" Cleanse yourself before your (own) eyes,
Lest another cleanse you.
When you prosper, found your household,
Take a hearty wife, a son will be born you.
It is for the son you build a house,
When you make a place for yourself.
Make good your dwelling in the graveyard,
Make worthy your station in the West.
Given that death humbles us,
Given that life exalts us,
The house of death is for life.
Seek for yourself well-watered fields,
Choose for him, a plot among your fields,
Well-watered every year.
He profits you more than your own son,
Prefer him even to your [heir].
The Instruction of Prince Hardjedef "
― , Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms
![quote : Cleanse yourself before your (own) eyes,<br />Lest another cleanse you.<br />When you prosper, found your household,<br />Take a hearty wife, a son will be born you.<br />It is for the son you build a house,<br />When you make a place for yourself.<br />Make good your dwelling in the graveyard,<br />Make worthy your station in the West.<br />Given that death humbles us,<br />Given that life exalts us,<br />The house of death is for life.<br />Seek for yourself well-watered fields,<br />Choose for him, a plot among your fields,<br />Well-watered every year.<br />He profits you more than your own son,<br />Prefer him even to your [heir].<br /><br />The Instruction of Prince Hardjedef](/image/862708.jpg)