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Who is he? And we will call him blessed, for he has done wonderful things among his people.
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Who has been tested by it and been found perfect? Let it be for him a ground for boasting. Who has had the power to transgress and did not transgress, and to do evil and did not do it?
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His prosperity will be established, and the assembly will relate his acts of charity.
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Are you seated at the table of a great man? Do not be greedy at it, and do not say, "There is certainly much upon it!"
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Remember that a greedy eye is a bad thing. What has been created more greedy than the eye? Therefore it sheds tears from every face.
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Do not reach out your hand for everything you see, and do not crowd your neighbor at the dish.
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Judge your neighbor's feelings by your own, and in every matter be thoughtful.
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Eat like a human being what is set before you, and do not chew greedily, lest you be hated.
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Be the first to stop eating, for the sake of good manners, and do not be insatiable, lest you give offense.
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If you are seated among many persons, do not reach out your hand before they do.
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How ample a little is for a well-disciplined man! He does not breathe heavily upon his bed.