Catholic Public Domain Version
"Do not desire his foods, in which is the bread of deceit. "
— Proverbs 23:3, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.”
“Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food. ”
“Don't be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.”
“Do not crave that ruler’s delicacies, for that food is deceptive.”
“Be not desirous of his meats, in which is the bread of deceit.”
“Have no desire for his delicate food, for it is the bread of deceit.”
“Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.”
When you sit down to eat with a leader, pay close attention to what has been set before your face,
and put a knife to your throat, if, in such a way, you could hold your soul in your own power.
Do not desire his foods, in which is the bread of deceit.
Do not be willing to labor so that you may be enriched. But set limits by your prudence.
Do not raise your eyes toward wealth that you are not able to have. For they will make themselves wings, like those of an eagle, and they will fly in the sky.
Do not eat with an envious man, and do not desire his foods.