Bible · Proverbs 23 · Verse 5
Proverbs 23:5
Berean Standard Bible
When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
King James Version
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
World English Bible
Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
American Standard Version
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.