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For three things the earth is perturbed, Yes, for four it cannot bear up:
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For a servant when he reigns, A fool when he is filled with food,
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A hateful woman when she is married, And a maidservant who succeeds her mistress.
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There are four things which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise:
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The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
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The rock badgers are a feeble folk, Yet they make their homes in the crags;
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The locusts have no king, Yet they all advance in ranks;
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The spider skillfully grasps with its hands, And it is in kings' palaces.
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There are three things which are majestic in pace, Yes, four which are stately in walk:
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A lion, which is mighty among beasts And does not turn away from any;
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A greyhound, A male goat also, And a king whose troops are with him.