Bible in Basic English
"So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man."
— Proverbs 24:34-1964, Bible in Basic English
“So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. ”
“So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man. ”
“so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.”
“and your poverty will come like a bandit, and your need like an armed robber.””
“And poverty shall come to thee as a runner, and beggary as an armed man. ”
“So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. ”
And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.
Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it.
A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.