My dislike of the combined pomposity and negligence which too often characterize an emperor's table led me to rule that all viands be shown to me before they were presented to any of my guests, even to the least of them.
Enperadorearen mahai-inguruan nagusi izan ohi den axolagabekeria arranditsuari gorrotoa nionez, arau zehatza eman nuen jaki bakoitza, baita nire konbidaturik niniñoenari ere zerbitzatua izan baino lehen, neuri erakutsia izan zekidan;