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His goods shall be established, and the congregation shall declare his almsgiving.
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If thou sit at a bountiful table, be not greedy upon it, and say not, "There is much meat on it."
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Remember that a wicked eye is an evil thing; and what is created more wicked than an eye? Therefore it weepeth upon every occasion.
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Stretch not thine hand whithersoever it looketh, and thrust it not with him into the dish.
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Judge of thy neighbor by thyself, and be discreet in every point.
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Eat, as it becometh a man, those things which are set before thee; and devour not, lest thou be hated.
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Leave off first for manners' sake; and be not insatiable, lest thou offend.
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When thou sittest among many, reach not thine hand out first of all.
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A very little is sufficient for a man well-nurtured, and he draweth not his wind short upon his bed.
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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.
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And if thou hast been forced to eat, arise, go forth, vomit, and thou shalt have rest.