Other translations
American Standard Version
Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not come near a rich man, but in wisdom, separate from him;
Darby Bible Translation
Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence:
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Labour not to be rich: but set bounds to thy prudence.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
Weary not thyself to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist.
God's Word
Do not wear yourself out getting rich. Be smart enough to stop.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't wear yourself out to get rich; stop giving your attention to it.
International Standard Version
Don't exhaust yourself acquiring wealth; be smart enough to stop.
NET Bible
Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
New American Standard Bible
Do not weary yourself to gain wealth, Cease from your consideration of it.
New International Version
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.
New Living Translation
Don't wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit.
Webster's Bible Translation
Labor not to be rich: cease from thy own wisdom.
The World English Bible
Don't weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
EasyEnglish Bible
7. Do not work so hard to become rich that you make yourself ill. Be wise and rest when you need to.
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.
New Life Version
Do not work hard to be rich. Stop trying to get things for yourself.
The Voice Bible
Do not overwork yourself just to become wealthy; have enough sense to know when to quit.
Living Bible
Don’t weary yourself trying to get rich. Why waste your time? For riches can disappear as though they had the wings of a bird!
New Catholic Bible
Do not wear yourself out in the pursuit of wealth, and cease even to think about it.
Legacy Standard Bible
Do not weary yourself to gain wealth, Because of your understanding, cease!
Jubilee Bible 2000
Do not labour to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom.
Christian Standard Bible
Don’t wear yourself out to get rich; because you know better, stop!
Amplified Bible © 1954
Weary not yourself to be rich; cease from your own [human] wisdom.
New Century Version
Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich; be wise enough to control yourself.
The Message
Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich; restrain yourself! Riches disappear in the blink of an eye; wealth sprouts wings and flies off into the wild blue yonder.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Do not wear yourself out getting rich. Have the good judgment to know when to stop.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to desist.
Good News Translation®
Be wise enough not to wear yourself out trying to get rich.
Wycliffe Bible
Do not thou travail to be made rich, but set thou measure to thy prudence. (Do not thou labour to be made rich, but set thou a limit to what thou can achieve.)
Contemporary English Version
Give up trying so hard to get rich.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Do not toil to acquire wealth; be wise enough to desist.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to desist.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to desist.
Common English Bible © 2011
Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich; be smart enough to stop.
Amplified Bible © 2015
Do not weary yourself [with the overwhelming desire] to gain wealth; Cease from your own understanding of it.
English Standard Version Anglicised
Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Do not wear yourself out to gain wealth, cease to be worried about it;
New American Standard Bible
Do not weary yourself to gain wealth; Stop dwelling on it.
The Expanded Bible
Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich; be wise enough to ·control [stop] yourself.
Tree of Life Version
Do not wear yourself out to get rich. Be wise enough to restrain yourself.
Revised Standard Version
Do not toil to acquire wealth; be wise enough to desist.
New International Reader's Version
Don’t wear yourself out to get rich. Don’t trust how wise you think you are.
BRG Bible
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Complete Jewish Bible
Don’t exhaust yourself in pursuit of wealth; be smart enough to desist.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to desist.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Overwork not to get rich; cease from thine own binah (understanding).
Names of God Bible
Do not wear yourself out getting rich. Be smart enough to stop.
Modern English Version
Do not labor to be rich; cease from your own wisdom.
Easy-to-Read Version
Don’t ruin your health trying to get rich. If you are smart, you will give it up.
International Children’s Bible
Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to control yourself.
Lexham English Bible
Do not tire in order to become rich; out of your understanding, may you desist.
New International Version - UK
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.