Proverbs 30:24

Modern

Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:

Traditional

There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

Literal

Four things, they are small on the earth; they are wiser than wise:

Latin

Quatuor sunt minima terræ, et ipsa sunt sapientiora sapientibus:

Hebrew

English

Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:

Here is another example of number parallelism: small, seemingly insignificant animals can be surprisingly powerful and resourceful.

Theme notes and profiles

Job 12:7
But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.