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