megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: πεjε πjοεισ δε μπδιαβολοσ jε ντακει των. α πδιαβολοσ ουωsf πεjαf jε αιμεsτ πκαh. αυω αιμοοsε hα τπε t μπειμα.
English: And the Lord said to the devil, Whence art thou come? And the devil answered the Lord, and said, I am come from compassing the earth, and walking up and down in the world.
Coptic: πεjε πjοεισ δε ναf. jε ακthτηκ hμ πεκhητ επαhμhαλ ιωβ. jε μμν ρωμε τντων εροf hιjμ πκαh. νσωτπ νρμμμε νρεfsμsε μπνουτε. εfσαhηυ εβολ μπεθοου νιμ.
English: And the Lord said to him, Hast thou diligently considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a man blameless, true, godly, abstaining from everything evil?
Coptic: α πδιαβολοσ ουωsβ μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ εfjω μμοσ jε μη ερε ιωβ sμsε μπjοεισ νjινjη.
English: Then the devil answered, and said before the Lord, Does Job worship the Lord for nothing?
Coptic: μη ντοκ αν πεντακταsε να πεfβολ. μν να πhουν μπεfηι. αυω νετμπβολ ννκα νιμ ετsοοπ ναf μπεfκωτε. ακσμου ενεfhβηυε τηρου. αυω ακταsε νεfτβνοουε hιjμ πκαh.
English: Hast thou not made a hedge about him, and about his household, and all his possessions round about? and hast thou not blessed the works of his hands, and multiplied his cattle upon the land?
Coptic: αλλα μαjοου τεκcιj νσjωh ενκα νιμ ετνταf εsjε fνασμου μπεκμτο εβολ.
English: But put forth thine hand, and touch all that he has: verily he will bless thee to thy face.
Coptic: τοτε πεjε πjοεισ μπδιαβολοσ jε εισ hηητε tt ννκα νιμ ετsοοπ ναf hα νεκcιj. αλλα μπρjωh εροf. αυω α πδιαβολοσ ει εβολ hιτμ πjοεισ.
English: Then the Lord said to the devil, Behold, I give into thine hand all that he has, but touch not himself. So the devil went out from the presence of the Lord.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε μπειhοου ερε νsηρε νιωβ μν νεfsεερε σω νουηρπ hμ πηι μπευσον νοc.
English: And it came to pass on a certain day, that Job’s sons and his daughters were drinking wine in the house of their elder brother.
Coptic: αυω εισ hηητε εισ ουβαιsινε αfει πεjαf νιωβ. jε νερε νσοειs νεhε σκαι αυω νευμοονε ννεια σhιμε hιτουωου.
English: And, behold, there came a messenger to Job, and said to him, The yokes of oxen were ploughing, and the she-asses were feeding near them;
Coptic: α νεταιχμαλωτιζε ει αυfιτου αιουjαι μαυαατ αιει εταμοκ.
English: and the spoilers came and took them for a prey, and slew the servants with the sword; and I having escaped alone am come to tell thee.
Coptic: ετει ερε παιsαjε. α κεβαιsινε ει πεjαf νιωβ. jε αυκωhτ ει εβολ hν τπε αfρωκh ννεσοου αυω αfουωμ ννκεsοοσ. αιουjαι μαυαατ αιει εταμοκ.
English: While he was yet speaking, there came another messenger, and said to Job, Fire has fallen from heaven, and burnt up the sheep, and devoured the shepherds like wise; and I having escaped alone am come to tell thee.
Coptic: ετει ερε παιsαjε εκεβαιsινε ει πεjαf νιωβ. jε α νεhτωωρ ρ sμντ νταγμα εροου αυκωτε ενcαμουλ αυαιχμαλωτιζε μμοου. αυω αυhωτβ ννhμhαλ hν νσηfε αιουjαι μαυαατ αιει εταμοκ.
English: While he was yet speaking, there came another messenger, and said to Job, The horsemen formed three companies against us, and surrounded the camels, and took them for a prey, and slew the servants with the sword; and I only escaped, and am come to tell thee.
Coptic: ετει ερε παιsαjε α κεβαιsινε ει πεjαf νιωβ. jε ερε νεκsηρε μν νεκsεερε ουωμ αυω ευσω hμ πηι μπευσον νοc.
English: While he is yet speaking, another messenger comes, saying to Job, While thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking with their elder brother,
Coptic: hν ουσsνε αυνοc νhατηυ ει εβολ hι πjαειη. αυω αfjωh επεfτοου νκοοh μπηι. αυω α πηι hε εjν νεκsηρε αυμου. αιουjαι μαυαατ αιει εταμοκ.
English: suddenly a great wind came on from the desert, and caught the four corners of the house, and the house fell upon thy children, and they are dead; and I have escaped alone, and am come to tell thee.
Coptic: hμ παι α ιωβ τωουν αfπωh ννεfhοιτε. αυω αfsωf μπβω ντεfαπε. αfποhτf δε εjμ πκαh αfουωsτ.
English: So Job arose, and rent his garments, and shaved the hair of his head, and fell on the earth, and worshipped,
Coptic: εfjω μμοσ jε νταιει εβολ hν hητσ νταμααυ εικηκαhηυ ειναβωκ ον εικηκαhηυ. πjοεισ πενταfτααυ. πjοεισ πενταffιτου. θε ετεραναf μπjοεισ τεντασsωπε. ερε πραν μπjοεισ sωπε εfσμαμαατ.
English: and said, I myself came forth naked from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither; the Lord gave, the Lord has taken away: as it seemed good to the Lord, so has it come to pass; blessed be the name of the Lord.
Coptic: hν ναι τηρου νταυει εhραι εjωf μπε ιωβ ρνοβε λααυ μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ. αυω μπεft νουμνταθητ μπνουτε.
English: In all these events that befell him Job sinned not at all before the Lord, and did not impute folly to God.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε μπειhοου α ναγγελοσ μπνουτε ει αυαhερατου μπεμτο εβολ μπjοεισ. αυω α πδιαβολοσ ει ετευμητε.
English: And it came to pass on a certain day, that the angels of God came to stand before the Lord, and the devil came among them to stand before the Lord.
Coptic: πεjε πjοεισ δε μπδιαβολοσ. jε εκνηυ των ντοκ. πεjε πδιαβολοσ μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ. jε αιμεsτ πκαh. αυω αιμοοsε hμ μα νιμ t μπειμα.
English: And the Lord, said to the devil, Whence comest thou? Then the devil said before the Lord, I am come from going through the world, and walking about the whole earth.
Coptic: πεjε πjοεισ δε ναf jε νε ακthτηκ cε επαhμhαλ ιωβ. jε μν ρωμε τντων εροf hιjμ πκαh. νβαλhητ νρμμμε νσωτπ νρμννουτε. εfσαhηυ εβολ μπεθοου νιμ. ετει δε εfhν τεfμντβαλhητ. ντοκ δε ακjοοσ ετακε νεfhυπαρχωντα επjνjι.
English: And the Lord said to the devil, Hast thou then observed my servant Job, that there is none of men upon the earth like him, a harmless, true, blameless, godly man, abstaining from all evil? and he yet cleaves to innocence, whereas thou has told me to destroy his substance without cause?
Coptic: α πδιαβολοσ ουωsβ πεjαf μπjοεισ jε ουsααρ hα ουsααρ. νκα νιμ ετε ουντασff μπρωμε sαfτααυ hα τεfψυχη.
English: And the devil answered and said to the Lord, Skin for skin, all that a man has will he give as a ransom for his life.
Coptic: μμον δε μαjοου ντεκcιj νσjωh ενεfκεεσ μν νεfσαρξ. εsjε fνασμου μπεκμτο εβολ.
English: Nay, but put forth thine hand, and touch his bones and his flesh: verily he will bless thee to thy face.
Coptic: πεjε πjοεισ δε μπδιαβολοσ. jε εισ hηητε tt μμοf ετοοτκ. μονον hαρεh ετεfψυχη.
English: And the Lord said to the devil, Behold, I deliver him up to thee; only save his life.
Coptic: α πδιαβολοσ δε ει εβολ hιτμ πjοεισ. αfsααρ ειωβ hν ουσαs εfhοου. jιν νεfουερητε sα τεfαπε.
English: So the devil went out from the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from his feet to his head.
Coptic: αυω αffι νουβλjε εfεhωκε ντεfειααβε. αfhμοοσ hι τκοπρια πβολ ντπολισ.
English: And he took a potsherd to scrape away the discharge, and sat upon a dung-heap outside the city.
Coptic: ντερε ουνοc νουοειs ουεινε. πεjε τεσhιμε ναf. jε sατναυ κναfει εκjω μμοσ. jε εισ hηητε tναcω ντεκουι νουοειs. ειcωsτ εβολ hητσ νθελπισ μπαουjαι. εισ hηητε γαρ α πεκρπμεευε τακο hιjμ πκαh. νsηρε μν νsεερε ννααακε νhητ μν ναhισε. ναι νταιsπhισε εροου επjινjη hν hνμοκhσ. ντοκ δε εκhμοοσ hν hενβντ ευhοου. εκω νουsη νροεισ hν τειωτε. ανοκ δε εικωτε ειο νhμhαλ. εινηυ εβολ hν ουμα ευμα. αυω hν ουηι εουηι. ειcωsτ εβολ hητf μπρη jε εfναhωτπ τναυ. jε ειαμτον μμοι hν ναhισε. μν ναμοκhσ ετsοοπ μμοι τενου. αλλα jε ουsαjε επjοεισ νγμου.
English: And when much time had passed, his wife said to him, How long wilt thou hold out, saying, (9a) Behold, I wait yet a little while, expecting the hope of my deliverance? (9b) for, behold, thy memorial is abolished from the earth, even thy sons and daughters, the pangs and pains of my womb which I bore in vain with sorrows; (9c) and thou thyself sittest down to spend the nights in the open air among the corruption of worms, and I am a wanderer and a servant from place to place and house to house, waiting for the setting of the sun, that I may rest from my labours and my pangs which now beset me: (9d) but say some word against the Lord, and die.
Coptic: ντοf δε αfcωsτ εhουν εhρασ πεjαf νασ. jε νθε νουει ννειαθητ νσhιμε αρsαjε. εsjε ναγαθον ανjιτου εβολ hν τcιj μπjοεισ. τνναfι αν hα μπεθοου. hν ναι τηρου νταυει εhραι εjν ειωβ. μπε ιωβ ρνοβε λααυ hν νεfσποτου μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ.
English: But he looked on her, and said to her, Thou hast spoken like one of the foolish women. If we have received good things of the hand of the Lord, shall we not endure evil things?  In all these things that happened to him, Job sinned not at all with his lips before God.
Coptic: α πεfsομντ δε νsβηρ σωτμ εμπεθοου τηρου νταυει εhραι εjωf. α πουα πουα ει sαροf εβολ hν τεfχωρα. ελιφασ πρρο ννεθαιμανων. βαλδαδ πτυραννοσ ννσαυχαιοσ. σωφαρ πρρο ννειναιοσ. αυει sαροf hι ουσοπ. εσλσωλf αυω εcμπεfsινε.
English: Now his three friends having heard of all the evil that was come upon him, came to him each from his own country: Eliphaz the king of the Thaemans, Baldad sovereign of the Saucheans, Sophar king of he Minaeans: and they came to him with one accord, to comfort and to visit him.
Coptic: αυναυ δε εροf μπουε μπουσουωνf. αυjιsκακ εβολ hν ουνοc νσμη αυριμε. α πουα πουα πωh ντεfστολη αυω αυsεs ειτην εjν τευαπε.
English: And when they saw him from a distance they did not know him; and they cried with a loud voice, and wept, and rent every one his garment, and sprinkled dust upon their heads,
Coptic: αυhμοοσ hαhτηf νσαsf νhοου. μν σαsf νουsη. αυω μπε λααυ μμαυ sαjε. νευναυ γαρ ετεπλυγη εσναsτ αυω εσοs εματε.
English: and they sat down beside him seven days and seven nights, and no one of them spoke; for they saw that his affliction was dreadful and very great.
Coptic: μννσα ναι δε α ιωβ ουων νρωf αfσhουρ πεfhοου
English: After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day,
Coptic: jε ερε πεhοου hε εβολ νταυjποι νhητf. αυω τευsη νταυjοοσ jε ουsρhοουτ πε.
English: Let the day perish in which I was born, and that night in which they said, Behold a man-child!
Coptic: ερε τευsη ετμμαυ ρκαακε. ννε πjοεισ sινε νσωσ hν τπε. ννε ουοειν ει εhραι εροσ.
English: Let that night be darkness, and let not the Lord regard it from above, neither let light come upon it.
Coptic: ερε πκακε jιτσ μν θαιβεσ μπμου. ερε ουcοσμ ει εjωσ. πεhοου ετμμαυ σhουορτ
English: But let darkness and the shadow of death seize it; let blackness come upon it;
Coptic: μν τευsη ετμμαυ. ερε πκακε jιτf. ννεfsωπε εhοου νρομπε. ννευοπf εhοου νεβοτ.
English: let that day and night be cursed, let darkness carry them away; let it not come into the days of the year, neither let it be numbered with the days of the months.
Coptic: αλλα ερε τευsη ετμμαυ sωπε μμοκhσ. ννε ουνοf ει εροσ ουδε ραsε.
English: But let that night be pain, and let not mirth come upon it, nor joy.
Coptic: αλλα εfνασhουωρσ νcι πετνασhουρ πεhοου ετμμαυ. πετνατακε πνοc νκητοσ.
English: But let him that curses that day curse it, even he that is ready to attack the great whale.
Coptic: ερε νσιου ντευsη ετμμαυ ρκακε. αυω ννευhυπομινε ννευει επουοειν. ννεσναυ επσουνhτοουε εfναsα.
English: Let the stars of that night be darkened; let it remain dark, and not come into light; and let it not see the morning star arise:
Coptic: jε μπεσsταμ ερν μπυλη νhητσ νταμααυ. νεσναταλcε νειhισε γαρ νναhραι πε.
English: because it shut not up the gates of my mother’s womb, for so it would have removed sorrow from my eyes.
Coptic: ετβε ου γαρ μπειμου hν θη. ντερειει εβολ hν θη μπειτακο ντευνου.
English: For why died I not in the belly? and why did I not come forth from the womb and die immediately?
Coptic: ετβε ου δε α ναπατ jωσ. ετβε ου δε αιjιεκιβε.
English: and why did the knees support me? and why did I suck the breasts?
Coptic: νειναωβs πε νταμτον.
English: Now I should have lain down and been quiet, I should have slept and been at rest,
Coptic: μν νερωου νβουληυτησ μπκαh. ναι νταυjισε μμοου εjν νευσηfε.
English: with kings and councillors of the earth, who gloried in their swords;
Coptic: η μν ναρχων ετερε πευνουβ οs. ναι νταυμεh νευηι νhατ.
English: or with rulers, whose gold was abundant, who filled their houses with silver:
Coptic: νθε νουhουhε εfνηυ εβολ hι τοοτf ντεfμααυ. η νθε ννειsηρε sημ ετε μπουναυ επουοειν.
English: or I should have been as an untimely birth proceeding from his mother’s womb, or as infants who never saw light.
Coptic: ντα νασεβησ τμhε πcωντ ντευοργη μμαυ. ντα νετhοσε hμ πευσωμα μτον μμοου μμαυ.
English: There the ungodly have burnt out the fury of rage; there the wearied in body rest.
Coptic: νsα ενεh δε hι ουσοπ εμπουσωτμ ετεσμη νρεfjιsωμ.
English: And the men of old time have together ceased to hear the exactor’s voice.
Coptic: ερε πκουει. μν πνοc μμαυ. αυω πhμhαλ ετρhοτε hητf μπεfjοεισ.
English: The small and great are there, and the servant that feared his lord.
Coptic: ετβε ου γαρ αυt πουοειν ννετhν hενhισε. αυω πωνh ννεψυχη ννετhν μμοκhσ.
English: For why is light given to those who are in bitterness, and life to those souls which are in griefs?
Coptic: ναι ετουεs πμου μπουhε εροf. ευsικε νσωf νθε νhεναhωρ.
English: who desire death, and obtain it not, digging for it as for treasures;
Coptic: sαυραsε δε ευsανhε εροf.
English: and would be very joyful if they should gain it?
Coptic: πμου γαρ ουμτον μπρωμε πε. α πνουτε γαρ sτομ ερωf.
English: Death is rest to such a man, for God has hedged him in.
Coptic: hαθη γαρ νταhρε αυαsαhομ ει ναι. tριμε δε ανοκ ειsοοπ hν ουhοτε.
English: For my groaning comes before my food, and I weep being beset with terror.
Coptic: θοτε γαρ ενειfει μπεσροουs ασι ναι. αυω πεtρhοτε hητf αfτωμντ εροι.
English: For the terror of which I meditated has come upon me, and that which I had feared has befallen me.
Coptic: μπιρειρηνη μπεικαρωι μπειμτον. αυοργη δε ει ναι.
English: I was not at peace, nor quiet, nor had I rest; yet wrath came upon me.
Coptic: αfουωsβ δε νcι ελιφασ πεθαιμανιτησ πεjαf.
English: Then Eliphaz the Thaemanite answered and said,
Coptic: jε με αυsαjε νμμακ νhαh νσοπ hν ουhισε. νιμ δε πετναsfει hα τcομ ννεκsαjε.
English: Hast thou been often spoken to in distress? but who shall endure the force of thy words?
Coptic: εsjε ντοκ ακtσβω νουμηηsε. αυω ακσεπσ νcιj ννcωβ.
English: For whereas thou hast instructed many, and hast strengthened the hands of the weak one,
Coptic: ακτουνεσ νετsωνε hν νεκsαjε. ακtτωκ νμπατ ννcωβ.
English: and hast supported the failing with words, and hast imparted courage to feeble knees.
Coptic: τενου δε α πhισε ει εhραι εjωκ αfjωh εροκ ντοκ δε ακsτορτρ.
English: Yet now that pain has come upon thee, and touched thee, thou art troubled.
Coptic: ειε ερε τεκhοτε sοοπ αν hν ουμνταθητ. αυω τεκhελπισ μν τκακια ντεκhιη.
English: Is not thy fear founded in folly, thy hope also, and the mischief of thy way?
Coptic: αριπμεευε jε νιμ πενταfhε εβολ εfουααβ. η νιμ νρμμμε πενταfπωρκ αfτακο.
English: Remember then who has perished, being pure? or when were the true-hearted utterly destroyed?
Coptic: κατα θε νταιναυ ενετσκαι ννετεμεssε. νετjο δε μμοου ευναωhσ ναυ νhενhισε.
English: Accordingly as I have seen men ploughing barren places, and they that sow them will reap sorrows for themselves.
Coptic: σεναhε δε εβολ hιτμ πεπροσδαγμα μπjοεισ. αυω σενατακο hιτμ πεπνα ντοργη.
English: They shall perish by the command of the Lord, and shall be utterly consumed by the breath of his wrath.
Coptic: τcομ νουμουι. τεσμη δε νουλαβαι. πsουsου δε ννεδρακων αfωsμ.
English: The strength of the lion, and the voice of the lioness, and the exulting cry of serpents are quenched.
Coptic: α πμυρμηκοληων τακο jε μντεf hρη μμαυ. α μμασ δε μμουει ωjν ννευερηυ.
English: The old lion has perished for want of food, and the lions’ whelps have forsaken one another.
Coptic: ενε ντα sαjε δε μμε sωπε hν νεκsαjε. νε μνλααυ ννειπεθοου νατωμντ εροκ. μη παμααjε νασωτμ αν εhενsπηρε εβολ hιτοοτf.
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: εουhοτε μν ουhροου νcωρh. ερε θοτε hηυ εjν νρωμε.
English: But as when terror falls upon men, with dread and a sound in the night,
Coptic: αυνεhsλf δε τωμντ εροι μν ουστωτ. αυω αfνοειν ννακεεσ εματε.
English: horror and trembling seized me, and caused all my bones greatly to shake.
Coptic: αυπνα ει αhραι hι παhο. α ναβω δε νεhsλf μν νασαρξ
English: And a spirit came before my face; and my hair and flesh quivered.
Coptic: αιτωουν μπειναυ. αιcωsτ μπειcν σμοτ μπαμτο εβολ. αλλα νευο ειαατε αυω νευσωτμ εουσμη.
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: εsαρε ου γαρ sωπε. μη ου νρωμε νατββο μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ. η πρωμε ναsωπε νατνοβε hν νεfhβηυε.
English: What, shall a mortal be pure before the Lord? or a man be blameless in regard to his works?
Coptic: εsjε μεfτανhουτf ρω μν νεfhμhαλ. αfμεευε δε ευcωωμε ενεfαγγελοσ.
English: Whereas he trust not in his servants, and perceives perverseness in his angels.
Coptic: ειε νετουηh ρω hν νειηι νομε. εαν hεν εβολ hωων hμ πειομε νουωτ. αυσμοτ δε νjοολεσ τακοου.
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: αυω νσεsοοπ αν jιν hτοουε sα ρουhε. αυτακο δε jε μν scομ μμοου εβοηθει εροου.
English: And from the morning to evening they no longer exist: they have perished, because they cannot help themselves.
Coptic: αυνιβε γαρ εροου αυω αυsοουε. αυτακο δε jε μνταυ τσοφια.
English: For he blows upon them, and they are withered: they have perished for lack of wisdom.
Coptic: μουτε νγναυ jε ουν πετνασωτμ εροκ. η jε νγναναυ ελααυ ναγγελοσ εfουααβ.
English: But call, if any one will hearken to thee, or if thou shalt see any of the holy angels.
Coptic: και γαρ sαρε τοργη τακε παθητ. sαρε πκωh δε μευτ πετσορμ.
English: For wrath destroys the foolish one, and envy slays him that has gone astray.
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιναυ εναθητ ευνεj νουνε εβολ. αλλα ντευνου αυωjν hμ πευμα.
English: And I have seen foolish ones taking root: but suddenly their habitation was devoured.
Coptic: ερε νευsηρε ουε μπουjαι. ευhιουε δε εροου hιτν νρο ννετββιηυ εροου. αυω νfτμsωπε νcι πετνουhμ μμοου.
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: νεντα ναι γαρ σοουhου εhουν νδικαιοσ νετναουομου. ντοου δε ννευουjαι επεθοου. ερε τευcομ ωjν.
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: μερε hισε γαρ ει εβολ hμ πκαh ουδε μερε μοκhσ tουω hι τοου.
English: For labour cannot by any means come out of the earth, nor shall trouble spring out of the mountains:
Coptic: αλλα ευjπο μπρωμε επhισε. ερε μμασ δε ννουρε hηλ hν νετjοσε.
English: yet man is born to labour, and even so the vulture’s young seek the high places.
Coptic: μμον δε ανοκ hω tνασεπσ πjοεισ. tναωs δε εhραι επjοεισ πετhιjν ουον νιμ.
English: Nevertheless I will beseech the Lord, and will call upon the Lord, the sovereign of all;
Coptic: πενταfταμιε νεινοc μν νειαταρηjνου. νετταειηυ αυω νειsπηρε ετε μντου ηπε.
English: who does great things and untraceable, glorious things also, and marvellous, of which there is no number:
Coptic: πετt μπhοου εjμ πκαh. πεττννοου νουμοου hα τπε.
English: who gives rain upon the earth, sending water on the earth:
Coptic: πετjισε ννεθββιηυ. πεττουνουσ ννεττακο.
English: who exalts the lowly, and raises up them that are lost:
Coptic: πετsιβε μπsοjνε ννρμνhητ. αυω ννε νευcιj ρ λααυ μμε.
English: frustrating the counsels of the crafty, and their hands shall not perform the truth:
Coptic: πετταhο ννεισοφοσ hν νευμντσαβε. αfπωsσ δε μπsοjνε ννεισανκοτσ.
English: who takes the wise in their wisdom, and subverts the counsel of the crafty
Coptic: πκακε νατομντ εροου μπεhοου. σεναcομcμ δε μπναυ μμεερε νθε ντευsη.
English: In the day darkness shall come upon them, and let them grope in the noon-day even as in the night:
Coptic: ευετακο δε hν ουπολυμοσ. ερε ουcωβ δε ρβολ ετcιj μπjωωρε εροf.
English: and let them perish in war, and let the weak escape from the hand of the mighty.
Coptic: ερε ουhελπισ δε sωπε μπατcομ. ερε τταπρο δε μπρεfjινcονσ τωμ.
English: And let the weak have hope, but the mouth of the unjust be stopped.
Coptic: ναιατf δε μπρωμε ντα πjοεισ jπιοf. μπρκω δε νσωκ ντεσβω μππαντωκρατωρ.
English: But blessed is the man whom the Lord has reproved; and reject not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
Coptic: ντοf γαρ πε sαfμοκhου αυω νfταhοου ερατου επευμα. αυω sαfsααρ ντε τεfcιj ον ταλcο.
English: for he causes a man to be in pain, and restores him again: he smites, and his hands heal.
Coptic: fνατουjοκ νσοου νσοπ hν νεκαναγγη. αυω ννε πεθοου. jωh εροκ hμ πμεhσαsf.
English: Six time he shall deliver thee out of distresses: and in the seventh harm shall not touch thee.
Coptic: fναναhμεκ επμου hμ πεhβωων. fνατουjοκ δε hν ουπολυμοσ ετοοτf μππενιπε.
English: In famine he shall deliver thee from death: and in war he shall free thee from the power of the sword.
Coptic: fναhοπκ ευουωsσ νλασ. αυω ννεκρhοτε hητου νhενπεθοου ευνηυ.
English: He shall hide thee from the scourge of the tongue: and thou shalt not be afraid of coming evils.
Coptic: κνασωβε νσα νρεfjινcονσ μν νανομοσ. ννεκρhοτε hητου ννεθυριον νακριον.
English: Thou shalt laugh at the unrighteous and the lawless: and thou shalt not be afraid of wild beasts.
Coptic: νεθυριον γαρ ναγριον νασωτμ νακ.
English: For the wild beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
Coptic: ειτα κναειμε jε πεκηι νασωτμ νακ. αυω ννε πμανsωπε ντεκσκυνη ρνοβε.
English: Then shalt thou know that thy house shall be at peace, and the provision for thy tabernacle shall not fail.
Coptic: κναειμε δε jε ναsε πεκσπερμα. αυω νεκsηρε ναsωπε νθε ννρωτ τηρου ντσωsε.
English: And thou shalt know that thy seed shall be abundant; and thy children shall be like the herbage of the field.
Coptic: κνηυ δε επταφοσ νθε νουσουο hμ πεfδε εαυοhσf hμ πεfουοειs. η νθε νουjατμε νjνοου εαυjιτσ εhουν ντεσουνου.
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: εισ hηητε ανhετhτ ναι νthε. αυω ναι νεντανσοτμου. ντοκ δε ειμε νhητκ jε ντακρ ου.
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: α ιωβ δε ουωsβ εfjω μμοσ.
English: But Job answered and said,
Coptic: jε ενε ουν ουα γαρ ναsι hν ουsι hν ταοργη. ετρεfjωλκ δε νναhισε hν ουμαsε hι ουσοπ.
English: Oh that one would indeed weigh the wrath that is upon me, and take up my griefs in a balance together!
Coptic: και γαρ σεναhροs εhουε πsω ννεκρωου νθαλασσα. αλλα εsjε ναsαjε σοsf.
English: And verily they would be heavier than the sand by the seashore: but, as it seems, my words are vain.
Coptic: νσοτε γαρ μπjοεισ hμ πασωμα. ναι ερε πευcωντ σωνγ μπασνοf. ειη ειναsαjε sαυτωβσ 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: εsαρε ου γαρ sωπε. μη sαρε ουεια ντοου ωs εβολ επjινjη. νσαβελjε εfsινε νσα τεfhρε μη sαρε μασε ωs εβολ ευν hρε hμ πεfουομf.
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 sαυουεμ οεικ εjν hμου. η μμον ουν tπε νsαjε εfsουειτ.
English: Shall bread be eaten without salt? or again, is there taste in empty words?
Coptic: μμν scομ γαρ ετρε τεψυχη cω. tναυ δε εταhρε εσsονs νθε νουστοι μμουι.
English: For my wrath cannot cease; for I perceive my food as the smell of a lion to be loathsome.
Coptic: ενε fναt γαρ ναι ντε πατωhβ ει. αυω ντε πjοεισ t ναι νταhελπισ.
English: For oh that he would grant my desire, and my petition might come, and the Lord would grant my hope!
Coptic: α πjοεισ αρχει μαρεfτοβστ. μπρτρεfτσαβοι δε sαβολ.
English: Let the Lord begin and wound me, but let him not utterly destroy me.
Coptic: ερε ταπολισ ναρ ταφοσ ναι. ται ενειjιβοcσ hιjν νεσσοβτ. νtναtσο αν μπειjιcολ γαρ ενsαjε ετουααβ ντε πνουτε.
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 ταcομ jε thυπομινη. η αs πε παουοειs jε ταψυχη ανειχε.
English: For what is my strength, that I continue? what is my time, that my soul endures?
Coptic: μη ουcομ ενωνε τε ταcομ. η hενπενιπε νε νασαρξ.
English: Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?