The early bird who catches the worm works for someone who comes in late and owns the worm farm.

The early bird catches the worm.

I think we consider too much the luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.

The early bird gets the worm. The early worm... gets eaten.

And the oldest birds hunt when they can see.

Rise early. It is the early bird that catches the worm. Don't be fooled by this absurd saw; I once knew a man who tried it. He got up at sunrise and a horse bit him.