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20 Such is also the way of an adulterous woman, who eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith: I have done no evil.

21 By three things the earth is disturbed, and the fourth it cannot bear:

22 By a slave when he reigneth: by a fool when he is filled with meat:

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20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman:
    She eats and wipes her mouth
    and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’(A)

21 “Under three things the earth trembles,
    under four it cannot bear up:
22 a servant who becomes king,(B)
    a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,

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