American King James Version
"Will you set your eyes on that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. "
— Proverbs 23:5, American King James Version
“Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.”
“Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? Forrichescertainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven. ”
“Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.”
“When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle!”
“Lift not up thy eyes to riches which thou canst not have: because they shall make themselves wings like those of an eagle, and shall fly towards heaven.”
“Are your eyes lifted up to it? it is gone: for wealth takes to itself wings, like an eagle in flight up to heaven.”
“Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.”
And put a knife to your throat, if you be a man given to appetite.
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
Labor not to be rich: cease from your own wisdom.
Will you set your eyes on that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
Eat you not the bread of him that has an evil eye, neither desire you his dainty meats:
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, says he to you; but his heart is not with you.
The morsel which you have eaten shall you vomit up, and lose your sweet words.