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Do not eat the food of a stingy person,
or desire his delicacies.
For as he thinks within himself, so is he.
    “Eat and drink”, he says to you,
    but his heart is not with you.
You will vomit up the morsel you ate,
and will waste your pleasant words.
Do not speak in the ears of a fool,
for he will disdain the wisdom of your words.

10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone,
or encroach on fields of the fatherless,
11 for their redeemer is strong.
He will plead their case against you.

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