NET Bible
"Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself."
— Proverbs 23:4, NET Bible
“Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.”
“Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom. ”
“Don't weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.”
“Labour not to be rich: but set bounds to thy prudence.”
“Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.”
“Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.”
When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you,
and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite.
Do not crave that ruler’s delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle!
Do not eat the food of a stingy person, do not crave his delicacies;
for he is like someone who has calculated the cost in his mind.“Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you;