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.
9. Don’t try to teach fools. They will make fun of your wise words.
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.
31. So be careful with wine. It is pretty and red as it sparkles in the cup. And it goes down so smoothly when you drink it.
32. But in the end, it will bite like a snake.
33. Wine will cause you to see strange things and to say things that make no sense.
34. When you lie down, you will think you are on a rough sea and feel like you are at the top of the mast.
35. You will say, “They hit me, but I never felt it. They beat me, but I don’t remember it. Now I can’t wake up. I need another drink.”