Proverbs 6:6-15

Contemporary English Version

⁶ You lazy people can learn
    by watching an anthill.
⁷ Ants don't have leaders,
⁸ but they store up food
    during harvest season.
⁹ How long will you lie there
    doing nothing at all?
When are you going to get up
    and stop sleeping?
^10 (A) Sleep a little. Doze a little.
Fold your hands
    and twiddle your thumbs.
¹¹ Suddenly, everything is gone,
as though it had been taken
    by an armed robber.

¹² Worthless liars go around
^13 (B) winking and giving signals
    to deceive others.
¹⁴ They are always thinking up
something cruel and evil,
    and they stir up trouble.
¹⁵ But they will be struck
by sudden disaster
    and left without a hope.