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Proverbs 6:6
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The Ant and the Sluggard at Harvest

6 [a]Go to the ant,(A) O sluggard,
    study her ways and learn wisdom;

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  1. 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).
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Proverbs 6:6
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6 Go to the (A)ant, you [a](B)lazy one,
Observe its ways and be wise,

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  1. Proverbs 6:6 Lit idle one
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Proverbs 6:6
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6 (A)Go to (B)the ant, O (C)sluggard;
    consider her ways, and (D)be wise.

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Proverbs 6:6
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6 Go to the ant, you lazybones;
    consider its ways, and be wise.

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6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;(A)
    consider its ways and be wise!

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