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.

⁴ Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
    or you yourself will be just like him.^(A)
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
    or he will be wise in his own eyes.^(B)