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Proverbs 23:5

Do not raise your eyes toward wealth that you are not able to have. For they will make themselves wings, like those of an eagle, and they will fly in the sky
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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.

English Standard Version

When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.

New International Version

Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.