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Go to the ant, you slacker! Observe its ways and become wise.
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Without leader, administrator, or ruler,
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it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food during harvest.
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How long will you stay in bed, you slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
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A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest,
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and your poverty will come like a robber, your need, like a bandit.
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A worthless person, a wicked man, who goes around speaking dishonestly,
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who winks his eyes, signals with his feet, and gestures with his fingers,
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who plots evil with perversity in his heart-- he stirs up trouble constantly.
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Therefore calamity will strike him suddenly; he will be shattered instantly-- beyond recovery.
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Six things the LORD hates; in fact, seven are detestable to Him:
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arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
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a heart that plots wicked schemes, feet eager to run to evil,
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a lying witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.