Proverbs 23:1-3

English Standard Version

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^(A)Do not desire his delicacies,
    for they are deceptive food.

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Proverbs 23:1-3

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Saying 7

23 When you sit to dine with a ruler,
    note well what^[a] is before you,
²and put a knife to your throat
    if you are given to gluttony.
³Do not crave his delicacies,^(A)
    for that food is deceptive.