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1 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, pay close attention to what is in front of you, 2 and put a knife to your throat if you have a big appetite. 3 Do not crave his delicacies, because this is food that deceives you. 4 Do not wear yourself out getting rich. Be smart enough to stop. 5 Will you catch only a fleeting glimpse of wealth before it is gone? It makes wings for itself like an eagle flying into the sky. 6 Do not eat the food of one who is stingy, and do not crave his delicacies. 7 As he calculates the cost to himself, this is what he does: He tells you, |Eat and drink,| but he doesn't really mean it. 8 You will vomit the little bit you have eaten and spoil your pleasant conversation. Proverbs 23:1-8, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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