¹While dining with a ruler,pay attention to what is put before you.
²If you are a big eater,put a knife to your throat;
³don’t desire all the delicacies,for he might be trying to trick you.
⁴Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich.Be wise enough to know when to quit.
⁵In the blink of an eye wealth disappears,for it will sprout wingsand fly away like an eagle.
⁶Don’t eat with people who are stingy;don’t desire their delicacies.
⁷They are always thinking about how much it costs.#23:7 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.“Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it.
⁸You will throw up what little you’ve eaten,and your compliments will be wasted.
⁹Don’t waste your breath on fools,for they will despise the wisest advice.
¹⁰Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers;don’t take the land of defenseless orphans.
¹¹For their Redeemer#23:11 Or redeemer. is strong;he himself will bring their charges against you.