who becomes king,a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
23 a contemptible woman who gets married,and a servant who displaces her mistress.
24 ‘Four things on earth are small,yet they are extremely wise:
25 ants are creatures of little strength,yet they store up their food in the summer;
26 hyraxes are creatures of little power,yet they make their home in the crags;