The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: He openeth his eyes, and he is not.
Proverbs 23:4 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 Labour not to be rich: Cease from thine own wisdom. 更多版本Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Weary not yourself to be rich; cease from your own [human] wisdom. [Prov. 28:20; I Tim. 6:9, 10.] American Standard Version (1901) Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom. Common English Bible Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich; be smart enough to stop. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not be willing to labor so that you may be enriched. But set limits by your prudence. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Labour not to be rich: but set bounds to thy prudence. English Standard Version 2016 Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. |
The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: He openeth his eyes, and he is not.
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth gifts shall live.
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.