megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ . ⲁϥⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ . ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ . ⲁϥⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲛⲟⲏ ⲛⲱⲛϩ .
English: For God took a piece of earth from the earth, and fashioned man, according to His own image and likeness, and He breathed into his face the breath of life.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲇⲁⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ . ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲡⲗⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲇⲁⲙ ⲣⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲇⲏⲙⲓⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ .
English: Now when Adam was nigh unto death because of his transgression, the material body of Adam needed to be fashioned a second time by the hand of God, the Fabricator, in order that he might receive salvation.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲣⲟϥⲣⲉϥ ⲧⲟⲙⲥ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ . ⲉⲁⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ . ⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲛⲟⲏ ⲛⲱⲛϩ .
English: Now (the body of) man rotteth away, and is buried in the earth, but the soul, which God breathed into him when he became a living soul, separateth itself from him.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . ϩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ . ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ .
English: And further, when (the body) is dead they carry off the soul into a place of darkness, into the region which is called 'Amente '.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲛⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲡⲱϣ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲟⲣϫⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ .
English: For the soul and the body become separated, and death divideth them each from the other.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲣⲥ ϩⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ . ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲥ ⲁⲥⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ .
English: Now the soul is fettered in Amente, but the body (or, flesh) dissolveth in the earth.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ . ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ .
English: And there is a very great gulf (fixed) between them—the flesh and the soul.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲥⲱϫⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϫⲱⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ . ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲟⲙⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ . ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲥ ⲁⲥⲣⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ϩⲛⲙⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ .
English: Now the flesh disappeareth, and is diffused abroad in the earth wherein it hath been buried, but the soul is powerless in the bonds of Amente.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲣⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ .
English: The soul, which is a strong thing, is fettered in the darkness,
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲡϭⲱⲃ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ .
English: but the body, which is a weak thing, dissolveth in the earth.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲕⲓⲙⲉ ϥⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲥⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ .
English: Now the body is not strong (enough) to move, (and) it dissolveth in the (funerary) mountain; neither is the soul able to do anything, (for) it is fettered in Amente.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲣϥ ϩⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲧⲉ . ⲡϭⲱⲃ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥϥⲟⲗϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ . ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲧⲉ .
English: For when death beareth away a man, the strong portion (of him), which is the soul, it fettereth in Amente, and the weak portion (of him), which is the flesh, it carrieth off (into the earth.)
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲣⲣⲟ . ⲛϥⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛϥⲟⲣϫϥ ϩⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ .
English: Now it is like a general who captureth the city of a king; when he hath taken possession thereof he first of all seizeth the king and shutteth him up under restraint.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ . ⲉⲁⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲛⲣⲉϥⲣϩⲙⲙⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ . ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ . ⲁϥⲣⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲗⲟ ⲉⲥⲣϩⲙⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
English: And this is what death doeth first of all to the soul. Now the body is like unto a ship which hath no steersman upon it, that is to say, the body perisheth, and it falleth to pieces, limb from limb, because the soul hath ceased to steer it.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲱⲱⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲏϥ . ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲉⲙⲛⲣⲉϥⲣϩⲙⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲁϥⲱⲙⲥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ .
English: And the members thereof are dissipated in the (funerary) mountain, and they perish like the city which hath been laid waste, and like the ship which hath no steersman in it, and hath become submerged in the waters.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲣϩⲙⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ .
English: For it is the soul itself which steereth its body, even as the king administereth his city.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲕⲩⲃⲉⲣⲛⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲥⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲥⲱⲣⲙ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ . ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲃⲉⲣⲛⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲁⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲥⲱⲣⲙ ϩⲛⲧϩⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ .
English: Now when the man is dead, his soul is not able to steer his flesh, because it is fettered in Amente, and it drifteth about among the waves of (un)righteousness, even as a steersman whose ship drifteth about on the sea.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲥⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ . ⲉⲩⲃⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲟⲣⲡⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ . ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ . ⲙⲛⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ . ⲙⲛⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲉⲓ . ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ . ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲉⲧⲃⲣⲱⲙⲉ . ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ .
English: And the soul heeleth over into the waves which are ready for it, and it is driven on into the breakers of the thieves that engulf it, that is to say, adultery, and fornication, and the love of ornament, and the worship of idols, and the slaying of men, and hatred;
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲧⲁⲕⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ .
English: now these are the things whereby man slayeth the soul.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲣϫⲟⲗⲉⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ ⲛⲥⲱϥ . ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ .
English: And because of these things, whereby (the Evil One) hath seduced the soul, it is given over to the Evil One to whom it hath clung closely, and it is carried away into Amente;
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁϥⲥⲩⲗⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲛⲉ .
English: for he carrieth it off like a thief.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ .
English: Moreover, he maketh it to be without the power to assist its own body which perisheth.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ . ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥϩⲟⲣⲙⲁⲕⲏ . ⲉⲁⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ .
English: The flesh dissolveth | in the earth, the substance (?) thereof decayeth, and one member droppeth away from the other because the soul is not in the body to bind them together.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲱⲱⲥ ⲥⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲇⲏⲥ ⲁⲛ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲣⲣⲉ .
English: And the soul itself is bound in Amente, having fetters not on the feet only, but on its whole person.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ . ⲙⲡⲥⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ .
English: For this reason it hath not the power to give help to its own body, and to prevent it from decaying in the earth.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣϩⲙⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲙⲧⲱ .
English: Now it is like a captain who dieth when his ship foundereth,
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲏⲣ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲁⲣ ϩⲙⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ .
English: that is to say, if the soul were not bound in Amente, it would be able to steer its own body, and would not allow it to perish.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲣⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲣⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϩ . ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲁⲥⲣⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ . ⲁⲥⲕⲁⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ .
English: Moreover, the soul is bound (in Amente) not only with fetters, but it is bound with its own sins as with cords, and for this reason it hath become powerless, and it forsaketh its body, leaving it to perish in the earth.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲥⲉϩⲟϫϫⲉϫ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ . ⲉⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲡⲟⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ .
English: And besides, the soul is made to suffer tortures in Amente. It becometh the footstool of death,
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ϣϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ . ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
English: and when it is in Amente it is wont to weep and sigh after its good body, saying,
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ . ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϣⲁⲓϫⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲗⲗⲉ .
English: Where is my body, that body wherein I used to sing hymns?
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϣⲁⲓϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ .
English: Where is my body, that body wherein I used to pray to God?
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲛⲛⲁϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲥⲩⲛⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ .
English: Where is my good body, that body wherein, when I was a man, I used to walk about with my friends and my kinsfolk?
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲭⲟⲣⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ . ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϫⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ . ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ .
English: And I made merry in my body, I was called (by my name) whilst I was in my human body, and now I am no longer a man, but a soul.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲕⲱⲱⲛⲥ . ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲥϯⲃⲱⲱⲛ .
English: Now when death hath separated the soul from the body they call the body a 'corpse', and it giveth forth foetidness.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ . ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ .
English: I enquire after my body, (but) I do not enquire after my name, that body together with which I was a man and in which I spake.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲗⲟ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲥ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲥϭⲟϫϥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲟⲕⲙ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ .
English: And when the soul ceaseth to be in its body, the body can never again speak with a pleasing voice, but with a choked and exceedingly sad voice ;
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲥⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲛⲥⲙⲏ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲁϫⲉ .
English: and it is like unto a musical instrument which hath no sound in it and is speechless.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ .
English: That is to say, the soul is not in the body to give utterance therefrom.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϭⲡ ⲉⲁϥⲣⲁⲧϣⲁⲩⲉ ⲙⲛⲥⲙⲏ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ . ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲕⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲱⲱⲛⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ .
English: And the body perisheth in the earth like a broken pot, and it becometh speechless, and it hath neither sound nor voice; and it is motionless, for it is a corpse,
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϣⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲥⲃⲱⲕ . ⲁⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ .
English: for the soul which adorned it hath departed, taking with it the power of speech.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛⲧϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ . ϫⲉⲁϥⲥⲣⲟϥⲣⲉϥ ϩⲙⲡϣⲱ .
English: And it is impossible, moreover, to know what any man who is dead was like, for his form is destroyed by the sand.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ .
English: And thou canst know neither (what) his face (was like), nor the form of his person, nor the height of his stature, nor canst thou tell what the sound of his voice was like.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲏⲣ . ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ϩⲛⲛⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ .
English: For the son cannot know his own father, or his mother, or his brother, or his friend; it is wholly impossible (for him) to recognize the face of any one (of them) in the tomb.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩⲥⲣⲟϥⲣⲉϥ ⲡϣⲁⲁϥ ⲗⲟϥⲗⲉϥ . ⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲁⲙ . ⲡⲁⲩⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ . ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ . ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲣϣⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲛⲛⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛϣⲱϫⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲛ .
English: The lips have rotted away, the nose hath decayed, the eyes are blocked up, the colour of the face hath changed, and it is impossible to recognize any one of them ; because all bodies turn into dust in the tomb, and they perish, and nothing of them remaineth to us.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲟϭϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲡⲕⲁⲥ ϭⲟⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲙⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
English: Now it is impossible to identify a bone, and to make it to rejoin the body to which it belonged, because the bone hath become bare, and there is no flesh on it.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲗⲟϥⲗⲉϥ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲉⲡⲕⲁⲥ . ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ .
English: And besides this, even before the flesh which clothed the bone crumbled away it would have been impossible for thee to shew clearly to whom it belonged.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲥⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ .
English: For who can identify a bone when it hath been taken out of the member (to which it belonged)?
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ .
English: Or who is there that can make known to us the colour (of the hair) of one who is dead?
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲛⲁⲇⲁⲙ . ⲏ ⲁϣ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ . ⲏ ⲁϣ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲙⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ . ⲏ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ .
English: And it is wholly impossible for thee to recognize the bones of Adam, or (to say) what manner of men the Prophets were, and what kind of bodies had the Patriarchs and the Apostles.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲥⲉⲡⲁϩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ . ⲛⲉⲩⲁⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: They have all been cast in the earth, and their heads and their bodies have become separated.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲙϩⲁⲁⲩ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ .
English: If the son were to seek after his father in the tomb, he would not recognize him, neither would a friend recognize his friend, nor a brother recognize his brother;
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϭⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲣϣⲟⲉⲓϣ . ϩⲙⲡⲉⲙϩⲁⲁⲩ . ⲉⲙⲛⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ .
English: nor could a man address any one of them by name, being sure that he really was the person who bore that name, or identify his form, because they have all turned to dust in the tomb, and there is no longer any human resemblance in them.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲟⲟⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲡⲁϩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ . ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϭⲏⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ . ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲁⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲓⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ .
English: For man is scattered abroad over the face of all the earth, and he is poured out in every place, for the earth beareth a grievous burden of tombs and sepulchres, and every place is filled with
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙϩⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ .
English: Moreover, the earth hath become one (great) sepulchre for those who are dead.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ . ϩⲉⲛϣⲟ ⲛϣⲟ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲃⲁ ⲛⲧⲃⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲟⲙⲥⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ .
English: It was one man only (i. e., Adam) who was taken from the earth, but those who are buried in it are thousands of thousands, and tens of thousands of tens of thousands.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ . ⲧϩⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲓⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ . ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲏ . ⲛⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛϩⲁⲧⲃⲉⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ .
English: Every place is filled with the dead, the sea and the rivers, the earth and the mountains, and the wild beasts and the birds of prey devour the dead, and are sated with their slaughtered bodies.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲣ .
English: And Amente is filled with the souls which are bound in fetters.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲱ ⲡⲉⲡⲗⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲗⲩⲡⲏ . ⲱ ⲡⲉⲡⲗⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϯⲟⲩⲱ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ .
English: O thou form of earth wherein grief is abundant! O thou form of man which groweth (only) for destruction, and flourisheth only in sorrows and sighings!
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ . ϣⲁϥⲱϫⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ .
English: The joy of those who are upon the earth is only for a moment, and yet they are wont to think that it is great; but it slippeth away speedily through their hands.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ .
English: Behold, one man rejoiceth, and taketh a woman to wife, and soon after he weepeth for her, for she is dead!
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ . ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲩⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ .
English: Behold, one man rejoiceth in his son, and behold, soon after he weepeth over his grave!
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲉϩⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲱⲙⲥ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
English: Behold, another man exulteth because of his father, and (soon) afterwards he maketh lamentation and burieth him!
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ . ⲟⲩϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲙⲛⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ .
English: For there is no profit whatsoever for man; he is one who (is intended to) lament, and there is no consolation in him.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲙⲩⲑⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲗⲥⲱⲗϥ .
English: He hath not the power to pacify him that shall destroy (him), neither doth he receive him that could console him.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ . ⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲓⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ .
English: Each man, in his own way, must die for himself, and no friend can make an appeal for his friend; but each man must suffer the death to which he is liable.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲗⲥⲱⲗⲟⲩ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲛ .
English: There is no prophet of God who can give men consolation, for they will not hearken unto him.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ . ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲱϣ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ .
English: Neither will they really believe in the God of heaven, nor will they do His Will until they fall into death.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥϭⲟⲛⲧ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ . ϩⲉⲛⲁⲧϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲧⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟ . ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ .
English: Moreover, God is wroth with man because of his unutterable and indescribable transgressions, which destroy him.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲛⲕⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ . ⲡϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲟⲥⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲗⲩⲡⲏ . ⲡϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲙⲛⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ⲡⲁⲣⲟϣ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲛϫⲁⲧϥⲉ . ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲛⲧϩⲗⲗⲟ .
English: For man suffereth evil in every way because of his transgressions, (namely) by sickness, by punishment, by sorrow, by the grief and suffering which envelop him, by cold and heat, by burning, by wild beasts, and birds of prey, and reptiles, by the times in which he liveth, and by old age.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲏⲣ ⲙⲛⲛⲕⲓⲙⲧⲟ . ⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛϯⲱⲧⲉ ⲥⲉⲡⲗⲁⲡⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ .
English: The winds, and the earthquakes, and the rains, and the dews, do harm to man.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲓⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲙⲥϥ . ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛⲛⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲩⲣⲟⲕϩϥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ .
English: The rivers drown him, the wild beasts devour him, and he is destroyed by death.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: All (these things) have held him in contempt since he was disobedient to God.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲕⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲏϩ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ .
English: And having been driven forth from the Paradise he came out into this world which is full of sufferings.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲉⲩⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲛⲧⲟⲉⲓⲕ . ⲙⲛⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ . ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲟⲩ .
English: In it are envy, and adultery, and fornication, and idolatry: and these are the things through which man dieth.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲃⲣⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱϣϥ .
English: All these things have become fellow-workers with death in respect of man, and they war against him with wickednesses in order that death may bring him to the dust.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲗⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲏⲩ .
English: For man hath at no time any enjoyment, never hath he any pleasure.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ .
English: For when during his lifetime doth man rejoice?
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲣⲁ ⲁϥⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϥϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ .
English: Doth he rejoice when he is in the womb of his mother?
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲥϯⲃⲱⲱⲛ ⲉϥϩⲏϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϭⲏⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲥⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲕⲁⲗⲁϩⲏ .
English: What kind of enjoyment can he have when he is carried about in the darkness and foetor thereof, and when he is in pain and restraint on every side in the blood of the belly?
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ .
English: But he must come forth from his mother's body: doth he rejoice (in doing this)?
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲛⲉϥⲕⲓⲛⲇⲏⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ .
English: Nay, for he runneth an exceedingly great risk of dying.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϥϩⲛⲕⲟⲩⲛⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ
English: But surely he rejoiceth when he is at his mother's breast?
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϫⲓ ⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ . ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ .
English: Now in what manner doth he take the nipple? He crieth loudly and weepeth.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲉϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ .
English: Now the child that is healthy neither crieth out nor weepeth.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲥⲩⲣⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁϥⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ .
English: But surely when man is a little child, he crawleth about on the ground and rejoiceth?
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ . ⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲧⲃⲛⲏ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛϥⲣⲁϩⲧϥ ⲛϥⲙⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲣⲱϥ ⲡⲏϣ ⲛϫⲓϩ ϩⲓⲉⲓⲧⲛ . ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲥⲩⲣⲁ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ .
English: In what way then doth he rejoice? He is liable to be attacked by some beast, which will trample him to death, and will split open his head, and the foam of his mouth and his intestines will be scattered about on the herbage (?) and on the ground.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲣⲃⲣⲣⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ .
English: But surely if he groweth up into a young man he will rejoice?
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ .
English: In what way, then, will he rejoice?
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ϥⲛⲁϣⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ .
English: (I say) he cannot rejoice;
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲅⲙⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲥⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲏⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲙⲏϩ ⲛⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲟⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲥⲧⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲁⲁⲩϫⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ .
English: for the disposition of youth surroundeth him on every side with the lusts which are full of danger, and if he doth not crush them they cause him to die in an evil manner.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϥϫⲡⲉ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ .
English: But surely when he hath taken a wife, and hath begotten children, he will rejoice?
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ . ⲉϥϩⲙⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲩⲣⲥⲟϭ .
English: In what way, then, will he rejoice? He will live in a state of anxiety about the children who will commit acts of folly.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲣϩⲗⲗⲟ . ⲁϥⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ .
English: But surely when he shall have become an old man (he will rejoice, and take rest)? In what way, then, will he have rest?
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲗⲗⲟ .
English: He will rest with the dangers of old age (always) round about him.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲏ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲥⲁⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ .
English: And at the end of all these (troubles) is the expectation of death, which consumeth the soul like a fire.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲱ ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϣⲁϥϥⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ . ϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϩⲓϩⲗⲗⲟ . ⲃⲣⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ .
English: O thou death, thou carriest off (people) of every age and condition—the children and the old man, the youth and the man of mature growth.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲗⲏⲕⲓⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁϥϥⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ . ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ .
English: For age (or, stature) is no obstacle to death, and he carrieth away (people) of every age and condition.
Text: On the Soul and Body
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲑⲉⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ . ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ .
English: Now it is an exceedingly sorrowful thing to look upon death in man, and to contemplate his decay.