King James Version

Proverbs 23:4

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

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אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תִּיגַ֥עtigafaintיָגַעverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “faint”, a wish or indirect commandH3021properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toilfaint, (make to) labour, (be) weary.לְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑ירlehaashirto make . See H6240עָשַׁרpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to make . See H6240”, the to-form of the verbH6238properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) richbe(-come, en-, make, make self, wax) rich, make (1 Kings 22:48 marg). See H6240 (עָשָׂר).מִֽבִּינָתְךָ֥mibinatekhafrom understandingבִּינָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from understanding”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH998understandingknowledge, meaning, [idiom] perfectly, understanding, wisdom.חֲדָֽלchadalbe unoccupiedחָדַלverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be unoccupied”, a commandH2308properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idlecease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Weary not thyself to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.

Young’s Literal Translation

Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

World English Bible

Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

Darby Translation

Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence:

Douay-Rheims

Labour not to be rich: but set bounds to thy prudence.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Weary not thyself to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

If thou art poor, measure not thyself with a rich man; but refrain thyself in thy wisdom.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ παρεκτείνου πένης ὢν πλουσίῳ, τῇ δὲ σῇ ἐννοίᾳ ἀπόσχου.