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14 Do not reach out your hand for everything you see,
    and do not crowd your neighbour[a] at the dish.
15 Judge your neighbour’s feelings by your own,
    and in every matter be thoughtful.
16 Eat what is set before you like a well-bred person,[b]
    and do not chew greedily, or you will give offence.

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  1. Sirach 31:14 Gk him
  2. Sirach 31:16 Heb: Gk like a human being

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