When thou dost eat from off this plate, br I charge thee be thou temperate; br Unto thine elders at the board br Do thou sweet reverence accord; br And, though to dignity inclined, br Unto the serving-folk be kind; br Be ever mindful of the poor, br Nor turn them hungry from the door; br And unto God, for health and food br And all that in thy life is good, br Give thou thy heart in gratitude.