and put a knife to your throat, if you are given to gluttony. (NIV)
If you have a big appetite, restrain yourself. (GNT)
gluttony: eating like a big. glutton: a person who eats like a pig.
restrain yourself: control yourself, control your greed and anger, pull yourself back, hold your tongue, ...
'put a knife to your throat' is a Jewish idiom. In the situation of good food, it means to restrain oneself from overeating. Maybe it can also mean not to talk too much when you are eating and drinking a lot.
Why does the wise man of the proverb advise us to restrain ourselves in that situation? Did you eat, drink, and talk too much during the lunar new year holidays? Did you cause any damage to yourself or other people?
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