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So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, 'I have done nothing wrong.'
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"For three things the earth tremble, And under four, it can't bear up:
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For a servant when he is king; A fool when he is filled with food;
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For an unloved woman when she is married; And a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.
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"There are four things which are little on the earth, But they are exceeding wise:
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The ants are not a strong people, Yet they provide their food in the summer;
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The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks;
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The locusts have no king, Yet they advance in ranks;
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You can catch a lizard with your hands, Yet she is in kings' palaces.
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"There are three things which are stately in their march, Four which are stately in going:
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The lion, which is mightiest among animals, And doesn't turn away for any;