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26 The [a](A)shephanim are not a mighty people,
Yet they make their houses in the cliff;
27 The locusts have no king,
Yet all of them go out in (B)rank;
28 The lizard you may grasp with the hands,
Yet it is in kings’ palaces.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:26 Small, shy, furry animals (Hyrax syriacus)

26 hyraxes(A) are creatures of little power,
    yet they make their home in the crags;
27 locusts(B) have no king,
    yet they advance together in ranks;
28 a lizard can be caught with the hand,
    yet it is found in kings’ palaces.

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