24 Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise: 25 The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer; 26 the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;
Proverbs 30:24–26
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Proverbs 6:5–7
5 Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler. 6 Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. 7 Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler,
Sirach 11:2–4
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Job 12:6–8
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Sirach 16:26–28
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Psalms 104:17–19
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Psalms 49:19–20
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Proverbs 10:4–6
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Baruch 3:31–33
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