Proverbs 30
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Proverbs 30:18-31

18Three things are too amazing to me, even four that I cannot understand:

19an eagle making its way through the sky, a snake making its way over a rock, a ship making its way through high seas, a man making his way with a virgin.

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

21Three things cause the earth to tremble, even four it cannot bear up under:

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

23a woman who is unloved when she gets married, a maid when she replaces her mistress.

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

25Ants are not a strong species, yet they store their food in summer.

26Rock badgers are not a mighty species, yet they make their home in the rocks.

27Locusts have no king, yet all of them divide into swarms by instinct.

28A lizard you can hold in your hands, yet it can even be found in royal palaces.

29There are three things that walk with dignity, even four that march with dignity:

30a lion, mightiest among animals, which turns away from nothing,

31a strutting rooster, a male goat, a king at the head of his army.

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