Thematic Bible: What not to desire
Thematic Bible
Desires » What not to desire
Do not be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them. Their minds meditate on evil, and their lips talk about trouble.
When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you. Put a knife to your throat, if you are a man with a strong desire (lust) (passion). Do not crave his delicacies for it is deceptive food. read more.
Do not exhaust yourself to get rich. Be wise and show restraint. Will you look for things that do not exist? Riches grow wings and fly away like a bird. Do not eat the bread of a selfish man nor desire his delicacies. Just as he thinks in his heart: Eat and drink, he says to you. But his heart is not with you. You vomit the morsel you eat and waste your complements.
Do not exhaust yourself to get rich. Be wise and show restraint. Will you look for things that do not exist? Riches grow wings and fly away like a bird. Do not eat the bread of a selfish man nor desire his delicacies. Just as he thinks in his heart: Eat and drink, he says to you. But his heart is not with you. You vomit the morsel you eat and waste your complements.
Let us not become egotistical, stirring up competition with one another, envying one another.