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Control yourself
    if you have a big appetite.
Don’t be greedy for his fine foods,
    because that food might be a trick.

Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich;
    be wise enough to control yourself.

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

Saying 8

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

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