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Sirach 31:12-14
Revised Standard Version
Sirach 31:12-14
Revised Standard Version
Table Etiquette
12 Are you seated at the table of a great man?[a]
Do not be greedy[b] at it,
and do not say, “There is certainly much upon it!”
13 Remember that a greedy[c] eye is a bad thing.
What has been created more greedy[d] than the eye?
Therefore it sheds tears from every face.
14 Do not reach out your hand for everything you see,
and do not crowd your neighbor[e] at the dish.
Footnotes
- Sirach 31:12 Heb Syr: Gk at a great table
- Sirach 31:12 Gk open your throat
- Sirach 31:13 Gk evil
- Sirach 31:13 Gk evil
- Sirach 31:14 Gk him
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
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