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New International Version NIV
1 When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what is before you,
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When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what is before you,
2 and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.
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and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.
3 Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
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Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.
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Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.
5 Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.
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Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.
6 Do not eat the food of a begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies;
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Do not eat the food of a begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies;
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Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide.