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(Lost) Commandments of Akhenaten


icon22   Provoke no enemy

1Do not provoke your adversary,
2so as to make him tell his thoughts.
3Do not leap to come before him,
4when You do not see his doings.
5First gain insight from his answer,
6then keep still and You will succeed.
7Leave it to him to empty his belly,
8know how to sleep, he will be found out.
9Grasp his feet, do not harm him.
10Be wary of him, do not ignore him.
11Indeed You do not know the plans of god,
12and should not weep for tomorrow.
13Settle in the arms of the god, and
14your silence will overthrow them.