מִי שֶׁהוּא קָטָן יָכוֹל לְהֵעָשׂוֹת גָּדוֹל, וּמִי שֶׁהוּא גָּדוֹל יָכוֹל לְהֵעָשׂוֹת קָטָן

ביטוי (אנגלית)

He who is small can become big, and he who is big can become small.

הגדרה (אנגלית)

The way of the world is that people’s statuses can change, for better or for worse.

("Rabbi Simon said, this is one of four similar scriptural readings, small and great are mentioned there; in this world, he who is small can become great, and he who is great can become small" – Ruth Rabbah (Lerner) chapter 3.)