Proverbs 30:21
19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
20 This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
22 a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
23 an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
- KJV
- For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
- WEB
- “For three things the earth trembles, and under four, it can’t bear up:
- ASV
- For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, [which] it cannot bear:
- DARBY
- Under three [things] the earth is disquieted, and under four it cannot bear up:
- BLB
- For three things the earth has trembled, and for four it is not able to bear up:
- ÅB
- Under tre skjelver jorden, og under fire kan den ikke holde ut:
- OTB
- Under tre ting skjelver jorden, under fire kan den ikke holde ut:
- B1930
- Under tre skjelver jorden, og under fire kan den ikke holde ut: