Proverbs 23:2
King James VersionSource notes
“And put a knife to thy throat, if thou a man given to appetite.”
Context
1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what before thee:
2And put a knife to thy throat, if thou a man given to appetite.
3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they deceitful meat.
4Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.