Dainties

Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.

Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

• Wine

Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.

Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties. Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.

• Slander

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

• Wine

I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

• Wine

And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.

Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: