Holy Scripture
Sirach 34:18
Source: Septuagint
Original
18When thou sittest among many, Reach not thy hand out first of all.
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16Eat, as it becometh a man, those things which are set before thee; And devour not, lest thou be hated.
17Leave off first for manners’ sake; And be not unsatiable, lest thou offend.
— Sirach 34:18 —
19A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, And he fetcheth not his wind short upon his bed.
20Sound sleep cometh of moderate eating: He riseth early, and his wits are with him: But the pain of watching, and choler, and pangs of the belly, are with an unsatiable man.