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(Lost) Commandments of Akhenaten
3 Prudence in Speech
| 1 | Do not start a quarrel with a hot-mouthed man, |
| 2 | nor needle him with words. |
| 3 | Pause before an intruder, bend before an attacker, |
| 4 | sleep on it before speaking. |
| 5 | A storm that bursts like fire in straw, |
| 6 | such is the heated man in his hour. |
| 7 | Withdraw from him, leave him alone. |
| 8 | If You make your life with these words in your heart, |
| 9 | Your children will observe them. |
