Proverbs 23:5
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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.When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
In other translations
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
Hebrew words
הֲתָעִיףhata'uf¿ do you cause to flyH5774עֵינֶיךָ'eineikhaeyes yourH5869בּוֹboon itוְאֵינֶנּוּve'einenuand there not [is] itH369כִּיkiforH3588עָשֹׂה'asohcertainly <to make>H6213יַעֲשֶׂה־ya'aseh-it makesH6213לּוֹlofor itselfכְנָפַיִםkhenafayimwingsH3671כְּנֶשֶׁרkenesherlike an eagleH5404יָעוּףve'ayefit flies awayH5774הַשָּׁמָיִם׃ פhashamayimthe heavensH8064
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