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Proverbs 23:1-3 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider well him that is before thee; | When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you, | When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what is before you, | |
| 2 | And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite. | and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite. | and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony. | |
| 3 | Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food. | Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. | Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive. | |
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