Proverbs 10:5

English Standard Version 2016

He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.

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she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest.

the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;

He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and reproach.

A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.

Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

When the grass is gone and the new growth appears and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,