⁵ A wise youth harvests in the summer,
    but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace.

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

²⁵ Ants—they aren’t strong,
    but they store up food all summer.

² A wise servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful son
    and will share the inheritance of the master’s children.

²⁶ Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother
    are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.

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

⁴ A worthy wife is a crown for her husband,
    but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.

⁶ Seek the Lord while you can find him.
    Call on him now while he is near.
⁷ Let the wicked change their ways
    and banish the very thought of doing wrong.
Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them.
    Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.