Sudhābhojanajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (2) · Vol. 28 · Section 272

[272] It is not fitting for me, Mātali, to eat without first having given — such is my supreme vow (vata); moreover, eating alone is not honored by the noble ones, and one who does not share finds no happiness.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.