6 Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,

do not crave his delicacies;

7 for he is the kind of person

who is always thinking about the cost.

“Eat and drink,” he says to you,

but his heart is not with you.

8 You will vomit up the little you have eaten

and will have wasted your compliments.

9 Do not speak to fools,

for they will scorn your prudent words.

6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,

Neither desire thou his dainty meats:

7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:

Eat and drink, saith he to thee;

But his heart is not with thee.

8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up,

And lose thy sweet words.

9 Speak not in the ears of a fool:

For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

6 Don’t eat with people who are stingy;

don’t desire their delicacies.

7 They are always thinking about how much it costs.

“Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it.

8 You will throw up what little you’ve eaten,

and your compliments will be wasted.

9 Don’t waste your breath on fools,

for they will despise the wisest advice.

6 Do not eat the bread of a miser,

Nor desire his delicacies;

7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.

“Eat and drink!” he says to you,

But his heart is not with you.

8 The morsel you have eaten, you will vomit up,

And waste your pleasant words.

9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,

For he will despise the wisdom of your words.

6 Don’t eat the food of selfish people;

don’t be greedy for their fine foods.

7 Selfish people are always worrying

about how much the food costs.

They tell you, “Eat and drink,”

but they don’t really mean it.

8 You will throw up the little you have eaten,

and you will have wasted your kind words.

9 Don’t speak to fools;

they will only ignore your wise words.

6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,

Neither desire thou his dainties:

7 For as he thinketh within himself, so is he:

Eat and drink, saith he to thee;

But his heart is not with thee.

8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up,

And lose thy sweet words.

9 Speak not in the hearing of a fool;

For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

6 Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties. 7 For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee. 8 Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou vomit up, and thou wilt have wasted thy sweet words.

9 Speak not in the ears of a foolish man, for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

6 Do not eat the food of one who is stingy, 

and do not crave his delicacies. 

7 As he calculates the cost to himself, this is what he does: 

He tells you, “Eat and drink,” 

but he doesn’t really mean it. 

8 You will vomit the little bit you have eaten 

and spoil your pleasant conversation. 

9 Do not talk directly to a fool, 

because he will despise the wisdom of your words. 

6 Don’t eat a stingy person’s bread,

and don’t desire his choice food,

7 for it’s like someone calculating inwardly.

“Eat and drink,” he says to you,

but his heart is not with you.

8 You will vomit the little you’ve eaten

and waste your pleasant words.

9 Don’t speak to a fool,

for he will despise the insight of your words.

6 Do not eat the bread of the stingy;

do not desire their delicacies;

7 for like a hair in the throat, so are they.

“Eat and drink!” they say to you;

but they do not mean it.

8 You will vomit up the little you have eaten,

and you will waste your pleasant words.

9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,

who will only despise the wisdom of your words.

6 Do not eat the bread of the stingy,

and do not desire his delicacies.

7 For, like hair in his throat, so it is.

“Eat and drink!” he will say to you,

but his heart will not be with you.

8 Your morsel you have eaten, you will vomit it up,

and you will waste your pleasant words.

9 In the ears of a fool do not speak,

for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

6 Don’t eat the food of anyone who won’t share it.

Don’t long for his fancy food.

7 He is the kind of person

who is always thinking about how much it costs.

“Eat and drink,” he says to you.

But he doesn’t mean it.

8 You will throw up what little you have eaten.

You will have wasted your words of praise.

9 Don’t speak to a foolish person.

He will laugh at your wise words.

6 Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,

Or desire his delicacies;

7 For as he thinks within himself, so he is.

He says to you, “Eat and drink!”

But his heart is not with you.

8 You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten,

And waste your compliments.

9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,

For he will despise the wisdom of your words.