Wisdom for Different Audiences

Proverbs 23:9

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Eate thou not the bread of him that hath an euil eye, neither desire his deintie meates.

For as though he thought it in his heart, so will hee say vnto thee, Eate and drinke: but his heart is not with thee.

Thou shalt vomit thy morsels that thou hast eaten, and thou shalt lose thy sweete wordes.

Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisdome of thy wordes.

Remooue not the ancient boundes, and enter not into the fieldes of the fatherlesse.

For he that redeemeth them, is mightie: he will defend their cause against thee.

Apply thine heart to instruction, and thine eares to the wordes of knowledge.