Holy Scripture
Sirach 34:17
Source: Septuagint
Original
17Leave off first for manners’ sake; And be not unsatiable, lest thou offend.
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In context
15Judge of thy neighbor by thyself: And be discreet in every point.
16Eat, as it becometh a man, those things which are set before thee; And devour not, lest thou be hated.
— Sirach 34:17 —
18When thou sittest among many, Reach not thy hand out first of all.
19A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, And he fetcheth not his wind short upon his bed.