and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want, like an armed warrior.
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; And thy want as an armed man.
So shall your poverty come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.
So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
and poverty will come on you like a prowler, deprivation like a man with a shield.
And destitution will overtake you like a runner, and begging will overtake you like an armed man."
And poverty shall come to thee as a runner, and beggary as an armed man.
A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
The appetite of the lazy craves, and gets nothing, while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.
One who is slack in work is close kin to a vandal.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
These are other proverbs of Solomon that the officials of King Hezekiah of Judah copied.
Anyone who tills the land will have plenty of bread, but one who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.