“Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.”
Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle—a vivid metaphor for wealth's ephemerality, establishing that riches are unstable and subject to sudden loss. The image of wings suggests flight; wealth vanishes as suddenly as a bird. The theological significance involves the principle that material security is illusory; only God provides lasting stability.
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