Proverbs 23

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler,

And put a knife to thy throat,

Be not desirous of his dainties;

Weary not thyself to be rich;

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not?

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,

For as he thinketh within himself, so is he:

The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up,

Speak not in the hearing of a fool;

Remove not the ancient landmark;

For their Redeemer is strong;

Apply thy heart unto instruction,

Withhold not correction from the child;

Thou shalt beat him with the rod,

My son, if thy heart be wise,

Yea, my heart will rejoice,

Let not thy heart envy sinners;

For surely there is a reward;

Hear thou, my son, and be wise,

Be not among winebibbers,

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty;

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee,

Buy the truth, and sell it not;

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;

Let thy father and thy mother be glad,

My son, give me thy heart;

For a harlot is a deep ditch;

Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber,

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions?

They that tarry long at the wine;

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red,

At the last it biteth like a serpent,

Thine eyes shall behold strange things,

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea,

They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not hurt;