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Proverbs 23:5
When you glance at wealth, it disappears,
from Saying 8, Proverbs 23:4-5
What it says

When you fix your gaze on wealth, it is gone, flying away like an eagle.

What it is doing

This verse portrays riches as suddenly and irretrievably transient.

In context

4Do not wear yourself out to get rich; 5When you glance at wealth, it disappears,