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Proverbs 6:6-11 The Message (MSG)

You lazy fool, look at an ant.Watch it closely; let it teach you a thing or two.Nobody has to tell it what to do.All summer it stores up food;at harvest it stockpiles provisions.So how long are you going to laze around doing nothing?How long before you get out of bed?A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there,sit back, take it easy—do you know what comes next?Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life,poverty your permanent houseguest!

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