1. When thou sittest to dine with a moshel (ruler), consider diligently what is before thee,
2. And put a sakin (knife) to thy throat, if thou be a ba'al nefesh (man given to gluttony).
3. Be not desirous of his delicacies, for they are lechem kezavim (deceitful food).
4. Overwork not to get rich; cease from thine own binah (understanding).
5. Wilt thou let thine eynayim fly after that which is not? For such [wealth] certainly sprouts kenafayim (wings); they fly away as a nesher (eagle) toward Shomayim.
6. Eat thou not the lechem of him that hath a rah ayin (evil eye, i.e., a miser), neither desire thou his delicacies;
7. For as he reckoneth in his nefesh, so is he. Eat and drink, saith he to thee, but his lev is not with thee.
8. The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy pleasant devarim.
9. Speak not in the oznayim of a kesil (fool), for he will despise the seichel of thy words.