World English Bible
"put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite."
— Proverbs 23:2, World English Bible
“And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.”
“And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite. ”
“and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite.”
“And put a knife to thy throat, if it be so that thou have thy soul in thy own power.”
“And put a knife to your throat, if you have a strong desire for food.”
“And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.”
When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;
put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite.
Don't be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.
Don't weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.