6 Go to the ant, you *6:6 Lit idle onelazy one,

Observe its ways and be wise,

7 Which, having no chief,

Officer, or ruler,

8 Prepares its food in the summer

And gathers its provision in the harvest.

9 How long will you lie down, you *6:9 Lit idle onelazy one?

When will you arise from your sleep?

10 "A little sleep, a little slumber,

A little folding of the hands to *6:10 Lit lie downrest,"

11 Then your poverty will come in like a *6:11 Lit one who moves aboutdrifter,

And your need like *6:11 Lit a man with a shieldan armed man.