Proverbs 30:15-33

15The leech has two daughters— Give and Give! There are three things that are never satisfied, Four never say, “Enough!”:

16The grave, The barren womb, The earth that is not satisfied with water— And the fire never says, “Enough!”

17The eye that mocks his father, And scorns obedience to his mother, The ravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young eagles will eat it.

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

19The way of an eagle in the air, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the midst of the sea, And the way of a man with a virgin.

20This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, “I have done no wickedness.”

21For three things the earth is perturbed, Yes, for four it cannot bear up:

22For a servant when he reigns, A fool when he is filled with food,

23A hateful woman when she is married, And a maidservant who succeeds her mistress.

24There are four things which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise:

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

26The rock badgers are a feeble folk, Yet they make their homes in the crags;

27The locusts have no king, Yet they all advance in ranks;

28The spider skillfully grasps with its hands, And it is in kings’ palaces.

29There are three things which are majestic in pace, Yes, four which are stately in walk:

30A lion, which is mighty among beasts And does not turn away from any;

31A greyhound, A male goat also, And a king whose troops are with him.

32If you have been foolish in exalting yourself, Or if you have devised evil, put your hand on your mouth.

33For as the churning of milk produces butter, And wringing the nose produces blood, So the forcing of wrath produces strife.