Deuterocanon Compliance Catalogue
Sirach 31:12
Art thou set at a great table? be not the first to open thy mouth upon it.
Your Spirit
Loves God
By mastering the appetites as one who fears the Lord, temperate in the face of plenty.
Loves Neighbor
By restraint and courtesy at table, considering others before grasping for myself.
Your Body
Moral Behaviour
Amid abundance, master your appetite: do not be first to indulge, but eat and act with temperance and consideration for others