⁵ He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; `But' he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

⁸ Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

² A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

²⁶ He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

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

⁴ A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;

⁶ Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near:

⁷ let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.