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There are three things, the wonder of which overcomes me, even four things outside my knowledge:
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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.
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This is the way of a false wife; she takes food, and, cleaning her mouth, says, I have done no wrong.
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For three things the earth is moved, and there are four which it will not put up with:
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A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;
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A hated woman when she is married; and a servant-girl who takes the place of her master's wife.
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There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are very wise:
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The ants are a people not strong, but they put by a store of food in the summer;
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The conies are only a feeble people, but they make their houses in the rocks;
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The locusts have no king, but they all go out in bands;
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You may take the lizard in your hands, but it is in kings' houses.