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Proverbs 23:1-3
World English Bible

23 When you sit to eat with a ruler,
    consider diligently what is before you;
2 put a knife to your throat,
    if you are a man given to appetite.
3 Don’t be desirous of his dainties,
    since they are deceitful food.

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Proverbs 23:1-3
Christian Standard Bible

23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
consider carefully what[a] is before you,
2 and put a knife to your throat
if you have a big[b] appetite;
3 don’t desire his choice food,(A)
for that food is deceptive.

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  1. 23:1 Or who
  2. 23:2 Lit you are the master of an
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