Ecclesiasticus 31:16
“Eate as it becommeth a man those things which are set before thee: and deuoure not, lest thou be hated.”
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Ecclesiasticus 31:16 Context
14Stretch not thine hand whithersoeuer it looketh, and thrust it not with him into the dish. 15Iudge of thy neighbour by thy selfe: and be discreet in euery point. 16Eate as it becommeth a man those things which are set before thee: and deuoure not, lest thou be hated. 17Leaue off first for maners sake, and be not vnsatiable, lest thou offend. 18When thou sittest among many, reach not thine hand out first of all.
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Eat as it becometh a man, those things which are set before thee; and devour note, lest thou be hated.
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