Proverbs 24:34 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; And thy want as an armed man. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So shall your poverty come as a robber, and your want as an armed man. American Standard Version (1901) So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man. Common English Bible and poverty will come on you like a prowler, deprivation like a man with a shield. Catholic Public Domain Version And destitution will overtake you like a runner, and begging will overtake you like an armed man." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And poverty shall come to thee as a runner, and beggary as an armed man. |
The soul of the sluggard craves, and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied.
He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.