Don’t be sweet, lest you be eaten …
Don’t be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don’t be bitter, lest you be spewed…
The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and …
The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.
~…
A crust eaten in peace is better …
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
~ Aesop…