American Standard Version
"So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man. "
— Proverbs 6:11, 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 scarcity as an armed man.”
“and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need like an armed man.”
“And want shall come upon thee, as a traveller, and poverty as a man armed. But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee.”
“Then 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.”
Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
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.
A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;
That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;
In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.