⁶ Go to the ^(A)ant, O ^(B)sluggard,
Observe her ways and be wise,
⁷ Which, having ^(C)no chief,
Officer or ruler,
⁸ Prepares her food ^(D)in the summer
And gathers her provision in the harvest.
⁹ How long will you lie down, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
¹⁰ “^(E)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to ^[a]rest”—
^11 (F)Your poverty will come in like ^[b]a vagabond
And your want like ^[c]an armed man.

¹¹ He ^(A)who cultivates his land will be satisfied with bread,
But he who pursues empty things lacks a heart of wisdom.

²⁴ The hand of the diligent will rule,
But ^[a]the slack hand will be ^(A)put to forced labor.

²⁷ A slack handed man does not ^[a]roast his prey,
But the wealth of a man is ^(A)precious for the diligent.

⁴ The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is enriched.

⁴ Where no oxen are, the manger is clean,
But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.

²³ In all painful labor there is profit,
But mere words from the lips lead only to want.