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18. The lord of guests verily makes for himself a sacrificer's brā́hmaṇa in that he looks at the [portions] to be partaken of, saying "is this larger, or this?"

19. In that he says "take up the larger one," he thereby makes his breath longer (várṣīyāṅs).

20. [In that] he presents [it], he brings libations near.

21. Of them, brought near, the guest makes libations in himself;

22. With his hand as sacrificial spoon, at his breath as stake, with the sound of swallowing as utterance of váṣaṭ.

23. These same guests, both loved (priyá) and unloved, [as] priests (ṛtvíj), make [one] go to the heavenly world.

24. He who, knowing thus, shall partake, not hating, he shall not partake the food of one hating, not of one that is doubted, nor of one doubting (?).

We must emend at the end either to mī́māṅsamānasya or to mīmāṅsyámānasya; the translation assumes the former. Bp.$1$ reads vidyā́t for vidvā́n, and it would be a welcome improvement; the same reads the first time açnīyā́t, which seems necessary if