16. the world of the deadand a childless wife,the thirsty earthand a flaming fire.
17. Don't make fun of your fatheror disobey your mother—crows will peck out your eyes,and vultures will eatthe rest of you.
18. There are three or four thingsI cannot understand:
19. how eagles fly so highor snakes crawl on rocks,how ships sail the oceanor people fall in love.
20. An unfaithful wife says,“Sleeping with another manis as natural as eating.”
21. There are three or four thingsthat make the earth trembleand are unbearable:
22. a slave who becomes king,a fool who eats too much,