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 man of great appetite.

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

Proverbs 23:1-3, New American Standard 1995. Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
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