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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 23, Verse 4

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Be not desirous of his dainties: for they [are] deceitful meat.
King James Version
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
American Standard Version
Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
New English Translation
Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
World English Bible
Don't weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
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Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
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Eat thou not the bread of [him that hath] an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
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For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart [is] not with thee.
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The morsel [which] thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
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Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
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Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
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For their redeemer [is] mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
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Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
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Withhold not correction from the child: for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
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Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.