Eichhörnchen kommen in der Bibel nicht vor – aber das Ansammeln schon, in beiderlei Hinsicht

Squirrels are not in the Bible. But the thing squirrels are famous for — putting food away for later — is something Scripture both commends and warns about, in passages a few pages apart. Holding those two together is the whole of the subject. The ant, commended Proverbs sends the lazy reader to an insect: Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions…