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!
33. If you churn milkyou get butter;if you hit your nose,you get blood—and if you stay angry,you get in trouble.