Then poverty comes upon thee as an evil traveller, and want as a swift courier: but if thou be diligent, thine harvest shall arrive as a fountain, and poverty shall flee away as a bad courier.
GNV
Proverbs 6:11
Therefore thy pouertie commeth as one that trauaileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.
Parallel Translations
Then poverty comes upon you as an evil traveller, and lack as a swift courier: but if you be diligent, your harvest shall arrive as a fountain, and poverty shall flee away as a bad courier.
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.
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