19. the way an eagle flies in the sky,the way a snake slides over a rock,the way a ship sails on the seaand the way a man acts with a girl.
20. “This is the way a woman who takes part in adultery acts:She sins and doesn’t care.She says, ‘I haven’t done anything wrong.’
21. “There are three things that make the earth tremble.There are really four that it cannot stand:
22. a servant who becomes a king,a foolish person who has plenty to eat,
23. a hateful woman who gets marriedand a maid who replaces her mistress.
24. “There are four things on earth that are small.But they are very wise:
25. Ants are not very strong.But they store up food in the summer.
26. Rock badgers are not powerful animals.But they can live among the rocks.
27. Locusts have no king.But they all go out in formation.
28. And lizards can be caught in the hand.But they are found even in kings’ palaces.
29. “There are three things that strut proudly.There are really four that walk as if they are important:
30. Lions are the proudest animals.They are strong and run from nothing.
31. Roosters and male goats strut proudly.And so does a king when his army is around him.
32. “You may have been foolish and proud.If you planned evil, cover your mouth.
33. Stirring milk makes butter.Twisting noses makes them bleed.And stirring up anger makes trouble.”