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Proverbs 23:4-5
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4 (A)Do not toil to acquire wealth;
    (B)be discerning enough to desist.
5 When your eyes light on it, it is gone,
    (C)for suddenly it sprouts wings,
    flying like an eagle toward heaven.

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Proverbs 23:4-5
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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.

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