Proverbs 24:34

New King James Version

So shall your poverty come like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.

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He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.

A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest;

These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied:

A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep—

He who is slothful in his work Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.

He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough!