19. the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
20. Such is the way of an adulteress: she eats, wipes her mouth and says, “I have done nothing wrong.”
21. Under three things the earth trembles, and under four it cannot bear up:
22. under a slave when he becomes a king, a fool when he is stuffed with food,
23. an unloved woman when she is married, and a handmaid when she displaces her mistress.