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1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: 2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. 4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
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23 When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what[ a] is before you, 2 and put a knife to your throat. if you are given to gluttony. 3 Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive. Saying 8. 4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.
22 Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old. 23 Buy the truth, and do not sell it, Also wisdom and instruction and understanding. 24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who begets a wise child will delight in him.
1 When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what is before you, 2 and put a knife to your throat. if you are given to gluttony. 3 Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive. Saying 8. 4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness. 5 Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,
- When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what is before you,
- and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.
- Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
- Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.
They fly away like an eagle toward heaven. 6 Do not eat the bread of a [b] miser, Nor desire his delicacies; 7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, But his heart is not with you. 8 The morsel you have eaten, you will vomit up, And waste your pleasant words.
Proverbs 23. 1 While dining with a ruler, pay attention to what is put before you. 2 If you are a big eater, put a knife to your throat; 3 don’t desire all the delicacies, for he might be trying to trick you. 4 Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit.
