16
Eat, as it becometh a man, those things which are set before thee; and devour not, lest thou be hated.
17
Leave off first for manners' sake; and be not insatiable, lest thou offend.
18
When thou sittest among many, reach not thine hand out first of all.
19
A very little is sufficient for a man well-nurtured, and he draweth not his wind short upon his bed.
20
Sound sleep cometh of moderate eating: he riseth early, and his wits are with him; but the pain of wakefulness and ill temper and pangs of the belly, are with an insatiable man.
Third Millennium Bible (TMB), New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved.