A son who gathers in summer is prudent, but a son who sleeps in harvest brings shame.
Proverbs 30:25 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer; More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their meat in the summer; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The ants are a people not strong, yet they lay up their food in the summer; [Prov. 6:6.] American Standard Version (1901) The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer; Common English Bible Ants as creatures aren’t strong, but they store away their food in the summer. Catholic Public Domain Version the ants, an infirm people who provide food for themselves at the harvest, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The ants, a feeble people, which provide themselves food in the harvest: |
A son who gathers in summer is prudent, but a son who sleeps in harvest brings shame.