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and poverty comes upon you like a robber, and your needs will come to you like an armed soldier

The same idea is expressed in two different ways. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

poverty comes upon you like a robber

Poverty is compared to a robber who steals from you. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)

your needs will come to you like an armed soldier

Your needs are compared to an armed soldier, or an armed robber who comes upon you. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)