Proverbs 23:2-4

Easy-to-Read Version

²Never eat too much, even if you are very hungry. ³Don’t eat too much of his fine food. It might be a trick.

⁴Don’t ruin your health trying to get rich. If you are smart, you will give it up.

Proverbs 23:2-4

New International Version

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

⁴Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
do not trust your own cleverness.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)