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Two silver ingots and a tied cloth purse rest on a stone shelf.
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Proverbs 23:5

Wealth and an Eagle’s Flight

The Ruler’s Table and Wine’s Bitter End · Proverbs 23

Story guide: Unmarked treasure gives way to an eagle in open sky, carrying the comparison from possessions to sudden distance.

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5No sooner do you set your eyes on wealth than it is gone, for it surely makes wings for itself and flies to the sky like an eagle.

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