NET Bible
"and your poverty will come like a bandit, and your need like an armed robber.”"
— Proverbs 24:34, NET Bible
“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 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. ”
I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.
Then I scrutinized it. I was putting my mind to it– I saw; I took in a lesson:
“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,
and your poverty will come like a bandit, and your need like an armed robber.”