Proverbs 6

Against Sloth

6 Go to the ant, lazy!

Consider its ways and be wise.

7 It has no chief,

officer, or ruler.

8 In the summer, it prepares its food;

in the harvest, it gathers its sustenance.

9 How long will you lie down, lazy?

When will you rise up from your sleep?

10 A little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands for rest—

11 like a robber*Literally "one who walks," that is, a vagabond shall your poverty come,

and what you lack like an armed man.