1. When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which [is] before thee,
2. And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou [art] a man of appetite.
3. Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it [is] lying food.
4. Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.
5. For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens.
6. Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,
7. For as he hath thought in his soul, so [is] he, `Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart [is] not with thee.