...that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man ; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich (xxi; 17). When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently...to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties; for they are decitful meat (xxiii. 1-3). Eat not thou the bread of...

...mother to shame. Correct thy son and he shall give thee rest ; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul, When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently...to thy throat if thou be a man given to appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties, for they are deceitful meat." Upon this our respectable old friend...

...safety if of the LORD. SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE. MORNING. Proverbs XXIII. WHEN thou sittest to cat 0( 6 Be not desirous of his dainties : for they are deceitful meat. Labour not to be rich : cease from thine...

...properties as instructed by the wise man. Not to attempt to mend him! He is an incurable! But rather, "Put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite." Self—that is, the old nature, must be dealt with as a deadly enemy, or beware, while thou art parleying...

...our laurels in the regions where Toby and mamma preside, notwithstanding a wise man has written, " put a knife to thy throat if thou be a man given to appetite," and a wit said in the teeth of the proverb, " qu'un euisinier est un mortel divin." Now, although I...

...saith the Lord." This meaning violates no precept, and is the sense of the passage. Prov. xxiii. 2, " Put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite." This is not an exhortation to suicide, but a warning against gluttony. FOUBTH EXCEPTION. The literal...

...preceding parts, and contains moral instruction for all the different stages of life.' CHAPTER XXIII. gether in unity I : 2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 3 Be not desirous of his dainties...

...eyes tall while I wait for my God. Ps. cxv, 7 Neither speak they through their throat, Prov. xxiil, 2. < ? ilaith. xvlll, 2& But the same servant went out. and found one of his fellow-servants, which owed him...

...Rabbi Meir to fetch wine from among the Cutheans: 'He was met by a certain old man12 who said to him, PUT A KNIFE TO THY THROAT IF THOU BE A MAN GIVEN TO APPETITE (Pr. 23:2). Wherupon R. Simeon b. Eleazar returned and reported the matter to Rabbi Meir, who thereupon...

...diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings: he shall not stand before mean men. CHAPTER 23 2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 3 Be not desirous of his dainties:...