Proverbs 6:6-11

English Standard Version

⁶^(A)Go to ^(B)the ant, O ^(C)sluggard;
    consider her ways, and ^(D)be wise.
⁷^(E)Without having any chief,
    ^(F)officer, or ruler,
⁸she prepares her bread ^(G)in summer
    and ^(H)gathers her food in harvest.
⁹^(I)How long will you lie there, ^(J)O sluggard?
    When will you arise from your sleep?
¹⁰^(K)A little sleep, a little slumber,
    ^(L)a little ^(M)folding of the hands to rest,
¹¹^(N)and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
    and want like an armed man.

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Proverbs 6:6-11

Amplified Bible

⁶
Go to the ant, O lazy one;
Observe her ways and be wise,^(A)
⁷
Which, having no chief,
Overseer or ruler,
⁸
She prepares her food in the summer
And brings in her provisions [of food for the winter] in the harvest.
⁹
How long will you lie down, O lazy one?
When will you arise from your sleep [and learn self-discipline]?^(B)
¹⁰
“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to lie down and rest”—
¹¹
So your poverty will come like an approaching prowler who walks [slowly, but surely]
And your need [will come] like an armed man [making you helpless].^(C)

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Proverbs 6:6-11

New International Version

⁶Go to the ant, you sluggard;^(A)
    consider its ways and be wise!
⁷It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
⁸yet it stores its provisions in summer^(B)
    and gathers its food at harvest.^(C)

⁹How long will you lie there, you sluggard?^(D)
    When will you get up from your sleep?
¹⁰A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest^(E)—
¹¹and poverty^(F) will come on you like a thief
    and scarcity like an armed man.