22 aFor a servant when he reigns,
A fool when he is filled with food,
23 A
1 hateful
woman when she is married,
And a maidservant who succeeds her mistress.
24 There are four
things which are little on the earth,
But they
are exceedingly wise:
25 aThe ants
are a people not strong,
Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
26 aThe
1 rock badgers are a feeble folk,
Yet they make their homes in the crags;
27 The locusts have no king,
Yet they all advance in ranks;
28 The
1 spider skillfully grasps with its hands,
And it is in kings’ palaces.
29 There are three
things which are majestic in pace,
Yes, four
which are stately in walk:
30 A lion,
which is mighty among beasts
And does not turn away from any;
31 A
1 greyhound,
A male goat also,
And
1 a king
whose troops
are with him.
32 If you have been foolish in exalting yourself,
Or if you have devised evil,
aput your hand on
your mouth.
33 For
as the churning of milk produces butter,
And wringing the nose produces blood,
So the forcing of wrath produces strife.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
