Neither boldly erect nor humbly bowing down, standing neither too close by nor too far off, a monk should accept permitted 1 food that was prepared for somebody else 2. (34) In a place that is covered above and sheltered on all sides, where there are no living beings nor seeds, a monk should eat in company, restrained and undressed. (35) A monk should avoid as unallowed such food as is well dressed, or well cooked, or well cut, or such in which is much seasoning, or which is very rich, or very much flavoured, or much sweetened 3. (36) (The teacher) takes delight in instructing a clever (pupil), just as the rider (in managing) a well-broken horse; but he tires to instruct a foolish (pupil), just as the rider (tires to manage) an unbroken horse. (37) (A bad pupil thinks:) 'I get but knocks and boxes on the ear, hard words and blows;' and he believes a teacher who instructs him well, to be a malevolent man. (38) A good pupil has the best opinion (of his teacher), thinking that he treats him like his son or brother or a near relation 4; but a malevolent pupil imagines himself treated like a slave. (39) He should not provoke his teacher's anger, nor p. 7 should he himself grow angry; he should not offend the teacher nor irritate him by proclaiming his faults 1. (40) Perceiving the teacher's anger one should pacify him by kindness, appease him with folded hands, and promise not to do wrong again. (41)
Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, file jai/sbe45/sbe4503.htm.
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