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Do not (A)desire his delicacies,
For it is bread of falsehood.

(B)Do not weary yourself to gain wealth,
(C)Because of your understanding, cease!
Do you make your eyes fly up to see it? But it is not there!
Because (D)it certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.

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Do not crave his delicacies,(A)
    for that food is deceptive.

Saying 8

Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
    do not trust your own cleverness.
Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,(B)
    for they will surely sprout wings
    and fly off to the sky like an eagle.(C)

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