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- "The eye that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.
- "There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand:
- the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden.
- "This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, 'I've done nothing wrong.'
- "Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
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- The eye that mocks a father And scorns a mother, The ravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young eagles will eat it.
- There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Four which I do not understand:
- The way of an eagle in the sky, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the middle of the sea, And the way of a man with a maid.
- This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, "I have done no wrong."
- Under three things the earth quakes, And under four, it cannot bear up:
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- a servant who becomes king, a fool who is full of food,
- an unloved woman who is married, and a maidservant who displaces her mistress.
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- Under a slave when he becomes king, And a fool when he is satisfied with food,
- Under an unloved woman when she gets a husband, And a maidservant when she supplants her mistress.
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