#131: “Deceitful Meat”

1 WHEN thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.^[*]
3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.**

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*[Including appetites for power, gain, and glory]
**Old Testament | Proverbs 23:1-3