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17 Whoever loves pleasure will be poor.
Whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.

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20 Do not be among those who drink too much wine,
or those who eat too much meat,
21 because a drunk and a glutton will become poor,
and drunken stupor dresses a person in rags.

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16 When you find honey, eat only what you need.
Otherwise you will be filled with it and vomit it up.

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A satisfied appetite refuses honey,
but to a hungry appetite, everything bitter tastes sweet.

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The son who keeps the law has understanding,
but a companion of gluttons brings shame upon his father.

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