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"Whenever wickedness may cause trouble, Utu will not be idle!"

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

"Loving and comforting are vitality."

"Who can compare with justice? It creates life."

"A plant sweeter than a husband, a plant sweeter than a child: may Ezina-Kusu dwell in your house."

"That which matches my tears hurts my heart alike."

"Don't let your mouth accuse him; don't slander him; don't encourage violent retaliation against yourself."

"I prostrate myself for the sake of Gula, my lady, but in my own eyes I don't have a place to stand."

"Do not be hostile to the weakling; do not cry for the strong one."

"Talking endlessly is what humankind has most on its mind."

"Your role in life is unknown."

"A clown made fun of the city. They made fun of him and he wept."

"May Lumma grant prosperity to him who performs good deeds."

"The voice of the forest kujanun bird is the glory of the tamarisks."

"The voice of the duck is the glory of the marshes."

"The voice of the frog is the glory of the marsh waters."

"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."

"He who despises a just decision, who loves wicked decisions, is an abomination to Utu."

"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."

"My king, the lord perfect in heaven, built a house in the barren marshes."

"The god of the river ordeal will admire the hearts of those who bear words of truth."

"Let him who has a household go to his household! Let him who has a household and a mother go to his mother!"

"A man's intelligence comes from god."

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

"To take revenge is an abomination to Ninurta."

"To remove something from its proper place is an abomination to Ninurta."

"Fear of god creates good fortune. Lamentation absolves sin. Offerings extend life."

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

"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!"

"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."

"The rich man's heart is sick, it is very sick indeed."

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

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

"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."

"Your worthiness is the result of chance."

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

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

"A stake, my lord; "hero" is its name."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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."

"A man who does not value his god is thrown out in the desert; his body is not buried and his heir does not provide his ghost with drinking water through a libation pipe."

"If a man does not treasure his god, that man will not be buried. His heir will not provide him with water libations."