megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Text: 18_Job_7
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁϩⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϩⲩ ⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲏ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ
English: So have I also endured months of vanity, and nights of pain have been appointed me.
Text: 18_Job_7
Coptic: ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϣⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲛⲁⲩ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲏϩ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ϣⲁϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ
English: Whenever I lie down, I say, When will it be day? and whenever I rise up, again I say when will it be evening? and I am full of pains from evening to morning.
Text: 18_Job_7
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲙ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲃⲛⲧ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ϯⲃⲱⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲟⲗϭⲥ ⲛⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲓϩⲱⲱⲕⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲓⲁⲁⲃⲉ
English: And my body is covered with loathsome worms; and I waste away, scraping off clods of dust from my eruption.
Text: 18_Job_7
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲁϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲡϣⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ
English: And my life is lighter than a word, and has perished in vain hope.
Text: 18_Job_7
Coptic: ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲓⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲧⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ .
English: Remember then that my life is breath, and mine eye shalt not yet again see good.
Text: 18_Job_7
Coptic: ⲁⲓⲱϫⲛ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲥⲧⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ
English: I am as a cloud that is cleared away from the sky: for if a man go down to the grave, he shall not come up again:
Text: 18_Job_7
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ
English: and he shall surely not return to his own house, neither shall his place know him any more.
Text: 18_Job_7
Coptic: ⲛϯⲛⲁϯⲥⲟ ϩⲱ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲓ ϯⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲉⲓϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ
English: Then neither will I refrain my mouth: I will speak being in distress; being in anguish I will disclose the bitterness of my soul.
Text: 18_Job_7
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲧϩⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲏ ⲡⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲕϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
English: Am I a sea, or a serpent, that thou hast set a watch over me?
Text: 18_Job_7
Coptic: ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲁϭⲗⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲗⲥⲱⲗⲧ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲓⲡⲁϭⲗⲟϭ
English: I said that my bed should comfort me, and I would privately counsel with myself on my couch.
Text: 18_Job_7
Coptic: ⲁⲕⲧϩⲣϣⲟⲓ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲛⲟϣⲡⲧ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ
English: Thou scarest me with dreams, and dost terrify me with visions.
Text: 18_Job_7
Coptic: ⲕⲛⲁⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲡⲁⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ
English: Thou wilt separate life from my spirit; and yet keep my bones from death.
Text: 18_Job_7
Coptic: ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲁϩⲣⲟϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲁⲁϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ
English: For I shall not live for ever, that I should patiently endure: depart from me, for my life is vain.
Text: 18_Job_7
Coptic: ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲕϫⲁⲥⲧϥ ⲏ ϫⲉⲉⲕϯ ⲛϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
English: For what is man, that thou hast magnified him? or that thou givest heed to him?
Text: 18_Job_7
Coptic: ⲏ ϫⲉⲕⲛⲁϭⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ
English: Wilt thou visit him till the morning, and judge him till the time of rest?
Text: 18_Job_7
Coptic: ⲏ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲅⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲃⲱϣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲩⲱⲙⲕ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁϭⲥⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲥⲛϩⲏⲧ
English: How long dost thou not let me alone, nor let me go, until I shall swallow down my spittle?
Text: 18_Job_7
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϣⲣ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲕ ϯⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲧⲡⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ
English: If I have sinned, what shall I be able to do, O thou that understandest the mind of men? why hast thou made me as thine accuser, and why am I a burden to thee?
Text: 18_Job_7
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲥⲧⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲟⲣⲡⲧ
English: Why hast thou not forgotten my iniquity, and purged my sin? but now I shall depart to the earth; and in the morning I am no more.
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲁ ⲃⲁⲗⲇⲁⲇ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲥⲁⲩⲭⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ
English: Then Baldad the Sauchite answered, and said,
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ϫⲉϣⲁⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲕⲛⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲁϩⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲛⲣⲱⲕ
English: How long wilt thou speak these things, how long shall the breath of thy mouth be abundant in words?
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲉϥⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲏ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁϣⲧⲣⲧⲣ ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ
English: Will the Lord be unjust when he judges; or will he that has made all things pervert justice?
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧϭⲓϫ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ
English: If thy sons have sinned before him, he has cast them away because of their transgression.
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲡⲥ
English: But be thou early in prayer to the Lord Almighty.
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲡⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ
English: If thou art pure and true, he will hearken to thy supplication, and will restore to thee the habitation of righteousness.
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲕϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⲛⲉⲕϩⲁⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϣϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ
English: Though then thy beginning should be small, yet thy end should be unspeakably great.
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲙⲁϫⲛⲉ ⲧϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ϩⲟⲧϩⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ
English: For ask of the former generation, and search diligently among the race of our fathers:
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲥⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲁϩⲉ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ
English: (for we are of yesterday, and know nothing; for our life upon the earth is a shadow:)
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲕ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ
English: shall not these teach thee, and report to thee, and bring out words from their heart?
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ϯⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲏ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲧⲣⲃⲁⲉⲓⲛ ϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩ
English: Does the rush flourish without water, or shall the flag grow up without moisture?
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ϩⲁⲧⲉϥⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲩⲉϩⲥ ⲛⲧⲏϭ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ
English: When it is yet on the root, and though it has not been cut down, does not any herb wither before it has received moisture?
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲁⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲧϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ
English: Thus then shall be the end of all that forget the Lord: for the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲣ ϩⲁⲗⲗⲟⲩⲥ
English: For his house shall be without inhabitants, and his tent shall prove a spider's web.
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲏ
English: If he should prop up his house, it shall not stand: and when he has taken hold of it, it shall not remain.
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲛϥⲡⲟⲥⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ
English: For it is moist under the sun, and his branch shall come forth out of his dung-heap.
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲉϥⲛⲁⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲱⲛϩ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲭⲁⲗⲓⲝ
English: He lies down upon a gathering of stones, and shall live in the mist of flints.
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲙⲁ ⲟⲙⲕϥ ⲛϥⲛⲁϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛϯϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲅⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲧⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
English: If God should destroy him, his place shall deny him. Hast thou not seen such things,
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ϫⲉⲟⲩϯⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϥⲛⲁϯⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ
English: that such is the overthrow of the ungodly? and out of the earth another shall grow.
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲛⲛⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲃⲁⲗϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲓ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲛⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ
English: For the Lord will by no means reject the harmless man; but he will not receive any gift of the ungodly.
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲉϥⲉⲙⲉϩ ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲙⲙⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ
English: But he will fill with laughter the mouth of the sincere, and their lips with thanksgiving.
Text: 18_Job_8
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕϫⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ϯϩⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ .
English: But their adversaries shall clothe themselves with shame; and the habitation of the ungodly shall perish.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲁ ⲓⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ
English: Then Job answered and said,
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ϫⲉϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲛⲁϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲣ ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
English: I know of a truth that it is so: for how shall a mortal man be just before the Lord?
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϣⲃⲉϥ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ
English: For if he would enter into judgment with him, God would not hearken to him, so that he should answer to one of his charges of a thousand.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϥϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲏ
English: For he is wise in mind, and mighty, and great: who has hardened himself against him and endured?
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ
English: Who wears out the mountains, and men know it not: who overturns them in anger.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ϣⲁⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲥⲧⲏⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲕⲓⲙ
English: Who shakes the earth under heaven from its foundations, and its pillars totter.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲣⲏ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲣϣⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉϥϣⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲛ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ
English: Who commands the sun, and it rises not; and he seals up the stars.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓϫⲛⲧϩⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓϫⲛⲡⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ
English: Who alone has stretched out the heavens, and walks on the sea as on firm ground.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲧϭⲓⲛⲙⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲛⲡⲥⲟⲩⲛⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲙⲛⲡϣⲱⲡϣ ⲙⲛⲛⲧⲁⲙⲉⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲏⲥ
English: Who makes Pleias, and Hesperus, and Arcturus, and the chambers of the south.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲓⲁⲧⲁⲣⲏϫⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲓϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲏⲡⲉ
English: Who does great and unsearchable things; glorious also and excellent things, innumerable.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲛⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ
English: If ever he should go beyond me, I shall not see him: if he should pass by me, neither thus have I known it.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲣ ⲟⲩ
English: If he would take away, who shall turn him back? or who shall say to him, What hast thou done?
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲗϫ ⲛⲕⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲧϩⲁ ⲧⲡⲉ
English: For if he has turned away his anger, the whales under heaven have stooped under him.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲉϣⲧ ⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲉⲡⲥ ⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ
English: Oh then that he would hearken to me, or judge my cause.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲥ ϫⲉⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
English: And if I should call and he should not hearken, I cannot believe that he has listened to my voice.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟϣⲃⲉⲧ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲥⲙ ⲁϥⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ
English: Let him not crush me with a dark storm: but he has made by bruises many without cause.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲛϥⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲁⲛϣⲧⲏⲩ ⲁϥⲙⲁϩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲁϭⲥⲉ
English: For he suffers me not to take breath, but he has filled me with bitterness.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ϫⲉϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣϯⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ .
English: For indeed he is strong in power: who then shall resist his judgment?
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ
English: For though I should seem righteous, my mouth will be profane: and though I should seem blameless, I shall be proved perverse.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲣⲱ ⲥⲉϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲱⲛϩ
English: For even if I have sinned, I know it not in my soul: but my life is taken away.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲛⲛⲇⲩⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ
English: Wherefore I said, Wrath slays the great and mighty man.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ϫⲉⲛⲉⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ .
English: For the worthless die, but the righteous are laughed to scorn.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ
English: For they are delivered into the hands of the unrighteous man: he covers the faces of the judges of the earth: but if it be not he, who is it?
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲁϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲉϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ
English: But my life is swifter than a post: my days have fled away, and they knew it not.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲁϭⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲓⲏ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲏ ⲛⲁϩⲱⲙ ⲉϥϩⲏⲗ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲣⲉ
English: Or again, is there a trace of their path left by ships? or is there one of the flying eagle as it seeks its prey?
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϯⲛⲁⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲡⲉϩϫⲱⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ
English: And if I should say, I will forget to speak, I will bow down my face and groan;
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲥⲉⲛⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲛⲅⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
English: I quake in all my limbs, for I know that thou wilt not leave me alone as innocent.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩ
English: But since I am ungodly, why have I not died?
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲕⲙⲉⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲃⲃⲟ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
English: For if I should wash myself with snow, and purge myself with pure hands,
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲁⲕϫⲟϭⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲁ ⲧⲁⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲃⲟⲧⲧ .
English: thou hadst thoroughly plunged me in filth, and my garment had abhorred me.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲕ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲓ ⲉⲡϩⲁⲡ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ .
English: For thou art not man like me, with whom I could contend, that we might come together to judgment.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲉⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲥⲓⲧ ⲏ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲙⲉⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉϥϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ
English: Would that he our mediator were present, and a reprover, and one who should hear the cause between both.
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϥⲓ ⲡⲉϥϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ϩⲓϫⲱⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣⲧ
English: Let him remove his rod from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
Text: 18_Job_9
Coptic: ⲛϯⲛⲁⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛϯⲙⲓⲛⲉ
English: so shall I not be afraid, but I will speak: for I am not thus conscious of guilt.
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲉⲓϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲉⲓⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ϯⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ
English: Weary in my soul, I will pour my words with groans upon him: I will speak being straitened in the bitterness of my soul.
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲧⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲣⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲓ
English: And I will say to the Lord, Do not teach me to be impious; and wherefore hast thou thus judged me?
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲁⲕϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲁϥⲧⲉ
English: Is it good before thee if I be unrighteous? for thou hast disowned the work of thy hands, and attended to the counsel of the ungodly.
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ
English: Or dost thou see as a mortal sees? or wilt thou look as a man sees?
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲏ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲁϩⲉ ⲏ ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉ
English: Or is thy life human, or thy years the years of a man,
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁⲕϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲁⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕϩⲟⲧϩⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ
English: that thou hast enquired into mine iniquity, and searched out my sins?
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ
English: For thou knowest that I have not committed iniquity: but who is he that can deliver out of thy hands?
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲕⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲁⲕⲣⲁϩⲧ
English: Thy hands have formed me and made me; afterwards thou didst change thy mind, and smite me.
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϭⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲕⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ
English: Remember that thou hast made me as clay, and thou dost turn me again to earth.
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲕϩⲟⲣⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ ⲁⲕⲧⲟⲕⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ
English: Hast thou not poured me out like milk, and curdled me like cheese?
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲁⲕϯϩⲓⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁⲁⲣ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲕⲙⲟⲗϩⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ
English: And thou didst clothe me with skin and flesh, and frame me with bones and sinews.
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲁⲕⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁⲡⲉⲕϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲁⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ
English: And thou didst bestow upon me life and mercy, and thy oversight has preserved my spirit.
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲕ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ
English: Having these things in thyself, I know that thou canst do all things; for nothing is impossible with thee.
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲛⲁϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲧⲃⲃⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ
English: And if I should sin, thou watchest me; and thou hast not cleared me from iniquity.
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲓϫⲱⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϯⲙⲉϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲥⲱϣ
English: Or if I should be ungodly, woe is me: and if I should be righteous, I cannot lift myself up, for I am full of dishonour.
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲥⲉϭⲟⲣϭ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲩⲡⲁϩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲕⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲕⲟⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ
English: For I am hunted like a lion for slaughter; for again thou hast changed and art terribly destroying me;
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲁⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲕⲭⲣⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲁⲕⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲛⲥⲟⲟⲛⲉ
English: renewing against me my torture: and thou hast dealt with me in great anger, and thou hast brought trials upon me.
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕⲛⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲉ
English: Why then didst thou bring me out of the womb? and why did I not die, and no eye see me,
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲓⲛⲁⲣ ⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩ
English: and I become as if I had not been? for why was I not carried from the womb to the grave?
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲁⲁϩⲉ ⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲧⲁⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ .
English: Is not the time of my life short? suffer me to rest a little,
Text: 18_Job_10
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲙⲥⲟⲧⲧ ⲉⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ϩⲓϭⲟⲥⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϭⲓⲛⲱⲣ ϩⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
English: before I go whence I shall not return, to a land of darkness and gloominess;
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ⲁ ⲥⲱⲫⲁⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲙⲓⲛⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
English: Then Sophar the Minaean answered and said,
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϣⲁϥⲥⲉⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩϩⲙ ⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ
English: He that speaks much, should also hear on the other side: or does the fluent speaker think himself to be righteous? blessed is the short lived offspring of woman.
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϣⲁⲣⲁϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲁϣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲕ .
English: Be not a speaker of many words; for is there none to answer thee?
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ⲙⲡⲣϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛⲛⲁϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: For say not, I am pure in my works, and blameless before him.
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ⲛⲁϣⲛϩⲉ .
English: But oh that the Lord would speak to thee, and open his lips to thee!
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲧⲁ ϥⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲕⲏⲃ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲕⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲁⲁⲩ
English: Then shall he declare to thee the power of wisdom; for it shall be double of that which is with thee: and then shalt thou know, that a just recompence of thy sins has come to thee from the Lord.
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲕⲛⲁϭⲛ ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲏ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲣⲏϫⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ
English: Wilt thou find out the traces of the Lord? or hast thou come to the end of that which the Almighty has made?
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ⲧⲡⲉ ϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲣ ⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲕϩ ⲉⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
English: Heaven is high; and what wilt thou do? and there are deeper things than those in hell; what dost thou know?
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ⲏ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲏ ⲡⲡⲱϫϭ ⲛⲧⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ
English: Or longer than the measure of the earth, or the breadth of the sea.
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲣ ⲟⲩ
English: And if he should overthrow all things, who will say to him, What hast thou done?
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲟⲃϣϥ ⲁⲛ
English: For he knows the works of transgressors; and when he sees wickedness, he will not overlook it.
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲏⲏⲃⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲁⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ
English: But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman is like an ass in the desert.
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕⲧⲃⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲁϫⲉⲥⲧ ⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ
English: For if thou hast made thine heart pure, and liftest up thine hands towards him;
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϩ
English: if there is any iniquity in thy hands, put if far from thee, and let not unrighteousness lodge in thy habitation.
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧϥ ⲕⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲛⲅⲧⲙⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ
English: For thus shall thy countenance shine again, as pure water; and thou shalt divest thyself of uncleanness, and shalt not fear.
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ ⲉⲁϥⲥⲁⲁⲧⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲧⲙϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ
English: And thou shalt forget trouble, as a wave that has passed by; and thou shalt not be scared.
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲗⲏⲗ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲩⲛϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ
English: And thy prayer shall be as the morning star, and life shall arise to thee as from the noonday.
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ⲕⲛⲁⲕⲁϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲗⲉϩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲕⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲧ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; and peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ⲕⲛⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϥⲧⲙϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧϯⲟⲩⲃⲏⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲡⲥⲱⲡⲕ
English: For thou shalt be at ease, and there shall be no one to fight against thee; and many shall charge, and make supplication to thee.
Text: 18_Job_11
Coptic: ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϥⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲉⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: But safety shall fail them; for their hope is destruction, and the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.
Text: 18_Job_12
Coptic: ⲁ ⲓⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
English: And Job answered and said,
Text: 18_Job_12
Coptic: ϫⲉⲉⲓⲧⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ
English: So then ye alone are men, and wisdom shall die with you?
Text: 18_Job_12
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ϩⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉ .
English: But I also have a heart as well as you.
Text: 18_Job_12
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲃⲉ .
English: For a righteous and blameless man has become a subject for mockery.
Text: 18_Job_12
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉϥⲧⲏϣ ⲉϩⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ .
English: For it had been ordained that he should fall under others at the appointed time, and that his houses should be spoiled by transgressors: let not however any one trust that, being evil, he shall be held guiltless,
Text: 18_Job_12
Coptic: ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲏⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϯⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲕⲉϩⲉⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ
English: even as many as provoke the Lord, as if there were indeed to be no inquisition made of them.
Text: 18_Job_12
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ
English: But ask now the beasts, if they may speak to thee; and the birds of the air, if they may declare to thee.
Text: 18_Job_12
Coptic: ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁⲕ
English: Tell the earth, if it may speak to thee: and the fishes of the sea shall explain to thee.
Text: 18_Job_12
Coptic: ⲙⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ
English: Whereas the life of all living things is in his hand, and the breath of every man.
Text: 18_Job_12
Coptic: ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲉϣⲧ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲉϣⲟⲩⲱⲃⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲧⲉⲡ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ .
English: For the ear tries words, and the palate tastes meats.
Text: 18_Job_12
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁϩⲉ
English: In length of time is wisdom, and in long life knowledge.
Text: 18_Job_12
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ ⲙⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲡⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ
English: With him are wisdom and power, with him counsel and understanding.
Text: 18_Job_12
Coptic: ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϣⲁⲛϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϣⲧⲁⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ .
English: If he should cast down, who will build up? if he should shut up against man, who shall open?
Text: 18_Job_12
Coptic: ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲛ ⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲏ ⲁϥϣⲣϣⲱⲣϥ
English: If he should withhold the water, he will dry the earth: and if he should let it loose, he overthrows and destroys it.
Text: 18_Job_12
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉⲧϭⲟⲙ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ ⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲧⲱϥ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ
English: With him are strength and power: he has knowledge and understanding.
Text: 18_Job_12
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲃⲟⲩⲗⲉⲩⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲡⲱϣⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ
English: He leads counsellors away captive, and maddens the judges of the earth.
Text: 18_Job_12
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧⲑⲙⲥⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲩⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ
English: He seats kings upon thrones, and girds their loins with a girdle.
Text: 18_Job_12
Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲛⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲗⲏⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ
English: He sends away priests into captivity, and overthrows the mighty ones of the earth.