1 When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
2 and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite.
3 Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich. Be wise enough to restrain yourself.
5 When you cast your eyes 0n riches, it is gone; for it surely sprouts wings and flies off into the sky like an eagle.
6 Do not eat the food of a stingy person, or desire his delicacies.