Proverbs 30:19-23

The Message

Four Mysteries

^18-19Three things amaze me,
no, four things I’ll never understand—

        how an eagle flies so high in the sky,
        how a snake glides over a rock,
        how a ship navigates the ocean,
        why adolescents act the way they do.

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²⁰Here’s how a prostitute operates:
she has sex with her client,
Takes a bath,
then asks, “Who’s next?”

Four Intolerables

^21-23Three things are too much for even the earth to bear,
yes, four things shake its foundations—

        when the janitor becomes the boss,
        when a fool gets rich,
        when a prostitute is voted “woman of the year,”
        when a “girlfriend” replaces a faithful wife.

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