Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 6:11
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and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
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So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
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so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.
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So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
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Proverbs 6
9 How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
11 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
12 A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
13 winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.
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