Question

For thy sake I have rejected wickedness. I have done no hurt unto man, nor have I wrought harm unto beasts. I have committed no crime in the place of Right and Truth. I have had no knowledge of evil; nor have I acted wickedly. Each day have I laboured more than was required of me...I have caused no wrong to be done to the servant by his master. I have caused none to feel pain. I have made [no man] to weep. I have not committed murder; nor have I ever bidden any man to slay on my behalf. I have not wronged the people.

What was the purpose of these statements?

to determine whether a person has behaved well enough to enter the afterlife
to judge a pharaoh on his suitability to remain immortal
to determine which god a person was most suited to serve
to give rules that Egyptians must swear to live by

Answer 1

to determine whether a person has behaved well enough to enter the afterlife

These lines are part of the Egyptian "Negative Confessions" (Declarations of Innocence) from the Book of the Dead, recited before Osiris and the 42 judges to show the deceased lived according to Ma'at and thus was worthy of the afterlife.