Proverbs 23:4
“Labour not to bee rich: cease from thine owne wisedome.”
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Proverbs 23:4 Context
2And put a knife to thy throate, if thou be a man giuen to appetite. 3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitfull meate. 4Labour not to bee rich: cease from thine owne wisedome. 5Wilt thou set thine eyes vpon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselues wings, they fly away as an Eagle toward heauen. 6Eate thou not the bread of him that hath an euill eye, neither desire thou his dainty meates.
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Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
- King James Version
Do not weary yourself to gain wealth, Cease from your consideration {of it.}
- New American Standard Version (1995)