Vouchsafe, O Lord, that the day come quickly; Pure of heart and deed was he whom we loved: The life of earth passeth away, even so passed he away; Behold, he was, and he is not, and no man knoweth his place. So hath it been, since Ra went forth, O Man, and so shall it be forever. The eyes of a man are opened, and are quickly closed again. His soul drinketh of the sacred waters, he drinketh with them that are gone of the waters of the River of Life. Give unto the poor, who cry to thee when the harvest faileth; so shall thy name be magnified forever. And to the feast of thy sacrifice multitudes shall come, worshipping; And the priest, clothed with a panther's skin, shall pour out wine unto thee; And shall offer cakes, and sing songs before thy altars, In that day when thy servants stand before Ra, the Sun-god. Shu shall bring forth the harvest in its season, And glory shall be thine, but destruction shall overtake the wicked. Return quickly, O Neferhotep, let the day of thy honor return: Lo, the works which thou didst upon earth, thou didst leave them in the day of thy going; Rich wast thou, but of thy riches only these ashes are left. In the day of thy going thou tarriedst not, nothing didst thou save in that day: Yea, though a man have much grain, yet the day of his poverty shall come; Death regardeth not his riches; Death heedeth not the pride of a man. Friends, the day of your going shall come; let your hearts have understanding. Whither ye go, thence shall ye not return forever. The upright man shall prosper, but the transgressor shall perish. Be ye just, for the just man shall be blessed. But neither the brave man, nor he that feareth, nor he that hath friends, nor the forsaken one, None shall escape the grave, no man small prevail against Death. Vouchsafe unto us, therefore, of thine abundance, and be thou blessed forever of Isis. PRESENT-DAY EGYPT ALEXANDRIA. Where East and West Meet. Alexandria is the great commercial center of the southern Mediterranean. Approached from the sea, the coast is so level that the city is not visible until the harbor is almost reached. Modern docks and warehouses are crowded along the shore.