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Proverbs 30:21
Under three things, a land is stirred, yea, under four, she cannot bear up:
Proverbs 30:21 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 30:21 in other translations
For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
“For three things the earth trembles, and under four, it can’t bear up:
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In context
18 Three, things there are, too difficult for me, yea, four, which I do not understand:
19 The way of an eagle in the heavens, the way of a serpent on the rock,—the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid.
20 So, is the way of a woman committing adultery,—she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no iniquity!
21 Under three things, a land is stirred, yea, under four, she cannot bear up:
22 Under a servant, when he reigneth, and a base man, when he is surfeited with food;
23 Under a hateful woman, when she is married, and a handmaid when she driveth out her mistress.
24 Four, things there are, the small of the earth,—yet, they, are wiser than the wise:
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