⁵ He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.

⁸ She gets her meat in the summer, storing up food at the time of the grain-cutting.

² A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.

²⁶ He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.

⁶ Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:

⁴ A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.

²⁵ The ants are a people not strong, but they put by a store of food in the summer;

⁶ Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:

⁷ Let the sinner give up his way, and the evil-doer his purpose: and let him come back to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for there is full forgiveness with him.