Proverbs 10
5 He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son,
but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
2006-10-05 15:49:17 · 22 answers · asked by Gardener for God(dmd) 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Gathering crops during the moderate season is preparation for the storms of winter. If you don't prepare, you're going to starve to death.
In the cultural conditions under which this was written, subsistance farming was the way of life. That means the whole family had to participate in order to provide enough for everyone. One lazy person could ruin things for everybody. Therefore, the disgrace.
2006-10-05 15:53:23 · answer #1 · answered by Privratnik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that even if you do extra work,
you still need to get done with what needs doing.
In the proverb, the son thinks he is wise for collecting crops in the summer, which is early. Fall, one season after summer, is the harvest season. Just because he has picked some crops in the summer does not mean he should rest during the main harvest season. There is work to be done.
2006-10-05 22:52:32 · answer #2 · answered by Aly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The son who gathers crops in summer will have food for he and his family for the cold months which lie ahead, when there are no crops to gather. So he is wise to take what is given, when it is given, whereas the son who sleeps during the harvest time (Gathering of crops in summer) will awake and all food source is gone and while he slept his winter food supply was rotting in the fields, being wasted so to speak, so he is a disgrace because he foolishly allowed his potential food supply for he and his family, to go to waste in the fields so in the cold months ahead, he and his family will have nothing thereby being seen as a disgraceful son.
2006-10-05 23:04:54 · answer #3 · answered by Stingray 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son,
but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
2006-10-05 22:58:33 · answer #4 · answered by lnfrared Loaf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
s'cuse me
If the farmer lazes away during the most important time of the year (harvest) wouldn't that mean that his family and or community doesn't eat?
On the spirutual side - this proverb is also a prophesy and a lesson
lesson is that while the teacher is here with us, take advantage of his presence
prophesy is basically the same... Jesus was here for a short time - some took advantage of his presence, many many others ignored it or worse - denounced it.
2006-10-05 22:51:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
who has the right to make judgment
actually the son who worked in the summer heat, died of heat exhaustion.which was not really too wise.
the sleeper already made other arrangements to feed his family because he knew the dangers of the summer heat
he who snoozes is well rested and can think straight
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2006-10-05 22:56:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He who gathers crops will live a long time. He who sleeps might as well be gone already!
2006-10-05 22:52:23 · answer #7 · answered by guardianofdoves 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That verse is dealing with wisdom. It simply means that the wise son does what he needs to do and gets his job done. The one who does not get what he should causes shame.
2006-10-05 22:55:44 · answer #8 · answered by mortgagegirl101 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The person that uses what he is given is a smartie, and the person who sleeps instead of getting what was given is a dumbie and disgrace tto human intelligence get it? good.
2006-10-05 22:52:22 · answer #9 · answered by good advice 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People are putting this in the light of work ethic and unslothitude. Couldn't it just be condoning opportunism?
2006-10-05 22:53:02 · answer #10 · answered by Phil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋