Berachos 2b § 1
The Right Amount of Salt
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One who is approached to pass before the ark
to serve as prayer leader, for the sake of
propriety should refuse, to avoid creating
the impression that he is too eager.
And if he does not refuse, but jumps at the
opportunity, he is like cooked food without salt,
which is to say that he acts in bad taste.
However, if he refuses too much this is similarly
inappropriate, as he is like cooked food that was
ruined by too much salt. So how should he act?
to serve as prayer leader, for the sake of
propriety should refuse, to avoid creating
the impression that he is too eager.
And if he does not refuse, but jumps at the
opportunity, he is like cooked food without salt,
which is to say that he acts in bad taste.
However, if he refuses too much this is similarly
inappropriate, as he is like cooked food that was
ruined by too much salt. So how should he act?