Behavior at meals
12 Have you been seated at a magnificent table? Don't be greedy as you sit there, and don't say, "Look how much food there is!"
13
Remember, a greedy eye is a bad thing. What has been created more greedy than the eye? For this reason, every face sheds tears.
14
Don't reach out your hand for whatever you see, and don't crowd your dinner companion by reaching into the same bowl.
15
Put yourself in your companion's place, and be considerate in everything.
16
Eat what's put in front of you like a normal human being, and don't chew rudely, or you will be hated.
17
Be the first to stop, to show your good breeding, and don't be gluttonous; otherwise, you will offend.
18
If you have been seated with a lot of people, don't help yourself before they do.
19
A little food is more than enough for well-educated people! They won't gasp for breath when they lie down to sleep.
20
Healthy sleep depends on not stuffing yourself. Such people arise early and feel good. The gluttons suffer the pains of insomnia, nausea, and colic.
21
If you've overstuffed yourself, get up, vomit far away, and you will feel better.
22
Listen to me, my child, and don't show me contempt, and in the end you will understand what I'm saying; be careful in everything you do, and you will never fall sick.
23
People will bless those who are generous with bread; they give reliable testimony to the excellence of such people.
24
The city will murmur about those who are stingy with bread, giving accurate witness to the wickedness of such people.
25
Don't demonstrate your bravado in wine drinking, because wine has destroyed many.
26
A furnace tests the hardening of steel when it's dipped, so wine tests the heart when the arrogant quarrel.
27
If taken in moderation, wine makes people's lives better. What's life to those who don't have wine? It was created from the beginning to bring merriment.
28
The right amount of wine consumed at the right time makes for a joyful heart and a light spirit.
29
Too much wine drunk in the midst of strife and conflict makes for a bitter spirit.
30
Getting drunk causes fools to lose their temper and do themselves harm, reducing their strength, and adding injuries as well.
31
Don't correct your neighbors at a wine banquet, and don't show them contempt when they are partying; don't say any reproachful word to them, and don't trouble them with any demands.