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Proverbs: collection 18

Segment A


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18.1

14.
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18.2

15-16. …… flourish …… your lord ate.


18.3

17-18. …… grain all been eaten in the …… field ……. How did you value the flourishing?


18.4

19-20. The idleness of a low-life causes losses; his shying away (?) from work is perpetual.


18.5

21-22. Employ a low-life -- fire him after half a day!


18.6

23. (cf. 6.1.26.c2) He who pays with high-valued silver negotiates a favourable position.


18.7

24. Your worthiness is the result of chance.


18.8

25-27. (cf. 6.2.3: UET 6/2 281) The quick one hid, the strong one fled; the talker got into the palace.


18.9

28-29.
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18.10

30.
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18.11

31. Whenever there is excess, an axe remedies it!


18.12

32. The hills and the depths will be levelled.


18.13

33. A slave entrusted with a burial will be negligent.


18.14

34. (cf. 6.1.03.88, 6.1.24.7) He who tosses his head will cross the river.


18.15

35-40. (cf. 6.1.11.57) Oh whirlwind (?), I despatched you toward Agade. What did you accomplish in Agade? -- A misleading omen was given to him (i.e. Narām-Suen) . He was provided with an interpreter. Agade …… like …… Agade ……
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Segment B

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18.b1

1. (= Alster 1997 p. 242 B rev. 1)
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Revision history

21.i.2002: JT, editor: adapting translation
26.ix.2002: JAB, editor: proofreading
16.xii.2002: GC, editor: SGML tagging
20.vi.2003: JE, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion

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