Proverbs 30:24-33 ▼

24 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;

26 Badgers—a species not mighty, yet they make their home in the crags;

27 Locusts—they have no king, yet they march forth in formation;

28 Lizards—you can catch them with your hands, yet they find their way into kings’ palaces.

29 Three things are stately in their stride, yes, four are stately in their carriage:

30 The lion, mightiest of beasts, retreats before nothing;

31 The strutting cock, and the he-goat, and the king at the head of his people.

32 If you have foolishly been proud or presumptuous—put your hand on your mouth;

33 For as the churning of milk produces curds, and the pressing of the nose produces blood, the churning of anger produces strife.