Proverbs 6:8-12

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹¹Then poverty comes upon thee as an evil traveler, And want as a swift courier:

^11aBut if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall arrive as a fountain, And poverty shall flee away as a bad courier.

¹²A foolish man and a transgressor Goes in ways that are not good.