^{6 Ref} Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

^{7 Ref} Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,

^{8 Ref} Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

^{9 Ref} How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

^{10 Ref} `Yet' a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:

^{11 Ref} So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

^{12 Ref} A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

^{6 Ref} Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

^{7 Ref} Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

^{8 Ref} Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

^{9 Ref} How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

^{10 Ref} Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

^{11 Ref} So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

^{12 Ref} A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.