¶ Clense not thi tethe at mete sittande,
With knyfe ne stre, styk ne wande.
While þou holdes mete in mouthe, be war
To drynke, þat is an-honest[7] char,
¶ And also fysike for-bedes hit,
And sais þou may be choket at þat byt;
Yf hit go þy wrang throte into,
And stoppe þy wynde, þou art fordo.
¶ Ne telle þou neuer at borde no tale
To harme or shame þy felawe in sale;