But it stores up its food in summer. It gathers its food at harvest time.
A child who gathers crops in summer is wise. But a child who sleeps at harvest time brings shame.
You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family. It will also feed your female servants.
The first are ants, which aren’t very strong. But they store up their food in the summer.
You lazy people, how long will you lie there? When will you get up from your sleep?
In this way, they will store up true riches for themselves. It will provide a firm basis for the next life. Then they will take hold of the life that really is life.