New Century Version

Proverbs 23:1-9 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.

6. Don’t eat the food of selfish people;don’t be greedy for their fine foods.

7. Selfish people are always worryingabout how much the food costs.They tell you, “Eat and drink,”but they don’t really mean it.

8. You will throw up the little you have eaten,and you will have wasted your kind words.

9. Don’t speak to fools;they will only ignore your wise words.