23. a hateful womanwho finds a husband,and a slave who takes the placeof the woman who owns her.
24. On this earth four thingsare small but very wise:
25. ants, who seem to be feeble,but store up foodall summer long;
26. badgers, who seem to be weak,but live among the rocks;
27. locusts, who have no king,but march like an army;
28. lizards, which can be caughtin your hand,but sneak into palaces.
29. Three or four creaturesreally strut around:
30. those fearless lionswho rule the jungle,
31. those proud cocks,those mountain goats,and those rulerswho have no enemies.
32. If you are foolishly boastingor planning something evil,then stop it now!