19. the 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 mouth and 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;
27. locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks;