Proverbs 6:7

“which, having no chief, supervisor, or ruler,”

Proverbs 6:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Look at the ant, who with no boss prepares her bread; for the lazy, poverty arrives like a drifterWork and Rest

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Proverbs 6:7, word by word

chiefקָצִיןkatsin

commander, leader

Commander: the one who gives orders and decides; a leader of troops.

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supervisorשֹׁטֵרshoter

supervisor

Supervisor: an official who keeps order and oversees others; in Egypt, the Israelite in charge of his own people's work who answered to the taskmasters (Exodus 5:14); in Israel, officials beside the judges and the elders (Deuteronomy 16:18).

Where else “shoter” appears
rulerמֹשֵׁלmoshel

ruler

A person with authority who commands a people, good or bad.

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The context

6Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise;

7 · This verse (above)

8prepares in the summer her bread; she gathers at the harvest her food.

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