When Hashem your God enlarges your border as He has spoken to you, and you say, “I will eat meat,” because your soul desires to eat meat, you may eat meat according to all the desire of your soul.
English: “When [Hashem] enlarges…” — The Sages taught: “When Hashem your God enlarges your border and you say, ‘I will eat meat’” — the Torah taught proper conduct, that a person should not eat meat except out of desire (i.e., when he has an appetite for it).
On the daf / in context: The verse is read as guidance for moderate consumption: meat is permitted when genuinely desired, not as a constant staple that could lead to impoverishment.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Sifrei / Bavli) — the Torah’s teaching of derech eretz regarding meat consumption.
What Is Learned
A person should eat meat only when he has a genuine desire for it; the Torah teaches moderation in this regard.