megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: νεσμωιτ hανμωιτ ενανευ νε ουοh νεσμανμοsι τηρου σεkεν ουhιρηνη
English: Her ways are good ways, and all her paths are peaceful.
Coptic: ουssην ντε ωνk τε ννη τηρου ετνααμονι μμοσ ουοh σταjρηουτ ννη ετε hθηου χη εροσ μφρηt μπcσ
English: She is a tree of life to all that lay hold upon her; and she is a secure help to all that stay themselves on her, as on the Lord.
Coptic: φt kεν tσοφια αfhισενt μπκαhι αfσοβt ννιφηουι kεν ουμετσαβε
English: God by wisdom founded the earth, and by prudence he prepared the heavens.
Coptic: kεν ουεσθεσισ αυφωk νjε νινουν νιcηπι δε αυkαt νhανιωt
English: By understanding were the depths broken up, and the clouds dropped water.
Coptic: παsηρι μπερρικι εβολ αρεh δε ενασοcνι νεμ παμευι
English: My son, let them not pass from thee, but keep my counsel and understanding:
Coptic: hινα ντεσωνk νjε τεκψυχη ουοh ντε ουhμοτ sωπι hι τεκναhβι τοτε ερε ουουjαι sωπι ντεκσαρξ νεμ ουνοhεμ ννεκκασ
English: that thy soul may live, and that there may be grace round thy neck; (22a) and it shall be health to thy flesh, and safety to thy bones:
Coptic: hινα ντεκμοsι kεν ουθωτ νhητ hι νεκμωιτ τηρου kεν ουhιρηνη ουοh ντεσsτεμcιcροπ νjε τεκcαλοj
English: that thou mayest go confidently in peace in all thy ways, and that thy foot may not stumble.
Coptic: εsωπ γαρ ακsανhεμσι εκεsωπι εκοι νατhοt ουοh εsωπ ακsαννκοτ εκεενκοτ εfhολj
English: For if thou rest, thou shalt be undismayed; and if thou sleep, thou shalt slumber sweetly.
Coptic: ουοh ννεκερhοt kατhη νουνουsπ αfsανι ουδε νιουοι εθνηου ντε νιασεβησ
English: And thou shalt not be afraid of alarm coming upon thee, neither of approaching attacks of ungodly men.
Coptic: πcσ γαρ εfεsωπι hι νεκμωιτ τηρου ουοh εfεταjρο ντεκφατ hινα νσεsτεμκιμ
English: For the Lord shall be over all thy ways, and shall establish thy foot that thou be not moved.
Coptic: μπερταhνο ντοτκ ειρι μπιπεθνανεf νεμ φη ετερkαε εsωπ εουον τετεκjιj μμαυ εερβοηθιν
English: Forbear not to do good to the poor, whensoever thy hand may have power to help him.
Coptic: μπερjοσ kεν ουτασθο ματασθο ουοh ειεt νρασt εουον sjομ μμοκ εερπεθνανεf κσωουν γαρ αν jε πετερερασt ναμασf
English: Say not, Come back another time, to-morrow I will give; while thou art able to do him good: for thou knowest not what the next day will bring forth.
Coptic: μπερινι νhανπετhωου εjεν ουsφηρ ντακ εfjαληουτ εροκ
English: Devise not evil against thy friend, living near thee and trusting in thee.
Coptic: ουοh ερε hθηf χη εροκ μπερμει νερjαjι νουρωμι kεν ουμετεφληου μηπωσ ντεfερhωβ νουπετhωου kαροκ
English: Be not ready to quarrel with a man without a cause, lest he do thee some harm.
Coptic: μπερjφο νhανsοντ ντε hανρωμι ευhωου ουδε μπερcωντ ενουμωιτ
English: Procure not the reproaches of bad men, neither do thou covet their ways.
Coptic: fσοf γαρ μπεμθο μπcσ νjε παρανομοσ μπαυθωουt νεμ νιθμηι
English: For every transgressor is unclean before the Lord; neither does he sit among the righteous.
Coptic: πσαhουι μφνουt kεν πηι ννιασεβησ νιερβι δε ντε νιθμηι σενασμου ερωου
English: The curse of God is in the houses of the ungodly; but the habitations of the just are blessed.
Coptic: φt ft εkουν εhρεν νιcασιhητ νη δε ετθεβιηουτ fναt νωου νhμοτ
English: The Lord resists the proud; but he gives grace to the humble.
Coptic: νισαβευ δε σεναερκληρονομιν νουωου νιασεβησ δε αυcι νουsοs
English: The wise shall inherit glory; but the ungodly have exalted their own dishonour.
Coptic: σωτεμ ναsηρι εtσβω ντε πετενιωτ ουοh μαhθητεν εεμι εουκαt
English: Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Coptic: ουδωρον γαρ ενανεf εt μμοf νωτεν νταιο πασαjι μπερχαf νσα θηνου
English: For I give you a good gift; forsake ye not my law.
Coptic: αιsωπι hω νουsηρι εfσωτεμ νσα πεfιωτ ουοh ευμει μμοι kεν πhο ντε ταμαυ
English: For I also was a son obedient to my father, and loved in the sight of my mother:
Coptic: νη εναυtσβω νηι ουοh ναυjω μμοσ νηι jε μαρε πασαjι ταjρο kεν πεκhητ αρεh εναεντολη μπερερπουωβs
English: who spoke and instructed me, saying, Let our speech be fixed in thine heart, keep our commandments, forget them not:
Coptic: jφο νουσοφια jφο νουκαt μπερερπουωβs ουδε μπερhιπhο νουσαjι ντε ρωι
English: and do not neglect the speech of my mouth.
Coptic: μπερχω νσωκ νtσοφια ουοh εναsοπκ εροσ μενριτσ ουοh εσεερτιμαν μμοκ
English: And forsake it not, and it shall cleave to thee: love it, and it shall keep thee.
Coptic: ματακτο εροσ ουοh σναcασκ αριτιμαν μμοσ hινα ντεσεραμαληχ εροκ
English: Secure it, and it shall exalt thee: honour it, that it may embrace thee;
Coptic: hινα ντεσt νουχλομ νhμοτ εjεν τεκαφε kεν ουχλομ δε νhμοτ ντεσt εhρηι εjωκ
English: that it may give unto thy head a crown of graces, and may cover thee with a crown of delight.
Coptic: σωτεμ παsηρι ουοh sεπ νασαjι εροκ ουοh ευεαsαι νακ νjε hανρομπι ντε πωνk
English: Hear, my son, and receive my words; and the years of thy life shall be increased, that the resources of thy life may be many.
Coptic: hανμωιτ γαρ ντε tσοφια εttσβω νακ ερωου tναταμοκ δε εhανμανμοsι ευσουτων
English: For I teach thee the ways of wisdom; and I cause thee to go in right paths.
Coptic: εsωπ γαρ ακsανμοsι ννουsθαμ εhρεν νεκsεντατσι
English: For when thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not be distressed.
Coptic: αμονι ντασβω ουοh μπερχασ νσωκ αρεh δε εροσ νακ επεκωνk
English: Take hold of my instruction; let it not go, —but keep it for thyself for thy life.
Coptic: νιμωιτ ντε νιασεβησ μπερsε ερωου ουοh μπερχοh ενιμωιτ ντε νισαμπετhωου
English: Go not in the ways of the ungodly, neither covet the ways of transgressors.
Coptic: πιμα ετουναθωουt εροf μπερsε μμαυ ρικι δε εβολ hαρωου ουοh sοβτκ
English: In whatever place they shall pitch their camp, go not thither; but turn from them, and pass away.
Coptic: μπναυ νκοτ γαρ αυsτεμιρι μπιπετhωου πιhινιμ αυολf εβολ hαρωου ουοh μπαυνκοτκ
English: For they cannot sleep, unless they have done evil: their sleep is taken away, and they rest not.
Coptic: αυsανευs γαρ kεν hανkρηουι ντε ουμετασεβησ σεθαkι δε kεν ουηρπ μπαρανομοσ
English: For these live upon the bread of ungodliness, and are drunken with wine of transgression.
Coptic: νιμωιτ δε ντε νιθμηι σεφορι εβολ μφρηt μπιουωινι σεερsορπ μμοsι ουοh σεερουωινι sατε πιεhοου οhι ερατf
English: But the ways of the righteous shine like light; they go on and shine, until the day be fully come.
Coptic: νιμωιτ δε ντε νιασεβησ hανχακι νε ουοh σεσωουν αν jε πωσ σεcιcροπ
English: But the ways of the ungodly are dark; they know not how they stumble.
Coptic: παsηρι μαhθηκ ενασαjι ρικι δε ννεκμαsj ενασαjι
English: My son, attend to my speech; and apply thine ear to my words:
Coptic: hοπωσ ντουsτεμμουνκ εροκ νjε νεκμουμι αρεh ερωου kεν πεκhητ
English: that thy fountains may not fail thee; keep them in thine heart.
Coptic: ουωνk γαρ πε ννη εθναjεμου νεμ ουταλcο νσαρξ νιβεν
English: For they are life to those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Coptic: kεν jιναρεh νιβεν αρεh επεκhητ εβολ γαρ kεν ναι hανhμοτ ντε πωνk νε
English: Keep thine heart with the utmost care; for out of these are the issues of life.
Coptic: αλιουι εβολ hαροκ νουρο εfκολj ουοh hανσφοτου νcινjονσ μαρουουει σαβολ μμοκ
English: Remove from thee a froward mouth, and put far away from thee unjust lips.
Coptic: νεκβαλ μαρουjουsτ kεν ουσωουτεν ουοh νεκβουhι μαρουcωρεμ νhανμεθμηι
English: Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids assent to just things.
Coptic: hανμανcοjι ευσουτων μαθαμιωου ενεκcαλαυj ουοh νεκμωιτ σουτωνου
English: Make straight paths for thy feet, and order thy ways aright.
Coptic: μπερρικι εουιναμ ουδε εjαcη ματασθο δε ντεκcαλοj εβολ hα ουμωιτ εfhωου νιμωιτ γαρ ετσαουιναμ φνουt σωουν μμωου σεφωνk δε νjε νιμωιτ ετσαjαcη νθοf εfεαρεh ενεκμανcοjι ευσουτων ουοh νεκμανμοsι εfεμοsι kαjωου ετhη kεν ουhιρηνη
English: Turn not aside to the right hand nor to the left, but turn away thy foot from an evil way: (27a) for God knows the ways on the right hand, but those on the left are crooked: (27b) and he will make thy ways straight, and will guide thy steps in peace.
Coptic: παsηρι μαhθηκ εtσοφια νασαjι δε ρικι μπεκμαsj ερωου
English: My son, attend to my wisdom, and apply thine ear to my words;
Coptic: hινα ντεναρεh εουμευι ενανεf tεσθεσισ δε ντε νασφοτου thονhεν μμοκ εροσ
English: that thou mayest keep good understanding, and the discretion of my lips gives thee a charge.
Coptic: μπερthθηκ εουσhιμι εσhωου ουεβιω γαρ πε εττελτελ εβολ kεν νενσφοτου νουσhιμι μπορνη θαι εsασtκενι ντεκsβωβ προσ ουσηου
English: Give no heed to a worthless woman; (3) for honey drops from the lips of a harlot, who for a season pleases thy palate:
Coptic: επkαε δε sακjεμf εfενsαsι εhοτε ουχολη ουοh εfsεπsωπ εhοτε σηfι νιβεν νρο β
English: but afterwards thou wilt find her more bitter than gall, and sharper than a two-edged sword.
Coptic: νιcαλαυj γαρ ντε tμετατhητ νε ετερχρασθε μμοσ σεcι μμωου νεμ φμου εkρηι εαμενt νεστατσι δε σεταjρηουτ αν
English: For the feet of folly lead those who deal with her down to the grave with death; and her steps are not established.
Coptic: μπασι γαρ ενιμωιτ ντεν πωνk σεsοsf δε νjε νεσμανcοjι ουοh σεουονh εβολ αν
English: For she goes not upon the paths of life; but her ways are slippery, and not easily known.
Coptic: tνου δε παsηρι σωτεμ εροι ουοh μπερερνασαjι hωσ νσεταjρηουτ αν
English: Now then, my son, hear me, and make not my words of none effect.
Coptic: μαρε πεκμωιτ ουει σαβολ μμοσ ουοh μπερkωντ ενιρωου ντε πεσηι
English: Remove thy way far from her; draw not near to the doors of her house:
Coptic: hινα ντεκsτεμt μπεκωνk νhανκεχωουνι νεμ πετεντακ νhαναθναι
English: lest thou give away thy life to others, and thy substance to the merciless:
Coptic: hινα ντουsτεμσι ντεκjομ νjε hανsεμμωου νεκkισι δε ντουsτεμsε εkουν επηι νhανκεχωουνι
English: lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours come into the houses of strangers;
Coptic: ιτα εκεουωμ νhθηκ επkαε εsωπ αυsανkιt νjε νισαρξ ντε πεκσωμα
English: And thou repent at last, when the flesh of thy body is consumed,
Coptic: ουοh χναjοσ jε πωσ αιμεστε tσβω ουοh α παhητ ρικι σαβολ νhανσοhι
English: and thou shalt say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart avoided reproofs!
Coptic: ναισωτεμ αν πε νσα τσμη μφη ετερπαιτευιν μμοι ουοh ευtσβω νηι ουδε ναιρικι μπαμαsj αν πε
English: I heard not the voice of him that instructed me, and taught me, neither did I apply mine ear.
Coptic: sατενκεκουjι αιsωπι kεν πετhωου νιβεν kεν θμηt νουεκκλησια νεμ ουσυναγωγη
English: I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
Coptic: σε μωου εβολ kεν νεκμοκι νεμ εβολ kεν tμουμι ντε νεκsωt
English: Drink waters out of thine own vessels, and out of thine own springing wells.
Coptic: μαρουφονπεν εβολ νjε νιμωου εβολ kεν τεκπυγη μαρουkαt δε νjε νεκμωου kεν νεκπλατια
English: Let not waters out of thy fountain be spilt by thee, but let thy waters go into thy streets.
Coptic: μαρουsωπι ευsοπ ναν μμαυατκ μπενερεhλι νsεμμο ερsφηρ νεμακ ερωου
English: Let them be only thine own, and let no stranger partake with thee.
Coptic: τεκμουμι μμωου μαρεσsωπι νακ μμαυατκ ουνοf μμοκ νεμ tσhιμι ντε τεκμεταλου
English: Let thy fountain of water be truly thine own; and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Coptic: ουειουλ ντε τεκsφηρ νεμ ουσηj ντε νεμhμωτ μαρουσαjι νεμακ τοτε θωκ δε μαρεσsωπι εσταιηουτ ντοτκ ουοh μαρεσsωπι νακ νσηου νιβεν νkρηι γαρ kεν tμετsφηρ ντε θαι εκεαsαι
English: Let thy loving hart and thy graceful colt company with thee, and let her be considered thine own, and be with thee at all times; for ravished with her love thou shalt be greatly increased.
Coptic: μπεραsαι hιουsεμμο ουδε μπενθρουαμονι μμοκ νjε hαναλωj ντε θη ετε θωκ αν τε
English: Be not intimate with a strange woman, neither fold thyself in the arms of a woman not thine own.
Coptic: σε μπεμθο γαρ μφt νjε νενμωιτ μφρωμι ουοh fjουsτ εjεν νουμανμοsι τηρου
English: For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and he looks on all his paths.
Coptic: νιμ ετπαρανομοσ σεjωρj εφρωμι sαυσονc δε μπιουαι kεν νισιρα ντε νεfνοβι
English: Iniquities ensnare a man, and every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.
Coptic: φαι sαfμου νεμ hανατσβω εβολ δε kεν παsαι ντε τεfμετcινjονσ αυβερβωρf εβολ ουοh αfτακο εθβε τεfμετατhητ
English: Such a man dies with the uninstructed; and he is cast forth from the abundance of his own substance, and has perished through folly.
Coptic: παsηρι εsωπ ακsανερπsτωρι νουsφηρ ντακ εκεt ντεκjιj ετοτf μπεκjαjι
English: My son, if thou become surety for thy friend, thou shalt deliver thine hand to an enemy.
Coptic: ουφαs γαρ εfjορj νουρωμι νε νεfσφοτου μμιν μμοf ουοh sαυταhε πιουαι πιουαι kεν νισφοτου ντε ρωf
English: For a man’s own lips become a strong snare to him, and he is caught with the lips of his own mouth.
Coptic: παsηρι αριουι ννη ετhονhεν μμοκ ερωου ουοh εκενοhεμ sακι γαρ εkρηι ετοτου νhανπετhωου εθβε πεκsφηρ μπερsωπι εκβηλ εβολ νεfερ πεκsφηρ δε ετακερ πsτωρι μμοf
English: My son, do what I command thee, and deliver thyself; for on thy friend’s account thou art come into the power of evil men: faint not, but stir up even thy friend for whom thou art become surety.
Coptic: μπερt νουνκοτ ννεκβαλ ουδε μπερhινιμ kεν νεκβουhι
English: Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber with thine eyelids;
Coptic: hινα ντεκνοhεμ μφρηt νουcαhσι kεν hαjι νεμ μφρηt νουhαλητ εβολ kεν ουφαs
English: that thou mayest deliver thyself as a doe out of the toils, and as a bird out of a snare.
Coptic: sωπι ουβε πιjαfjιf ω πιcεννε ουοh χοh ενεfμωιτ εακναυ εροf ουοh αρισαβε εhοτεροf
English: Go to the ant, O sluggard; and see, and emulate his ways, and become wiser than he.
Coptic: φη γαρ ετε μμοντεf ιε φουωι μμαυ ουδε μμον φη ετεραναγκαζιν μμοf ουδε γαρ fχη αν kα περsιsι ντε ουνηβ
English: For whereas he has no husbandry, nor any one to compel him, and is under no master,
Coptic: fσοβt δε ντεfkρε kεν πsωμ ουοh fιρι νουνιst νθωουt εkουν ναf kεν πωσk ιε μαsενακ hα νιαf νεβιω ουοh αριεμι jε ουρεfερhωβ ναs νρηt πε ουοh jε αfιρι μπεfjινερhωβ kεν ουμετσαβε ναs νρηt φαι εsαρε νιουρωου cι εβολ kεν πεfkισι νεμ νιρεμουωι επουουjαι σεμει δε μμοf νjε ουον νιβεν ουοh fταιηουτ κεπερ ουjωβ πε kεν τεfjομ ετα tσοφια ταιο ντοτf αυενf ετhη
English: he prepares food for himself in the summer, and lays by abundant store in harvest. (8a) Or go to the bee, and learn how diligent she is, and how earnestly she is engaged in her work; (8b) whose labours kings and private men use for health, and she is desired and respected by all: (8c) though weak in body, she is advanced by honouring wisdom.
Coptic: sα θναυ κενκοτ ω πιcεννε ακνατωνκ jε νθναυ εβολ kεν πιενκοτ
English: How long wilt thou lie, O sluggard? and when wilt thou awake out of sleep?
Coptic: κενκοτ μεν νουκουjι κhεμσι δε νουκουjι κhινιμ δε νουκουjι νεκjιj κμουλj μμωου ετεκμεστενhητ νουκουjι
English: Thou sleepest a little, and thou restest a little, and thou slumberest a short time, and thou foldest thine arms over thy breast a little.
Coptic: ιτα sασι νακ νjε tμετhηκι μφρηt νουρεfμοsι hιπιμωιτ νεμ tμετρεfερkαε μφρηt νουρεfcοjι ενανεf εsωπ δε ακsανsωπι εκοι νατcναυ εfει νjε επεκωσk μφρηt νουμουμι tμετhηκι δε εσεφωτ εβολ hαροκ μφρηt νουρεfcοjι εfhωου
English: Then poverty comes upon thee as an evil traveller, and want as a swift courier: (11a) but if thou be diligent, thine harvest shall arrive as a fountain, and poverty shall flee away as a bad courier.
Coptic: ουρωμι νατhητ μπαρανομοσ sαfμοsι hι hανμωιτ ενανευ αν
English: A foolish man and a transgressor goes in ways that are not good.
Coptic: νθοf δε ον sαfcωρεμ ννεfβαλ sαfερσυμενιν jε ντεφατ sαftσβω δε kεν hανcωρεμ ντηβ
English: And the same winks with the eye, and makes a sign with his foot, and teaches with the beckonings of his fingers.
Coptic: kεν ουhητ δε εfφονj sαfιρι νhανπετhωου νσηου νιβεν φαι μπαιρηt sαfθαμιε sθορτερ νtβακι
English: His perverse heart devises evils: at all times such a one causes troubles to a city.
Coptic: εθβεφαι σεναι νjε τεfακω kεν ουεξαπινα ουsωτ εβολ νεμ ουkομkεμ νατταλcο
English: Therefore his destruction shall come suddenly; overthrow and irretrievable ruin.
Coptic: jε fναραsι εjεν hωβ νιβεν ετε πcοισ μοσt μμωου sαfkωμkεμ εθβε πcωkεμ ντε τεfψυχη
English: For he rejoices in all things which God hates, and he is ruined by reason of impurity of soul.
Coptic: φβαλ νουsαsρωμι ουλασ νοjι πε hανjιj ευφων νουσνοf ναθνοβι εβολ
English: The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust, hands shedding the blood of the just;
Coptic: ουhητ εfμισι νhανμευι ευhωου νεμ hανcαλαυj ευιησ ειρι μπιπετhωου
English: and a heart devising evil thoughts, and feet hastening to do evil, —are hateful to God.
Coptic: sαfhισαht kεν θμετνουj νjε ουμετρε νοjι ουοh sαfθρε hανhαπ sωπι kεν θμηt νhανσνηου sαfφωρj νhανsφηρ
English: An unjust witness kindles falsehoods, and brings on quarrels between brethren.
Coptic: παsηρι αρεh ενινομοσ ντε πεκιωτ ουοh μπερhιουι εβολ ννιθωs ντε τεκμαυ
English: My son, keep the laws of thy father, and reject not the ordinances of thy mother:
Coptic: jολκου δε ετεκψυχη νσηου νιβεν ουοh μηιτου νχλαλ επεκμοt
English: but bind them upon thy soul continually, and hang them as a chain about thy neck.
Coptic: ακsανμοsι ολσ μαρεσsωπι νεμακ ουοh ακsανενκοτ μαρεσαρεh εροκ jεκασ ακsαντωνκ ντεσαjι νεμακ
English: Whensoever thou walkest, lead this along and let it be with thee; that it may talk with thee when thou wakest.
Coptic: jε ουkηιβι πε tεντολη ντε πινομοσ νεμ ουουωινι ουοh φμωιτ ντε πωνk ουσοhι πε νεμ ουσβω
English: For the commandment of the law is a lamp and a light; a way of life; reproof also and correction:
Coptic: εθρεσαρεh εροκ εβολ hα ουσhιμι kα ουhαι νεμ εβολ hα ουμετsθουιτ ντε ουλασ νsεμμο
English: to keep thee continually from a married woman, and from the calumny of a strange tongue.
Coptic: μπενθρεσcρο εροκ νjε ουεπιθυμια ντε ουμετσαιε ουδε μπενθρουjορjκ kεν νεσβαλ ουδε μπενθρουhολμεκ kεν νεσβουhι
English: Let not the desire of beauty overcome thee, neither be thou caught by thine eyes, neither be captivated with her eyelids.
Coptic: πταιο γαρ νουπορνη σουεν ουωικ νουωτ πε ουσhιμι δε sασjωj εhανψυχη ευταιηουτ ντε hανρωμι
English: For the value of a harlot is as much as of one loaf; and a woman hunts for the precious souls of men.
Coptic: αρεsαν ουαι μουρ νουχρωμ kεν κενf μη fναρωκh αν
English: Shall any one bind fire in his bosom, and not burn his garments?
Coptic: ιε ουον ουαι ναμοsι εjεν hανjεβσ νχρωμ ντεfsτεμjοfjεf ννεfcαλαυj
English: or will any one walk on coals of fire, and not burn his feet?
Coptic: παιρηt φη ετναι εkουν kα ουσhιμι kα hαι ννεfτουβο ουδε ουον νιβεν ετναcι νεμασ
English: So is he that goes in to a married woman; he shall not be held guiltless, neither any one that touches her.
Coptic: ουsφηρι αν δε αρεsαν ουαι ραουω εfcιουι εfcιουι γαρ hινα ντεfτσιο ντεfψυχη εσhοκερ
English: It is not to be wondered at if one should be taken stealing, for he steals that when hungry he may satisfy his soul:
Coptic: εsωπ δε αfsανραουω νζ νκωβ ουοh νη ετενταf τηρου fνατηιτου ντεfναhμεf
English: but if he should be taken, he shall repay sevenfold, and shall deliver himself by giving all his goods.
Coptic: πινωικ δε εθβε τεfμετατhητ sαfjφο νουτακο ντεfψυχη
English: But the adulterer through want of sense procures destruction to his soul.
Coptic: hανεμκαh νhητ δε νεμ hανsωs sαffαι kαρωου πεfsινι δε ννουfοτf εβολ sα ενεh
English: He endures both pain and disgrace, and his reproach shall never be wiped off.
Coptic: fμεh γαρ νχοh νjε πεμβον ντε πεσhαι ννεftασε kεν πεhουο μπhαπ
English: For the soul of her husband is full of jealousy: he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Coptic: ουδε ννεftουω νtμετjαjι εβολ kεν hανσωt ουδε ννεfνουτf εβολ kεν hανμηs νδωρον
English: He will not forego his enmity for any ransom: neither will he be reconciled for many gifts.
Coptic: παsηρι αρεh ενασαjι ναεντολη χοπου νkητκ παsηρι αριτιμαν μφt ουοh εκεjεμjομ χωρισf jε μπερερhοt kατhη νκεουαι
English: My son, keep my words, and hide with thee my commandments. (2) My son, honour the Lord, and thou shalt be strong; and fear none but him:
Coptic: αρεh δε εναεντολη ουοh εκεωνk νασαjι δε μφρηt νhαναλλου μβαλ
English: keep my commandments, and thou shalt live; and keep my words as the pupils of thine eyes.
Coptic: μηιτου ενεκτηβ σkητου δε hιθουηsσι μπεκhητ
English: And bind them on thy fingers, and write them on the table of thine heart.
Coptic: αjοσ νtσοφια jε τασωνι τε πικαt δε αριτf νρεμσωουν εροκ
English: Say that wisdom is thy sister, and gain prudence as an acquaintance for thyself;
Coptic: hινα ντεσναhμεκ εβολ hα ουσhιμι νsεμμο εσhωου εsωπ ασsανσαjι νεμακ εσthμοτ νακ
English: that she may keep thee from the strange and wicked woman, if she should assail thee with flattering words.
Coptic: εσjουsτ γαρ ενιπλατια εβολ kεν νιsουsτ ντε πεσηι
English: For she looks from a window out of her house into the streets, at one whom she may see of the senseless ones, a young man void of understanding,
Coptic: φη ετεσναναυ εροf εβολ kεν νιατhητ νsηρι νkελsιρι ετsατ νσβω
English: passing by the corner in the passages near her house,
Coptic: εfμοsι εσκεν νιελκσ ντε νιμωιτ ντε πεσηι ουοh εfσαjι
English: and speaking, in the dark of the evening,
Coptic: kεν ουχακι νhαναρουhι εsωπ εουησυχια νjωρh τε ιε ουον ουγνοφοσ μβολ
English: when there happens to be the stillness of night and of darkness:
Coptic: tσhιμι δε sασι εβολ εhραf εουον ουσμοτ μπορνη μμοσ θαι εsασθρε πhητ ννιαλωουι hωλ
English: and the woman meets him having the appearance of a harlot, that causes the hearts of young men to flutter.
Coptic: νεστενh δε σεφορs εβολ ουοh ουατουjαι τε μπαρε νεσcαλαυj ερησυχαζιν kεν πεσηι
English: And she is fickle, and debauched, and her feet abide not at home.
Coptic: sασερουσηου γαρ εσλελε εβολ sασερουσηου δε kεν νιπλατια εσjωρj εσκεν ελκε νιβεν
English: For at one time she wanders without, and at another time she lies in wait in the streets, at every corner.
Coptic: ιτα sασαμονι μμοf sασtφι εροf kεν ουhο δε νατsιπι sασjοσ ναf
English: Then she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said to him,
Coptic: jε ουsουsωουsι νhιρηνικον ετsωπ νηι tναt νναευχη μφοου
English: I have a peace-offering; today I pay my vows:
Coptic: εθβεφαι αιι εβολ εhρακ ειμει επεκhο ουοh αιjεμκ
English: therefore I came forth to meet thee, desiring thy face; and I have found thee.
Coptic: αιcωλκ μπαcαλαυj kεν hανσεβεν kεν hανενιταποσ δε ντε χημι αιφορsf
English: I have spread my bed with sheets, and I have covered it with double tapestry from Egypt.
Coptic: αινουjk νταsαιρι kεν ουκροκοσ παηι δε kεν ουκυναμωνον
English: I have sprinkled my couch with saffron, and my house with cinnamon.
Coptic: αμου ντενουνοf kεν ουμει sατοουι αμου ντενσκερκερ kεν ουμει
English: Come, and let us enjoy love until the morning; come, and let us embrace in love.
Coptic: fται γαρ αν νjε παhαι kεν παηι αfsε ναf εουμωιτ εfουηου
English: For my husband is not at home, but is gone on a long journey,
Coptic: εαfωλι νουσαουι νhομτ kεν νεfjιj hιτεν ουμηs νεhοου fνατασθο επεfηι
English: having taken in his hand a bundle of money: after many days he will return to his house.
Coptic: sασσορμεf δε kεν hανμηs νσαjι kεν νιhαjι δε ντε νεσσφοτου sασφονjf εβολ
English: So with much converse she prevailed on him to go astray, and with the snares of her lips forced him from the right path.
Coptic: νθοf δε sαfμοsι νσωσ ερε πεfhητ τομτ sασενf δε μφρηt νουουhορ ευναενf επσονhf νεμ μφρηt νουειουλ
English: And he followed her, being gently led on, and that as an ox is led to the slaughter, and as a dog to bonds, or as a hart shot in the liver with an arrow:
Coptic: εfμαsι νουsενσοθνεf kεν πεfhηπαρ fιησ δε μφρηt νουhαλητ εουφαs νfσωουν αν jε αfcοjι εt ντεfψυχη
English: and he hastens as a bird into a snare, not knowing that he is running for his life.
Coptic: tνου ουν παsηρι σωτεμ νσωι ουοh μαhθηκ ενισαjι ντερωι
English: Now then, my son, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Coptic: μπενθρε πεκhητ ρικι ενεσμωιτ ουοh μπερσωρεμ kεν νεσμανμοsι
English: Let not thine heart turn aside to her ways:
Coptic: ουμηs γαρ ασωjh μμωου ουοh ασραkτου hανατηπι δε νε νη ετασkοθβου
English: for she has wounded and cast down many, and those whom she has slain are innumerable.
Coptic: hανμωιτ ντε αμενt νε πεσηι ευcι εkρηι ενιταμιον ντε φμου
English: Her house is the way of hell, leading down to the chambers of death.
Coptic: νθοκ εκεhιωιs νtσοφια hινα ντε ουμετσαβε σωτεμ νσωκ
English: Thou shalt proclaim wisdom, that understanding may be obedient to thee.