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the justified, placer of spirits, 
Lord of truth is thy name.” 
Then, stretching forth his hands to the august tribunal, the 
deceased proceeds to justify himself from the imputation of 
actual sin, by a declaration of his innocence,* * * § a declaration 
which embodies some of the most sublime truths, and incul- 
cates, by implication, the performance of some of the most 
solemn obligations of mankind. 
“ O ye lords of truth, let me know ye, I have brought ye 
truth, rub ye away my faults. (For) 
I have not privily done evil against mankind 
I have not afflicted persons or men 
I have not told falsehoods in the tribunal of truth 
I have had no acquaintance will evil 
I have not done any wicked thing 
I have not made the labouring man do more than his dailv task 
I have not let my name approach to the boat f 
I have not exceeded the ordered (task ? ) 
I have not been idle 
I have not waylaid 
I have not boasted 
I have not smitten men privily 
I have not counterfeited rings J 
I have not spared food 
I have not made conspiracies 
I have not robbed the stream 
I have not made delays (wilful) 
I have not reviled the face of the king or my father § 
I have not been inattentive to the words of Truth 
I have not failed 
I have not ceased 
I have not been weak || 
I have not done what is hateful to the gods 
I have not slandered the slave to his master 
I have not sacrificed 
I have not made to weep 
I have not murdered 
I have not given orders to smite a person privily 
* This has since been called the negative confession, 
t Lacunse. The next sentence is also obscure. 
I An offence punishable with death still in the East. 
§ “ Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.” — Exodus 
xx'ii. 28. || In matters of faith. 
H That duty belonging to the priests alone. Cf. the cases of Uzziah and 
Saul in the Old Testament. 
