Catholic Public Domain Version
"for you will not always hold this power. But a crown shall be awarded from generation to generation. "
— Proverbs 27:24, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?”
“For riches are not for ever; And doth the crown endure unto all generations? ”
“for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations.”
“for riches do not last forever, nor does a crown last from generation to generation.”
“For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.”
“For wealth is not for ever, and money does not go on for all generations.”
“For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?”
In the manner of silver being tested in the refinery, and gold in the furnace, so also is a man tested by the mouth of one who praises. The heart of the iniquitous inquires after evils, but the heart of the righteous inquires after knowledge.
Even if you were to crush the foolish with a mortar, as when a pestle strikes over pearled barley, his foolishness would not be taken from him.
Be diligent to know the countenance of your cattle, and consider your own flocks,
for you will not always hold this power. But a crown shall be awarded from generation to generation.
The meadows are open, and the green plants have appeared, and the hay has been collected from the mountains.
Lambs are for your clothing, and goats are for the price of a field.
Let the milk of goats be sufficient for your food, and for the necessities of your household, and for the provisions of your handmaids.