The Assyrian wisdom tale of Ahikar, Grand Vizier to Sennacherib — quoted in the Book of Tobit and echoed across the ancient world.
The Story of Ahikar
Translation: Rutherford H. Platt, Jr., The Forgotten Books of Eden (1926) — Public Domain
Translation: Rutherford H. Platt, Jr., The Forgotten Books of Eden (1926) — Public Domain