Proverbs 30:25
Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
In context
22 a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat, 23 a contemptible woman who gets married, and a servant who displaces her mistress.
24 “Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise: 25 Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer; 26 hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags; 27 locusts 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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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 30:25 in the KJV
The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 30:25 in the ESV
the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;