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Proverbs points to the ant
Proverbs tells the lazy person to watch the ant, which gathers food in summer without anyone in charge. Proverbs 6:6–8
Scripture in WEBWorld English Bible — Protestant Edition
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"Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise; which having no chief, overseer, or ruler, provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest." Proverbs 6:6–8
Proverbs 30 lists the ants among four small creatures that are exceedingly wise. Proverbs 30:24–25
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Proverbs 6:6–8 WEB
6Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise; 7which having no chief, overseer, or ruler, 8provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.
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For children
The Bible says: watch the ant! Ants work hard to store food in summer, even though no one tells them to.