Proverbs 23:3 — Meaning and Application

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what {is} before thee:

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou {be} a man given to appetite.

Be not desirous of his dainties: for they {are} deceitful meat.

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for {riches} certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. {set...: Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon}