When you sit to eat with a ruler,
consider diligently what is before you;
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Proverbs 23:1 in context
Proverbs 23:1–4
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When you sit to eat with a ruler,
consider diligently what is before you;
2
put a knife to your throat
if you are a man given to appetite.
3
Don’t be desirous of his dainties,
since they are deceitful food.
4
Don’t weary yourself to be rich.
In your wisdom, show restraint.
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