1. When you sit and eat with an important person, remember who you are with.
2. Never eat too much, even if you are very hungry.
3. Don’t eat too much of his fine food. It might be a trick.
4. Don’t ruin your health trying to get rich. If you are smart, you will give it up.
5. In the blink of an eye, money can disappear, as if it grew wings and flew away like a bird.
6. Don’t eat with selfish people. Control any desire you have for their finest foods.
7. They might tell you to eat and drink all you want, but they don’t really mean it. They are the kind of people who are only thinking about the cost.
8. And if you eat their food, you will get sick and be embarrassed.
29-30. Who gets into fights and arguments? Who gets hurt for no reason and has red, bloodshot eyes? People who stay out too late drinking wine, staring into their strong drinks.