1 When you sit down to eat with a ruler,
Consider carefully what
is before you;
2 And put a knife to your throat
If you
are a man given to appetite.
3 Do not desire his delicacies,
For they
are deceptive food.
4 aDo not overwork to be rich;
bBecause of your own understanding, cease!
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
