Proverbs 23:1-5 ▼

1 When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you,

2 and put a knife to your throat if you have a big appetite;

3 don’t desire his choice food, for that food is deceptive.

4 Don’t wear yourself out to get rich; stop giving your attention to it.

5 As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.