Proverbs 27:23–27

Know well the condition of your flocks,

and give attention to your herds,

for riches do not last forever;

and does a crown endure to all generations?

When the grass is gone and the new growth appears

and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,

the lambs will provide your clothing,

and the goats the price of a field.

There will be enough goats’ milk for your food,

for the food of your household

and maintenance for your girls.

Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,

give careful attention to your herds;

for riches do not endure forever,

and a crown is not secure for all generations.

When the hay is removed and new growth appears

and the grass from the hills is gathered in,

the lambs will provide you with clothing,

and the goats with the price of a field.

You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family

and to nourish your female servants.

Know the state of your flocks,

and put your heart into caring for your herds,

for riches don’t last forever,

and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.

After the hay is harvested and the new crop appears

and the mountain grasses are gathered in,

your sheep will provide wool for clothing,

and your goats will provide the price of a field.

And you will have enough goats’ milk for yourself,

your family, and your servant girls.

You will surely know the condition of your flock;

your heart attends to the herds.

For riches are not forever,

nor a crown for generation after generation.

When the grass is gone, then green growth will appear,

and the herbs of the mountains will be gathered.

Lambs will be your clothing,

and goats the price of the field.

And there will be enough goats’ milk for your food,

for the food of your household and the nourishment of your maidservants.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks,

And look well to thy herds.

For riches are not for ever:

And doth the crown endure to every generation?

The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself,

And herbs of the mountains are gathered.

The lambs are for thy clothing,

And the goats are the price of the field.

And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food,

For the food of thy household,

And for the maintenance for thy maidens.