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 "God loveth the obedient and hateth the disobedient."

A good son is spoken of as "the gift of God."

2. A papyrus of Leyden.

"Happy is the man who eateth his own bread. Possess what thou hast in the joy of thy heart. What thou hast not, obtain it by work. It is profitable for a man to eat his own bread; God grants this to whosoever honours Him."

3. A papyrus at St. Petersburg.

"Praised be God for all His gifts."

"God knows the wicked; He smites the wicked, even to blood."

4. The Maxims of Ani.

"Whoso acts, God will raise his name above the sensual man."

"The sanctuary of God abhors [noisy