⁶ Go to the ant, you sluggard;^(A)
    consider its ways and be wise!
⁷ It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
⁸ yet it stores its provisions in summer^(B)
    and gathers its food at harvest.^(C)

⁴ Lazy hands make for poverty,^(A)
    but diligent hands bring wealth.^(B)

²⁴ Diligent hands will rule,
    but laziness ends in forced labor.^(A)

⁴ A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,^(A)
    but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

²⁴ A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
    he will not even bring it back to his mouth!^(A)