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The Power of the Word of the Sages
The scribes full of wisdom Since the time which came after the Gods Whose prophecies came true Their names will last forever. They have no longer planned to leave behind them Anything for their heirs, The children of their flesh who preserve their name: They have for an inheritance Their teachings and the books they have written. The books they have made their priests, The tablet of the scribe they have made their beloved son. Their teachings are their Pyramids, The pen was their son, The writing tablet their bride… The sages predicted the future, And what they prophesied came true, When one discovers something to be a proverb It is found in their writings. Although they have disappeared, Their magical power touches all those who read their writings Text: A.H. Gardiner, Hieratic Papyri in the British Museum
Let us begin with the commands for learning about life, These are the instructions for well-being; All the rules for relationships with the Ancient Ones, For conduct towards dignitaries, To know how to reply to those who talk to you, To respond to those who send a message, To guide those who listen on the Roads of Life And make them prosper on Earth, To make his heart enter into the temple While avoiding evil. Amenemope
Harken: I have given you excellent advice, Keep it in your heart, Act accordingly, You will become a complete being, All evil will avoid you. Ani
Read these texts well: They inform and they educate. They make the fool wise. If you read them to an ignorant man, He will be enlightened thanks to them. Fill yourself with these texts, Keep them in your heart. Amenemope
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