Proverbi 6:7

7 Conciossiachè ella non abbia nè capitano, Nè magistrato, nè signore;

Proverbi 6:7 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 6:7

Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler.
] None to guide and direct her what to do; nor any to overlook her, to see that she does aright, or to oblige her to work, and keep her to it; nor any to call her to an account, and correct her for doing amiss; and nevertheless diligent and industrious, doing everything of herself, by the instinct of nature, readily and willingly: and yet how slothful are men; who, besides the dictates of nature, reason, and conscience, have parents, masters, ministers, and magistrates, to guide, direct, exhort, instruct, and enforce! so Aristotle ^F11 says of the ant, that it is (agarcov) , without any ruler or governor.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 Hist. de Animal. l. 1. c. 1.

Proverbi 6:7 In-Context

5 Riscuotiti, come un cavriuolo di mano del cacciatore, E come un uccello di mano dell’uccellatore.

6 Va’, pigro, alla formica; Riguarda le sue vie, e diventa savio;

7 Conciossiachè ella non abbia nè capitano, Nè magistrato, nè signore;

8 E pure ella apparecchia nella state il suo cibo, E raduna nella ricolta il suo mangiare.

9 Infino a quando, o pigro, giacerai? Quando ti desterai dal tuo sonno?