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Proverbs 23:4

Money and wealthExhaustionWorkWisdom

2 and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.

3 Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.

Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

5 When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.

6 Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;

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BSB
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
KJV
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
WEB
Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
ASV
Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
DARBY
Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence:
BLB
Do not toil to become rich, cease from your own understanding.
ÅB
Gjør deg ikke strev for å bli rik, la slik klokskap fare!
OTB
Utmatt deg ikke i jakten på rikdom; slutt å stole på din egen forstand.
B1930
Gjør dig ikke møie for å bli rik, la sådan klokskap fare!

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