Proverbs 30:24-33 ▼

24 Four things are small on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise:

25 The ants are not a strong folk, But they prepare their food in the summer;

26 The badgers are not mighty folk, Yet they make their houses in the rocks;

27 The locusts have no king, Yet all of them go out in ranks;

28 The lizard you may grasp with the hands, Yet it is in kings’ palaces.

29 There are three things which are stately in their march, Even four which are stately when they walk:

30 The lion which is mighty among beasts And does not retreat before any,

31 The strutting cock, the male goat also, And a king when his army is with him.

32 If you have been foolish in exalting yourself Or if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth.

33 For the churning of milk produces butter, And pressing the nose brings forth blood; So the churning of anger produces strife.