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Proverbs: collection 27

Segment A


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27.a1

1-3. (= Alster 1997 p. 284 C ii' 1')
3 lines fragmentary


27.a2

4-5. (= Alster 1997 p. 284 C ii' 2')
2 lines fragmentary


27.a3

5-9. (= Alster 1997 p. 284 C ii' 3')
4 lines fragmentary


27.a4

10. (= Alster 1997 p. 284 C ii' 4')
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Segment B


27.b1

1-2. (= Alster 1997 27.1) The rich man's heart is sick, it is very sick indeed (?) -- the man with a troubled heart is sick, he is very sick indeed (?).


27.b2

3. (= Alster 1997 27.2) "Why are the interest payments so small?"


27.b3

4. (= Alster 1997 27.3) He who carries a light burden can dance.


27.b4

5. (= Alster 1997 27.4) The conmen (?) are having their say.


27.b5

6. (= Alster 1997 27.5) People whose houses have been lost turn to their storehouses.


27.b6

7. (= Alster 1997 27.6) To eat is good. When it comes up again, it is bad.


27.b7

8. (= Alster 1997 27.7) A troubled (?) mind makes you sick.


27.b8

9. (= Alster 1997 27.8) On the battlefield plants are torn out.


27.b9

10. (= Alster 1997 27.9; cf. 6.2.3: UET 6/2 250) {One city does not greet another, but one man greets another.} {(1 ms. has instead:) One city does not salute another, but one person salutes another.}


27.b10

11. (= Alster 1997 27.10) Although he {……} {(1 ms. has instead:) fled} for …… miles, he returned after half a mile.


27.b11

12. (= Alster 1997 27.11) He who found …… was the one who revealed it.


27.b12

13. (= Alster 1997 27.12) {…… coming out …… afraid and fled.} {(1 ms. has instead:) …… and fled.}


27.b13

14. (= Alster 1997 27.13)
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27.b14

17. (= Alster 1997 p. 284 A rev. 1)
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27.b15

18. (= Alster 1997 p. 284 A rev. 2) …… reap …… for the man.


27.b16

19. (= Alster 1997 p. 284 A rev. 3) …… my sin …….
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Segment C


27.c1

1-2. (= Alster 1997 p. 284 C i' 6') Because they will eat ……, they seized …….


27.c2

3-4. (= Alster 1997 p. 284 C i' 7')
2 lines fragmentary



Revision history

17.i.2002: JT, editor: adapting translation
26.iii.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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