Sirach 32:1-3

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Etiquette at a Banquet

32 If they make you master of the feast, do not exalt yourself;
    be among them as one of their number.
Take care of them first and then sit down;
²    when you have fulfilled all your duties, take your place,
so that you may be merry along with them
    and receive a wreath for your excellent leadership.

³Speak, you who are older, for it is your right,
but with accurate knowledge, and do not interrupt the music.

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