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14. An excerpt from a school dialog
between a student-scribe and his tutor
(Obverse)
- "Son of the school" come to me right now!
- All that my teacher has taught me I want to tell you.
- Like you, I was once small, and had my "big brother,"
- the teacher, as to a grownup, assigned tasks (to me).
- Like rushes dancing (in the wind), I danced: he gave me work to do.
- The words of the teacher I did not scorn, there was nothing that
I did on my own accord.
- My assignments were pleasurable to my "big brother’s" heart,
- he was happy with my meekness, he praised me.
- His instructions, like sacred words, I fulfilled.
- He could even teach an idiot with his advice.
- To clay he directed my hand, showed me the right path.
- My mouth he opened to words, giving me advice,
- he showed me how a good (student) follows the instructions correctly.
- Endeavor is the lot of the diligent, wasting time is evil.
- He who scorns his studies (and) wastes his time,
- will not become famous with his knowledge, his mouth is locked shut
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