Proverbs 6:9

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

How long wilt thou sleep (literally, lie), O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? The ant even at night, by moonlight, carries grain to her store. God designed man to "go forth unto his work, and to his labour, until the evening" (). The Latin rule is, 'Septem horas dormi, tres audi, accumbe duabas, Daque decem studiis, expatiare duas;' which allows but seven hours for sleep.