Proverbs 24:34
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
In context
31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 24:34 in the KJV
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; And thy want as an armed man.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 24:34 in the NIV
and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.