Proverbs 23:4–6

4 Do not toil to acquire wealth;

be discerning enough to desist.

5 When your eyes light on it, it is gone,

for suddenly it sprouts wings,

flying like an eagle toward heaven.

6 Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy;

do not desire his delicacies,

4 Labour not to be rich:

Cease from thine own wisdom.

5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not?

For riches certainly make themselves wings;

They fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,

Neither desire thou his dainty meats:

4 Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich.

Be wise enough to know when to quit.

5 In the blink of an eye wealth disappears,

for it will sprout wings

and fly away like an eagle.

6 Don’t eat with people who are stingy;

don’t desire their delicacies.

4 Do not overwork to be rich;

Because of your own understanding, cease!

5 Will you set your eyes on that which is not?

For riches certainly make themselves wings;

They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.

6 Do not eat the bread of a miser,

Nor desire his delicacies;

4 Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich;

be wise enough to control yourself.

5 Wealth can vanish in the wink of an eye.

It can seem to grow wings

and fly away like an eagle.

6 Don’t eat the food of selfish people;

don’t be greedy for their fine foods.

4 Weary not thyself to be rich;

Cease from thine own wisdom.

5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not?

For riches certainly make themselves wings,

Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,

Neither desire thou his dainties:

4 Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence: 5 wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens.

6 Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties.

4 Do not wear yourself out getting rich. 

Be smart enough to stop. 

5 Will you catch only a fleeting glimpse of wealth before it is gone? 

It makes wings for itself like an eagle flying into the sky. 

6 Do not eat the food of one who is stingy, 

and do not crave his delicacies. 

4 Don’t wear yourself out to get rich;

stop giving your attention to it.

5 As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears,

for it makes wings for itself

and flies like an eagle to the sky.

6 Don’t eat a stingy person’s bread,

and don’t desire his choice food,

4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich;

be wise enough to desist.

5 When your eyes light upon it, it is gone,

for suddenly it takes wings to itself,

flying like an eagle toward heaven.

6 Do not eat the bread of the stingy;

do not desire their delicacies,

4 Do not tire in order to become rich;

out of your understanding, may you desist.

5 Your eyes will alight on it, but there is nothing to it,

for suddenly it will make for itself wings

like an eagle and it will be exhausted in the heavens.

6 Do not eat the bread of the stingy,

and do not desire his delicacies.

4 Don’t wear yourself out to get rich.

Be wise enough to say no.

5 When you take even a quick look at riches, they are gone.

They grow wings and fly away into the sky like an eagle.

6 Don’t eat the food of anyone who won’t share it.

Don’t long for his fancy food.

4 Do not weary yourself to gain wealth,

Cease from your consideration of it.

5 When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.

For wealth certainly makes itself wings

Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.

6 Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,

Or desire his delicacies;