Proverbs 23:1-5

Christian Standard Bible

23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
consider carefully what^[a] is before you,
² and put a knife to your throat
if you have a big^[b] appetite;
³ don’t desire his choice food,^(A)
for that food is deceptive.

⁴ Don’t wear yourself out to get rich;^(B)
because you know better, stop!
⁵ As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears,^(C)
for it makes wings for itself
and flies like an eagle to the sky.