23. Under a hated woman who marries, And a female servant who supplants her mistress.
24. There are four matters Which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise:
25. The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
26. The rock badgers are a weak folk, Yet they make their homes in the crags;
27. The locusts have no sovereign, Yet they all go out in formation;
28. A spider takes hold with two hands, And is in sovereigns’ palaces.
29. There are three matters That are going well, And four are good in walking:
30. A lion, which is mighty among beasts And does not turn away from facing all;
31. A greyhound, and a male goat, And a sovereign whose army is with him.
32. If you have been foolish in lifting up yourself, Or if you have plotted evil, Put your hand on your mouth.