Kepe clene thy lippes from fat of flesshe or fisshe;

Wype clene thi spone, leve it nat in thy disshe.

mete] brede it
bretheles] bridlid
clene] fayre

¶ Of brede I-byten no soppis that thow make;

In ale nor wyne withe hande leve no fattenes;

Withe mowthe enbrewed thy cuppe thow nat take;

Enbrewe no napery for no rekelesnes;

For to souppe [loude] is agenst gentiles;

[N]euer at mete begynne thow nat stryf;

Thi tethe also thow pike nat withe no knyf.