Proverbs 23:5
“Wilt thou set thine eyes vpon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselues wings, they fly away as an Eagle toward heauen.”
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Proverbs 23:5 Context
3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitfull meate. 4Labour not to bee rich: cease from thine owne wisedome. 5Wilt thou set thine eyes vpon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselues wings, they fly away as an Eagle toward heauen. 6Eate thou not the bread of him that hath an euill eye, neither desire thou his dainty meates. 7For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eate, and drinke, sayth he to thee, but his heart is not with thee.
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Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
- King James Version
When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For {wealth} certainly makes itself wings Like an eagle that flies {toward} the heavens.
- New American Standard Version (1995)