Proverbs 24:34
and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
In context
31 thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins. 32 I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw: 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— 34 and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity 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.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 24:34 in the ESV
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.