•  There are four things that are never satisfied:

1. The world of the dead.
2. A woman without children.
3. Dry ground that needs rain.
4. A fire burning out of control.

• There are four things that are too mysterious for me to understand:

1. An eagle flying in the sky.
2. A snake moving on a rock.
3. A ship finding it's way over the sea.
4. A man and a woman falling in love.

• There are four things that the earth itself cannot tolerate:

1. A slave who becomes a king.
2. A fool who has all he wants to eat.
3. A hateful woman who gets married.
4. A servant-girl who takes the place of her mistress.

• There are four animals in the world that are small, but very, very clever:

1. Ants: they are weak, but they store up food in the summer.
2. Rock-badgers: they are not strong either, but they make their homes among the rocks.
3. Locusts: they have no king, but they move in formation.
4. Lizards: you can hold one in your hand, but you can find them in palaces.

• There are four things that are impressive to watch as they walk:

1. Lions, strongest of all animals and afraid of none.
2. Goats.
3. Strutting cocks.
4. Kings in front of their people.

-BIBLE PROVERBS 30:15-16,18-19,21-31

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