John Gill Commentary Proverbs 6:7

"Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler," — Proverbs 6:7 (ASV)

Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler .
] None to guide and direct her what to do; nor any to overlook her, to see that she does aright, or to oblige her to work, and keep her to it; nor any to call her to an account, and correct her for doing amiss; and nevertheless diligent and industrious, doing everything of herself, by the instinct of nature, readily and willingly: and yet how slothful are men; who, besides the dictates of nature, reason, and conscience, have parents, masters, ministers, and magistrates, to guide, direct, exhort, instruct, and enforce!

so Aristotle ^F11 says of the ant, that it is (agarcov) , without any ruler or governor.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F11: Hist. de Animal. l. 1. c. 1.