Bible in Basic English
"Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:"
— Proverbs 6:6, Bible in Basic English
“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:”
“ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: ”
“Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;”
“Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!”
“Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom:”
“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:”
Do this, my son, and make yourself free, because you have come into the power of your neighbour; go without waiting, and make a strong request to your neighbour.
Give no sleep to your eyes, or rest to them;
Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.
Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:
Having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
She gets her meat in the summer, storing up food at the time of the grain-cutting.
How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?