VerseBede, 8th c. — Commentary on Proverbs Read all of Proverbs 23 →
Proverbs 23:4
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“Do not labor to be rich. He signifies the riches of knowledge, which we are forbidden to seek beyond the measure of our capacity.”
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4Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
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2And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
— Proverbs 23:4 —
5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: