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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,
2 and put a knife to your throat
    if you are given to gluttony.
3 Do not crave his delicacies,(A)
    for that food is deceptive.

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  1. Proverbs 23:1 Or who
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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23 When you sit to eat with a ruler,
    you shall surely observe what is before you,
2 and you shall put a knife to your throat
    if you have a big appetite.[a]
3 Do not desire his delicacies,
    for[b] it is food of deception.

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  1. Proverbs 23:2 Literally “lord/master of life”
  2. Proverbs 23:3 Hebrew “and”
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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23 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:

2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

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