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“Now this peasant came petition him an eighth time; he said: “0 high steward, my lord! Men fall low through greed. The rapacious man lacks success ; his success is loss. Though you are greedy it does nothing for you. Though you steal you do not profit. Let a man defend his rightful cause!”

Miriam Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms
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