megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 001: Anonymous Nau 135
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲥϣⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
English: She labored to stop him, but she was not able to.
Arabic: أما هي فقد بذلت ما في وسعها لتعرقله ولم تقدر عليه
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 001: Anonymous Nau 135
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲥⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: Afterwards, she left him.
Arabic: بعد ذلك تركته
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 001: Anonymous Nau 135
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲣⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁⲙⲉⲗⲓⲁ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲉⲡⲉϥⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ .
English: When he had gone and become a monk, he became negligent, and he spent his life badly.
Arabic: ولما ذهب وترهبن صار في توانٍ وقضى حياته في الشر
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 001: Anonymous Nau 135
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲟⲩ . ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲱⲛⲉ . ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲕⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ .
English: And it happened, when his mother had died, after some time, he became very ill so that he became ecstatic, being carried off to the Judgment.
Arabic: وحدث لما توفت أمه، بعد وقت قليل  أن مرض مرضاً شديداَ حتى أنه وقع في غيبة وأنه قد حُمل إلى الدينونة
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 001: Anonymous Nau 135
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ .
English: And there he found his mother and those who judge.
Arabic: ووجد هناك أمه مع من يقومون بالقضاء
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 001: Anonymous Nau 135
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲥⲡⲱϣⲥ .
English: When she saw him, she was amazed.
Arabic: أما هي فلما رأته اضطربت
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 001: Anonymous Nau 135
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ . ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲉⲓ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲕ .
English: And she said to him, “What is this, my son, that you come yourself to this place in order to be judged?
Arabic: وقالت له: ما هذا يا ابني، أتأتي بنفسك إلى هنا حتي تُحاكم؟
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 001: Anonymous Nau 135
Coptic: ⲉⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ .
English: And where are your words that you spoke, ‘I desire to save my soul’?”
Arabic: أين هي كلامك الذي قلته 'أريد خلاص نفسي'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 001: Anonymous Nau 135
Coptic: ⲁϥϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲧⲙⲟⲩ
English: And he was ashamed because of the things that he heard.
Arabic: فخجل بسبب ما سمعه
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 001: Anonymous Nau 135
Coptic: ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϥⲟⲕⲙ . ⲉⲙⲛⲧϥ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲉϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲥ .
English: He stood sadly, not having any apology to offer her.
Arabic: وقف  متحسراً، ليس له من عذر ليقدمه
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 001: Anonymous Nau 135
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲫⲣⲟⲛⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲙⲉⲗⲏⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ .
English: Afterwards, he sat down, reflecting upon his health and crying over the neglectful things he had done earlier.
Arabic: بعد ذلك، جلس متأملاً في خلاصه. وباكياً لأجل ما اقترفه في توانً  من قبل
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 001: Anonymous Nau 135
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲃⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϭⲟⲧ . ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲱϭⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲓⲙⲉ .
English: His being was pricked such that a multitude exhorted him to rest himself a little lest he should be overcome by so much crying.
Arabic: وحدث له تأثربهذا المقدارحتى أن كثيرين رجوه لكيما يريح نفسه قليلاً حتى لا يتأذى من كثرة بكائه
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 001: Anonymous Nau 135
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲥⲗⲥⲱⲗϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲓϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲡⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ . ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϣⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲡϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .
English: But he did not wish to console himself, saying, “If I have not been able to bear the reproach of my mother, how will I be able to bear the shame on the Day of Judgment in the presence of Christ and all his angels?”
Arabic: أما هو قلم يُرٍد أن يتعزى قائلاً: فإذا كنت لم اقدر أن احتمل توبيخ امي، فكيف لي أن احتمل الخزي يوم الدينونة قدام المسيح وكل ملائكته
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 002: Anonymous Nau 136
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϣⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϩϣⲗϥ . ϩⲓⲥⲧⲱⲧ 
English: An old man said, ‘If the souls of men were to go come in fear after the resurrection, in the presence of God, the world would die of fear and trembling.
Arabic: قال شيخ:  إذا اعتادت انفس البشر أن تقدر أن تخرج بخوف بعد القيامة عند استعلان الله لكاد العالم يموت من الرعدة والفزع
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 002: Anonymous Nau 136
Coptic: ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲡⲱϩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ . ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲁⲡⲉⲓⲗⲏ
English: For, what would it be like to see the heavens opening, and God revealing himself in anger and threat
Arabic: لأنه كيف يكون النظر الى السموات تنشق،  ويظهر الله في غضب وتهديد
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 002: Anonymous Nau 136
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲓϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ
English: to cause all of mankind to see these together.
Arabic: لتنظر البشرية هذا كلها معاً
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 002: Anonymous Nau 136
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲁϯⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ . ϫⲉⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲁⲧⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲛⲱⲛⲁϩ .
English: Because of this, it is right for us to think in this way, if we shall give an account to God daily, that we shall be cut off because of what we have done in our daily lives.'
Arabic: لأجل هذا ينبغي لنا أنفكر هكذا : كأننا سوف نعطي حساباً كل يوم لله لأننا سوف نُطالَب بما قد فعلناه في حياتنا
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 003: Anonymous Nau 138
Coptic: ⲁⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: A brother asked an old man,
Arabic: سأل أحد الأخوة شيخاَ:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 003: Anonymous Nau 138
Coptic: ϫⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲛϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: “My father, why is my heart hard and without fear of God?”
Arabic: يا  أبي لماذا قلبي قاسٍ ولايخاف الله
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 003: Anonymous Nau 138
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ
English: The old man said to him,
Arabic: قال له الشيخ
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 003: Anonymous Nau 138
Coptic: ϫⲉϯⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϫⲡⲓⲟ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ
English: “I think that if a man holds blame in his heart,
Arabic: 'أعتقد أنه إذا ما تمسك الرجل بالتبكيت في قلبه
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 003: Anonymous Nau 138
Coptic: ϥⲛⲁϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: he will acquire for himself fear of God.”
Arabic: فسوف ينشأ لديه خوف الله'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 003: Anonymous Nau 138
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ
English: The brother said to him,
Arabic: فقال له الأخ
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 003: Anonymous Nau 138
Coptic: ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲡⲓⲟ .
English: “What is blame?”
Arabic: 'ما هو التبكيت؟'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 003: Anonymous Nau 138
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: The old man said,
Arabic: قال الشيخ:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 003: Anonymous Nau 138
Coptic: ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲡⲓⲉⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ .
English: “Let a man upbraid his soul in everything, saying to it,
Arabic: 'حتى يبكت الرجل نفسه في كل أمر يقوله
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 003: Anonymous Nau 138
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: Remember that it is necessary for us to encounter God.'”
Arabic: تذكر أنه ينبغي لنا أن نقابل الله
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 003: Anonymous Nau 138
Coptic: ⲛϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ
English: And he said again,
Arabic: وأن يقول أيضاً
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 003: Anonymous Nau 138
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁϩⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ .
English: “What do I have to do with this man?”
Arabic: ما شأني أنا والناس؟
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 003: Anonymous Nau 138
Coptic: ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: “If one perseveres in these things, the fear of God comes to him.”
Arabic: فإذا ما داوم الواحد على ذلك يأتي إليه خوف الله'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 004: Poemen
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲟⲓⲙⲏⲛ . ϫⲉⲁⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲏⲥⲉ . ϫⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ .
English: Abba Poemen said, a brother said to Abba Païse, 'what should I do about my hard heart?
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 004: Poemen
Coptic: ⲛϯⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: I do not fear God.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 004: Poemen
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅⲧⲟϭⲕ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
English: He said to him, 'go and cleave to a brother who fears God.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 004: Poemen
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲕⲛⲁⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: And through the fear (of God) of that brother you will learn fear of God yourself.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 005
Coptic: ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: Someone asked an old man:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 005
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲓϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲱⲡⲉ
English: why is it that when I sit in my dwelling
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 005
Coptic: ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲥⲁⲥⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ .
English: my heart wanders about?
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 005
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲕⲉⲥⲑⲏⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ  ⲧϭⲓⲛⲛⲁⲩ  ⲧϭⲓⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ  ⲧϭⲓⲛϣⲱⲗⲙ  ⲧϭⲓⲛϣⲁϫⲉ .
English: The old man answered him: that's because those of your senses are sick which are exterior, your sight, your hearing, your scent, your speech.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 005
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓⲁ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲕⲉⲉⲥⲑⲏⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥϭⲣⲁϩⲧ  ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ .
English: If now you develop their ability in purity the other senses which are interior will remain in serenity and well-being.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 006: anonymous Nau 196
Coptic: ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲛ ϫⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ
English: Someone also asked an old man:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 006: anonymous Nau 196
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϯϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϯϩⲗⲡⲗⲱⲡ .ⲻ
English: Why do I sit in my cell and become distressed?
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 006: anonymous Nau 196
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁϥ
English: He answered him:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 006: anonymous Nau 196
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲕⲉⲓⲱⲣϩ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ .
English: Because you have not yet looked at the repose that we hope for, nor the punishment that will come.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 006: anonymous Nau 196
Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉⲁⲕⲉⲓⲉⲣϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ .ⲻ
English: If you had looked at these carefully,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 006: anonymous Nau 196
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲃⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲙⲟⲧⲉ
English: then while your cell is full of worms about you until they reach up to your neck
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 006: anonymous Nau 196
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ
English: you would stay among them,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 006: anonymous Nau 196
Coptic: ⲛⲅϥⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲧⲙϩⲗⲟⲡⲗⲡ .
English: and you would put up with them and not be distressed.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 007
Coptic: ⲁⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲃⲉ
English: An old man saw someone laughing.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 007
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ .
English: He said,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 008
Coptic: ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϩⲛⲙⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ .
English: for wild donkeys, so it is also for the chosen monk by thoughts of lust.
Text: Apopthegmata Patrum Sahidic 009: Hyperechius 2
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲧⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϥϯⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ .
English: Again, he said, ‟Fasting is the bridle of the monk resisting in.
Text: Apopthegmata Patrum Sahidic 009: Hyperechius 2
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲟⲩϩⲧⲟ ⲛⲗⲁⲃⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ .
English: The one who casts this away from himself is like a lustful horse.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 014
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲉⲙⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ ⲛⲅⲧⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ . ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓ ⲻ
English: Again he said, “It is good to eat flesh and drink wine, but do not eat the flesh of your brothers through slander.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 017
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲓⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏ . ϫⲉⲉⲩⲉⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ .
English: And again, they brought a jar of new wine so they could give it to the brothers a cup each.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 017
Coptic: ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲕⲩⲡⲏ .
English: But one of the brothers went up to the cellar.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 017
Coptic: ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲥϩⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲕⲩⲡⲏ
English: He fled from it and suddenly the cellar fell.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 017
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ .
English: They went to see because of the noise that occurred.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 017
Coptic: ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲛⲏϫ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ .
English: They found the brother laying down.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 017
Coptic: ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ .
English: They began to scorn him, saying, “You are a lover of vain glory.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 017
Coptic: ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲻ
English: It is well that this happened to you.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 017
Coptic: ⲁⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ϣⲗⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ .
English: The old man embraced him, saying,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 017
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁⲗⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲁⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ
English: “Cease towards my son.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 017
Coptic: ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲁϥ .
English: For that which he did is good.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 017
Coptic: ϥⲟⲛϩ ⲛϭⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲩⲕⲉⲧⲧⲉⲓⲕⲩⲡⲏ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ .
English: The Lord lives so that they might not rebuild this cellar in my time.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 017
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲕⲏⲡⲏ ϩⲉ ϩⲛϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲧ ⲛⲏⲣⲡ ⲻ
English: Let the whole oikoumene know that a cellar fell in Scetis because of a cup of wine.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 018: Anonymous
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲕⲓⲙ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ
English: A brother was moved to rage against someone.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 018: Anonymous
Coptic: ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ  ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁϫⲙ ⲡⲱⲗⲁϩ .
English: He stood up for prayer and he asked to receive patience with his brother and to pass the test without a blemish.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 018: Anonymous
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲁⲡⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ .
English: And at that moment he saw smoke coming out of his mouth.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 018: Anonymous
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲗⲟ ⲉϥϭⲟⲛⲧ .
English: After that happened, he stopped being angry.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 019: Presbyter
Coptic: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲓⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ .
English: He went once, that is the presbyter of Scetis, to the archbishop of Alexandria
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 019: Presbyter
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉϣⲓⲏⲧ  ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥⲣⲟⲩ .
English: and after he returned to Scetis, they asked him, that is the brothers, about news from the city.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 019: Presbyter
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲫⲩⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ
English: But he told them: 'Naturally, my brothers, I have not seen the face of any man, except the archbishop alone.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 019: Presbyter
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ  ϫⲉⲉⲩⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲡϫⲓϩⲣⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲃⲁⲗ .
English: After hearing him they became strengthened thanks to his story, that they should guard themselves against raising their eyes.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 020: Failings
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ. ϫⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉϫⲛⲛϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲁⲡⲥ ⲱⲥⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ .
English: A monk said, 'The devil dwells in failings of the monk, if a habit endures within him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 020: Failings
Coptic: ϩⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϣⲁⲥϫⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ . ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ .
English: For a long time, it is strong and it persists like something natural, especially those who are very careless.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 020: Failings
Coptic: ϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧϩⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ . ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲉϣⲱⲛⲉ
English: Do not give it any nourishing food that you will seek after, especially when you are free from illness.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 020: Failings
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ
English: And do not eat what you want,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 020: Failings
Coptic: ⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲅϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ .
English: but eat the things that God sends to you, and give thanks to him at all times.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 020: Failings
Coptic: ⲁⲛϫⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ .
English: We sent bread to the monks with every relief.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 020: Failings
Coptic: ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲁⲁϥ
English: But we did not do the work of the monks.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 020: Failings
Coptic: ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ . ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ .
English: Tell yourself, 'Brother, preserve the seal of Christ, which is humility.''
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 021: Lentils
Coptic: ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲕⲉϩⲗⲗⲟ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲁⲣϣⲓⲛ .
English: One monk went to another monk, and he said to his disciple, 'Make a little bit of lentils for us.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 021: Lentils
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ .
English: And he made them.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 021: Lentils
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉϩⲉⲣⲡϩⲉⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ
English: He said, 'Wet some bread for us.' And he wet it.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 021: Lentils
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩϣϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ
English: But they continued to talk about spiritual things all day and all night.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 022: fragment
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲕⲱⲥⲙⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲙⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ . ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ . ⲻ
English: But you, you are of the world, and you have no power to be in this place.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 024: Isaac
Coptic: ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲱϩⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ
English: Then as they were about to go to the harvest he said to them:
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 024: Isaac
Coptic: ϫⲉⲛϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲕⲟⲧⲧ ⲉϯⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ .
English: “I’m not going to repeat and give you an order again,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 024: Isaac
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ .
English: after all, you don’t observe them.”
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 026: Cassian 7 (68)
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲁⲥⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲥⲩⲛⲕⲗⲏⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ . ⲉⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
English: Apa Cassian said, 'A nobleman (senator?) said, after he renounced all his possessions,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 026: Cassian 7 (68)
Coptic: ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ .
English: he gave them to the poor.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 026: Cassian 7 (68)
Coptic: ⲁϥⲕⲁ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ .
English: He set a little for himself because of his own needs.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 026: Cassian 7 (68)
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲱⲛϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲕⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ⲻ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧ . ⲻ
English: He did not wish to live in complete renunciation, of humility of heart.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 026: Cassian 7 (68)
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲃⲁⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ .
English: This one also spoke a word to him, that is, Basimos, the one who is among the saints,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 026: Cassian 7 (68)
Coptic: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲩⲛⲕⲗⲏⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲕⲥⲟⲣⲙⲉⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ . ⲻ
English: who said, 'The elite (senatorial?) rank, you lost it; and monasticism, you did not find it.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 027: Pistamon 1
Coptic: ⲁ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲛⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲥⲧⲁⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ϫⲉⲥⲉⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲓϯ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: One of the brothers asked Apa Pistamon, 'What should I do? For it worries me when I sell my handiwork.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 027: Pistamon 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲕⲉ . ⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲓϫⲱⲓ . ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: The old man answered him, 'Even Apa Sisoes and the others used to sell their handiwork.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 027: Pistamon 1
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ .
English: This is not damaging.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 027: Pistamon 1
Coptic: ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϯ ⲁϫⲓⲧϯⲙⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲟⲥ
English: But if you sell, say the price of the item only once.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 027: Pistamon 1
Coptic: ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕⲁ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲥⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ . ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲧⲱϣ . ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϭⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ .
English: If you want to lower the price a little, that is up to you. In this way you will find peace.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 027: Pistamon 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲁⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ . ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ϩⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ .
English: The brother said to him, 'If I have what I need, do you still want me to be concerned with my handiwork?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 027: Pistamon 1
Coptic: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: The old man answered, 'Even if you have everything, do not give up on your handiwork.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 027: Pistamon 1
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲣⲓϥ  ⲙⲱⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲁⲛ .
English: Whatever you are able to do, do it—just don't worry about it.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 028
Coptic: ⲁⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲛⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲡⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ .
English: A brother asked Apa Sarapion, 'Give me a word.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 028
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ
English: The old man said, 'What will I say to you?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 028
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁⲕϥⲓ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ . ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ .
English: For you have taken the things of the poor and the widows and the orphans,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 028
Coptic: ⲁⲕⲕⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲙⲡϣⲟⲩϣⲧ .
English: and you have placed them in your window.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 028
Coptic: ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡϣⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ .
English: For he saw that the window was full of books.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 029
Coptic: ⲁⲩϫⲛⲉⲧⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲥⲩⲛⲕⲗⲏⲧⲓⲕⲏ . ϫⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ .
English: The blessed Syncletica was asked, 'Is poverty a perfect good?'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 029
Coptic: ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ .
English: She answered, 'It is an exceedingly perfect good for those who are incapable of it.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 029
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ .
English: For those who bear this have suffering in the flesh,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 029
Coptic: ϩⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ .
English: but they have grace in their soul.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 029
Coptic: ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲙ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲱⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
English: Just as clothing is strengthened by being beaten, and they wash it and twist it violently
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 029
Coptic: ϣⲁⲩⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϫⲛⲁϩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ .
English: until it turns white,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 029
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲩϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ .
English: in this way the soul is strengthened through poverty, and by necessity they prevail all the more.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 030
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲩⲡⲉⲣⲉⲭⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲙ ⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲙϫⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲁϥ .
English: Apa Hyperechios said, 'The monk's treasure is not having any material things.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 030
Coptic: ⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ .
English: Store and gather for yourself in heaven,
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 030
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ .
English: for there is unceasing rest for you forever.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 031
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲫⲓⲗⲁⲅⲣⲓⲟⲥ . ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲧϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ . ⲉϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ . ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟϥ .
English: One of the saints, called Philagrios, lived in Jerusalem, working hard until he earned his own bread.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 031
Coptic: ⲛϩⲱⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲅⲱⲣⲁ ⲉϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲥⲛⲉ ⲁϥϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗⲗⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲙⲏⲧ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ .
English: While he stood in the marketplace selling his handiwork, Behold! Suddenly he found a bag filled with a thousand gold coins!
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 031
Coptic: ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲣⲙⲉⲥ ⲉⲓ .
English: He stood in place, saying, 'Certainly the one who has lost it is coming.'
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 031
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ .
English: And behold! That one came, crying.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 031
Coptic: ⲁϥϭⲟⲡϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲥⲁ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ .
English: The old man grabbed him and took him aside and he gave it to him.
Text: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 031
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ . ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϫⲓ .
English: and that one held him, wanting to give him a portion, but the old man did not want to take it.