Ól cen íttu cen mescai...

Ól cen íttu cen mescai.
Proind shéim cen sáith cen gortai.

(Drinking * without * thirst * without * drunkenness
Meal * light * without * fullness * without * hunger)

In drinking, neither thirsty nor drunk.
In eating, neither sated nor hungry.

This dietary advice comes to us in the form of a marginal note on page 100 of the Leabhar Breac, which is quoted s.v. “séim” in DIL.


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