 if the king places food in someones hands that man should know that he did not place it in his hands for him to eat it but rather if he did not intend to do so to honor or befriend him perhaps he wanted to know his selfcontrol if he saw what he desired from his spreading it out.
وإذا وضع الملك بين يدي أحد طعاما، فليعلم ذلك الرجل أنه لم يضعه بين يديه ليأتي عليه، بل لعله، إن كان لم يقصد بذاك إلى إكرامه أو مؤانسته، أن يكون أراد أن يعرف ضبطه نفسه، إذا رأى ما يشتهي من بسطه لها.