When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.
put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite.
These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;