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...... the storehouse ....... (cf. 6.1.03.55, 6.1.07.48) As long as you live you should not increase evil by lying; for if you do, to succumb will be your lot. (cf. 6.1.02.133, 6.1.22: l. 80, 6.1.26.d3) To collect firewood is a job for the strong man. The weak man sits waiting for him on dry land. (cf. 6.1.01.150) 1 line unclear Let an articulate man live in the house with you like a wicked poor man. Like my own affairs, antimony paste (?) is air: let ...... fat be eaten in the mist. (cf. 6.1.02.103) Although the lamentation priest's grain boat was sinking, he would be walking on dry land. (cf…