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“Now this peasant came to petition him a ninth time; he said: “O high steward, my lord! The tongue is men’s stand-balance. It is the balance that detects deficiency. Punish him who should be punished, and none shall equal your rectitude. When falsehood walks it goes astray.”

Balance Tongue Deficiency Rectitude Punish Peasant Astray Petition

Book:Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms

Source: Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms

“But your laziness leads you astray; your greed makes you dumb; your gluttony makes enemies for you.”

Greed Dumb Laziness Enemies Gluttony Astray

Book:Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms

Source: Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms

“A man who saw has turned blind, A hearer deaf, A leader now leads astray!”

Leader Blind Man Deaf Leads Astray Saw

Book:Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms

Source: Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms