16. Sheol,the barren womb;the earth that is not satisfied with water;and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘Enough.’
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 trembles,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:
25. the ants are not a strong people,yet they provide their food in the summer.
26. The hyraxes are but a feeble folk,yet make they their houses in the rocks.