Proverbs 23:1-9

¹When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:

²For thou puttest a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man of a craving desire.

³Do not long for his savory meats; they are deceitful food.

⁴Fatigue thyself not to become rich; because thou hast understanding, forbear.

⁵When thou lettest merely thy eyes fly over it, it is no more: for it will ever make itself wings: like an eagle will it fly toward heaven.

⁶Eat not the bread of a man with an evil eye, and do not long for his savory meats;

⁷For as though there were a division in his soul, so doth he act: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

⁸Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou spit out, and thou hast wasted thy pleasant words.

⁹Speak not before the ears of a fool; for he will despise the intelligence of thy words.