Proverbs 30:18-19

Proverbs 30:18-19

[18] There be three  things which are too wonderful  for me, yea, four  which I know  not: [19] The way  of an eagle  in the air;  the way  of a serpent  upon a rock;  the way  of a ship  in the midst  of the sea;  and the way  of a man  with a maid. 

What does Proverbs 30:18-19 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

These four "ways" (Heb. derek) have several things in common that make each of them remarkable. All are mysterious (inexplicable), non-traceable, effective in their element, and aggressive. "The way of a man with a maid" refers to the process by which a woman comes to love a man. The point of these four snapshots seems to be, that in view of remarkable phenomena such as these, arrogance is absurd and humility only reasonable (cf. Job 38-41).