Proverbs 6:6 - The Message You lazy fool, look at an ant. Watch it closely; let it teach you a thing or two. Nobody has to tell it what to do. All summer it stores up food; at harvest it stockpiles provisions. So how long are you going to laze around doing nothing? How long before you get out of bed? A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy—do you know what comes next? Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, poverty your permanent houseguest! More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways and be wise!–[Job 12:7.] American Standard Version (1901) Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: Common English Bible Go to the ant, you lazy person; observe its ways and grow wise. Catholic Public Domain Version Go to the ant, you lazy one, and consider her ways, and so learn wisdom. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom: |