Proverbs 23:6

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Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don’t crave his delicacies:
World English Bible (WEB)
Eat{H3898}{(H8799)} thou not the bread{H3899} of him that hath an evil{H7451} eye{H5869}, neither desire{H183}{(H8691)} thou his dainty meats{H4303}:
Strong's King James
Don't eat אֵת bread of the evil eye (selfish), Nor desire his delicacies.
The F.O.G
The F.O.G Paraphrase
Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,
Young's Literal Translation

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