Catholic Public Domain Version

Proverbs 23:1-4 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

1. When you sit down to eat with a leader, pay close attention to what has been set before your face,

2. and put a knife to your throat, if, in such a way, you could hold your soul in your own power.

3. Do not desire his foods, in which is the bread of deceit.

4. Do not be willing to labor so that you may be enriched. But set limits by your prudence.