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19 
The way of an eagle in the air,
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.
20 
This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth
And says, “I have done no wrong.”

21 
Under three things the earth is disquieted and quakes,
And under four it cannot bear up:

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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)

21 “Under three things the earth trembles,
    under four it cannot bear up:

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