To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not.

The saying praises moderation and inner contentment over accumulation. It links wealth with anxiety—each increase in possessions brings new responsibilities, fears of loss, and social pressures—while portraying a “contented mind” as a kind of invisible wealth that cannot easily be taken away. The image of contentment as a “hidden treasure” suggests security rooted in character rather than circumstance: if satisfaction comes from within, external “trouble” has less to seize upon. In sentiment and phrasing, the maxim closely resembles later moral and religious commonplace themes (contentment, riches breeding care), which may indicate it is a retrospective attribution rather than a securely attested ancient Egyptian utterance.