4Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence:
4Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence:
1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well who is before thee;
2 and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
3 Be not desirous of his dainties; for they are deceitful food.
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.
23:4Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
23:4Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint.
23:4Labour not to be rich: but set bounds to thy prudence.
23:4Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
23:4Weary not thyself to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom.
23:4Labor not to be rich: cease from thy own wisdom.
23:4Don't weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
23:4Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.
23:4Labor not to be rich: cease from your own wisdom.