Column 2

2.1 The land is in arms over the armed band; a man goes out to plow his field, carrying his shield. Indeed, the gentle say: "Suffering […]"; the […] -faced man […]

2.2 is a man of substance. Indeed, the face is pale; the bowman is settled; wrong is done in every place; there is no man of yesterday. Indeed, the plunderer is everywhere […]

2.3 The servant carries […] but the thief will find him! Indeed, the flood rises, yet no one plows for it. Every man says: "We do not know what has happened throughout the land."

2.4 Indeed, the women are barren; none conceive. Khnum cannot fashion because of the state of the land. Indeed, the poor have become owners of precious things; he who could not make for himself

2.5 sandals is an owner of wealth. Indeed, the servants thereof: their hearts are saddened. Officials do not keep company with their people, who are jubilant. Indeed, the heart is fierce; pestilence

2.6 is throughout the land. Blood is in every place; there is no lack of death. Mummy-bandages call out, and no one comes near them. Indeed, the many dead are buried in the river; the flood is a grave,

2.7 the tomb has become the flood. Indeed, the rich are in lamentation, the poor are in joy. Every town says: "Let us drive out the strong among us!"

2.8 Indeed, people are like black ibises; filth is throughout the land, and no one is white of clothing in this age. Indeed, the land spins around like a potter's wheel;

2.9 the robber is an owner of wealth, become a plunderer. Indeed, the trusted ones are like […]; the commoner cries out: "How terrifying! What shall I do?"

2.10 Indeed, the river is blood: one drinks of it; people are thrust aside, thirsting for water. Indeed, porches, pillars and partition walls are burnt,

2.11 yet the foundation of the King's House, life, prosperity, health, endures and stands firm. Indeed, the ship of the south is in uproar; towns are hacked apart; Upper Egypt has become empty fields.

2.12 Indeed, the crocodiles gorge, but do not seize, for men go to them of their own accord. It is the ruin of the land, one says: "Do not step here; it is a net!"

2.13 One still treads upon the trap like fish […], for the fearful man cannot tell it apart, such is the terror of his heart. Indeed, people are few; the man who lays his brother in the earth is everywhere;

2.14 In every place the speech of the wise [is hasty], without hesitation. Indeed, the well-born son: his recognition is lacking; the child of his lady becomes the son of her maidservant.

2.1 […] the land under bands of men. A man goes to plow his field carrying his shield. Indeed, the gentle say, “Poverty […].” […]-faced man […].

2.2 […] is a man of means. Indeed, faces are pale; the foreign bowman has settled here. Wrongdoing is everywhere. There is no one left from yesterday. Indeed, looters […] everywhere.

2.3 The servant carries […], and the thief will find him. Indeed, the flood waters the fields, but no one plows for it. Everyone says, “We don't know what has happened throughout the land.”

2.4 Indeed, women have dried up and cannot conceive. Khnum cannot create because of the state of the land. Indeed, the poor now own valuables. The man who could not make himself

2.5 sandals now owns wealth. Indeed, the servants' hearts are sad. Officials no longer meet with their people, who cry out. Indeed, the heart has grown fierce. Disease

2.6 is throughout the land; blood is everywhere. There is no shortage of death. Mummy wrappings say, “Do not come near.” Indeed, many dead people are buried in the river, and the flood

2.7 is a grave: a tomb has become a flood. Indeed, the rich mourn and the poor rejoice. Every town says, “Let us drive the powerful people out from among us.”

2.8 Indeed, people are like ibises; filth is throughout the land, and no one's clothes are white now. Indeed, the land spins like a potter's wheel.

2.9 A robber now owns wealth and has become a looter. Indeed, the trusted men are like […]. A common man says, “How frightening! What can I do?”

2.10 Indeed, the river is blood, yet people drink from it. They push people aside while thirsting for water. Indeed, the porticoes, pillars, and wooden walls are burned,

2.11 but the foundations of the king's house remain firm and strong. Indeed, the southern ship is breaking apart, towns are cut up, and Upper Egypt has become empty high ground.

2.12 Indeed, the crocodiles are feeding but catch nothing; people go to them themselves. This is the ruin of the land, for people say, “Don't step here! Look, it's

2.13 a net!” Look, people step into the trap like fish […]. A frightened man cannot make it out because his heart is full of fear. Indeed, there are few people. The man who puts his brother in the ground

2.14 is everywhere. The words of the wise man come quickly […] without delay. Indeed, every well-born son lacks recognition; the child of his mistress becomes the son of his servant woman.