Proverbs 6:8

Modern

…it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.

Traditional

Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

Literal

…she prepares her bread in summer, she has gathered her food in the harvest.

Latin

…parat in æstate cibum sibi, et congregat in messe quod comedat.

Hebrew

English

…it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.

Lazy people sleep instead of preparing for what they need (see also Proverbs 24:33–34). They are the opposite of self-motivated and hardworking ants.
Extra sleep and more slumber sarcastically describe a lazy person’s ambition.

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 10:5
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
Proverbs 30:25
The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
1 Timothy 6:19
…treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.