aviour of a man is, as it were, [one of] his members.
Speak no lies thyself, and take good heed that thy high officials do
not do so. Those who assess the dues on the crops are like unto a ...,
and to tell lies is very dear to their hearts. Thou who hast knowledge
of the affairs of all the people, dost thou not understand my
circumstances? Observe, thou who relievest the wants of all who have
suffered by water, I am on the path of him that hath no boat. O thou who
bringest every drowning man to land, and who savest the man whose boat
hath foundered, art thou going to let me perish?"

And this peasant came a third time to lay his complaint [before Rensi],
and he said, "O my Lord Rensi, the steward! Thou art Ra, the lord of
heaven with thy great chiefs. The affairs of all men [are ruled by
thee]. Thou art like the water-flood. Thou art Hep (the Nile-god) who
maketh green the fields, and who maketh the islands that are deserts to
become productive. Exterminate the robber, be thou the advocate of those
who are in misery, and be not towards the petitioner like the
water-flood that sweepeth him away. Take heed to thyself likewise, for
eternity cometh, and behave in such a way that the proverb,
'Righteousness (or truth) is the breath of the nostrils,' may be
applicable unto thee. Punish those who are deserving of punishment, and
then these shall be like unto thee in dispensing justice. Do not the
small scales weigh incorrectly? Doth not the large balance incline to
one side? In such cases is not Thoth merciful? When thou doest acts of
injustice thou becomest the second of these three, and if these be
merciful thou also mayest be merciful. Answer not good with evil, and do
not set one thing in the place of another. Speech flourisheth more than
the _senmit_ plants, and groweth stronger than the smell of the same.
Make no answer to it whilst thou pourest out acts of injustice, to make
to grow apparel, which three ... will cause him to make. [If] thou
workest the steering pole against the sail (?), the flood shall gather
strength against the doing of what is right. Take good heed to thyself
and set thyself on the mat (?) on the look-out place. The equilibrium of
the earth is maintained by the doing of what is right. Tell not lies,
for thou art a great man. Act not in a light manner, for thou art a man
of solid worth. Tell not lies, for thou art a pair of scales. Make no
mistake [in thy weighing], for thou art a correct reckoner (?)