12-19-2011, 11:19 PM
01 May You be justified before the god,
02 that a man may say {even in} your {absence}
03 that You punish in accordance {with the offence} !
04 (A) good character is a man's heaven,
05 (but) the cursing of the {furious} of heart is painful.1
06 If You are skilled in speech, You will win. (P32)
07 The tongue is (---) and the sword of {the King}.
08 Speaking is stronger than any weapon.
09 No one can overcome the skillful heart.
10 {Teach} your {people} on the mat,
11 the wise is a {school} to the officials.
12 Those who know that he knows will not attack him,
13 no {misfortune} occurs when he is near.
14 Justice (or truth) comes to him distilled,
15 like the intentions of the sayings of the ancestors.
Dealing with officals & commoners (P35 - P68)
16 Copy your fathers, your ancestors, (P35)
17 work is done {successfully} with {their} knowledge.
18 Look, their words endure in writings !
19 Open, read and copy their knowledge !
20 He who is taught becomes skilled.
21 Do not be evil, kindness of heart is good.
22 Let your memorial last through love of You.
23 Increase {the corvee-workers}, befriend the town-folk,
24 (and) the god will be praised for the donations,2
25 (one will) watch over your (reputation),
26 praise your goodness,
27 (and) pray for your health (---).
28 Respect the officials, sustain your people, (P38)
29 strengthen your borders, your frontier patrols.
30 It is good to work for the future !
31 One respects the life of the foresighted,
32 while the trustful heart fails.
33 Make people come {to You} through your good nature.
34 A wretch is who desires the land {of his neighbours}.
35 A fool is who covets what others possess.
36 Life on Earth passes, it is not long.
37 Happy is he who is remembered.
38 A million men do not benefit the Lord of the Two Lands.
39 Is there {a man} who lives forever ?
40 He who comes with Osiris passes (by),
41 just as he leaves who indulged himself.3
42 Make your officials great, so that they act by your laws. (P42)
43 He who has wealth at home will not be partial,
44 (for) he is a rich man who lacks nothing.
45 The poor man does not speak justly.
46 One who says : 'I wish I had." is unrighteous,
47 (for) he inclines to him who will pay him.
48 Great is the man whose great men are great.
49 Strong is the King who has councillors.
50 Wealthy is he who is rich in his officials.
51 Speak truth in your house,
52 that the officials of the land may respect You.
53 Righteousnness of heart is proper for the Lord (of the Two Lands).
54 The front of the house puts awe in the back.4
55 Do justice, then You endure on Earth. (P46)
56 Calm the weeper, do not oppress the widow,
57 do not expel a man from his father's property,
58 do not reduce the officials in their possessions.
59 Beware of punishing wrongfully.
60 Do not kill, it does not serve You.
61 Punish with beatings, with detention,
62 thus will the land be well-ordered.
63 Except for the rebel, whose plans are found out,
64 for the god knows the malcontent of heart.
65 The god smites the rebels in blood.
66 He who is merciful {will increase his} lifetime.
67 Do not kill a man whose excellence You know,
68 with whom You used to chant the writings,
69 who was brought up {and recognized} before the god,
70 with free striding feet in the place of secrets !5
71 The Ba comes to the place it knows,
72 it does not miss its former path,
73 no kind of magic holds it back,
74 it comes to those who give it water.6
75 The court that judges the needy,7 (P53)
76 You know they are not lenient,
77 on the day of judging the miserable,
78 in the hour of doing their task !
79 It is painful when the accuser has knowledge ...
80 Let your heart not trust in length of years,
81 (for) they (re)view a lifetime in an hour !
82 When, after death, a man remains over,
83 his deeds are set beside him in a heap,
84 and being there lasts forever !
85 A fool is who does what they reprove !
86 He who reaches them without having done wrong,
87 will exist there like (a) god,
88 free-striding like the Lords of Eternity !8
Advice on raising troops and religious duties (P57 - P68)
089 Raise your young soldiers and the residence will love You. (P57)
090 Increase your supporters among the helpers.
091 See, your town is full of new growth.
092 These twenty years, the youth has been happy, following its heart.
093 The {helpers} are now going forth (once again),
094 {veterans} return to their children (---).
095 {Indeed they are the old men,}
097 I raised troops from on my accession.
098 Make your great ones great, and promote your {soldiers}.9
099 Increase the youth of your following,
100 equip with amounts,
101 endow with fields,
102 reward them with herds.
103 Do not prefer the wellborn to the commoner,
104 (but) choose a man on account of his skills,
105 then every work of craft will be done !
106 Guard your borders, secure your forts,
107 troops are useful to their Lord.
108 Make {many} monuments for the god, (P63)
109 this keeps alive their maker's name.
110 A man should do what profits his Ba :
111 perform the monthly service, wear the white sandals,
112 visit the temple, {be discreet} concerning the secrets,10
113 enter the shrine, eat bread in the house of the god,
114 proffer libations, multiply the loaves,
115 make ample the daily offerings.
116 It is good for him who does it.11
117 Endow your monuments according to your wealth.
118 Even one day gives to eternity,
119 (and) an hour contributes to the future.
120 The god knows the man who works for him,
121 (even) when your statues are brought to far foreign countries,
122 who do not give them their listed offerings.
The historical section (P68 - P108)
123 Diseased and deprived is he who imprisons the evil gang (of rebels), (P68)
124 (for) the enemy cannot be calm within Egypt.
125 Troops will fight troops,
126 as the ancestors foretold.
127 Egypt fought in the necropolis,
128 destroying tombs in vengeful destruction.
129 I did the like, and the like happened,
130 as is done to one who strays from the path of the god ...12
131 Do not deal evilly with the Southland, (P71)
132 You know what the residence foretold about it.
133 {As this happened so that may happen.}
134 (But) they have not transgressed like they said !
135 I attacked Thinis and Maki, opposite its southern border at Tawet.
136 I engulfed it like a flood !
137 King Mer(ib)re, the justified, had not done this,
138 (so) be merciful on account of this {to the encumbered}.
139 {Make peace}, renew the treaties.
140 No river lets itself be hidden.
141 It is good to work for the future.
02 that a man may say {even in} your {absence}
03 that You punish in accordance {with the offence} !
04 (A) good character is a man's heaven,
05 (but) the cursing of the {furious} of heart is painful.1
06 If You are skilled in speech, You will win. (P32)
07 The tongue is (---) and the sword of {the King}.
08 Speaking is stronger than any weapon.
09 No one can overcome the skillful heart.
10 {Teach} your {people} on the mat,
11 the wise is a {school} to the officials.
12 Those who know that he knows will not attack him,
13 no {misfortune} occurs when he is near.
14 Justice (or truth) comes to him distilled,
15 like the intentions of the sayings of the ancestors.
Dealing with officals & commoners (P35 - P68)
16 Copy your fathers, your ancestors, (P35)
17 work is done {successfully} with {their} knowledge.
18 Look, their words endure in writings !
19 Open, read and copy their knowledge !
20 He who is taught becomes skilled.
21 Do not be evil, kindness of heart is good.
22 Let your memorial last through love of You.
23 Increase {the corvee-workers}, befriend the town-folk,
24 (and) the god will be praised for the donations,2
25 (one will) watch over your (reputation),
26 praise your goodness,
27 (and) pray for your health (---).
28 Respect the officials, sustain your people, (P38)
29 strengthen your borders, your frontier patrols.
30 It is good to work for the future !
31 One respects the life of the foresighted,
32 while the trustful heart fails.
33 Make people come {to You} through your good nature.
34 A wretch is who desires the land {of his neighbours}.
35 A fool is who covets what others possess.
36 Life on Earth passes, it is not long.
37 Happy is he who is remembered.
38 A million men do not benefit the Lord of the Two Lands.
39 Is there {a man} who lives forever ?
40 He who comes with Osiris passes (by),
41 just as he leaves who indulged himself.3
42 Make your officials great, so that they act by your laws. (P42)
43 He who has wealth at home will not be partial,
44 (for) he is a rich man who lacks nothing.
45 The poor man does not speak justly.
46 One who says : 'I wish I had." is unrighteous,
47 (for) he inclines to him who will pay him.
48 Great is the man whose great men are great.
49 Strong is the King who has councillors.
50 Wealthy is he who is rich in his officials.
51 Speak truth in your house,
52 that the officials of the land may respect You.
53 Righteousnness of heart is proper for the Lord (of the Two Lands).
54 The front of the house puts awe in the back.4
55 Do justice, then You endure on Earth. (P46)
56 Calm the weeper, do not oppress the widow,
57 do not expel a man from his father's property,
58 do not reduce the officials in their possessions.
59 Beware of punishing wrongfully.
60 Do not kill, it does not serve You.
61 Punish with beatings, with detention,
62 thus will the land be well-ordered.
63 Except for the rebel, whose plans are found out,
64 for the god knows the malcontent of heart.
65 The god smites the rebels in blood.
66 He who is merciful {will increase his} lifetime.
67 Do not kill a man whose excellence You know,
68 with whom You used to chant the writings,
69 who was brought up {and recognized} before the god,
70 with free striding feet in the place of secrets !5
71 The Ba comes to the place it knows,
72 it does not miss its former path,
73 no kind of magic holds it back,
74 it comes to those who give it water.6
75 The court that judges the needy,7 (P53)
76 You know they are not lenient,
77 on the day of judging the miserable,
78 in the hour of doing their task !
79 It is painful when the accuser has knowledge ...
80 Let your heart not trust in length of years,
81 (for) they (re)view a lifetime in an hour !
82 When, after death, a man remains over,
83 his deeds are set beside him in a heap,
84 and being there lasts forever !
85 A fool is who does what they reprove !
86 He who reaches them without having done wrong,
87 will exist there like (a) god,
88 free-striding like the Lords of Eternity !8
Advice on raising troops and religious duties (P57 - P68)
089 Raise your young soldiers and the residence will love You. (P57)
090 Increase your supporters among the helpers.
091 See, your town is full of new growth.
092 These twenty years, the youth has been happy, following its heart.
093 The {helpers} are now going forth (once again),
094 {veterans} return to their children (---).
095 {Indeed they are the old men,}
097 I raised troops from on my accession.
098 Make your great ones great, and promote your {soldiers}.9
099 Increase the youth of your following,
100 equip with amounts,
101 endow with fields,
102 reward them with herds.
103 Do not prefer the wellborn to the commoner,
104 (but) choose a man on account of his skills,
105 then every work of craft will be done !
106 Guard your borders, secure your forts,
107 troops are useful to their Lord.
108 Make {many} monuments for the god, (P63)
109 this keeps alive their maker's name.
110 A man should do what profits his Ba :
111 perform the monthly service, wear the white sandals,
112 visit the temple, {be discreet} concerning the secrets,10
113 enter the shrine, eat bread in the house of the god,
114 proffer libations, multiply the loaves,
115 make ample the daily offerings.
116 It is good for him who does it.11
117 Endow your monuments according to your wealth.
118 Even one day gives to eternity,
119 (and) an hour contributes to the future.
120 The god knows the man who works for him,
121 (even) when your statues are brought to far foreign countries,
122 who do not give them their listed offerings.
The historical section (P68 - P108)
123 Diseased and deprived is he who imprisons the evil gang (of rebels), (P68)
124 (for) the enemy cannot be calm within Egypt.
125 Troops will fight troops,
126 as the ancestors foretold.
127 Egypt fought in the necropolis,
128 destroying tombs in vengeful destruction.
129 I did the like, and the like happened,
130 as is done to one who strays from the path of the god ...12
131 Do not deal evilly with the Southland, (P71)
132 You know what the residence foretold about it.
133 {As this happened so that may happen.}
134 (But) they have not transgressed like they said !
135 I attacked Thinis and Maki, opposite its southern border at Tawet.
136 I engulfed it like a flood !
137 King Mer(ib)re, the justified, had not done this,
138 (so) be merciful on account of this {to the encumbered}.
139 {Make peace}, renew the treaties.
140 No river lets itself be hidden.
141 It is good to work for the future.
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