Midrash sur Les Proverbes 6:9

"Go and observe the ant lazybones!" (Proverbs 6:6). Rabbi Yehudah ben Padyah says: The wicked will one day come before the Holy One and say: "Master of the World, let us rest and we will make teshuvah before you." The Holy One responded to them: "idiots of the world, the world that you see yourselves in is like living on erev Shabbat, whereas the world as it is on Shabbat. If you don't prepare for Shabbat on erev Shabbat, what will you eat? Another example might be that the world in which you see yourselves is like being on dry land, whereas the world as it is already is immersed in the sea. What are you going to eat when you're at sea if you haven't prepared when you had time on the land? Another example might be that the world in which you see yourselves is like an entrance way to a home, whereas the world as it is already exists within the living room. If a person doesn't prepare to unlock the door, how will he enjoy the comforts of home? Another example might be that the world in which you see yourselves is like a warm sunny day, whereas the world as it is experiences a downpour of rain. If you haven't sowed, reaped, or harvested your field when it was sunny and warm, how will you sustain yourself when it rains?

Another explanation: "This commandment etc... is not in heaven." Moses said to them, "Do not say that another Moses stood and brought to us a different Torah from the Heavens, I already informed you all that it is not in Heaven, nothing of it remains in the Heavens." Another explanation: Rabbi Chanina said, It (the Torah) and all the vessels of belief in It were given; "its' humility, its' justice, its' integrity, and the gift of its' reward. Another possibility: What does, "It is not in Heaven" mean? Shmuel said, The Torah was not commanded in astrological signs since belief in them is in the heavens. They said to Shmuel, but hey, aren't you an astrologer and also great in Torah? He said to them, I only look at the astrological signs when I am free from the Torah. When is that? When I enter the bathhouse. Another possibility, "It is not in Heaven." They said to Moses our Teacher, but hey, you said to us, "It's not in Heaven, it's not on the other side of the sea, but where is it? he said to them, in the place that is close, in your mouths, and in your hearts to do it, it is not from from you, it is close to you all. Another possibility, "In your mouths and in your hearts to do it." The Rabbis said, Shlomo said seven things about the lazy person, but what Moses said was greater than all of them. What did they say to the lazy person? Your rabbi in the city goes and learns Torah from us? But he argued with them and responded. I am afraid from the lion on the way. From where is this learned? (Proverbs 26:13) A lazy man says, “There’s a cub on the road" They said to him, "But hey, your rabbi in the country stands and goes with him." He replied to them, "I'm afraid that there will not be a lion in the street, for it says,"a lion in the street"(proverbs 26:13) They said to him, "But hey, the lazy one lives with/in your house. He said to them, "And the lion is outside. They said to him, "Inside the house, he replied to them and said, (what happens) if I am walking and find the door locked, I return and come? They said to him, it is open, and from where do you know that