CI.

491 Accustom not thyself to sit in the beer-house.

CII.

492 Give not commands to one who is greater than thyself,

493 Whether he be (thy) junior in his official position,

494 Or whether he be (thy) senior by birth.

CIII.

495 Show thyself friendly to the man for whom thou hast antipathy.

496 The strength of Ra [GOD] is to him that is on the road.

CIV.

497 If thou seest a man who is greater than thyself outside (his house),

498 Follow after him and greet him with words of respect.

CV.

499 Stretch out the hand to the aged man when he is filled full of beer,

500 Treat him reverently when he is in the company of his sons and daughters.

501 Is not thy arm (strength) made weak by robbery?

502 Is not the back bowed by affliction?

CVI.

503 Reduce not to beggary the (poor) man who has uttered something which is pleasant

504 Rather than the rich man whose strings of words are straw.

CVII.

505 The man who is in the bows of the boat (the captain) watches the going thereof,

506 He does not allow his bark to capsize (be submerged).