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The Epicurean in the Epic of Gilgamesh

Morris Jastrow Jr. and Albert T. Clay, An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic On the Basis of Recently Discovered Texts (1920).

Why, O Gish, does thou run about?
The life that thou seekest, thou wilt not find.
When the gods created mankind,
Death they imposed on mankind;
Life they kept in their power.
Thou, O Gish, fill thy belly,
Day and night do thou rejoice,
Daily make a rejoicing!
Day and night a renewal of jollification!
Let thy clothes be clean,
Wash thy head and pour water over thee!
Care for the little one who takes hold of thy hand!
Let the wife rejoice in thy bosom!