Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

486 THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
"of wrath. He must disdain food and must not
"be a drunkard. He must not wink with his eyes,
"and he must not make himself an accuser of others.^
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"stubborn. He must not rejoice in evil speech,
"he must not shew himself unfriendly, and he
"must not be a grumbler; but he must be or-
"namented with all good works, wherein is no
"blemish.
"And he must be like a beautiful house which
"men prepare for the dwelling-place of a king,
"for they cleanse .it, and beautify it, and sweep'
"it out carefully, and they repair the defects and
"set it in fair order, and they lay down mats in
"the path leading to the place where their lord
"will abide, and they perfume the house with
"sweet scents, so that they may beautify the dwell-
"ing-place of the king within and without. And
"they keep watch and look out with exceedingly
"great care that no plunderer, or thief, or robber
"may enter in, and that no person who is not of
"their number may come there; and, when their
"lord goeth forth to travel round about in the
"open country according to his will, the servants
"keep watch inside the dwelling-place of their
"lord, and no stranger is permitted to come inside
"the first, or second, or third gate. And it is not
"only the servants who guard the house, but the
"dogs bark whenever they scent a man who doth
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