Proverbs from Ancient Egypt

Proverbs from Ancient Egypt

DIRECTIONS: Please complete the writing for any two proverbs.

Due Friday.

1. Stay away from hostile people. Keep your heart quiet among fighters.

· What could it mean to “keep your heart quiet”?

· How could this proverb relate to the book Wonder or another book?

2. If you are a leader of a group of people, treat them well. Do not treat them unjustly; justice is something great.

· Why might the leader of a group need this advice?

· Why do you think the proverb says that for a leader “justice is something great”?

3. When you rise from lower ranks to higher positions, grow rich after being poor, do not forget your past. Do not be proud of your wealth and do not be arrogant. Remember you are no better than your mates who have fallen back into poverty.

· Why might someone who rose to higher positions want to forget the past?

· Why does the proverb say, “Remember that you are not better than your mates who have fallen back into poverty”?

4. Do not repeat calumny or listen to it. It is the spouting of the foolish.

· Why do you think the proverb says not even to listen to this cruel gossip?

· Why does it call calumny, “the spouting of the foolish”?

calumny – cruel gossip meant to do harm.