Proverbs 6:6-11

6Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise!

7Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work,

8they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter.

9But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up?

10A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—

11then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.