Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

Proverbs 23:2-9 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

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.

9. Don’t try to teach fools. They will make fun of your wise words.