Then he set out this list: “There are three things that have proved too wonderful for me, and four that I have not come to know: the way of an eagle in the heavens, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship in the heart of the sea and the way of an able - bodied man with a maiden. ” ​ — Proverbs 30: 18, 19.
Seejärel ta tõi ära järgneva loetelu: „Kolm asja on mulle väga imelised, jah, neli on, mida ma ei mõista: kotka tee taeva all, mao tee kalju peal, laeva tee keset merd ja mehe tee neitsi juurde! ” — Õpetussõnad 30: 18, 19.