The proverbial saying in these two verses expresses what the author learned from observing the result of the farmer’s laziness.

For comments, see 6.10-11, which is almost identical in Hebrew to this passage.

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Proverbs. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2000. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .