Proverbs 6:6-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Laziness
6 Go to the ant,(A) you slacker!(B)
Observe its ways and become wise.
7 Without leader, administrator, or ruler,
8 it prepares its provisions in summer;
it gathers its food during harvest.(C)
9 How long will you stay in bed, you slacker?
When will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to rest,(D)
11 and your poverty will come like a robber,
your need, like a bandit.(E)
Proverbs 6:6-11
New International Version
Proverbs 6:6-11
King James Version
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
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Proverbs 30:25
Holman Christian Standard Bible
25 the ants are not a strong people,
yet they store up their food in the summer;(A)
Proverbs 30:25
New International Version
25 Ants are creatures of little strength,
yet they store up their food in the summer;(A)
Proverbs 30:25
King James Version
25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
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