Proverbs 6:8

⁶ Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.

⁷ Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler,

it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.

⁹ How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?

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

Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB: sørger den dog om sommeren for sitt livsopphold og sanker om høsten sin føde.
OTB: likevel forbereder den sin mat om sommeren og samler sin forsyning ved høst.
B1930: sørger den dog om sommeren for sitt livsophold og sanker om høsten sin føde.

BSB: it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.
KJV: Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
WEB: provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.
ASV: Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.
DARBY: provideth her bread in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
BLB: she prepares her bread in summer, she has gathered her food in the harvest.

Proverbs 10:5
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
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1 Timothy 6:19
treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
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Proverbs 30:25
The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
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