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Proverbs 24:34
And poverty shall come to thee as a runner, and beggary as an armed man.
Proverbs 24:34 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Proverbs 24:34 in other translations
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.
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In context
31 And behold it was all filled with nettles, and thorns had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall was broken down.
32 Which when I had seen, I laid it up in my heart, and by the example I received instruction.
33 Thou wilt sleep a little, said I, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to rest.
34 And poverty shall come to thee as a runner, and beggary as an armed man.
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