"A judge who despises justice, cursing with the right hand, and the chasing away of a younger son from the house of his father are abominations to Ninurta."

"Although the number of unhappy days is endless, yet life is better than death."

"Utu's glance is prayerful. Utu's heart is compassionate. A devotee of Utu is among the holy. Allotted by Utu to be fortunate, a [...] ship reaches the quay."

"To take revenge is an abomination to Ninurta."

"Whatever I say, I will say it twice, and then I will repeat it again."

"Accept your lot and make your mother happy! Run fast and make your god happy!"

"The liar is quarrelsome. He always lies. He always slanders. Treacherous! Malicious! Shifty-eyed!"

"When a trustworthy boat sets sail, Utu seeks out a trustworthy harbour for it."

"Thanks to the word of his personal god, the fate of the man who speaks just words is favourable, and he is with him throughout the day."

"He who has nothing cannot let go of anything."

"The chasing away of a younger son from the house of his father is an abomination to Ninurta."

"Whenever there is excess, an axe remedies it!"

"A dishonest man chases after women's genitals."

"The idleness of a low-life causes losses; his shying away from work is perpetual."

"The poor man does not strike his son a single blow; he treasures him highly forever."

"Your worthiness is the result of chance."

"No one walks together with him or directs their steps towards him. Life passes him by like water. He is dear to no just man, plague prevails over him. Like a worthless penny. [...] He is clothed with a garment as if a heavy punishment were assigned to him. Who is he? His name? A man sleeping with someone's wife."

"Let the herdsman whip the ox. Let the shepherd slaughter the sheep. Where there is no toughness, no man can go about his business."

"You shouldn't give a lame man a staff. Enlil is his helper."

"After becoming a thief, one becomes an outcast."

"The well-wisher is the mother of the refugee."

"Utu is lord; you should fix your gaze on him."

"May the people wish you well. May your god grant what you are in agreement with."

"No one is tall enough to reach up and touch the heavens. No one is broad enough to lift his gaze over the whole earth. [...] But you, who roar like a storm -- may you establish yourself like a lion. [...] No man can bring about your demise."

"Good is in the hands. Evil is also in the hands."

"The dishonest man stole silver; the honest man will earn his pay."

"A house of debt is a house in whose interior no light shines."

"When dishonest men come to your banquet, they are troubled and try to hide it."

"A crafty man does not transgress against his mother."

"The owner of a house should reinforce the windows against burglars."

"You subject yourself to rules -- as a thief does."

"Let the favour be repaid to him who repays a favour."

"A man who behaves like a damp reed towards his fellow men does not tell the truth either."

"A loving heart builds houses. A hating heart destroys houses."

"The man whose knees are paralysed has not prayed devoutly to Nintud."

"That my friend should be well is our wish, and that our enemies should be gone! May those friendly to you reach their goal as a ship does a friendly harbour! May your enemy, like the flood waters of a river, return to his city."

"Those who live near the water look into the mountains. They don't look in their own direction."

"Even a will float in the river for a righteous man."

"The temple E-babbar, which Me-silim had built, was destroyed by Nanni, whose posterity had been cut off."

"The heart does not let go of the good. [...] As if it were a fertile spot, the heart does not abandon the good."

"To be wealthy and demand more is an abomination to a god."

"Oh Utu, you are my judge: pronounce my judgement! You are my decision-maker, decide my case! The dream that I have seen -- turn it into a favourable one! Let me walk straight, so that I can catch up with my companion!"

"He who knows but does not speak is a fool."

"Who can compare with humility? -- It is set in goodness."