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== Ants in Fiction and the Bible ==
== Ants in Fiction and the Bible ==
Ants have often been cited in [[pagan]] [[parable]]s as well as [[secular]] stories for their hard work. For example, in Aesop's fable about the ant and the grasshopper. They are also mentioned in the Bible:
Ants have often been cited in [[pagan]] [[parable]]s as well as [[secular]] stories for their hard work. For example, in [[Aesop]]'s fable about the ant and the grasshopper. They are also mentioned in the Bible:
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''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.'' [[Proverbs]] 6:6-8 (KJV)
''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.'' [[Proverbs]] 6:6-8 (KJV)