## Look at … consider ##

AT: "Study … think about" or "carefully observe … ponder"

## ant ##

An ant is a small insect that lives underground or in a self-built hill. They usually live in groups of thousands, and they can lift things that are much bigger than they are.

## consider her ways ##

AT: "consider how the ant behaves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## commander, officer, or ruler ##

These three words basically mean the same thing and are used to emphasized that no one has formal authority over an individual ant. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])

## it prepares its food in the summer … during the harvest it stores up what it will eat ##

These two phrases basically mean the same thing and are repeated to show how responsible the ant is. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## summer ##

Summer is the time of the year when some trees bear their fruit.