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Proverbs 23:1

When you sit down to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you,

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Proverbs 23:2

And put a knife to your throat If you are a person of great appetite.

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Proverbs 23:3

Do not desire his delicacies, For it is deceptive food.

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Proverbs 23:4

Do not weary yourself to gain wealth; Stop dwelling on it.

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Proverbs 23:5

When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.

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Proverbs 23:6

Do not eat the bread of a selfish person; Or desire his delicacies;

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Proverbs 23:7

For as he thinks within himself, so he is. He says to you, "Eat and drink!" But his heart is not with you.

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Proverbs 23:8

You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten And waste your compliments.

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Proverbs 23:9

Do not speak to be heard by a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words.

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Proverbs 23:10

Do not move the ancient boundary Or go into the fields of the fatherless,

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Proverbs 23:11

For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their case against you.

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