He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son,.... Which is the time of gathering the fruits of the earth, and laying them up against winter, as the ant is said to do, Pr 6:8;[but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame; to himself, and to his parents and relations.
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Proverbs 10:5
Proverbs 10:5
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