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Proverbs 6:6–7

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6Go to the aant, O bsluggard,

Observe her ways and be wise,

7Which, having ano chief,

Officer or ruler,

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Cross references

  1. aProv 30:24, 25
  2. bProv 6:9; 10:26; 13:4; 20:4; 26:16
  3. aProv 30:27

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Go to the ant, O sluggard;

consider her ways, and be wise.

Without having any chief,

officer, or ruler,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Go to the ant, you sluggard;

consider its ways and be wise!

It has no commander,

no overseer or ruler,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Go to the ant, you slacker!

Observe its ways and become wise.

Without leader, administrator, or ruler,

NLTNew Living Translation

Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones.

Learn from their ways and become wise!

Though they have no prince

or governor or ruler to make them work,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Go to the ant, lazy!

Consider its ways and be wise.

It has no chief,

officer, or ruler.

KJV 1900King James Version

Go to the ant, thou sluggard;

Consider her ways, and be wise:

Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,