18. Three things are too wonderful for me; four I do not understand:
19. the way of an eagle in the sky,the way of a serpent on a rock,the way of a ship on the high seas,and the way of a man with a virgin.
20. This is the way of an adulteress:she eats and wipes her mouthand says, “I have done no wrong.”
21. Under three things the earth trembles;under four it cannot bear up:
22. a slave when he becomes king,and a fool when he is filled with food;
23. an unloved woman when she gets a husband,and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.
24. Four things on earth are small,but they are exceedingly wise:
25. the ants are a people not strong,yet they provide their food in the summer;