Proverbs 23:4 - The Message4-5 Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich; restrain yourself! Riches disappear in the blink of an eye; wealth sprouts wings and flies off into the wild blue yonder. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17694 Labour not to be rich: Cease from thine own wisdom. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition4 Weary not yourself to be rich; cease from your own [human] wisdom. [Prov. 28:20; I Tim. 6:9, 10.] See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)4 Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom. See the chapterCommon English Bible4 Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich; be smart enough to stop. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version4 Do not be willing to labor so that you may be enriched. But set limits by your prudence. See the chapter |