Mishle 10:5

5 He that gathereth in kayitz is a ben maskil (son of wisdom), but he that sleepeth in katzir (harvest) is a ben that causeth shame.

Mishle 10:5 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 10:5

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, ( Proverbs 6:8 ) ;

[but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame;
to himself, and to his parents and relations. The sum of the proverb is, that, in the time of health and youth, persons should be active and industrious in their several callings and stations, and provide against a time of sickness and old age; and that they should lose no opportunities, neither in a natural nor spiritual way, of doing or receiving good.

Mishle 10:5 In-Context

3 Hashem will not suffer the nefesh of the tzaddik to famish, but He thwarteth the craving of the resha’im.

4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a negligent palm, but the yad of the diligent maketh wealth.

5 He that gathereth in kayitz is a ben maskil (son of wisdom), but he that sleepeth in katzir (harvest) is a ben that causeth shame.

6 Brakhot are upon the head of the tzaddik, but chamas covereth the peh (mouth) of the resha’im.

7 The memory of the tzaddik is as bracha, but the shem resha’im shall rot.