The 77 commandments of MÂÂT 
       
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       1	    You will cause no suffering to humans 
          2	    To satisfy your ambition, you will not intrigue 
          3	    You shall not deprive a poor person of his subsistence. 
          4 You will not do acts condemned by the Gods 
          5	    You will cause no pain to others 
          6	    You shall not steal temple offerings 
          7	    You will not steal the bread intended for the gods 
          8	    You shall not steal the offerings intended for sanctified spirits 
          9	    You will not commit any shameful act within the sacred precincts of the temples. 
          10	    You won't fish against nature with someone like you 
          11	    Thou shalt not take the milk from a child's mouth 
          12	    You shall not fish using a fish as bait 
          13	    You won't put out the fire when it should be burning 
          14	    Thou shalt not break the meat offering laws 
          15	    You will not take possession of the properties of temples and gods 
          16	    You will not prevent a God from appearing 
          17	    You won't cause the tears 
          18	    Thou shalt make no disdainful signs 
          19	    You will not get angry or, without cause, enter into an argument 
          20	    You will not be impure 
          21	    You will not refuse to listen to justice and truth 
          22	    you shall not blaspheme 
          23	    You won't lie, by a flood of words 
          24	    You will not have contemptuous language 
          25	    You shall not curse a deity 
          26	    You will not cheat on the offerings made to the gods 
          27	    You will not waste the offerings made to the dead 
          28	    You will not take food from the children and you must never lie against the gods of the city 
          29	    You shall not kill divine animals with evil intent 
          30 You won't cheat (you won't cheat) 
          31	    You shall neither steal nor plunder 
          32	    You won't steal 
          33	    You won't kill 
          34	    You will not destroy the offerings 
          35	    Thou shalt not diminish the surveys (measurements) 
          36	    You will not steal the properties belonging to the Gods 
          37	    You won't lie 
          38	    You will not steal food or treasures 
          39	    You won't cause pain 
          40	    You shall not fornicate with the fornicator 
          41	    You will not act dishonestly 
          42	    You shall not transgress 
          43 Thou shalt not act maliciously 
          44 You won't steal the land from the farmers 
          45	    You won't reveal the secrets 
          46	    You shall not court a married woman 
          47	    You won't sleep with another wife 
          48	    You will not cause terror 
          49	    You won't rebel 
          50	    You will not be the cause of anger or outbursts 
          51	    Thou shalt not act insolently 
          52	    You won't cause disputes (misunderstandings) 
          53	    You won't misjudge (cheat) or you won't be hasty to judge 
          54	    You won't be impatient 
          55	    You shall not cause disease or injury 
          56	    You won't curse a king 
          57	    Thou shalt not muddy the water to drink 
          58	    You shall not dispossess 
          59	    You will not use violence against the family 
          60	    You will not associate with violent people 
          61	    You will not substitute injustice for justice 
          62	    You won't commit crimes 
          63	    You will not make others work harder for the same gain 
          64	    Thou shalt not mistreat thy servants 
          65	    You don't make a threat 
          66 Thou shalt not allow a master to mistreat a servant 
          67	    Thou shalt not cause famine 
          68 You won't be angry 
          69	    Thou shalt not kill or order murder 
          70	    You will not commit abominable deeds 
          71	    You will not commit treason 
          72	    Thou shalt not attempt to increase thy domain by illegal means 
          73	    Thou shalt not usurp the funds and property of others 
          74	    Thou shalt not seize cattle in the prairies 
          75	    You shall not ensnare the fowls destined for the gods 
          76	    Thou shalt not obstruct the flow of water 
          77	    You must not break the dams established for running water 
       
      Excerpt from the Papyrus D'Ani 
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