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Proverbs 24:34

English Standard Version

34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.

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American Standard Version

So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

Christian Standard Bible

and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need, like a bandit.

King James Version

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

New American Standard Bible

Then your poverty will come like a drifter, And your need like an armed man.

New International Version

and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

New King James Version

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

New Living Translation

then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

World English Bible

so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.