"231. Εἶπεν γέρων· Ἔστιν ἄνθρωπος ἐσθίων πολλὰ καὶ ἔτι πεινῶν, καὶ ἔστιν ἄλλος ὀλίγα ἐσθίων καὶ χορταζόμενος, καὶ ὁ πολλὰ ἐσθίων καὶ ἔτι πεινῶν, πλείονα2 μισθὸν ἕξει τοῦ ὀλίγα ἐσθίοντος καὶ χορταζομένου."

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An elder said: “There is a man who eats a great deal and is still hungry and there is a man who eats a little and is satisfied. He who eats much and is hungry will receive a greater reward than the one who eats little and is satisfied.”