Here’s an example worth imitating.
“Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, ‘Now listen, the words of the prophets with one accord encourage the king. Therefore please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak encouragement.’ And Micaiah said, ‘As the Lord lives, whatever my God says, that I will speak.’”
– 2 Chronicles 18:12-13 NKJV
He forgot why he was on the earth. “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.” – Luke 12:19 NKJV
[Proverbs 30:28 NASB] “The lizard you may grasp with the hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.”
It got the better of him. “He had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots.” – 1 Kings 10:26 (KJV)
[Proverbs 30:25] “The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer.”
Really bad news. “Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.” – Ecclesiastes 7:9
What happened to our cake? “Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.” – Psalm 141:3