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 are a person of great appetite.

3 Do not desire his delicacies, For it is deceptive food.

4 Do not weary yourself to gain wealth; Stop dwelling on it.

5 When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.