Proverbs 30:18-36

¹⁸ “There are three things which are too amazing for me,
four which I don’t understand: ¹⁹ The way of an eagle in the air;
the way of a serpent on a rock;
the way of a ship in the midst of the sea;
and the way of a man with a maiden. ²⁰ “So is the way of an adulterous woman:
she eats and wipes her mouth,
and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’ ²¹ “For three things the earth tremble,
and under four, it can’t bear up: ²² For a servant when he is king;
a fool when he is filled with food; ²³ for an unloved woman when she is married;
and a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ “There are four things which are little on the earth,
but they are exceedingly wise: ²⁵ the ants are not a strong people,
yet they provide their food in the summer. ²⁶ The conies are but a feeble folk,
yet make they their houses in the rocks. ²⁷ The locusts have no king,
yet they advance in ranks. ²⁸ You can catch a lizard with your hands,
yet it is in kings’ palaces.

²⁹ “There are three things which are stately in their march,
four which are stately in going: ³⁰ The lion, which is mightiest among animals,
and doesn’t turn away for any; ³¹ the greyhound,
the male goat also;
and the king against whom there is no rising up. ³² “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself,
or if you have thought evil,
put your hand over your mouth. ³³ For as the churning of milk brings forth butter,
and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood;
so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife.”