10. Who has been tested by gold and been found perfect?Let it be for him his glory;Who could have sinned but did not,and could have done evil but did not?
11. So his good fortune is secure,and the assembly will recount his praises.
12. Are you seated at the table of the great?Bring to it no greedy gullet,Nor say, “How much food there is here!”
13. Remember that the greedy eye is evil.What has been created more greedy than the eye?Therefore, it weeps for any cause.
15. Recognize that your neighbor feels as you do,and keep in mind everything you dislike.
14. Toward what he looks at, do not put out a hand;nor reach for the same dish when he does.
16. Eat, like anyone else, what is set before you,but do not eat greedily, lest you be despised.
17. Be the first to stop, as befits good manners;and do not gorge yourself, lest you give offense.
18. If there are many with you at table,do not be the first to stretch out your hand.
19. Does not a little suffice for a well-bred person?When he lies down, he does not wheeze.
20. Moderate eating ensures sound slumberand a clear mind on rising the next day.The distress of sleeplessness and of nauseaand colic are with the glutton!
21. Should you have eaten too much,get up to vomit and you will have relief.
22. Listen to me, my child, and do not scorn me;later you will find my advice good.In whatever you do, be moderate,and no sickness will befall you.