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Wisdom of Ben Sira 31:11-13
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 31:11-13
New Catholic Bible
11 His prosperity will be established,
and the assembly will proclaim his charitable acts.
Social Conventions and Correctness[a]
Table Etiquette
12 When you are seated at a lavish table,[b]
do not display your greed
or exclaim: “Look at all this!”
13 Remember that a greedy eye is a bad thing.
Is any creature more greedy than the eye?
Therefore, it sheds tears at the slightest provocation.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 31:12 The author is a practical educator; he has left us an agreeable code of table etiquette. He does not denigrate either good meals or gaiety; as a well-educated person, he finds pleasure in social conventions and correctness.
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 31:12 At a lavish table: Greek reads: “at the table of the great.”
