American Standard Version
"So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man. "
— Proverbs 24:34, American Standard Version
“So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; 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 loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.”
“So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. ”
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction:
Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.