King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 23:5
“Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 23
3
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they [are] deceitful meat.
4
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
5
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
6
Eat thou not the bread of [him that hath] an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
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For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart [is] not with thee.