en_tn/pro/23/04.md

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# General Information:
These verses continue the "thirty sayings" ([Proverbs 22:20](../22/20.md)).
# Do not work too hard
"Do not work so much that you are always tired"
# light upon it
land like a bird upon the wealth (verse 4). This is a metaphor for looking at the wealth for a short time. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# it will surely take up wings like an eagle and fly off
A person losing his wealth is spoken of as if the wealth were a bird. AT: "the wealth will disappear as quickly as an eagle can fly away" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# wings like an eagle
wings like an eagle's wings
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wise]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/eagle]]