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Proverbs 23:4-5
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 23:4-5
New American Standard Bible
4 (A)Do not weary yourself to gain wealth;
[a](B)Stop dwelling on it.
5 [b]When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.
For (C)wealth certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:4 Lit Refrain from your understanding of it
- Proverbs 23:5 Lit Will your eyes fly upon it and it is not?
Proverbs 23:4-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 23:4-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
be wise enough to desist.(A)
5 When your eyes light upon it, it is gone,
for suddenly it takes wings to itself,
flying like an eagle toward heaven.
Proverbs 23:4-5
New International Version
Proverbs 23:4-5
New International Version
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