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(Lost) Commandments of Akhenaten
13 Write no falsehoods and acquit debt
| 1 | Do not cheat a man through pen on scroll ! |
| 2 | The god abhors it ! |
| 3 | Do not bear witness with false words, |
| 4 | so as to brush aside a man by your tongue. |
| 5 | Do not assess a man who has nothing, |
| 6 | and thus falsify your pen. |
| 7 | If You find a large debt against a poor man, |
| 8 | make it into three parts, |
| 9 | forgive two, let one stand. |
| 10 | You will find it a path of life. |
| 11 | After sleep, when You wake in the morning, |
| 12 | You will find it as good news ! |
| 13 | Better is praise with the love of men, |
| 14 | than wealth in the storehouse. |
| 15 | Better is bread with a happy heart, |
| 16 | than wealth with vexation. |
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