Proverbs 23:1-5
Proverbs 23:1
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
Proverbs 23:2
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
Proverbs 23:3
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
Proverbs 23:4
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Proverbs 23:5
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.