Proverbs 30:21
Under three things the earth trembles; under four it cannot bear up:
In context
18 Three things are too wonderful for me; four I do not understand: 19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a virgin.
20 This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, “I have done no wrong.”
21 Under three things the earth trembles; under four it cannot bear up: 22 a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food; 23 an unloved woman when she gets a husband, and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.
24 Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise:
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 30:21 in the KJV
For three things the earth is disquieted, And for four which it cannot bear:
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 30:21 in the NIV
“Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: