LA rLE3CHEl CHILD-NAMING RITE 83 



291. When they become aged men, 



292. They shall see in the flaccid muscles of their thighs the sign of old 



age. 



293. Behold my shoulders, that are drawn close together. 



294. They are not drawn together without a purpose. 



295. I have made them to be a sign of old age. 



296. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



297. When they become aged men, 



298. They shall see in their shoulders drawn together the sign of old 



age. 



299. Behold the flaccid muscles of my throat. 



300. They have not become flaccid without a purpose. 



301. I have made them to be a sign of old age. 



302. When the httle ones make of me their bodies, 



303. When they become aged men, 



304. They shall see in the flaccid muscles of their throat the sign of 



old age. 



305. Behold the folds of the corners of my mouth. 



306. They are not put there without a purpose. 



307. I have made them to be a sign of old age. 



308. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



309. When they become aged men, 



310. They shall see in the corners of their mouth the sign of old age. 



311. Behold the folds in the corners of my eyes. 



312. They are not put there without a purpose. 



313. I have made them to be a sign of old age. 



314. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



315. When they become aged men, 



316. They shall see in the corners of their eyes the sign of old age. 



317. Behold the tip of my nose. 



318. It is not placed there without a purpose. 



319. I have placed it there for chasing away other gods. 



320. I use it for keeping other gods from entering my house. 



321. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



322. They shall use it to chase away other gods, as they travel the 



path of life. 



323. Behold the hair on the crown of my head grown thin. 



324. It has not grown thin without a purpose. 



325. I have made it to be a sign of old age. 



326. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



327. When they become aged men, 



328. They shall see in their whitened hair 



329. The sign of old age, as they travel the path of life. 



