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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 27, Verse 24

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23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.
King James Version
For riches [are] not for ever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation?
American Standard Version
For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
New English Translation
for riches do not last forever, nor does a crown last from generation to generation.
World English Bible
for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations.
25
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26
The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field.
27
And [thou shalt have] goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and [for] the maintenance for thy maidens.
1
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
2
For the transgression of a land many [are] the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding [and] knowledge the state [thereof] shall be prolonged.
3
A poor man that oppresseth the poor [is like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
4
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
5
Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all [things].
6
Better [is] the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than [he that is] perverse [in his] ways, though he [be] rich.
7
Whoso keepeth the law [is] a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous [men] shameth his father.