Instruction of Amenemope

Budge1924 English printed page 146

146 THE TEACHING OF AMEN-EM-APT III. 64. Not ever {i.e., never) let a man be despatched by thee on a dangerous mission 65. When thou hast any affection for him who is to carry it out. IV. 66 . Thou shalt not inflict an injury on him that has attacked thee 67. When thou art able to return an answer to him on thine own behalf. V. 68. The worker of iniquity — abandon him to the dyke (or, river) bank, 69. His water-flood he will bring [upon] himself. 70. The north wind hurled upbn him will bring to an end in misery his hour (or, period of life), 71. He will be seized by the raging waters, 72. The Storm fiend w^l mount on high [and] the evil crocodiles. VI. 73. The fiery, hot-headed man — ^what is he like to thee ? 74. He shrieks imprecations, his voice soars upwards into the heights of heaven, 75. The god Aahu {i.e., the Moon-god) stands stfll in his course, and holds him to be an abomination. VII. 76. (Col. V). Work the steering oar, we must give a passage to the wicked man.^ ^ The translation of the last half of the line is doubtful ; for wicked man we should perhaps read " the man in evil case.”