God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also.

It will come about that the rod of the man whom I choose will sprout. Thus I will lessen from upon Myself the grumblings of the sons of Israel, who are grumbling against you.”

then wrote Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe and the rest of their colleagues, the judges and the lesser governors, the officials, the secretaries, the men of Erech, the Babylonians, the men of Susa, that is, the Elamites,

“I could strengthen you with my mouth,
And the solace of my lips could lessen your pain.

But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.