Proverbs 30:21
“Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
In context
18 “There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand: 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.’
21 “Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: 22 a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat, 23 a contemptible woman who gets married, and a servant who displaces her mistress.
24 “Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 30:21 in the KJV
For three things the earth is disquieted, And for four which it cannot bear:
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 30:21 in the ESV
Under three things the earth trembles; under four it cannot bear up: