Legal Question in Employment Law in California

After being presented with a job offer (which I accepted), I was presented with a document entitled "Confidentiality, Property Protection & Non-Solicitation Agreement." Buried inside the nearly six-page agreement is language that I would effectively agree to by signing including:

(1) That I've had an opportunity to consult an attorney before signing and,

(2) "...employee's compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not unduly burden Employee or interfere with Employee's ability to earn a living."

Regarding point #1, I was not aware that I would need, nor do I even know how to go about finding, a legal document review service in order to truthfully comply with this stipulation. As to point #2, this language seems to imply a non-compete or non-competition aspect to the agreement without effectively saying as much or clearly spelling that out. How should I proceed? Do I sign the agreement or ask that amendments be added to the agreement before signing (assuming that the prospective employer would comply with the latter and not tell me instead to "take a hike," as it were).

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