16. Sheol; a childless womb; earth, which is never satisfied with water;and fire, which never says, “Enough! ”
17. As for the eye that ridicules a father and despises obedience to a mother,may ravens of the valley pluck it outand young vultures eat it.
18. Three things are beyond me;four I can’t understand:
19. the way of an eagle in the sky,the way of a snake on a rock,the way of a ship at sea,and the way of a man with a young woman.
20. This is the way of an adulteress:she eats and wipes her mouthand says, “I’ve done nothing wrong.”
21. The earth trembles under three things;it cannot bear up under four:
22. a servant when he becomes king, a fool when he is stuffed with food,
23. an unloved woman when she marries, and a servant girl when she ousts her queen.
24. Four things on earth are small,yet they are extremely wise:
25. the ants are not a strong people,yet they store up their food in the summer;