11 and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
11 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
11 Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, poverty your permanent houseguest! Always Cooking Up Something Nasty
11 So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.
11 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 6:11
Commentary on Proverbs 6:6-11
(Read Proverbs 6:6-11)
Diligence in business is every man's wisdom and duty; not so much that he may attain worldly wealth, as that he may not be a burden to others, or a scandal to the church. The ants are more diligent than slothful men. We may learn wisdom from the meanest insects, and be shamed by them. Habits of indolence and indulgence grow upon people. Thus life runs to waste; and poverty, though at first at a distance, gradually draws near, like a traveller; and when it arrives, is like an armed man, too strong to be resisted. All this may be applied to the concerns of our souls. How many love their sleep of sin, and their dreams of worldly happiness! Shall we not seek to awaken such? Shall we not give diligence to secure our own salvation?