Proverbs 23:1-5 ▼

1 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you,

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

3 Do not desire the ruler’s delicacies, for they are deceptive food.

4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to desist.

5 When your eyes light upon it, it is gone; for suddenly it takes wings to itself, flying like an eagle toward heaven.