18 There be three things hid from me: yea, four that I know not:

19 The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a stone, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid.

20 Such is the way also of an adulterous woman: she eateth and [a]wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have not committed iniquity.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:20 She hath her desires, and after counterfeiteth as though she were an honest woman.

18 “There are three things that are too amazing for me,
    four that I do not understand:
19 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 young woman.

20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman:
    She eats and wipes her mouth
    and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’(A)

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