21 The earth trembles under three things;
it cannot bear up under four:
22 a servant when he becomes king,(A)
a fool when he is stuffed with food,
23 an unloved woman when she marries,(B)
and a servant girl when she ousts her queen.

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21 “Under three things the earth trembles,
    under four it cannot bear up:
22 a servant who becomes king,(A)
    a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
23 a contemptible woman who gets married,
    and a servant who displaces her mistress.

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I have seen slaves on horses,(A)
but princes walking on the ground like slaves.(B)

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I have seen slaves on horseback,
    while princes go on foot like slaves.(A)

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