1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee;
2 and put a knife to thy throat if thou art a man given to appetite.
3 Do not be desirous of his dainties; for they are deceitful food.
4 Do not labour to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom.
5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon riches which are not? For they shall certainly make themselves wings; they shall fly away as an eagle toward heaven.