megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: kαjωου νhανkρηουι sαfι νjε ουfιαhιομ tναριμι ανοκ εσαμονι μμοι νjε ουhοt
English: For my groaning comes before my food, and I weep being beset with terror.
Coptic: thοt γαρ εναιfι μπεσρωουs ασι νηι ουοh θη εναιερhοt kατεσhη ασι εkουν εhραι
English: For the terror of which I meditated has come upon me, and that which I had feared has befallen me.
Coptic: ουδε μπιερhιρηνη ουδε μπιερησυχαζιν ουδε μπιμτον μμοι αfι νηι νjε ουjωντ
English: I was not at peace, nor quiet, nor had I rest; yet wrath came upon me.
Coptic: αfερουω νjε ελισαφ πιθεμανιτησ πεjαf
English: Then Eliphaz the Thaemanite answered and said,
Coptic: jε μητι αυσαjι νεμακ kεν ουkισι νουμηs νσοπ tjομ δε ντε νεκσαjι νιμ ετναsfιτσ
English: Hast thou been often spoken to in distress? but who shall endure the force of thy words?
Coptic: ισjε γαρ νθοκ ακtσβω νουμηs ουοh hανjιj ντε hανατjομ
English: For whereas thou hast instructed many, and hast strengthened the hands of the weak one,
Coptic: ακtνομt νωου hανουον δε ευsωνι ακταhωου ερατου kεν hανσαjι hανκελι δε ευοι νατjομ ακtνομt νωου
English: and hast supported the failing with words, and hast imparted courage to feeble knees.
Coptic: tνου δε αfι εjωκ νjε ουεμκαh ουοh αfcοh εροκ νθοκ δε ακιησ
English: Yet now that pain has come upon thee, and touched thee, thou art troubled.
Coptic: μη αρε τεκhοt αν jε sοπ kεν ουμετατhητ νεμ τεκhελπισ kεν tκακια ντε πεκμωιτ
English: Is not thy fear founded in folly, thy hope also, and the mischief of thy way?
Coptic: αριφμευι jε νιμ αfτακο εfουαβ ιε ετα hανθμηι τακο νθναυ νεμ τουνουνι τηρσ
English: Remember then who has perished, being pure? or when were the true-hearted utterly destroyed?
Coptic: κατα φρηt ετανναυ ννη ετσχαι ννιατοπον νη ετσιt μμωου ευεωσk νωου νhανμκαh νhητ
English: Accordingly as I have seen men ploughing barren places, and they that sow them will reap sorrows for themselves.
Coptic: εβολ kεν πιουαhσαhνι ντε πcσ ευετακο εβολ δε kεν πιπνα ντε πεfμβον ευεβολου εβολ
English: They shall perish by the command of the Lord, and shall be utterly consumed by the breath of his wrath.
Coptic: tjομ ντε πιμουι tσμη ντε tμιη πsουsου ντε πιδρακων αfcενο
English: The strength of the lion, and the voice of the lioness, and the exulting cry of serpents are quenched.
Coptic: πιμυρμηγολεον αfτακο jε μμοντεf kρε μμαυ νιμασ ντε νιμουι αυμουνκ ννουερηου
English: The old lion has perished for want of food, and the lions’ whelps have forsaken one another.
Coptic: ενε hλι γαρ μμεθμηι sωπι kεν νεκσαjι νε μμον hλι kεν ναιπετhωου ναsωπι μμον μη παμαsj νασωτεμ αν εhανsφηρι εβολ hιτοτf
English: But if there had been any truth in thy words, none of these evils would have befallen thee. Shall not mine ear receive excellent revelations from him?
Coptic: ουhοt δε νεμ ουσμη ντε πιεjωρh εσνηου νjε ουhοt εjεν νιρωμι
English: But as when terror falls upon men, with dread and a sound in the night,
Coptic: ουνhουρ δε νεμ ουσθερτερ αυι εhρηι εjωι ουοh αfκιμ επακασ εμαsω
English: horror and trembling seized me, and caused all my bones greatly to shake.
Coptic: ουπνα αfι εhρηι εjεν παhο αυσθερτερ δε νjε ναfωι νεμ νασαρξ
English: And a spirit came before my face; and my hair and flesh quivered.
Coptic: αιτωμτ ουοh μπισωουν αιναυ ουοh νε μμον μορφη μπεμθο νναβαλ αλλα ουhορτf νεμ ουσμη πε εναισωτεμ ερωου
English: I arose and perceived it not: I looked, and there, was no form before my eyes: but I only heard a breath and a voice, saying,
Coptic: ου γαρ μη fναsωπι νjε ουρωμι εfτουβηουτ μπεμθο μπcσ ιε ουον ουρωμι ναεραταρικι εβολ kεν νεfhβηουι
English: What, shall a mortal be pure before the Lord? or a man be blameless in regard to his works?
Coptic: ισjε fτενhουτ μμοσ αν kα νεfαλωουι νεfαγγελοσ δε αfμοκμεκ εουhωβ εfkοσι kαρωου
English: Whereas he trust not in his servants, and perceives perverseness in his angels.
Coptic: νη δε ετsοπ kεν hανηι νομι ετε ανον hων ανον hανεβολ kεν παιομι νουωτ αft νουερkοτ νωου μφρηt νουhολι
English: But as for them that dwell in houses of clay, of whom we also are formed of the same clay, he smites them like a moth.
Coptic: ουοh ισjεν sωρπ sα ρουhι σεsοπ αν jε εθβεφαι jε μμον sjομ μμωου εερβοηθιν ερωου μμιν μμωου αυτακο
English: And from the morning to evening they no longer exist: they have perished, because they cannot help themselves.
Coptic: αfνιfι γαρ νσωου αυsωουι ουοh αυτακο jε μμοντου σοφια μμαυ
English: For he blows upon them, and they are withered: they have perished for lack of wisdom.
Coptic: ωs δε εhρηι ουοh αναυ jε νιμ αfσωτεμ εροκ ιε jε χναναυ εουαι ννιαγγελοσ εθουαβ
English: But call, if any one will hearken to thee, or if thou shalt see any of the holy angels.
Coptic: κε γαρ sαρε πιjωντ τακο ννιατhητ πιχοh δε sαfkωτεβ μφη ετσορεμ
English: For wrath destroys the foolish one, and envy slays him that has gone astray.
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιναυ εhανατhητ εαυhι νουνι εβολ ουοh σατοτf αfουωμ μπουσωt
English: And I have seen foolish ones taking root: but suddenly their habitation was devoured.
Coptic: νουsηρι δε ευεhει μπιουjαι ευετhεμκωου δε hιρεν νιρωου ντε νη ετσβοκ ερωου ουοh ννεfsωπι νjε φη ετναναhμου
English: Let their children be far from safety, and let them be crushed at the doors of vile men, and let there be no deliverer.
Coptic: νη γαρ εταυθουωτου νjε νη ετεμμαυ hανθμηι ευεουομου νθωου δε ννουερ εβολ εhανπετhωου εσεμουνκ νjε τουνομt
English: For what they have collected, the just shall eat; but they shall not be delivered out of calamities: let their strength be utterly exhausted.
Coptic: ννεfι γαρ νjε ουkισι εβολ kεν πκαhι ουδε ννεfρωτ kεν νιτωου νjε ουμκαh
English: For labour cannot by any means come out of the earth, nor shall trouble spring out of the mountains:
Coptic: αλλα φρωμι ετουμισι μμοf εβολ kεν ουkισι νιμασ ντε νιαkωμ σεhηλ επcισι
English: yet man is born to labour, and even so the vulture’s young seek the high places.
Coptic: παιρηt δε αν αλλα ανοκ tτωβh μπcσ πcσ δε φνηβ ντε ουον νιβεν tναωs επsωι kαροf
English: Nevertheless I will beseech the Lord, and will call upon the Lord, the sovereign of all;
Coptic: φη ετιρι νhαννιst ουοh νατkετkωτου νεμ hανhβηουι ευkεν πωου νεμ hανsφηρι μμοντου ηπι
English: who does great things and untraceable, glorious things also, and marvellous, of which there is no number:
Coptic: φη ετt νουμου νhωου hιjεν πικαhι φη ετταουε μωου εjεν νη ετσαπεσητ ντφε
English: who gives rain upon the earth, sending water on the earth:
Coptic: φη ετcισι ννη ετθεβιηουτ ουοh εττουνοσ ννη εταυτακο
English: who exalts the lowly, and raises up them that are lost:
Coptic: φη ετφωνh ννισοcνι ντε νιπανουργοσ ουοh ννουερ hλι μμεθμηι νjε νουjιj
English: frustrating the counsels of the crafty, and their hands shall not perform the truth:
Coptic: φη ετταhο ννισαβευ kεν τουσβω πσοcνι δε ντε νισανκοτσ αfθρεfτωμτ
English: who takes the wise in their wisdom, and subverts the counsel of the crafty
Coptic: ερε ουχακι εkουν εhραυ kεν πιεhοου ευεjεμjομ δε μμερι μφρηt μπιεjωρh
English: In the day darkness shall come upon them, and let them grope in the noon-day even as in the night:
Coptic: ευετακο kεν πιπολεμοσ πιατjομ δε εfεερ εβολ kεν τjιj μφη ετε ουον sjομ μμοf
English: and let them perish in war, and let the weak escape from the hand of the mighty.
Coptic: ερε ουhελπισ sωπι νουατjομ εfεθωμ δε νjε ρωf νουρεfcινjονσ
English: And let the weak have hope, but the mouth of the unjust be stopped.
Coptic: ωουνιατf μπιρωμι ετεfνασοhι μμοf νjε πcσ tσβω δε ντε πιπαντοκρατωρ μπερsωπ νχουαsσ αν
English: But blessed is the man whom the Lord has reproved; and reject not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
Coptic: νθοf δε ετt μκαh ουοh παλιν ον sαftμτον αfsανt ερkοτ sαρε νεfjιj ον ταλcο
English: for he causes a man to be in pain, and restores him again: he smites, and his hands heal.
Coptic: ϛ νσοπ fναναhμεκ εβολ kεν hαναναγκη kεν πιμαhζ δε ννε πετhωου cοh εροκ
English: Six time he shall deliver thee out of distresses: and in the seventh harm shall not touch thee.
Coptic: kεν ουhβων εfεναhμεκ ντοτf μφμου kεν ουπολεμοσ δε εfεναhμεκ εβολ ντοτf νουβενιπι
English: In famine he shall deliver thee from death: and in war he shall free thee from the power of the sword.
Coptic: εfεχοπκ εβολ hα ουμαστιγγοσ ντε ουλασ ουοh ννεκερhοt ευνηου νjε hανπετhωου
English: He shall hide thee from the scourge of the tongue: and thou shalt not be afraid of coming evils.
Coptic: νιρεfcινjονσ δε νεμ νιανομοσ εκεσωβι μμωου
English: Thou shalt laugh at the unrighteous and the lawless: and thou shalt not be afraid of wild beasts.
Coptic: νιθηριον ναγριον ευεερhιρηνη νεμακ
English: For the wild beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
Coptic: τοτε εκεεμι jε εfεερhιρηνη νjε πεκηι πσοβt δε ντε τεκσκηνη ννεfερνοβι
English: Then shalt thou know that thy house shall be at peace, and the provision for thy tabernacle shall not fail.
Coptic: εκεεμι jε fοs νjε πεκjροj νεκsηρι ευεερ μφρηt ννισμαh τηρου ντε τκοι
English: And thou shalt know that thy seed shall be abundant; and thy children shall be like the herbage of the field.
Coptic: εκει δε επιμhαυ μφρηt νουσουο kεν τεfουνου εαυωσk kεν πεfσηου ιε μφρηt νουhοι ντε ουcνωου εαυολσ εkουν kεν τεσουνου
English: And thou shalt come to the grave like ripe corn reaped in its season, or as a heap of the corn-flour collected in proper time.
Coptic: hηππε ισ ναι ανkετkωτου μπαιρηt ναι δε νε νη ετανσοθμου νθοκ δε αριεμι νkρηι νkητκ jε ου πετακαιf
English: Behold, we have thus sought out these matters; these are what we have heard: but do thou reflect with thyself, if thou hast done anything wrong.
Coptic: αfερουω νjε ιωβ πεjαf
English: But Job answered and said,
Coptic: jε εsωπ δε εfsι ντεfsι μπαjωντ νjε ουαι ουοh ντεfωλι νναμκαh νhητ kεν ουμαsι ευσοπ
English: Oh that one would indeed weigh the wrath that is upon me, and take up my griefs in a balance together!
Coptic: κετη σεναsωπι ευhροs εhοτε πιsω ντε φιομ αλλα ισjεκ αρε νασαjι hωου
English: And verily they would be heavier than the sand by the seashore: but, as it seems, my words are vain.
Coptic: νισοθνεf γαρ ντε πcσ σεχη kεν πασωμα νη ετε πουμβον σω μπασνοf εsωπ αιsανερhητσ νσαjι νθωου σεθουξ μμοι
English: For the arrows of the Lord are in my body, whose violence drinks up my blood: whenever I am going to speak, they pierce me.
Coptic: ου γαρ μη fναωs εβολ επαυηρ νjε ουια ντωου εβηλ εfκωt νσα τεfkρε ιε αν fναt ντεfσμη νjε ουμασι hιjεν τεfουονhf ερε ουοντεf kρε μμαυ
English: What then? will the wild ass bray for nothing, if he is not seeking food? or again, will the ox low at the manger, when he has a fodder?
Coptic: μη σεναουεμ ωικ νατhμου ιε ουον hληjι ντε hανσαjι ευsουιτ
English: Shall bread be eaten without salt? or again, is there taste in empty words?
Coptic: μμον sjομ γαρ ντεσκιμ νjε ταψυχη tναυ γαρ εναkηιβι ευμροsτ μφρηt μπισθοι νουμουι
English: For my wrath cannot cease; for I perceive my food as the smell of a lion to be loathsome.
Coptic: ενε αft γαρ νηι πε ουοh ντεfι νjε φη εtερετιν μμοf ουοh ντε πcσ t νταhελπισ
English: For oh that he would grant my desire, and my petition might come, and the Lord would grant my hope!
Coptic: μαρεfερhητσ νjε πcσ ουοh ντεfcοh μμοι μπενθρεfkοτβετ δε sα εβολ
English: Let the Lord begin and wound me, but let him not utterly destroy me.
Coptic: εσεsωπι δε νηι εουμκαh νjε ταβακι θη εναιcιφει εjεν νεσσοβt νναtασο γαρ ανοκ μπιjε μεθνουj γαρ ανοκ ενισαjι ντε πανουt εθουαβ
English: Let the grave be my city, upon the walls of which I have leaped: I will not shrink from it; for I have not denied the holy words of my God.
Coptic: ου γαρ τε ταjομ jε tαμονι ντοτ ιε αs πε παχρονοσ jε εsωπ εροσ νjε ταψυχη
English: For what is my strength, that I continue? what is my time, that my soul endures?
Coptic: μη ουjομ νωνι τε ταjομ ιε τασαρξ ουhμοτ τε
English: Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?
Coptic: tβοηθια δε ασουει μμοι ουοh αfχατ νσωf νjε φναι
English: Or have I not trusted in him? but help is far from me.
Coptic: πιjεμπsινι δε ντε πcσ αfhιπhο μμοι
English: Mercy has rejected me; and the visitation of the Lord has disregarded me.
Coptic: μπουjουsτ εροι νjε νη ετkεντ εροι μφρηt νουμουνσωρεμ εαfμουνκ ιε μφρηt νουjολ εαυσεντ νη εναυερhοt kαταhη
English: My nearest relations have not regarded me; they have passed me by like a failing brook, or like a wave.
Coptic: tνου δε αυτωουνου εhρηι εjωι μφρηt νουχιων ιε ουκρισταλοσ εαfcωσ
English: They who used to reverence me, now have come against me like snow or congealed ice.
Coptic: κατα φρηt ετε αfsανβωλ εβολ αρεsαν ουkμομ sωπι μπαυσουωνf μφρηt εναfοι μμοf
English: When it has melted at the approach of heat, it is not known what it was.
Coptic: παιρηt ανοκ hω αυχατ νσωου νjε ουον νιβεν αιτακο δε ουοh αιερ σαβολ μπαηι
English: Thus I also have been deserted of all; and I am ruined, and become an outcast.
Coptic: αναυ ενιμωιτ ντε θεμανων νεμ νιμιτωουι ντε σαβων νη εθναυ
English: Behold the ways of the Thaemanites, ye that mark the paths of the Sabaeans.
Coptic: ουοh ουsφιτ εfεsωπι ννη ετε hθηου χη εhανβακι νεμ hανχρημα
English: They too that trust in cities and riches shall come to shame.
Coptic: νθωτεν δε hωτεν αρετεντωουν εhρηι εjωι kεν ουμετατναι hωσδε εταρετενναυ επιερhοτ αριhοt
English: But ye also have come to me without pity; so that beholding my wound ye are afraid.
Coptic: ου γαρ μητι αιερετιν νουhλι ετεν θηνου ιε αιερχρια ντετενjομ
English: What? have I made any demand of you? or do I ask for strength from you,
Coptic: hωσδε ντετενναhμετ ντοτου νναjαjι ιε hινα ντετενσοττ εβολ ντοτου νhανjωρι
English: to deliver me from enemies, or to rescue me from the hand of the mighty ones?
Coptic: μασβω νηι ανοκ δε tναχαρωι φη εταισωρεμ μμοf ματαμοι εροf
English: Teach ye me, and I will be silent: if in anything I have erred, tell me.
Coptic: αλλα ισjεκ σεhωου νjε νισαjι ντε νιθμηι tερετιν γαρ αν νουjομ ετεν θηνου
English: But as it seems, the words of a true man are vain, because I do not ask strength of you.
Coptic: ουδε πετενσοhι ναθρικην αν kεν hανσαjι ου γαρ ουσμη ντε νετενσαjι tναερανεχεσθε μμοσ αν
English: Neither will your reproof cause me to cease my words, for neither will I endure the sound of your speech.
Coptic: πλην αρετεντωουνου εhρηι εjεν ουορφανοσ τετενcιφει δε εhρηι εjεν πετενsφηρ
English: Even because ye attack the fatherless, and insult your friend.
Coptic: tνου δε tναjουsτ ενετενhο ουοh tναjε μεθνουj αν
English: But now, having looked upon your countenances, I will not lie.
Coptic: hεμσι ουν ουοh μπενθρε cινjονσ sωπι ουοh παλιν μαμαt νεμ πιθμηι
English: Sit down now, and let there not be unrighteousness; and unite again with the just.
Coptic: μμον μετοjι γαρ χη kεν παλασ sαν ουκαt αν πετεσερμελεταν εροf νjε ταsβωβι
English: For there is no injustice in my tongue; and does not my throat meditate understanding?
Coptic: μη ουcωντ αν πε πωνk νουρωμι hιjεν πκαhι ουοh πεfωνk μφρηt νουρεμβεχε μμηνι
English: Is not the life of man upon earth a state of trial? and his existence as that of a hireling by the day?
Coptic: ιε μφρηt νουβωκ εfερhοt kατhη μπεfcσ εαfjιμι νουkηιβι ιε μφρηt νουρεμβεχε εfjουsτ εβολ kατhη μπεfβεχε
English: Or as a servant that fears his master, and one who has grasped a shadow? or as a hireling waiting for his pay?
Coptic: παιρηt ανοκ hω αιαμονι ντοτ εhανεβητ ευsουιτ hανεjωρh νεμκαh νhητ πεττοι νηι
English: So have I also endured months of vanity, and nights of pain have been appointed me.
Coptic: αιsανενκοτ tjω μμοσ jε αρε sωρπ ναsωπι νθναυ παλιν ον αιsαντωντ tjω μμοσ jε ερε φρη ναhωτπ νθναυ tμεh δε νεμκαh νhητ ισjεν ρουhι sα sωρπ
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.
Coptic: αfβιt εβολ νjε πακασ hιτεν hανfεντ ευhωου ουοh ναμουβων σεθρο μπικαhι λωκ ειkωk εναερkωτ
English: And my body is covered with loathsome worms; and I waste away, scraping off clods of dust from my eruption.
Coptic: παjινωνk δε fασιωου εhοτε ουjινσαjι αfτακο δε kεν ουhελπισ εσsουιτ
English: And my life is lighter than a word, and has perished in vain hope.
Coptic: αριφμευι ουν jε ουπνα πε παωνk ουοh fνατασθο αν jε εναυ εhαναγαθον νjε παβαλ
English: Remember then that my life is breath, and mine eye shalt not yet again see good.
Coptic: ννεfσομσ νjε φβαλ μφη ετναυ εροι νεκβαλ νhητου ουοh tsοπ αν jε
English: The eye of him that sees me shall not see me again: thine eyes are upon me, and I am no more.
Coptic: μφρηt νουcηπι εαστουβο εβολ kεν τφε αρεsαν ρωμι sε ναf εkρηι εαμενt μπαfι επsωι jε
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:
Coptic: ουδε ννεfτασθοf jε επεfηι μμιν μμοf ουδε ννεfσουωνf νjε πεfμα
English: and he shall surely not return to his own house, neither shall his place know him any more.
Coptic: εθβεφαι ουν ουδε ανοκ νναtασο kεν ρωι εισαjι ειχη kεν hαναναγκη ντε παπνα ειεαουων μπsαsι ντε ταψυχη ειτατhητ
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.
Coptic: μη ανοκ ουιομ ανοκ ιε ανοκ ουδρακων δε κθωs νουjιναρεh εhρηι εjωι
English: Am I a sea, or a serpent, that thou hast set a watch over me?
Coptic: αιjοσ jε fναtνομt νηι νjε παcλοj tναjε ουσαjι δε kαριkαροι hιjεν παμανενκοτ
English: I said that my bed should comfort me, and I would privately counsel with myself on my couch.
Coptic: κthοt νηι kεν hανρασουι ουοh κsθορτερ μμοι kεν hανhοραμα
English: Thou scarest me with dreams, and dost terrify me with visions.
Coptic: εκεωλι νταψυχη εβολ kεν παπνα νακασ δε εβολ hα φμου
English: Thou wilt separate life from my spirit; and yet keep my bones from death.
Coptic: αιωνk γαρ αν sα ενεh hινα νταωου νhητ hενκ ουν εβολ μμοι fsουιτ γαρ νjε παωνk
English: For I shall not live for ever, that I should patiently endure: depart from me, for my life is vain.
Coptic: ου γαρ πε φρωμι jε ακαιf ννιst ιε jε κt νhθηκ εροf
English: For what is man, that thou hast magnified him? or that thou givest heed to him?
Coptic: ουοh κcι μπεfsινι sα hανατοουι ουοh κθωs μμοf ευμτον
English: Wilt thou visit him till the morning, and judge him till the time of rest?
Coptic: sα θναυ jε κχω μμοι εβολ αν ουδε κsωπ μμοι αν sαtωμκ μπαθαf kεν ουεμκαh νhητ
English: How long dost thou not let me alone, nor let me go, until I shall swallow down my spittle?
Coptic: ισjε ανοκ αιερνοβι ου πεtναsαιf νακ φη ετσωουν μπιhητ ννιρωμι εθβεου ουχατ εισεμι ουβηκ tοι δε νουετφω εhρηι εjωκ
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?
Coptic: ουοh εθβεου μπεκερπωβs νταανομια ουοh ντεκτουβο μπανοβι tνου δε tναsε νηι επκαhι ουοh νταsτεμsωπι jε ειsωρπ μμοι
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.
Coptic: αfερουω νjε βαλδαδ πισαυχιτησ πεjαf
English: Then Baldad the Sauchite answered, and said,
Coptic: jε sα θναυ jε κσαjι kεν ναισαjι ουπνα νρεfjε μηs νσαjι ετkεν ρωκ
English: How long wilt thou speak these things, how long shall the breath of thy mouth be abundant in words?
Coptic: μη πcσ ναcινjονσ εfthαπ ιε φη εταfθαμιο νhωβ νιβεν fναsθορτερ νtμεθμηι
English: Will the Lord be unjust when he judges; or will he that has made all things pervert justice?
Coptic: ισjε νεκsηρι αυερνοβι μπεκμθο αfουωρπ νουανομια kεν τεκjιj
English: If thy sons have sinned before him, he has cast them away because of their transgression.
Coptic: νθοκ δε sορπκ hα πcσ πιπαντοκρατωρ εκτωβh μμοf
English: But be thou early in prayer to the Lord Almighty.
Coptic: ισjε χουαβ ουοh κοι νθμηι εfεσωτεμ επεκτωβh εfεt δε νακ νουμανsωπι ντε ουμεθμηι
English: If thou art pure and true, he will hearken to thy supplication, and will restore to thee the habitation of righteousness.
Coptic: ευεsωπι ουν νjε νεκhουαt ευσβοκ νεκkαευ δε ευεερ hανατηπι
English: Though then thy beginning should be small, yet thy end should be unspeakably great.
Coptic: sινι γαρ ντοτσ νουγενεα ντε sορπ kοτkετ δε κατα νιγενοσ ντε νενιοt
English: For ask of the former generation, and search diligently among the race of our fathers:
Coptic: μη ναι αν ετναtσβω νακ ουοh ντουταμοκ ουοh ντουεν hανσαjι εβολ kεν πεκhητ
English: shall not these teach thee, and report to thee, and bring out words from their heart?
Coptic: μη fναφιρι εβολ νjε ουcονf νουεsενωου ιε fναcισι νjε ουβεcην νουεsενσω ετι εfχη hιjεν τεfνουνι
English: Does the rush flourish without water, or shall the flag grow up without moisture?
Coptic: ουοh ννουοσkf μπατεfσω νjε σιμ νιβεν sαfsωουι
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?
Coptic: ασναsωπι ουν μπαιρηt νjε τkαε νουον νιβεν εθναερπωβs μπcσ τhελπισ γαρ μπιασεβησ εσετακο
English: Thus then shall be the end of all that forget the Lord: for the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
Coptic: πεfηι γαρ ννεfsωπι νkητf νjε hλι τεfσκηνη γαρ εσεερ μφρηt νουσταjουλ
English: For his house shall be without inhabitants, and his tent shall prove a spider’s web.
Coptic: εsωπ αfsανταjρο μπεfηι ννεfσεμνι αfsανερhητσ δε ννεfαμονι ντοτf
English: If he should prop up his house, it shall not stand: and when he has taken hold of it, it shall not remain.
Coptic: fφοσι γαρ αν εβολ hιτεν φρη ουοh εβολ hιτεν πεfτhο εfει εβολ νjε πεfjαλ
English: For it is moist under the sun, and his branch shall come forth out of his dung-heap.
Coptic: εfεενκοτ hιjεν hανθωουτσ νωνι εfεωνk δε kεν θμηt νhανχαλιξ
English: He lies down upon a gathering of stones, and shall live in the mist of flints.
Coptic: εsωπ αfsανωμκ νjε πιμα εfεjεμεθνουj εροf μπεκναυ εουον
English: If God should destroy him, his place shall deny him. Hast thou not seen such things,
Coptic: μπαιρηt jε φουωjπ μπιασεβησ εfεsωπι μπαιρηt εfεφιρι δε νjε κεουαι εβολ kεν πκαhι
English: that such is the overthrow of the ungodly? and out of the earth another shall grow.
Coptic: πcσ δε ννεfχω νσωf μπιατκακια δωρον δε νιβεν ντε νιασεβησ ννεfsοπου
English: For the Lord will by no means reject the harmless man; but he will not receive any gift of the ungodly.
Coptic: νιθμηι δε εfεμαh ρωου νραsι ουοh νουσφοτου εfεμαhου νουωνh εβολ
English: But he will fill with laughter the mouth of the sincere, and their lips with thanksgiving.
Coptic: νουjαjι δε ευεt hιωτου νουsιπι φμανsωπι ννιασεβησ ννεfsωπι
English: But their adversaries shall clothe themselves with shame; and the habitation of the ungodly shall perish.
Coptic: αfερουω νjε ιωβ πεjαf
English: Then Job answered and said,
Coptic: jε ταφμηι tεμι jε ου παιρηt πε ετsοπ πωσ γαρ ουον ρωμι ναερθμηι μπεμθο μπcσ
English: I know of a truth that it is so: for how shall a mortal man be just before the Lord?
Coptic: αfsανουωs γαρ εcιhαπ ουβηf ννεfερουω ναf hινα ντεfsτεμεραντιλεγιν εθβε ουσαjι νουωτ νταf εβολ kεν hανανsο
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.
Coptic: ουσαβε γαρ kεν πεfκαt πε fαμαhι ουοh ουνιst πε νιμ πε εταfsωπι εfοι νσυνκληροσ μπεfμθο ουοh αfαμονι ντοτf
English: For he is wise in mind, and mighty, and great: who has hardened himself against him and endured?
Coptic: φη ετθρο ννιτωου εεραπασ ουοh σεεμι αν φη ετουωjπ μμωου kεν ουjωντ
English: Who wears out the mountains, and men know it not: who overturns them in anger.
Coptic: φη ετμονμεν νσαπεσητ ντφε νεμ νουσενt
English: Who shakes the earth under heaven from its foundations, and its pillars totter.
Coptic: φη ετjω μμοσ μφρη ουοh μπαfsαι fερσφραγιζιν ντφε kεν hανσιου
English: Who commands the sun, and it rises not; and he seals up the stars.
Coptic: φη ετcωλκ ντφε μμαυατf ουοh fμοsι hιjεν φιομ hωσ hιjεν πικαhι
English: Who alone has stretched out the heavens, and walks on the sea as on firm ground.
Coptic: φη ετθαμιο νcιμουτ νεμ πισιου ντε αρουhι νεμ πισιου ντε sωρπ νεμ πsωβs νεμ νιταμιον ντε φρησ
English: Who makes Pleias, and Hesperus, and Arcturus, and the chambers of the south.
Coptic: φη ετιρι νhαννιst νεμ hανατkετkετου νεμ νιhβηουι ετkεν πωου νεμ νιsφηρι ετε μμον ηπι τοι ερωου
English: Who does great and unsearchable things; glorious also and excellent things, innumerable.
Coptic: εsωπ αfsανουοθβετ νναναυ εροf αfsανσεντ νναεμι ον
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.
Coptic: παιρηt ον εsωπ αfsανsαρι νιμ πε ετνατασθο ιε νιμ ετναsjοσ ναf jε ου πετακαιf
English: If he would take away, who shall turn him back? or who shall say to him, What hast thou done?