Proverbs 6:5-10 in English

⁵ Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

⁷ Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,

⁸ Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

¹⁰ Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:

⁵ that thou mayest deliver thyself as a doe out of the toils, and as a bird out of a snare.

⁶ Go to the ant, O sluggard; and see, and emulate his ways, and become wiser than he.

⁷ For whereas he has no husbandry, nor any one to compel him, and is under no master,

⁸ he prepares food for himself in the summer, and lays by abundant store in harvest.

^8a Or go to the bee, and learn how diligent she is, and how earnestly she is engaged in her work;

^8b whose labours kings and private men use for health, and she is desired and respected by all:

^8c though weak in body, she is advanced by honouring wisdom.

⁹ How long wilt thou lie, O sluggard? and when wilt thou awake out of sleep?

¹⁰ Thou sleepest a little, and thou restest a little, and thou slumberest a short time, and thou foldest thine arms over thy breast a little.

⁵ Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

⁷ Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

⁸ Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

¹⁰ Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

⁵ Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

⁷ Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

⁸ Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

¹⁰ Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

⁵ that you may deliver yourself as a doe out of the toils, and as a bird out of a snare.

⁶ Go to the ant, O sluggard; and see, and emulate his ways, and become wiser than he.

⁷ For whereas he has no husbandry, nor any one to compel him, and is under no master,

⁸ he prepares food for himself in the summer, and lays by abundant store in harvest. Or go to the bee, and learn how diligent she is, and how earnestly she is engaged in her work; whose labors kings and private men use for health, and she is desired and respected by all: though weak in body, she is advanced by honouring wisdom.

⁹ How long will you lie, O sluggard? and when will you awake out of sleep?

¹⁰ You sleep a little, and you rest a little, and you slumber a short time, and you fold your arms over your breast a little.

⁵ Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

⁷ Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

⁸ Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

¹⁰ Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

⁵ Save yourself, like a deer that escapes from a deer hunter or like a bird that flees from a bird hunter.

⁶ You lazy individual, learn something from watching the ants. Become wise from observing what they do.

⁷ They do not have a king or a governor or any other person who rules them and forces them to work,

⁸ but they work hard all during the summer, gathering and storing food to eat during the winter.

⁹ But, you lazy loafer, how long will you continue to sleep RHQ? Are you never going to get up from sleeping and go to work?

¹⁰ You sleep a for a little time; you say, “I will take just a short nap.” You lie down and fold/lay your hands across your chest and rest;

⁵ that you may deliver yourself as a doe out of the toils, and as a bird out of a snare.

⁶ Go to the ant, O sluggard; and see, and emulate his ways, and become wiser than he.

⁷ For whereas he has no husbandry, nor any one to compel him, and is under no master,

⁸ he prepares food for himself in the summer, and lays by abundant store in harvest. Or go to the bee, and learn how diligent she is, and how earnestly she is engaged in her work; whose labours kings and private men use for health, and she is desired and respected by all: though weak in body, she is advanced by honouring wisdom.

⁹ How long will you lie, O sluggard? and when will you awake out of sleep?

¹⁰ You sleep a little, and you rest a little, and you slumber a short time, and you fold your arms over your breast a little.

⁵ Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

⁷ which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

⁸ provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

¹⁰ A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—

⁵ Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

⁷ which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

⁸ provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

¹⁰ A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—

⁵ Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

⁷ which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

⁸ provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

¹⁰ A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—

⁵ Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.

⁶ Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:

⁷ Having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

⁸ She gets her meat in the summer, storing up food at the time of the grain-cutting.

⁹ How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?

¹⁰ A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:

⁵ deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise:

⁷ which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

⁸ provideth her bread in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

¹⁰ A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!

⁵ Deliver thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom:

⁷ Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,

⁸ Provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou rise out of thy sleep?

¹⁰ Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep:

⁵ Get out of it like a gazelle escaping from a trap, like a bird from a bird-catcher's net.

⁶ Go and observe the ants, you slacker! Learn from what they do and become wise.

⁷ They don't have a leader, an officer, or a ruler,

⁸ yet they work hard during the summer getting their food, gathering what they need during the harvest.

⁹ So how long are you going to lie there, you slacker? When are you going to get up from your sleep?

¹⁰ You may say, “Please, just a little more sleep, a little longer snooze, a little more folding of the arms to rest”—

⁵ Deliuer thy selfe as a doe from the hande of the hunter, and as a birde from the hande of the fouler.

⁶ Goe to the pismire, O sluggarde: beholde her waies, and be wise.

⁷ For shee hauing no guide, gouernour, nor ruler,

⁸ Prepareth her meat in the sommer, and gathereth her foode in haruest.

⁹ Howe long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggarde? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe?

¹⁰ Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the hands to sleepe.

⁵ Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise;

⁷ Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

⁸ Provideth her bread in the summer, and gatherest her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

¹⁰ 'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' —

⁵ Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

⁷ Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

⁸ Provideth her meat in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

¹⁰ Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:

⁵ Deliver thyself as a roebuck from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; look on her ways, and become wise.

⁷ She, that hath no prince, officer, or ruler,

⁸ Provideth in the summer her provision, gathereth in harvest-time her food.

⁹ How long, O sluggard, wilt thou lie down? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

¹⁰ “A little more sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands in lying down;”

⁵ That thou mayest deliver thyself as a doe out of the toils, And as a bird out of a snare.

⁶ Go to the ant, O sluggard; And see, and emulate his ways, And become wiser than he.

⁷ For whereas he has no husbandry, Nor anyone to compel him, And is under no master,

⁸ He prepares food for himself in the summer, And lays by abundant store in harvest.

^8a Or go to the bee, And learn how diligent she is, And how earnestly she is engaged in her work;

^8b Whose labors kings and private men use for health, And she is desired and respected by all:

^8c Though weak in body, She is advanced by honoring wisdom.

⁹ How long wilt thou lie, O sluggard? And when wilt thou awake out of sleep?

¹⁰ Thou sleepest a little, and thou restest a little, and thou slumberest a short time, And thou foldest thine arms over thy breast a little.

⁵ Rescue thyself, as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, O sluggard! Consider her ways, and be wise!

⁷ She hath no governor, Nor overseer, nor ruler;

⁸ Yet she prepareth in the summer her food, She gathereth in the harvest her meat.

⁹ How long wilt thou lie in bed, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise from thy sleep?

¹⁰ “A little sleep,—a little slumber,—A little folding of the hands to rest:”

⁵ Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

⁷ which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

⁸ provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

¹⁰ A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

⁵ Save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁶ Look at the ant, you lazy person, consider her ways, and be wise.

⁷ It has no commander, officer, or ruler,

⁸ yet it prepares its food in the summer and during the harvest it stores up what it will eat.

⁹ How long will you sleep, you lazy person? When will you rise from your sleep?

¹⁰ “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest”—

⁵ Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

⁷ which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

⁸ provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

¹⁰ A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—

⁵ Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

⁷ which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

⁸ provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

¹⁰ A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—

⁵ Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter , and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

⁷ Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

⁸ Provideth her provisions in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

¹⁰ Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

⁵ Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

⁷ which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

⁸ provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

¹⁰ A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—

⁵ Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

⁶ Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

⁷ which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

⁸ provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

¹⁰ A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—

⁵ Be thou ravished, as a doe from the hand; and as a bird from the ambushings of the fowler.

⁶ O! thou slow man, go to the ant; and behold thou his ways, and learn thou wisdom.

⁷ Which when he hath no duke, neither commander, nor prince;

⁸ maketh ready in summer meat to himself, and gathereth together in harvest that, that he shall eat.

⁹ How long shalt thou, slow man, sleep? when shalt thou rise from thy sleep?

¹⁰ A little thou shalt sleep, a little thou shalt nap; a little thou shalt join together thine hands that thou sleep.

⁵ Be thou ravished, as a doe from the hand; and as a bird from the ambushings of the fowler. (Be thou released, like a doe from the hand of the hunter; and like a bird from the ambush of the fowler.)

⁶ O! thou slow man (or O thou lazy one!), go to the ant; and behold thou his ways, and learn thou wisdom.

⁷ Which when he hath no duke, neither commander, nor prince (nor leader);

⁸ maketh ready in summer meat to himself, and gathereth together in harvest that, that he shall eat. (prepareth food for himself in the summer, and gathereth together at harvest time what he shall eat.)

⁹ How long shalt thou, slow man, sleep? (or How long shalt thou, O lazy one, sleep?) when shalt thou rise from thy sleep?

¹⁰ A little thou shalt sleep, a little thou shalt nap; (and) a little thou shalt join together thine hands that thou sleep (again).

⁵ Be delivered as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of a fowler.

⁶ Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;

⁷ Which hath not captain, overseer, and ruler,

⁸ She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.

⁹ Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?

¹⁰ A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest,