Proverbs 30:19-32

¹⁹The 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁸The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in king's palaces.

²⁹There are three things which go well, yes, four are comely in going:

³⁰A lion, which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

³¹A greyhound; a he-goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.

³²If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.