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(Lost) Commandments of Akhenaten
26 Respect your seniors
| 1 | Do not sit down in the beerhouse, |
| 2 | in order to join one greater than You. |
| 3 | Be he a youth great through his office, |
| 4 | or be he an elder through birth. |
| 5 | Befriend a man of your own measure, |
| 6 | The Holy Spirit is helpful from afar. |
| 7 | If You see one greater than You outdoors, |
| 8 | walk behind him respectfully. |
| 9 | Give a hand to an elder sated with beer, |
| 10 | respect him as his children would. |
| 11 | The arm is not hurt by being bared. |
| 12 | The back is not broken by bending it. |
| 13 | A man does not lose by speaking sweetly, |
| 14 | nor does he gain if his speech is straw. |
| 15 | The pilot who sees from afar, |
| 16 | he will not wreck his boat. |