Proverbs 27:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? For riches are not for ever - All other kinds of property are very transitory. Money and the highest civil honors are but for a short season. Flocks and herds, properly attended to, may be multiplied and continued from generation to generation. The crown itself is not naturally so permanent.