17. “The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother: the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, the young eagles shall eat it.
18. “There are three things which are too amazing for me, four which I don’t understand:
19. The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent on a rock; the way of a ship in the middle of the sea; and the way of a man with a maiden.
20. “So is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth, and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
21. “For three things the earth tremble, and under four, it can’t bear up:
22. For a servant when he is king; a fool when he is filled with food;
23. for an unloved woman when she is married; and a servant who is heir to her mistress.
24. “There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise: