flatterer

gift

is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it.

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it. PROVERBS XVII, 8, c. 350 B.C.

is influence peddling --- A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

is unwise --- Be not among . . . riotous eaters of flesh.

Gluttony Be not among . . . riotous eaters of flesh.

is absolute --- it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own?

Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own?