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Proverbs 23:1-3
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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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

23 When you sit down to eat with an official,
    observe carefully what[a] is before you,
2 and put a knife to your throat
    if you have a big appetite.
3 Do not desire an official’s[b] delicacies,
    for they are deceptive food.(A)

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  1. 23.1 Or who
  2. 23.3 Heb his
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