When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which `is' before thee,
Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!
And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou `art' a man of appetite.
These are in your love-feasts craggy rocks; feasting together with you, without fear shepherding themselves; clouds without water, by winds carried about; trees autumnal, without fruit, twice dead, rooted up;