²³ And she cleaveth to the young women of Boaz to glean, till the completion of the barley-harvest, and of the wheat-harvest, and she dwelleth with her mother-in-law.

⁹ `Seven weeks thou dost number to thee; from the beginning of the sickle among the standing corn thou dost begin to number seven weeks,

⁶ Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;

⁷ Which hath not captain, overseer, and ruler,

⁸ She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.

¹ A wise son -- the instruction of a father, And a scorner -- he hath not heard rebuke.

²⁰ Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

³³ Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;

¹ The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

² honour thy father and mother,

³ which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'