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Siduri's advice to Gilgamesh

In the Gilgamesh Epic, the alewife Siduri advises: keep your clothes clean, wash, cherish the child holding your hand, delight your wife.

Ancient advice on happiness.

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Ecclesiastes 9 strikingly parallels this much older speech.

Bible reference: Ecclesiastes 9:7–9

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 428

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