megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: 18_Job_24
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲓϫⲓϭⲟⲗ
English: But if not, who is he that says I speak falsely, and will make my words of no account?
Text: 18_Job_25
Coptic: ⲁ ⲃⲁⲗⲗⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲥⲁⲩⲭⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ
English: Then Baldad the Sauchite answered and said,
Text: 18_Job_25
Coptic: ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟϩⲟⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϩⲙⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ
English: What beginning or fear is hiseven he that makes all things in the highest?
Text: 18_Job_25
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲥⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛϭⲱⲣϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
English: For let none think that there is a respite for robbers: and upon whom will there not come a snare from him?
Text: 18_Job_25
Coptic: ⲛⲁϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲣ ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧⲃⲃⲟϥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ
English: For how shall a mortal be just before the Lord? or who that is born of a woman shall purify himself?
Text: 18_Job_25
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ϣⲁϥϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲟⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: If he gives an order to the moon, then it shines not; and the stars are not pure before him.
Text: 18_Job_25
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲃⲛⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ
English: But alas! man is corruption, and the son of man a worm.
Text: 18_Job_26
Coptic: ⲁ ⲓⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
English: But Job answered and said,
Text: 18_Job_26
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ⲟϣ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϭⲃⲟⲓ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ
English: To whom dost thou attach thyself, or whom art thou going to assist? is it not he that has much strength, and he who has a strong arm?
Text: 18_Job_26
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲱϥ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲱϥ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ
English: To whom hast thou given counsel? is it not to him who has all wisdom? whom wilt thou follow? is it not one who has the greatest power?
Text: 18_Job_26
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲕ .
English: To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose breath is it that has come forth from thee?
Text: 18_Job_26
Coptic: ⲁϥⲥⲙⲛ ⲧϩⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲣϣ ⲡⲕⲩⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲃⲱ ⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲛⲱⲣϫ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲣϩⲟⲧⲉϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲁ14 ⲡⲟⲥⲧⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲣⲟⲩⲃⲃⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁⲁⲁⲥ ⲧⲛⲁⲩ
English: He has calmed the sea with his might, and by his wisdom the whale has been overthrown.
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ⲁ ⲓⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟϩⲟⲙⲓⲟⲛ
English: And Job further continued and said in his parable,
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲛϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲉϭⲥ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ
English: As God lives, who has thus judge me; and the Almighty, who has embittered my soul;
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲛⲓⲃⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲛⲛⲁϭⲃϣⲁ
English: verily, while my breath is yet in me, and the breath of God which remains to me is in my nostrils,
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲁⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁ ⲛϩⲉⲛϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ
English: my lips shall not speak evil words, neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts.
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁ6 ⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲃⲁⲗϩⲏⲧ
English: Far be it from me that I should justify you till I die; for I will not let go my innocence,
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲕⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲧⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲁⲓⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ
English: but keeping fast to my righteousness I will by no means let it go: for I am not conscious to myself of having done any thing amiss.
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲉ ⲣ ⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ
English: Nay rather, but let mine enemies be as the overthrow of the ungodly, and they that rise up against me, as the destruction of transgressors.
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ⲁϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲧϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϫⲉϥⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲏ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ
English: For what is the hope of the ungodly, that he holds to it? will he indeed trust in the Lord and be saved?
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ⲏ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲏ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ
English: Will God hear his prayer? or, when distress has come upon him,
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲏ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: has he any confidence before him? or will God hear him as he calls upon him?
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϯϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ
English: Yet now I will tell you what is in the hand of the Lord: I will not lie concerning the things which are with the Almighty.
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ
English: Behold, ye all know that ye are adding vanity to vanity.
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲛϫⲛⲁϩ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲛⲡⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ
English: This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of oppressors shall come upon them from the Almighty.
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲛⲥⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲧⲱⲃϩ .
English: And if their children be many, they shall be for slaughter: and if they grow up, they shall beg.
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲛⲉⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ
English: And they that survive of him shall utterly perish, and no one shall pity their widows.
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲉⲩϩ ϩⲁⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲥⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟⲙⲉ
English: Even if he should gather silver as earth, and prepare gold as clay;
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ
English: All these things shall the righteous gain, and the truehearted shall possess his wealth.
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲣϫⲟⲟⲗⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲗⲗⲟⲩⲥ
English: And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider's web.
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ⲁ ⲡⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟϩⲙⲉϥ ⲁⲛ
English: The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue: he has opened his eyes, and he is not.
Text: 18_Job_27
Coptic: ⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ ⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲛϭⲟⲥⲙ ⲇⲉ ϥⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ .
English: Pains have come upon him as water, and darkness has carried him away by night.
Text: 18_Job_28
Coptic: ⲡⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲧ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲟⲧϩϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ
English: For there is a place for the silver, whence it comes, and a place for the gold, whence it is refined.
Text: 18_Job_28
Coptic: ⲉϣⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲡⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉϣⲁⲩϣⲉⲧ ⲡϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲱⲛⲉ
English: For iron comes out of the earth, and brass is hewn out like stone.
Text: 18_Job_28
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ
English: He has set a bound to darkness, and he searches out every limit: a stone is darkness, and the shadow of death.
Text: 18_Job_28
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲧⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲣϭⲱⲃ ϩⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
English: There is a cutting off the torrent by reason of dust: so they that forget the right way are weakened; they are removed from among men.
Text: 18_Job_28
Coptic: ⲁϥϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲏ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲱϩ ⲛⲛⲃⲉⲣⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .
English: He has stretched forth his hand on the sharp rock, and turned up mountains by the roots:
Text: 18_Job_28
Coptic: ⲁϥϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛϣⲓⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ
English: And he has laid bare the depths of rivers, and has brought his power to light.
Text: 18_Job_28
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲫⲓⲁ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲁϣ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲫⲓⲁ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲁϣ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ
English: But whence has wisdom been discovered? and what is the place of knowledge?
Text: 18_Job_28
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
English: A mortal has not known its way, neither indeed has it been discovered among men.
Text: 18_Job_28
Coptic: ⲁϣ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲫⲓⲁ ⲧⲱⲛ
English: Whence then is wisdom found? and of what kind is the place of understanding?
Text: 18_Job_28
Coptic: ⲥϩⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ
English: It has escaped the notice of every man, and has been hidden from the birds of the sky.
Text: 18_Job_28
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲉⲟⲟⲩ
English: Destruction and Death said, We have heard the report of it.
Text: 18_Job_28
Coptic: ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲏ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ
English: God has well ordered the way of it, and he knows the place of it.
Text: 18_Job_28
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ
English: For he surveys the whole earth under heaven, knowing the things in the earth:
Text: 18_Job_28
Coptic: ⲡϣⲓ ⲛⲛⲧⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
English: all that he has made; the weight of the winds, the measures of the water.
Text: 18_Job_28
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲡⲟⲩ
English: When he made them, thus he saw and numbered them, and made a way for the pealing of the thunder.
Text: 18_Job_28
Coptic: ⲁϥⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϩⲉⲧϩⲱⲧⲟⲩ
English: Then he saw it, and declared it: he prepared it and traced it out.
Text: 18_Job_28
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲡⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ
English: And he said to man, Behold, godliness is wisdom: and to abstain from evil is understanding.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁ ⲓⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟϩⲟⲙⲓⲟⲛ
English: And Job continued and said in his parable,
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲃⲁⲧⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ .
English: Oh that I were as in months past, wherein God preserved me!
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲃⲥ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ϩⲁϫⲱⲓ
English: As when his lamp shone over my head; when by his light I walked through darkness.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲧⲙⲧⲙ ϩⲓⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲏⲓ
English: As when I steadfastly pursued my ways, when God took care of my house.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲟϣ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲕⲱⲧⲉ
English: When I was very fruitful, and my children were about me;
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ
English: when my ways were moistened with butter, and the mountains flowed for me with milk.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲕⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟϭⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ
English: When I went forth early in the city, and the seat was placed for me in the streets.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲉϩⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ
English: The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and all the old men stood up.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲁ ⲡⲉⲩⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ϩⲓⲣⲛ ⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ
English: And the great men ceased speaking, and laid their finger on their mouth.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ
English: And they that heard me blessed me, and their tongue clave to their throat.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϣⲁϥⲣⲁⲕⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: For the ear heard, and blessed me; and the eye saw me, and turned aside.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲣⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧϥ ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲟⲥ
English: For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, and helped the fatherless who had no helper.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲁ ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
English: Let the blessing of the perishing one come upon me; yea, the mouth of the widow has blessed me.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲁⲓϯ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲱⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲁⲓϯ ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲡⲗⲟⲉⲓⲥ
English: Also I put on righteousness, and clothed myself with judgment like a mantle.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲛⲃⲗⲗⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ
English: I was the eye of the blind, and the foot of the lame.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲛϭⲱⲃ ⲁⲓϩⲟⲧϩⲉⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ
English: I was the father of the helpless; and I searched out the cause which I knew not.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲛⲁϫϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁϫϩⲉ
English: And I broke the jaw-teeth of the unrighteous; I plucked the spoil out of the midst of their teeth.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉⲧⲁϭⲟⲧ ⲛⲁⲣϩⲗⲗⲟ ϯⲛⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲗϩ ⲛⲃⲛⲛⲉ
English: And I said, My age shall continue as the stem of a palm-tree; I shall live a long while.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲩϯϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲁϣⲟϫⲛⲉ
English: Men heard me, and gave heed, and they were silent at my counsel.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ
English: At my word they spoke not again, and they were very gland whenever I spoke to them.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲉϥⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ
English: As the thirsty earth expecting the rain, so they waited for my speech.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲟ
English: Were I to laugh on them, they would not believe it; and the light of my face has not failed.
Text: 18_Job_29
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲧⲉⲩϩⲓⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲍⲱⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲣϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲉⲓⲉϯⲛⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ
English: I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the midst of warriors, as one comforting mourners.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱϣϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓⲟⲡⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲣ ⲛⲛⲁⲟϩⲉ
English: But now the youngest have laughed me to scorn, now they reprove me in their turn, whose fathers I set at nought; whom I did not deem worthy to be with my shepherd dogs.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲣ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲁ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ
English: Yea, why had I the strength of their hands? for them the full term of life was lost.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥⲣϩⲁⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲱⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗⲁⲓⲡⲱⲣⲓⲁ
English: One is childless in want and famine, such as they that fled but lately the distress and misery of drought.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲉⲛⲁⲣⲓⲙ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲧⲏϭ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲣⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲏϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲥⲟϣϥ ⲉⲩⲣϭⲣⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟϭⲟⲩⲏϭ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲕⲟ
English: Who compass the salt places on the sounding shore, who had salt herbs for their food, and were dishonorable and of no repute, in want of every good thing; who also ate roots of trees by reason of great hunger.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛϭⲓϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ
English: Thieves have risen up against me,
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲕⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲏⲓ
English: whose houses were the caves of the rocks, who lived under the wild shrubs.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁϩⲉⲛⲛⲧⲏϭ ⲛⲁⲅⲣⲓⲟⲛ
English: They will cry out among the rustling bushes.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲥⲏϣ ⲛⲁⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟϣⲙ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ
English: They are sons of fools and vile men, whose name and glory are quenched from off the earth.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲕⲓⲑⲁⲣⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ
English: But now I am their music, and they have me for a by-word.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲃⲟⲟⲧⲧ ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϯⲥⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲡⲁϭⲥⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲟ .
English: And they stood aloof and abhorred me, and spared not to spit in my face.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲕⲁⲥⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲕϩⲧ
English: For he has opened his quiver and afflicted me: they also have cast off the restraint of my presence.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ
English: My paths are ruined; for they have stripped off my raiment: he has shot at me with his weapons.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲱⲛⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ ϯⲟϣⲙ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ
English: And he has pleaded against me as he will: I am overwhelmed with pains.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲁ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁ ⲧⲁϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϩⲱⲗ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ
English: My pains return upon me; my hope is gone like the wind, and my safety as a cloud.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ
English: Even now my life shall be poured forth upon me; and days of anguish seize me.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲁ ⲛⲁⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱϭ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: And by night my bones are confounded; and my sinews are relaxed.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ
English: With great force my disease has taken hold of my garment: it has compassed me as the collar of my coat.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲙⲉⲥ
English: And thou hast counted me as clay; my portion in dust and ashes.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲁⲓϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
English: And I have cried to thee, but thou hearest me not: but they stood still, and observed me.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲛⲁ ⲁⲕⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲓϫ ⲉⲥϫⲟⲟⲣ ϩⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲏ ⲉⲥⲉⲡⲥ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛϥⲣ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ
English: They attacked me also without mercy: thou hast scourged me with a strong hand.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲁⲕⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲕⲛⲟϫⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ
English: And thou hast put me to grief, and hast cast me away from safety.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟϣϥⲧ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲕⲁϩ
English: For I know that death will destroy me: for the earth is the house appointed for every mortal.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϫⲛϭⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲓⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲉ
English: Yet I wept over every helpless man; I groaned when I saw a man in distress.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲉⲓϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲱ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲓⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲉϫⲛⲕⲁⲣⲱⲓ ⲁⲓⲁϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲁⲧ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲓⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: But I, when I waited for good things, behold, days of evils came the more upon me.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲣ ⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲏⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲧⲣⲟⲩⲑⲟⲥ
English: I am become a brother of monsters, and a companion of ostriches.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲁ ⲡⲁϣⲁⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲙⲟⲙ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ
English: And my skin has been greatly blackened, and my bones are burned with heat.
Text: 18_Job_30
Coptic: ⲁ ⲧⲁⲕⲓⲑⲁⲣⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ
English: My harp also has been turned into mourning, and my song into my weeping.
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲏ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲱ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲏ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ
English: But if I had gone with scorners, and if too my foot has hasted to deceit:
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲁϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲙⲙⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲃⲁⲗϩⲏⲧ
English: (for I am weighed in a just balance, and the Lord knows my innocence:)
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁ ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲏ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲁϭⲓϫ
English: if my foot has turned aside out of the way, or if mine heart has followed mine eye, and if too I have touched gifts with my hands;
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲉϫⲟ ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲙϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ
English: then let me sow, and let others eat; and let me be uprooted on the earth.
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲥ ϩⲁⲓ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲣⲙⲡⲉⲥⲣⲟ
English: If my heart has gone forth after another man's wife, and if I laid wait at her doors;
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ
English: then let my wife also please another, and let my children be brought low.
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲟⲩϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲙⲉⲩⲉϣⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲉϥ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ
English: For the rage of anger is not to be controlled, in the case of defiling another man's wife.
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲥⲁⲥⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ
English: For it is a fire burning on every side, and whomsoever it attacks, it utterly destroys.
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲏ ⲡⲁϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲓ
English: And if too I despised the judgment of my servant or my handmaid, when they pleaded with me;
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲣ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲉⲗⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϭⲙⲡⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ
English: what then shall I do if the Lord should try me? and if also he should at all visit me, can I make an answer?
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ
English: Were not they too formed as I also was formed in the womb? yea, we were formed in the same womb.
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲛϭⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ
English: But the helpless missed not whatever need they had, and I did not cause the eye of the widow to fail.
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲁⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲡⲓϯ ⲙⲡⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ
English: And if too I ate my morsel alone, and did not impart of it to the orphan;
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲏ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲃϣⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲡⲓϯϩⲓⲱⲱϥ
English: And if too I overlooked the naked as he was perishing, and did not clothe him;
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϭⲱⲃ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁϩⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙⲟⲙ ϩⲁⲡⲉϩⲕⲁ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ
English: and if the poor did not bless me, and their shoulders were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲓϥⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϭⲟⲙ
English: if I lifted my hand against an orphan, trusting that my strength was far superior to his:
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁϩⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁϭⲃⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲕⲉⲗⲉⲛⲕⲉϩ
English: let them my shoulder start from the blade-bone, and my arm be crushed off from the elbow.
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲣⲉ ⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲉ
English: For the fear of the Lord constrained me, and I cannot bear up by reason of his burden.
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲏ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲕⲁϩⲧⲏⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲉ
English: If I made gold my treasure, and if too I trusted the precious stone;
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲏ ⲁⲓⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϫⲁϫⲉ ⲏ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲕⲁ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲓⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ .
English: and if too I rejoiced when my wealth was abundant, and if too I laid my hand on innumerable treasures:
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲣⲏ ⲉⲧⲣⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉϥϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲟϩ ϭⲱϫⲃ ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ
English: (do we not see the shining sun eclipsed, and the moon waning? for they have not power to continue:)
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲓϯ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲉⲣⲛ ⲣⲱⲓ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ
English: and if my heart was secretly deceived, and if I have laid my hand upon my mouth and kissed it:
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲡ ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉⲉⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲓϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ
English: let this also then be reckoned to me as the greatest iniquity: for I should have lied against the Lord Most High.
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲅⲉ
English: And if too I was glad at the fall of mine enemies, and mine heart said, Aha!
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲁⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ
English: let then mine ear hear my curse, and let me be a byword among my people in my affliction.
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁ ⲛⲁϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ
English: And if too my handmaids have often said, Oh that we might be satisfied with his flesh; (whereas I was very kind:
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ
English: for the stranger did not lodge without, and my door was opened to every one that came:)
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲙⲛϯϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲓϩⲱⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ
English: or if too having sinned unintentionally, I hid my sin;
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲉⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲉⲧⲙϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲏ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲕⲁ ⲟⲩϭⲱⲃ ⲉⲣⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲉⲕⲟⲩⲛϥ ϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ
English: (for I did not stand in awe of a great multitude, so as not to declare boldly before them:) and if too I permitted a poor man to go out of my door with an empty bosom:
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ
English: (Oh that I had a hearer,) and if I had not feared the hand of the Lord; and as to the written charge which I had against any one,
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ϣⲁⲓⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲙ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟϣϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
English: I would place it as a chaplet on my shoulders, and read it.
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲡⲁϩϥ ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲙⲉⲓϫⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
English: And if I did not read it and return it, having taken nothing from the debtor:
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲏ ⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲗⲟⲙ ⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ
English: If at any time the land groaned against me, and if its furrows mourned together;
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲉϫⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲁⲓⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
English: and if I ate its strength alone without price, and if I too grieved the heart of the owner of the soil, by taking aught from him:
Text: 18_Job_31
Coptic: ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧ
English: then let the nettle come up to me instead of wheat, and a bramble instead of barley. And Job ceased speaking.
Text: 18_Job_32
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲓⲱⲃ ⲕⲁⲣⲱϥ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉϥⲕⲉϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ ϭⲉ ⲛⲓⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: And his three friends also ceased any longer to answer Job: for Job was righteous before them.