He who gathers in summer is a wise son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest.
The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother Is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, And will share an inheritance among the brothers.
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise,
He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,