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| m aA ib=k xr rx=k | Do not be arrogant about your knowledge |
| m mH ib=k Hr-ntt tw m rx | Nor trust that you are one who knows. |
| nDnD rk Hna xm mi rx | Take counsel with the ignorant as with the knowing. |
| n in.tw Dr.w Hm.t | (For) the limits of skill are not reached |
| nn Hm.ww apr Ax.w=f | And no Artisan is equipped with perfection. |
| dg.w md.t nfr.t r wAD | Beautiful discourse is rarer than Green Stone, |
| iw gm.t(w)=s m-a Hm.wt Hr bn.wt | Yet it can be found among the servant girls at the grindstones. |
| ir gm=k DAisw m At=f | If you encounter a disputant in action (lit. 'in his moment'), |
| xrp.(w)-ib m iqr r=k | One with authority, superior to you, |
| xAm a.wi=k(i) Xms sA=k | Bend your arms and bow your back. |
| m TA ib=k r=f | Do not seize your heart against him. |
| nn rmn.n=f n=k | He will never agree with you |
| s.and=f n=k m Dd.ti=f(i) bin | And will belittle you in the Evil he will say. |
| m tm xsf sw m At=f | Do not (try) to oppose him in his moment, |
| nis.tw=f m xm-xt pw | (For) He will be called a Know-Nothing |
| rmn.n dAir-ib=k aHa.w=f | When your self-control matches his piles (of words) (lit. 'standings'). |