/lit/ - Literature

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ii. The Power of Words
Be skilled in words that you may be strong—
the king’s tongue is his mighty arm;
Words are more powerful than any fighting,
and none encircle the resourceful man.
The ignorant sit on their mats,
but wisdom is the bulwark of a leader;
Those who know his knowledge do not test him,
nor do mishaps happen during his time.
Truth comes to him distilled
like counsels spoken by the sages of old times.
Do better than your fathers and your forefathers;
work for a like success through learning.
See how their words endure in the Writings!
Unroll them, read them, and surpass the wise!
Each sage was once a wide-eyed pupil.

iii. Advice for Governing
Shun evil; benevolence is comely.
Make your works endure by means of your supporters;
prosper the herdsmen connected to the City.
Worship God with offerings and gifts,
which will enhance your name, testifying to your goodness.
And pray that you be healthy in your time.
Value your high officials, protect your people;
strengthen your borders and your border outposts.
Acting for the future—that is good!
Respect the living man who is sharp-sighted;
it is the naive man who shall be miserable;
and let them value you because of your good nature.
Pitiful is he who binds himself to earth while living;
he is a fool, greedy for what belongs to others.
Life passes by on earth—it is not long—
and it is good to think upon the mischance in it.
Not one in a million is true to the Lord God of Egypt
that he might earn the life forever.
Man—made by Him who made Justice—moves on,
even the devoutest is lost, disappears.
Advance your high officials so that they uphold your laws;
no partiality exists in one whose house is wealthy.
The man of substance, he will not be narrow-minded,
but the poor man cannot speak his truth.
Who says, ‘‘If only!’’ cannot be straight-forward,
for he is partial toward the one he loves—
he tilts toward the holder of his compensation.
Great is the great One whose great ones are great!
The king must be an able man, leader of many followers,
and wealthy too, rich in his high officials.
You must speak truth within your household
so that officials all across the realm respect you.
Uprightness is the token of a royal lord—
the foremost house must earn respect from those who serve it.
Be just that you may prosper upon earth:
soothe the weeper, do not oppress the widow;
Do not deprive a man of his father’s goods
nor interfere with high officials in their functions.
Beware of punishing unfairly,
and cause no injury—that will not help you!
Discipline by beating or incarceration;
the land can be secure by this means.
—Except for the traitor whose conspiracy has been laid bare,
and God knows who is disaffected!
God cuts that mischief down in blood!
—Yet it is gentleness which lengthens life.

>>15817314
henosis is temporary theosis,
>Have you heard about the Pharaonic Opus Magnum?
nope, but probably inspired Ficino's flawed perspective.
>some more like Plotinus, others less like Proclus
I aree that Proclus rationalistic autism sometimes clouded his vision, similar to Ammonius and Porphyry, why I praise Damascius who a critiqued this before and better than anyone else.
>The force of the symbolique in Christianity is incomparably greater than in Platonism
Ah, because your hateful christians have destroyed our icons. The depth of this >>15815670 bust of Sabazios (Anatolian Dionysus) found in Rome transcends most of Christianity's poor excuse for synthemata, a word your "chrisitan" Pseudo-Dionysius borrowed from his neoplatonic teachers, whose name itself betrays his true allegiance.
>You ignore the very faith the egyptians had in favour of philosopic schools.
The Egyptians "invented" philosophy, again you spew this enlightenment revisionism, the High Priest was the high Exegete, sometimes his authority superseded the Pharaoh's. Theology is the highest form of philosophy, the hieratic prayer, the highest form of prayer, is to expound on scriptures. For it like a statue maker who chips away at your mind's misconceptions, opening the way towards the truth.