23. under an odious woman when she is married, and a handmaid when she is heir to her mistress.
24. There are four things little upon the earth, and they are exceeding wise:
25. The ants, a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;
26. the rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet they make their house in the cliff;
27. the locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands;
28. thou takest hold of the lizard with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.
29. There are three things which have a stately step, and four are comely in going:
30. The lion, mighty among beasts, which turneth not away for any;
31. a horse girt in the loins; or the he-goat; and a king, against whom none can rise up.
32. If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay the hand upon thy mouth.