Proverbs 6:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Go to the ant, you slacker! Observe its ways and become wise. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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: |
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.
The slacker craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent is fully satisfied.
A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge, but the path of the upright is a raised road.
The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth!
The slacker does not plough during planting season; at harvest time he looks, and there is nothing.
The slacker says, ‘There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square! ’
ants are not a strong people, yet they store up their food in the summer;
How long will you stay in bed, you slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s feeding trough, but Israel does not know; my people do not understand.’
Even storks in the sky know their seasons. Turtledoves, swallows, and cranes are aware of their migration, but my people do not know the requirements of the Lord.
‘His master replied to him, “You evil, lazy servant! If you knew that I reap where I haven’t sown and gather where I haven’t scattered,
Consider the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?
Do not lack diligence in zeal; be fervent in the Spirit; , serve the Lord.
so that you won’t become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance.