4 remain, ever since the time of the ancestors.
The gods who were beforetime rest in their tombs, the
mummies
5 of the saints likewise are enwrapped in their tombs.
They who build houses, and they who have no houses, see!
6 what becomes of them.
I have heard the words of Imhotep[512] and Hartatef.[513]
It is said in their sayings,
7 After all, what is prosperity?
Their fenced walls are dilapidated.