¹¹And want shall come upon thee, as a traveller, and poverty as a man armed. But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

and poverty will come upon you like a robber,

and want like an armed man.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and poverty will come on you like a thief

and scarcity like an armed man.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

and your poverty will come like a robber,

your need, like a bandit.

NLTNew Living Translation

then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;

scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

like a robber shall your poverty come,

and what you lack like an armed man.

KJV 1900King James Version

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,

And thy want as an armed man.

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