Other translations
New Catholic Bible
Among the winged creatures the bee is small, but its produce is the choicest of sweet harvests.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The bee is small among flying creatures, but what it produces is the best of sweet things.
Good News Translation®
Compared to most flying things, a bee is very small, but the honey it makes is the sweetest of foods.
Wycliffe Bible
A bee is little among birds; and his fruit hath the beginning of sweetness.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The bee is small among flying creatures, but her product is the best of sweet things.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The bee is small among flying creatures, but what it produces is the origin of sweet things.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The bee is small among flying creatures, but what it produces is the best of sweet things.
Common English Bible © 2011
The bee is small among flying creatures, but its produce is the origin of everything sweet.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The bee is least among winged creatures, but it reaps the choicest of harvests.
Revised Standard Version
The bee is small among flying creatures, but her product is the best of sweet things.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The bee is small among flying creatures, but what it produces is the best of sweet things.