New Century Version

Proverbs 23:1-5 New Century Version (NCV)

1. If you sit down to eat with a ruler,notice the food that is in front of you.

2. Control yourselfif you have a big appetite.

3. Don’t be greedy for his fine foods,because that food might be a trick.

4. Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich;be wise enough to control yourself.

5. Wealth can vanish in the wink of an eye.It can seem to grow wingsand fly away like an eagle.