23:4 Do not wear yourself out to become rich;

be wise enough to restrain yourself. ¹ 

23:5 When you gaze upon riches, ²  they are gone,

for they surely make wings for themselves,

and fly off into the sky like an eagle! ³ 

23:6 Do not eat the food of a stingy person, ⁴ 

do not crave his delicacies;