Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

Thy poverty

Proverbs 10:4
He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.
Proverbs 13:4
The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.

General references

Proverbs 6:10
A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
Proverbs 19:24
The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain