24. There are four things which are little upon eretz, but they are exceeding chachamim:
25. The nemalim (ants) are an am (people) not strong, yet they store up their lechem in the kayitz (summer);
26. The badgers are but a feeble folk, yet they make their bais in the rocks;
27. The arbeh (locusts) have no melech, yet they go forth all of them in ranks;
28. The lizard can be held in the hands, yet is in heikhelot (palaces) of a melech.
29. There are shloshah which are majestic in stride, indeed, four are stately in walk:
30. A lion which is gibbor among behemah (beasts), and retreateth not from any;
31. The strutting rooster; the he-goat also; and a melech, when his army is with him.
32. If thou hast done foolishly in exalting thyself, or if thou hast devised rah, lay thine yad upon thy peh.
33. Surely the churning of cholov (milk) bringeth forth khemah (butter), and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth dahm; so the stirring up of anger bringeth forth strife.