6 Dec: "The Harper's Song for Inherkhawy" by someone in ancient Egypt

The poem below is from a tomb dating back to 1160 B.C. It is an excerpt translated by J.L. Foster, author unknown.
 

"The Harper's Song for Inherkhawy"

So seize the day! hold holiday!
Be unwearied, unceasing, alive
you and your own true love;
Let not the heart be troubled during your
sojourn on Earth,
but seize the day as it passes!

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