Proverbs 22:28-23:9

English Standard Version

²⁸Do not move the ancient ^(A)landmark
    that your fathers have set.
²⁹Do you see a man skillful in his work?
    He will ^(B)stand before kings;
    he will not stand before obscure men.

23 When you sit down to eat with a ruler,
    observe carefully what^[a] is before you,
²and put a knife to your throat
    if you are given to appetite.
³^(C)Do not desire his delicacies,
    for they are deceptive food.
⁴^(D)Do not toil to acquire wealth;
    ^(E)be discerning enough to desist.
⁵When your eyes light on it, it is gone,
    ^(F)for suddenly it sprouts wings,
    flying like an eagle toward heaven.
⁶^(G)Do not eat the bread of a man who is ^(H)stingy;^[b]
    ^(I)do not desire his delicacies,
⁷for he is like one who is inwardly calculating.^[c]
    “Eat and drink!” he says to you,
    but his ^(J)heart is not with you.
⁸You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten,
    and waste your pleasant words.
⁹Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
    for he will despise the good sense of your words.