Proverbs 23:2-4
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
2 and put a knife to your throat
if you have a big appetite.
3 Do not desire the ruler’s[a] delicacies,
for they are deceptive food.
4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
be wise enough to desist.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:3 Heb his
Proverbs 23:2-4
New International Version
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.
Saying 8
4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
do not trust your own cleverness.
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