"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest" (Prov 6:6-8).
In this Proverb the sluggard is admonished to consider the ant in order to gain wisdom. What can the lazy man learn from the ant? First of all the Proverb says that the ant has "no guide, overseer or ruler." In other words the ant doesn't have to have someone looking over his shoulder telling him what he has to do. In the same way, when a wise person sees that something has to get done, doesn't wait for someone else to do it. And they certainly don't expect for someone to do for them what they should do for themselves.
It is also said of the ant that it, "Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest." In others words the ant prudently makes preparations for the predictable future. Do you have a problem with laziness? Consider the ant and learn to carry your own weight.
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