Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Ne te tourmente pas pour t'enrichir, N'y applique pas ton intelligence.
KJV
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
KJV
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