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(4.1) 𓇼𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏛𓈖𓏏𓅓𓂋𓊖𓏏𓏤𓅷𓏏𓏤𓊪𓏏𓎛𓊵𓏏𓊪𓀻𓐍𓂋𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇓𓆤𓏏𓏏𓍹𓇋𓋴𓋴𓇋𓍺𓋹𓆓𓏏𓇿𓂋𓈖𓅘𓎛𓎛𓇳
(4.2) 𓅓𓂋𓊖𓏏𓏤𓅷𓏏𓏤𓊪𓏏𓎛𓊵𓏏𓊪𓀻𓆓𓂧𓆑𓆊𓆊𓅆𓎟𓀀𓏏𓈖𓇋𓀗𓆣𓂋𓇋𓄿𓅱𓀗𓉔𓄿𓏲𓂻
(4.3) 𓅱𓎤𓎤𓅪𓂻𓅱𓇋𓎛𓅱𓅪𓁷𓏤𓌳𓄿𓅱𓏛𓋴𓇥𓂋𓁀𓈖𓆑𓄡𓂧𓂋𓅪𓂋𓂝𓇳𓎟𓁹𓁹𓈖𓆓𓋴𓏲𓅪
(4.4) 𓋹𓋹𓄔𓄔𓇋𓌻𓂋𓅱𓄔𓊪𓎛𓄖𓏏𓏭𓀜𓁷𓏤𓄿𓈎𓅪𓂜𓅨𓂋𓂧𓀉𓄣𓏤𓀀𓂋𓏤𓎼𓂋𓀁𓂜𓌃𓅱𓂧𓀁𓈖𓆑
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(4.1) Instruction of the mayor and vizier Ptahhotep, under the Majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Isesi, living forever and for eternity.
(4.2) The mayor and vizier Ptahhotep says: “Sovereign, my lord, old age has come; frailty has descended.
(4.3) Weakness has arrived; childishness returns. One lies down in misery every day. The eyes are dim, the ears unhearing;
(4.4) strength is failing from weariness of heart. The mouth is silent and cannot speak;
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from all 194 numbered records across papyrus sections 4–19 of the complete extant Papyrus Prisse P witness.
(4.1) Instruction of the mayor and vizier Ptahhotep, under the Majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt Isesi, who lives forever and ever.
(4.2) The mayor and vizier Ptahhotep says: “Sovereign, my lord, old age has come; infirmity has descended.
(4.3) Feebleness has arrived, and weakness returns anew. The heart lies weary every day; the eyes have grown dim;
(4.4) the ears are deaf; strength is failing because the heart is weary; the mouth is silent and cannot speak.