Proverbs 6:5-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 Free yourself like a gazelle from the hunter,
or like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
The Ant and the Sluggard at Harvest
6 [a]Go to the ant,(A) O sluggard,
study her ways and learn wisdom;
7 For though she has no chief,
no commander or ruler,
Footnotes
- 6:6–11 The sluggard or lazybones is a type in Proverbs, like the righteous and the wicked. Sometimes the opposite type to the sluggard is the diligent person. Other extended passages on the sluggard are 24:30–34 and 26:13–16. The malice of the type is not low physical energy but the refusal to act. To describe human types, Proverbs often uses comparisons from the animal world, e.g., 27:8 (bird); 28:1, 15 (lion); 30:18–19 (eagle, snake); 30:24–28 (ant, badger, locust, lizard).
Proverbs 6:5-7
New International Version
5 Free yourself, like a gazelle(A) from the hand of the hunter,(B)
like a bird from the snare of the fowler.(C)
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;(D)
consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
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