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Proverbs 23:5

1Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that fwhich is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

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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Heb. Wilt thou cause thine eyes to fly upon.

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1 Corinthians 7:31 And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

Ecclesiastes 1:2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 12:8 ¶Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

1 Timothy 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

Psalms 62:9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

Proverbs 27:24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?