18. Three things are too wonderful for me,four that I can’t figure out:
19. the way of an eagle in the sky,the way of a snake on the rock,the way of a ship out on the open sea,and the way of a man with a young woman.
20. This is the way of an adulterous woman:she eats and wipes her mouth,and she says, "I’ve done nothing wrong!"
21. At three things the earth trembles,at four it can’t bear up:
22. at a servant when he becomes kingand fools when they are full of food;
23. at a detested woman when she gets marriedand a female servant when she replaces her mistress.
24. Four things are among the smallest on earth,but they are extremely wise: