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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
Common English Bible
Proverbs 23:4-5
Common English Bible
4 Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich;
be smart enough to stop.
5 When your eyes fly to wealth
it is gone; it grows wings
like an eagle and flies heavenward.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)
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