22. by a slave when he reigns, by the foolish when he has been filled with food,
23. by a hateful woman when she has been taken in matrimony, and by a handmaid when she has been heir to her mistress.
24. Four things are least upon the earth, and they are wiser than the wise:
25. the ants, an infirm people who provide food for themselves at the harvest,
26. the rabbit, a sickened people who make their bed upon the rock.
27. The locust has no king, but they all depart by their troops.
28. The lizard supports itself on hands and dwells in the buildings of kings.