Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

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.

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

 Learn how to grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior through conscious communion with Him in the rich meadows of holy trust.

Feed yourself in the rich meadows

 The importance of seeking God early in the morning as the first duty by E. M. Bounds

The first duty

Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;