Proverbs 30:18-27 in English

¹⁸ There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not:

¹⁹ The way of an eagle in the air; The way of a serpent upon a rock; The way of a ship in the midst of the sea; And the way of a man with a maiden.

²⁰ So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.

²¹ For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, which it cannot bear:

²² For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;

²³ For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;

²⁶ The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;

¹⁸ There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

¹⁹ The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.

²⁰ Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

²¹ For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

²² For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

²³ For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

²⁶ The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

¹⁸ There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

¹⁹ The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.

²⁰ Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

²¹ For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

²² For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

²³ For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

²⁶ The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

¹⁸ Moreover there are three things impossible for me to comprehend, and the fourth I know not:

¹⁹ the track of a flying eagle; and the ways of a serpent on a rock; and the paths of a ship passing through the sea; and the ways of a man in youth.

²⁰ Such is the way of an adulterous woman, who having washed herself from what she has done, says she has done nothing amiss.

²¹ By three thing the earth is troubled, and the fourth it can’t bear:

²² if a servant reign; or a fool be filled with food;

²³ or if a maidservant should cast out her own mistress; and if a hateful woman should marry a good man.

²⁴ And there are four very little things upon the earth, but these are wiser than the wise:

²⁵ the ants which are weak, and yet prepare their food in summer;

²⁶ the rabbits also are a feeble race, who make their houses in the rocks.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, and yet march orderly at one command.

¹⁸ There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

¹⁹ The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.

²⁰ So is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

²¹ For three things the earth doth tremble, and for four, which it cannot bear:

²² For a servant when he is king; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

²³ For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their meat in the summer;

²⁶ The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

¹⁸ There are four things that are wonderful to me, but I do not understand any of them:

¹⁹ How eagles fly in the sky, how snakes are able to move/crawl across a big rock, how ships sail on the seas, and how a man falls in love with a woman.

²⁰ This is what a woman who ◄is not faithful to/does not have sex only with► her husband does: She commits adultery EUP, and then bathes and says, “I have not done anything that is wrong!”

²¹ There are four things that no one in the world can tolerate:

²² What a slave does who becomes a king, a foolish person eating too much food,

²³ what a woman who is hated does when she gets married, and what a female servant does when she becomes the boss instead of her mistress.

²⁴ There are four animals on the earth that are small, but they are very wise:

²⁵ Ants are not strong, but they store up food during the summer in order to have it during the winter.

²⁶ Rock badgers also are not strong, but they make their homes among the rocks where they will be safe.

²⁷ Locusts do not have a king, but they march like the soldiers in an army.

¹⁸ Moreover there are three things impossible for me to comprehend, and the fourth I know not:

¹⁹ the track of a flying eagle; and the ways of a serpent on a rock; and the paths of a ship passing through the sea; and the ways of a man in youth.

²⁰ Such is the way of an adulterous woman, who having washed herself from what she has done, says she has done nothing amiss.

²¹ By three thing the earth is troubled, and the fourth it can’t bear:

²² if a servant reign; or a fool be filled with food;

²³ or if a maidservant should cast out her own mistress; and if a hateful woman should marry a good man.

²⁴ And there are four very little things upon the earth, but these are wiser than the wise:

²⁵ the ants which are weak, and yet prepare their food in summer;

²⁶ the rabbits also are a feeble race, who make their houses in the rocks.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, and yet march orderly at one command.

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.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

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.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

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.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

¹⁸ There are three things, the wonder of which overcomes me, even four things outside my knowledge:

¹⁹ The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a snake on a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a girl.

²⁰ This is the way of a false wife; she takes food, and, cleaning her mouth, says, I have done no wrong.

²¹ For three things the earth is moved, and there are four which it will not put up with:

²² A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;

²³ A hated woman when she is married; and a servant-girl who takes the place of her master's wife.

²⁴ There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are very wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, but they put by a store of food in the summer;

²⁶ The conies are only a feeble people, but they make their houses in the rocks;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, but they all go out in bands;

¹⁸ There are three things too wonderful for me, and four that I know not:

¹⁹ The way of an eagle in the heavens, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid.

²⁰ Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

²¹ Under three things the earth is disquieted, and under four it cannot bear up:

²² Under a servant when he reigneth, and a churl when he is filled with meat;

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;

¹⁸ Three things are hard to me, and the fourth I am utterly ignorant of.

¹⁹ The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man in youth.

²⁰ Such is also the way of an adulterous woman, who eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith: I have done no evil.

²¹ By three things the earth is disturbed, and the fourth it cannot bear:

²² By a slave when he reigneth: by a fool when he is filled with meat:

²³ By an odious woman when she is married: and by a bondwoman when she is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There are four very little things of the earth, and they are wiser than the wise:

²⁵ The ants, a feeble people, which provide themselves food in the harvest:

²⁶ The rabbit, a weak people, which maketh its bed in the rock:

²⁷ The locust hath no king, yet they all go out by their bands.

¹⁸ These three things are amazingly hard for me, four things I just can't understand:

¹⁹ The way an eagle soars in the sky, the way a snake slides over a rock, the way a ship sails across the sea, the way a man and a woman fall in love.

²⁰ This is the way of a woman who commits adultery: she eats, she wipes her mouth, and then says, “I haven't done anything wrong!”

²¹ Three things make the earth tremble, there are four things it can't support:

²² a slave becoming a king, a stupid person eating like a pig,

²³ an unbearable woman getting married, and a maidservant taking her mistress's place.

²⁴ There are four things on earth that are small, but very wise:

²⁵ Ants—they're not strong, but they work hard all summer storing up food.

²⁶ Hyraxes—they don't have much power, but they make their homes in the rock.

²⁷ Locusts—they don't have a king, but they all march in line abreast.

¹⁸ There be three thinges hid from me: yea, foure that I knowe not,

¹⁹ The way of an eagle in the aire, the way of a serpent vpon a stone, ye way of a ship in ye middes of the sea, and the way of a man with a maide.

²⁰ Such is ye way also of an adulterous woman: she eateth and wipeth her mouth, and sayth, I haue not committed iniquitie.

²¹ For three things the earth is moued: yea, for foure it cannot susteine it selfe:

²² For a seruant when he reigneth, and a foole when he is filled with meate,

²³ For the hatefull woman, when she is married, and for a handmaid that is heire to her mistres.

²⁴ These be foure small things in the earth, yet they are wise and full of wisedome:

²⁵ The pismires a people not strong, yet prepare they their meate in sommer:

²⁶ The conies a people not mightie, yet make their houses in the rocke:

²⁷ The grashopper hath no King, yet goe they forth all by bandes:

¹⁸ There are three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

¹⁹ The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a young woman.

²⁰ So is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith: 'I have done no wickedness.'

²¹ For three things the earth doth quake, and for four it cannot endure:

²² For a servant when he reigneth; and a churl when he is filled with food;

²³ For an odious woman when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;

²⁶ The rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the crags;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

¹⁸ There be three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not:

¹⁹ The way of an eagle in the air; The way of a serpent upon a rock; The way of a ship in the midst of the sea; And the way of a man with a maid.

²⁰ Such is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.

²¹ For three things the earth is disquieted, And for four which it cannot bear:

²² For a servant when he reigneth; And a fool when he is filled with meat;

²³ For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There be four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

²⁶ The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;

¹⁸ Three things there are which are too wonderful for me; and four, which I know not:

¹⁹ The way of the eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a young woman.

²⁰ Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wrong.

²¹ Under three things the earth trembleth, and under four which she cannot bear:

²² Under a servant when he becometh king, and a worthless fool when he hath eaten enough bread;

²³ Under an odious woman when she is married, and a bond-woman when she dispossesseth her mistress.

²⁴ There are four which are the little ones of the earth, and they are nevertheless exceedingly wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, therefore do they prepare in the summer their food;

²⁶ The conies are but a feeble people, therefore do they place on the rocks their houses;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, and yet they go forth in troops altogether;

¹⁸ These three things are too wonderful for me; Yea, there are four which I understand not:

¹⁹ The track of an eagle in the air, The track of a serpent upon a rock, The track of a ship in the midst of the sea, And the track of a man with a maid.

²⁰ Such is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, “I have done nothing wrong.”

²¹ Under three things is the earth disquieted; Yea, under four it cannot bear up:

²² Under a servant when he becometh a king, And a fool when he is filled with bread;

²³ Under an odious woman when she becometh a wife, And a handmaid when she becometh heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There are four things which are small upon the earth, Yet are they wise, instructed in wisdom.

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare in the summer their food.

²⁶ The conies are a feeble people, Yet do they make their houses in the rocks.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, Yet do they all go forth in bands.

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 (wife) when her husband takes her (back); 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 conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

¹⁸ There are three things that are too wonderful for me, four that I do not understand:

¹⁹ the way of an eagle in the sky; the way of a snake on a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a young woman.

²⁰ This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and she wipes her mouth and says, “I have done nothing wrong.”

²¹ Under three things the earth trembles, and under four it cannot bear up:

²² a slave when he becomes king; a fool when he is filled with food;

²³ a hated woman when she marries; and a maid when she takes the place of her mistress.

²⁴ Four things on earth are small and yet they are very wise:

²⁵ the ants are creatures that are not strong, but they prepare their food in the summer;

²⁶ the rock badgers are not mighty creatures, but they make their homes in the rocks.

²⁷ Locusts have no king, but all of them march in rank.

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.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

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.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

¹⁸ There are three things which are too wonderful for me, yes, four which I know not:

¹⁹ The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.

²⁰ Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

²¹ For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

²² For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with food.

²³ For an odious woman when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are very wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer;

²⁶ The conies are but a feeble people, yet they make their houses in the rocks;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

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.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

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.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

¹⁸ Three things be hard to me, and utterly I know not the fourth thing;

¹⁹ the way of an eagle in heaven; the way of a serpent on a stone; the way of a ship in the middle of the sea; and the way of a man in his young waxing age.

²⁰ Such is the way of a woman adulteress, which eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I wrought not evil.

²¹ The earth is moved by three things, and by the fourth thing, which it may not sustain;

²² by a servant, when he reigneth; by a fool, when he is filled with meat;

²³ by an hateful woman, when she is taken in matrimony; and by an handmaid, when she is heir of her lady.

²⁴ Four things be the least things of the earth, and those be wiser than wise men;

²⁵ ants, a feeble people, that make ready meat in harvest to themselves;

²⁶ a hare, a people unmighty, that setteth his bed in a stone;

²⁷ a locust hath no king, and all goeth out by companies;

¹⁸ Three things be hard to me, and utterly I know not the fourth thing (or and the fourth thing I utterly know not);

¹⁹ the way of an eagle in (the) heaven(s); the way of a serpent on a stone; the way of a ship in the middle of the sea; and the way of a man in (his) young waxing age.

²⁰ Such is the way of a woman adulteress, which eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I wrought not evil. (Such is the way of an adulterous woman, who eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and then saith, I have done nothing wrong.)

²¹ The earth is moved by three things, and by the fourth thing, which it may not sustain;

²² by a servant, when he reigneth; by a fool, when he is filled with meat, (or by a fool, when he is filled full with food);

²³ by an hateful woman, when she is taken in matrimony; and by an handmaid, when she is heir of her lady, (or and by a servantess, when she is her lady’s heir).

²⁴ Four things be the least things of the earth, and those be wiser than wise men;

²⁵ ants, a feeble people, that make ready meat in harvest to themselves; (ants, a weak, or a lowly, people, that store up food for themselves at harvest time;)

²⁶ a hare, a people unmighty, that setteth his bed in a stone; (rock badgers, also an unmighty people, who make their beds among the rocks;)

²⁷ a locust, (that) hath no king, and (yet) all goeth out by companies;

¹⁸ Three things have been too wonderful for me, Yea, four that I have not known:

¹⁹ The way of the eagle in the heavens, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the heart of the sea, And the way of a man in youth.

²⁰ So — the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, 'I have not done iniquity.'

²¹ For three things hath earth been troubled, And for four — it is not able to bear:

²² For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,

²³ For a hated one when she ruleth, And a maid-servant when she succeedeth her mistress.

²⁴ Four are little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, And they prepare in summer their food,

²⁶ Conies are a people not strong, And they place in a rock their house,

²⁷ A king there is not to the locust, And it goeth out — each one shouting,