Proverbs 30:23-25
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
23 Under an unloved woman who is wed,
and a maidservant who displaces her mistress.
24 [a]Four things are among the smallest on the earth,
and yet are exceedingly wise:
25 Ants—a species not strong,
yet they store up their food in the summer;
Footnotes
- 30:24–28 The creatures may be small, but they are wise in knowing how to govern themselves—the definition of wisdom. Badgers: the rock badger is able to live on rocky heights that provide security from its enemies. Locusts: though vulnerable individually their huge swarms are impossible to deflect.
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