“Sayon，“mutteredMeneptah。
“Pharaoh，havingyourleave，ItellyouthatIthinkyouhavedoneaveryevilworkthisday，onethatisunpleasingtothosePowerswhichruletheworld，whoeverandwhatsoevertheymaybe，onetoothatwillbringuponEgyptsorrowscountlessasthesand。IbelievethattheseHebrewswhomyouunjustlyseektoslayworshipagodasgreatorgreaterthanourown，andthattheyandhewilltriumphoverEgypt。I
believealsothatthemightyheritagewhichyouhavetakenfrommewillbringneitherjoynorhonourtohimbywhomithasbeenreceived。“
HereAmenmesesstartedforward，butMeneptahhelduphishand，andhewassilent。
“Ibelieve，Pharaoh——alas!thatImustsayit——thatyourdaysoneartharefewandthatforthelasttimewelookoneachotherliving。