7
He will shame you with his foods, until he has drained you two or three times; and finally he will deride you. Should he see you afterwards, he will forsake you, and shake his head at you.
8
Take care not to be led astray, and not to be humiliated in your feasting.
9
When a powerful man invites you, be reserved; and he will invite you the more often.
10
Do not push forward, lest you be repulsed; and do not remain at a distance, lest you be forgotten.
11
Do not try to treat him as an equal, nor trust his abundance of words; for he will test you through much talk, and while he smiles he will be examining you.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.