Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation A little bit is plenty for anyone with good manners. Besides, you won't be short of breath when you go to bed. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Use as a frugal man the things that are set before thee: lest if thou eatest much, thou be hated. Sirach 31:17Be not hasty in a feast. Sirach 31:18 Judge of the disposition of thy neighbour by thyself. Sirach 31:20 Leave off first, for manners' sake: and exceed not, lest thou offend. Sirach 31:21 And if thou sittest among many, reach not thy hand out first of all, and be not the first to ask for drink. Context Sirach 31…18Judge of the disposition of thy neighbour by thyself. 19Use as a frugal man the things that are set before thee: lest if thou eatest much, thou be hated. 20Leave off first, for manners' sake: and exceed not, lest thou offend.… Cross References Sirach 31:17 Be not hasty in a feast. Sirach 31:18 Judge of the disposition of thy neighbour by thyself. Sirach 31:20 Leave off first, for manners' sake: and exceed not, lest thou offend. Sirach 31:21 And if thou sittest among many, reach not thy hand out first of all, and be not the first to ask for drink. |