, and bring ye not forward my wickedness unto the god in whose
train ye are; and let not evil hap come upon me by your means. Oh, declare
ye me right and true in the presence of Neb-er-tcher, because I have done
that which is right and true in Ta-mera (Egypt). I have not cursed God,
and let not evil hap come upon me through the king who dwelleth in my day.
Homage to you, O ye gods, who dwell in the Hall of double Maati, who are
without evil in your bodies, and who live upon right and truth, and who
feed yourselves upon right and truth in the presence of the god Horus, who
dwelleth in his divine Disk: deliver ye me from the god Baba who feedeth
upon the entrails of the mighty ones upon the day of the great judgment.
Oh, grant ye that I may come to you, for I have not committed faults, I
have not sinned, I have not done evil, I have not borne false witness;
therefore let nothing [evil] be done unto me. I live upon right and truth,
and I feed upon right and truth. I have performed the commandments of men
[as well as] the things whereat are gratified the gods, I have made the
gods to be at peace [with me by doing] that which is his will. I have
given bread to the hungry man, and water to the thirsty man, and apparel
to the naked man, and a boat to the [shipwrecked] mariner. I have made
holy offerings to the gods, and sepulchral meals to the _Khu_s. Be ye then
my deliverers, be ye then my protectors, and make ye not accusation
against me in the presence of [the great god]. I am clean of mouth and
clean of hands; therefore let it be said unto me by those who shall behold
me, 'Come in peace; come in peace,' for I have heard that mighty word
which the spiritual bodies (_sahu_)(102) spake unto the Cat in the House
of Hapt-re. I have been made to give evidence before the god Hra-f-ha-f
(_i.e._, he whose face is behind him), and he hath given a decision
[concerning me]. I have seen the things over which the persea tree
spreadeth [its branches] within Re-stau. I am he who hath offered up
prayers to the gods and who knoweth their persons. I have come and I have
advanced to make the declaration of right and truth, and to set the
balance upon what supporteth it within the region of Aukert. Hail, thou
who art exalted upon thy standard, thou lord of the _Atefu_ crown, whose
name is proclaimed as 'Lord of the winds,' deliver thou me from thy divine
messengers who cause dire deeds to happen, and who cause calamities to
come into being, and w