Proverbs 30:22-33 in English

²² For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;

²³ For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;

²⁶ The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;

²⁸ The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings’ palaces.

²⁹ There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately in going:

³⁰ The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any;

³¹ The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.

³² If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.

³³ For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

²² For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

²³ For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

²⁶ The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

²⁸ The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.

²⁹ There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

³⁰ A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

³¹ A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.

³² If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

³³ Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

²² For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

²³ For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

²⁶ The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

²⁸ The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.

²⁹ There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

³⁰ A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

³¹ A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.

³² If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

³³ Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

²² if a servant reign; or a fool be filled with food;

²³ or if a maidservant should cast out her own mistress; and if a hateful woman should marry a good man.

²⁴ And there are four very little things upon the earth, but these are wiser than the wise:

²⁵ the ants which are weak, and yet prepare their food in summer;

²⁶ the rabbits also are a feeble race, who make their houses in the rocks.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, and yet march orderly at one command.

²⁸ And the eft, which supports itself by its hands, and is easily taken, dwells in the fortresses of kings.

²⁹ And there are three things which go well, and a fourth which passes along finely.

³⁰ A lion's whelp, stronger than all other beasts, which turns not away, nor fears any beast;

³¹ and a cock walking in boldly among the hens, and the goat leading the herd; and a king publicly speaking before a nation.

³² If you abandon yourself to mirth, and stretch forth your hand in a quarrel, you shall be disgraced.

³³ Milk out milk, and there shall be butter, and if you wing one's nostrils there shall come out blood: so if you extort words, there will come forth quarrels and strifes.

²² For a servant when he is king; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

²³ For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their meat in the summer;

²⁶ The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

²⁸ The lizard taketh hold with her hands, yet is she in kings’ palaces,

²⁹ There be three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going:

³⁰ The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

³¹ The greyhound; the he-goat also; and the king, against whom there is no rising up.

³² If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

³³ For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

²² What a slave does who becomes a king, a foolish person eating too much food,

²³ what a woman who is hated does when she gets married, and what a female servant does when she becomes the boss instead of her mistress.

²⁴ There are four animals on the earth that are small, but they are very wise:

²⁵ Ants are not strong, but they store up food during the summer in order to have it during the winter.

²⁶ Rock badgers also are not strong, but they make their homes among the rocks where they will be safe.

²⁷ Locusts do not have a king, but they march like the soldiers in an army.

²⁸ Lizards/Geckos are very small and you can hold them in your hand, but they are cleverly able to get inside kings' palaces.

²⁹ There are four animals that strut around and look very impressive while they walk DOU:

³⁰ Lions, which are stronger than all other animals and are not afraid of any of them;

³¹ male goats, strutting roosters, and kings who ◄parade/walk proudly back and forth► in front of the people whom they rule.

³² If you have acted foolishly, exalting yourself, or if you been planning to do something evil, stop it immediately IDM!

³³ If you churn milk, it produces butter/curds, and if you hit someone hard on his nose, his nose bleeds; similarly, if you do something to cause people to become angry, strife usually results.

²² if a servant reign; or a fool be filled with food;

²³ or if a maidservant should cast out her own mistress; and if a hateful woman should marry a good man.

²⁴ And there are four very little things upon the earth, but these are wiser than the wise:

²⁵ the ants which are weak, and yet prepare their food in summer;

²⁶ the rabbits also are a feeble race, who make their houses in the rocks.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, and yet march orderly at one command.

²⁸ And the eft, which supports itself by its hands, and is easily taken, dwells in the fortresses of kings.

²⁹ And there are three things which go well, and a fourth which passes along finely.

³⁰ A lion's whelp, stronger than all other beasts, which turns not away, nor fears any beast;

³¹ and a cock walking in boldly amongst the hens, and the goat leading the herd; and a king publicly speaking before a nation.

³² If you abandon yourself to mirth, and stretch forth your hand in a quarrel, you shall be disgraced.

³³ Milk out milk, and there shall be butter, and if you wing one's nostrils there shall come out blood: so if you extort words, there will come forth quarrels and strifes.

²² For a servant when he is king, a fool when he is filled with food,

²³ for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ “There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:

²⁵ The ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.

²⁶ The hyraxes are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

²⁸ You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.

²⁹ “There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:

³⁰ The lion, which is mightiest among animals, and doesn’t turn away for any;

³¹ the greyhound; the male goat; and the king against whom there is no rising up.

³² “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.

³³ For as the churning of milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”

²² For a servant when he is king, a fool when he is filled with food,

²³ for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ “There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:

²⁵ The ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.

²⁶ The hyraxes are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

²⁸ You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.

²⁹ “There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:

³⁰ The lion, which is mightiest among animals, and doesn’t turn away for any;

³¹ the greyhound; the male goat; and the king against whom there is no rising up.

³² “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.

³³ For as the churning of milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”

²² For a servant when he is king, a fool when he is filled with food,

²³ for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ “There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:

²⁵ The ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.

²⁶ The hyraxes are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

²⁸ You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.

²⁹ “There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:

³⁰ The lion, which is mightiest amongst animals, and doesn’t turn away for any;

³¹ the greyhound; the male goat; and the king against whom there is no rising up.

³² “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.

³³ For as the churning of milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”

²² A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;

²³ A hated woman when she is married; and a servant-girl who takes the place of her master's wife.

²⁴ There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are very wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, but they put by a store of food in the summer;

²⁶ The conies are only a feeble people, but they make their houses in the rocks;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, but they all go out in bands;

²⁸ You may take the lizard in your hands, but it is in kings' houses.

²⁹ There are three things whose steps are good to see, even four whose goings are fair:

³⁰ The lion, which is strongest among beasts, not turning from his way for any;

³¹ The war-horse, and the he-goat, and the king when his army is with him.

³² If you have done foolishly in lifting yourself up, or if you have had evil designs, put your hand over your mouth.

³³ The shaking of milk makes butter, and the twisting of the nose makes blood come: so the forcing of wrath is a cause of fighting.

²² Under a servant when he reigneth, and a churl when he is filled with meat;

²³ under an odious woman when she is married, and a handmaid when she is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There are four things little upon the earth, and they are exceeding wise:

²⁵ The ants, a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;

²⁶ the rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet they make their house in the cliff;

²⁷ the locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands;

²⁸ thou takest hold of the lizard with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.

²⁹ There are three things which have a stately step, and four are comely in going:

³⁰ The lion, mighty among beasts, which turneth not away for any;

³¹ a horse girt in the loins; or the he-goat; and a king, against whom none can rise up.

³² If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay the hand upon thy mouth.

³³ For the pressing of milk bringeth forth butter, and the pressing of the nose bringeth forth blood; and the pressing of anger bringeth forth strife.

²² By a slave when he reigneth: by a fool when he is filled with meat:

²³ By an odious woman when she is married: and by a bondwoman when she is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There are four very little things of the earth, and they are wiser than the wise:

²⁵ The ants, a feeble people, which provide themselves food in the harvest:

²⁶ The rabbit, a weak people, which maketh its bed in the rock:

²⁷ The locust hath no king, yet they all go out by their bands.

²⁸ The stellio supporteth itself on hands, and dwelleth in kings’ houses.

²⁹ There are three things, which go well, and the fourth that walketh happily:

³⁰ A lion, the strongest of beasts, who hath no fear of any thing he meeteth:

³¹ A cock girded about the loins: and a ram: and a king, whom none can resist.

³² There is that hath appeared a fool after he was lifted up on high: for if he had understood, he would have laid his hand upon his mouth.

³³ And he that strongly squeezeth the papa to bring out milk, straineth out butter: and he that violently bloweth his nose, bringeth out blood: and he that provoketh wrath bringeth forth strife.

²² a slave becoming a king, a stupid person eating like a pig,

²³ an unbearable woman getting married, and a maidservant taking her mistress's place.

²⁴ There are four things on earth that are small, but very wise:

²⁵ Ants—they're not strong, but they work hard all summer storing up food.

²⁶ Hyraxes—they don't have much power, but they make their homes in the rock.

²⁷ Locusts—they don't have a king, but they all march in line abreast.

²⁸ Lizards—you can catch them in your hands, but they live in the king's palace.

²⁹ There are three things that are glorious to watch as they walk, four that look dignified as they move:

³⁰ The lion, supreme among wild animals, who isn't frightened of anything.

³¹ The strutting starling, the male goat, and a king with his army.

³² If you have been foolishly boasting about yourself, or if you've been planning to do something wrong, stop and put your hand over your mouth.

³³ Just as churning milk produces butter, and twisting someone's nose makes it bleed, so stirring up anger causes arguments.

²² For a seruant when he reigneth, and a foole when he is filled with meate,

²³ For the hatefull woman, when she is married, and for a handmaid that is heire to her mistres.

²⁴ These be foure small things in the earth, yet they are wise and full of wisedome:

²⁵ The pismires a people not strong, yet prepare they their meate in sommer:

²⁶ The conies a people not mightie, yet make their houses in the rocke:

²⁷ The grashopper hath no King, yet goe they forth all by bandes:

²⁸ The spider taketh holde with her handes, and is in Kings palaces.

²⁹ There be three thinges that order well their going: yea, foure are comely in going,

³⁰ A lyon which is strong among beastes, and turneth not at the sight of any:

³¹ A lusty grayhound, and a goate, and a King against whom there is no rising vp.

³² If thou hast bene foolish in lifting thy selfe vp, and if thou hast thought wickedly, lay thine hand vpon thy mouth.

³³ When one churneth milke, he bringeth foorth butter: and he that wringeth his nose, causeth blood to come out: so he that forceth wrath, bringeth foorth strife.

²² For a servant when he reigneth; and a churl when he is filled with food;

²³ For an odious woman when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;

²⁶ The rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the crags;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

²⁸ The spider thou canst take with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.

²⁹ There are three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going:

³⁰ The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

³¹ The greyhound; the he-goat also; and the king, against whom there is no rising up.

³² If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast planned devices, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.

³³ For the churning of milk bringeth forth curd, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

²² For a servant when he reigneth; And a fool when he is filled with meat;

²³ For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There be four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

²⁶ The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;

²⁸ The spider taketh hold with her hands, And is in kings’ palaces.

²⁹ There be three things which go well, Yea, four are comely in going:

³⁰ A lion which is strongest among beasts, And turneth not away for any;

³¹ A greyhound; a he goat also; And a king, against whom there is no rising up.

³² If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, Lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

³³ Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

²² Under a servant when he becometh king, and a worthless fool when he hath eaten enough bread;

²³ Under an odious woman when she is married, and a bond-woman when she dispossesseth her mistress.

²⁴ There are four which are the little ones of the earth, and they are nevertheless exceedingly wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, therefore do they prepare in the summer their food;

²⁶ The conies are but a feeble people, therefore do they place on the rocks their houses;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, and yet they go forth in troops altogether;

²⁸ The spider thou canst catch with thy hands, and yet she is in the palaces of a king.

²⁹ Three there are that have a stately step, and four, that are stately in going:

³⁰ The lion, the mightiest among beasts, who turneth not round from before any one;

³¹ The light-legged greyhound, and the he-goat; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.

³² If thou hast become degraded by lifting up thyself, or if thou hast devised evil, put thy hand to thy mouth:

³³ For the pressure of milk bringeth forth butter, and the pressure of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the pressure of wrath bringeth forth strife.

²² Under a servant when he becometh a king, And a fool when he is filled with bread;

²³ Under an odious woman when she becometh a wife, And a handmaid when she becometh heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There are four things which are small upon the earth, Yet are they wise, instructed in wisdom.

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare in the summer their food.

²⁶ The conies are a feeble people, Yet do they make their houses in the rocks.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, Yet do they all go forth in bands.

²⁸ The lizard seizeth with its hands, And is in king's palaces.

²⁹ These three have a graceful step; Yea, four are graceful in their walk:

³⁰ The lion, the hero among beasts, Which turneth not back for any;

³¹ The loin-girded war-horse, the he-goat, And a king who cannot be withstood.

³² If thou hast been foolish in lifting thyself up, And hast meditated evil, Put thy hand on thy mouth!

³³ For, as the pressing of milk bringeth forth cheese, And as the pressing of the nose bringeth forth blood, So the pressing of anger bringeth forth strife.

²² For a servant when he is king; a fool when he is filled with food;

²³ for an unloved (wife) when her husband takes her (back); and a servant who is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ “There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:

²⁵ the ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.

²⁶ The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

²⁸ You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.

²⁹ “There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:

³⁰ The lion, which is mightiest among animals, and does not turn away for any;

³¹ the greyhound, the billy-goat and the king when his army is with him.

³² “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.

³³ For as the churning of milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood; so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”

²² a slave when he becomes king; a fool when he is filled with food;

²³ a hated woman when she marries; and a maid when she takes the place of her mistress.

²⁴ Four things on earth are small and yet they are very wise:

²⁵ the ants are creatures that are not strong, but they prepare their food in the summer;

²⁶ the rock badgers are not mighty creatures, but they make their homes in the rocks.

²⁷ Locusts have no king, but all of them march in rank.

²⁸ As for the lizard, you can hold it in your two hands, yet they are found in kings' palaces.

²⁹ There are three things that are stately in their stride and four that are stately in how they walk:

³⁰ a lion, strongest among wild animals— it does not turn away from anything;

³¹ a strutting rooster; a goat; and a king whose soldiers are beside him.

³² If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil— put your hand over your mouth.

³³ As churning milk makes butter and as one's nose will produce blood if it is twisted, so deeds done in anger produce conflict.

²² For a servant when he is king, a fool when he is filled with food,

²³ for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ “There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:

²⁵ The ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.

²⁶ The hyraxes are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

²⁸ You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.

²⁹ “There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:

³⁰ The lion, which is mightiest among animals, and doesn’t turn away for any;

³¹ the greyhound; the male goat; and the king against whom there is no rising up.

³² “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.

³³ For as the churning of milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”

²² For a servant when he is king, a fool when he is filled with food,

²³ for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ “There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:

²⁵ The ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.

²⁶ The hyraxes are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

²⁸ You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.

²⁹ “There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:

³⁰ The lion, which is mightiest amongst animals, and doesn’t turn away for any;

³¹ the greyhound; the male goat; and the king against whom there is no rising up.

³² “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.

³³ For as the churning of milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”

²² For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with food.

²³ For an odious woman when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are very wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer;

²⁶ The conies are but a feeble people, yet they make their houses in the rocks;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

²⁸ The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in king's palaces.

²⁹ There are three things which go well, yes, four are comely in going:

³⁰ A lion, which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

³¹ A greyhound; a he-goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.

³² If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.

³³ Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

²² For a servant when he is king, a fool when he is filled with food,

²³ for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ “There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:

²⁵ The ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.

²⁶ The hyraxes are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

²⁸ You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.

²⁹ “There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:

³⁰ The lion, which is mightiest among animals, and doesn’t turn away for any;

³¹ the greyhound; the male goat; and the king against whom there is no rising up.

³² “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.

³³ For as the churning of milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”

²² For a servant when he is king, a fool when he is filled with food,

²³ for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.

²⁴ “There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:

²⁵ The ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.

²⁶ The hyraxes are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

²⁸ You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.

²⁹ “There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:

³⁰ The lion, which is mightiest amongst animals, and doesn’t turn away for any;

³¹ the greyhound; the male goat; and the king against whom there is no rising up.

³² “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.

³³ For as the churning of milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”

²² by a servant, when he reigneth; by a fool, when he is filled with meat;

²³ by an hateful woman, when she is taken in matrimony; and by an handmaid, when she is heir of her lady.

²⁴ Four things be the least things of the earth, and those be wiser than wise men;

²⁵ ants, a feeble people, that make ready meat in harvest to themselves;

²⁶ a hare, a people unmighty, that setteth his bed in a stone;

²⁷ a locust hath no king, and all goeth out by companies;

²⁸ a lizard enforceth or endeavoureth with hands, and dwelleth in the houses of kings.

²⁹ Three things there be, that go well, and the fourth thing, that goeth richly, either by prosperity.

³⁰ A lion, strongest of beasts, shall not dread, at the meeting of any man;

³¹ a cock, girded up the loins; and a ram, and a king, and none there is that shall against-stand him.

³² He that appeareth a fool, after that he is raised up on high; for if he had understood, he had set his hand on his mouth.

³³ Forsooth he that thrusteth strongly teats, to draw out milk, thrusteth out butter; and he that smiteth greatly, draweth out blood; and he that stirreth ires, bringeth forth discords.

²² by a servant, when he reigneth; by a fool, when he is filled with meat, (or by a fool, when he is filled full with food);

²³ by an hateful woman, when she is taken in matrimony; and by an handmaid, when she is heir of her lady, (or and by a servantess, when she is her lady’s heir).

²⁴ Four things be the least things of the earth, and those be wiser than wise men;

²⁵ ants, a feeble people, that make ready meat in harvest to themselves; (ants, a weak, or a lowly, people, that store up food for themselves at harvest time;)

²⁶ a hare, a people unmighty, that setteth his bed in a stone; (rock badgers, also an unmighty people, who make their beds among the rocks;)

²⁷ a locust, (that) hath no king, and (yet) all goeth out by companies;

²⁸ a lizard, enforceth with hands, and dwelleth in the houses of kings. (and a lizard, that endeavoureth with his hands, and liveth in palaces.)

²⁹ Three things there be, that go well, (or And there be three things, that go well), and the fourth thing, that goeth richly, or wellsomely.

³⁰ A lion, strongest of beasts, shall not dread, at the meeting of any man; (A lion, the strongest of beasts, that shall not fear the meeting of any man;)

³¹ a cock, girded up the loins; and a ram, (and a king), and none there is that shall against-stand him. (a strutting rooster; and a ram; and a king for whom there is no one who shall stand up against him.)

³² He that appeareth a fool, after that he is raised up on high; for if he had understood, he had set (his) hand on his mouth. (Now, if thou hath been a fool, and hath raised up thyself on high, and hath imagined evil; then set thy hand upon thy mouth, and be silent.)

³³ Forsooth he that thrusteth strongly teats, to draw out milk, thrusteth out butter; and he that smiteth greatly, draweth out blood; and he that stirreth ires, bringeth forth discords. (For he who strongly thrusteth teats to draw out milk, thrusteth out butter; and he who greatly striketh, draweth out blood; and he who stirreth up anger, bringeth forth discords.)

²² For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,

²³ For a hated one when she ruleth, And a maid-servant when she succeedeth her mistress.

²⁴ Four are little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise:

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, And they prepare in summer their food,

²⁶ Conies are a people not strong, And they place in a rock their house,

²⁷ A king there is not to the locust, And it goeth out — each one shouting,

²⁸ A spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a king.

²⁹ Three there are going well, Yea, four are good in going:

³⁰ An old lion — mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of any,

³¹ A girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king — no rising up with him.

³² If thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil — hand to mouth!

³³ For the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife!