RobH_en_tn/pro/23/01.md

An unnamed wise person continues speaking

put a knife to your throat

This means that a person should exercise self-discipline or self-control in the way he eats or speaks before a ruler. He should control his speech or appetite. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

crave

"strongly desire" See how you translated this in Proverbs 21:9