Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 23:1

1 WHen thou sittest to eat with a ruler , consider diligently what is before thee .

When thou art invited to a Feast with a great man.

Either 1. What person or persons. Or rather 2. What things, what plenty and variety of meats and drinks, by which thou maist easily be tempted to excess, and by that means induced to use such speeches or carriages, as may be unfit for thee, or many ways hurtful to thee.