megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: αfκωνσ μμοι hννεfhοιτε αfειρε ναι ντhε ετεfουαhσ tοsμ hνhενhισε
English: And he has pleaded against me as he will: I am overwhelmed with pains.
Coptic: α ναμοκhσ δε κοτου εροι α ταhελπισ hωλ ντhε νουτηυ αυω παουjαι ντhε νουκλοολε
English: My pains return upon me; my hope is gone like the wind, and my safety as a cloud.
Coptic: tsοοπ δε hνhενhοου νhισε
English: Even now my life shall be poured forth upon me; and days of anguish seize me.
Coptic: α νακεεσ δε cωc ντευsη αυω α ναμουτε βωλ εβολ
English: And by night my bones are confounded; and my sinews are relaxed.
Coptic: hνουνοc νcομ αfαμαhτε νταστολη
English: With great force my disease has taken hold of my garment: it has compassed me as the collar of my coat.
Coptic: αυκαατ δε ντhε νουομε ερεταμερισ hνουκαh μνουκρμεσ
English: And thou hast counted me as clay; my portion in dust and ashes.
Coptic: αιjιsκακ εhραι εροκ μπεκσωτμ εροι αυαhερατου αυναυ εροι
English: And I have cried to thee, but thou hearest me not: but they stood still, and observed me.
Coptic: ακει εjωι hνουμντατνα ακμαστιγου μμοι hνουcιj εσjοορ hαμοι γαρ ενε νταιcμcομ ν μπαμου ναι η εσεπσ κεουα νfρ παι ναι
English: They attacked me also without mercy: thou hast scourged me with a strong hand.
Coptic: ακκω μμοι hνhενhισε ακνοjτ εβολ μπουjαι
English: And thou hast put me to grief, and hast cast me away from safety.
Coptic: tσοουν γαρ jεπμου πετναουοsfτ πηι γαρ μπρωμε πε πκαh
English: For I know that death will destroy me: for the earth is the house appointed for every mortal.
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιριμε εjνcωβ νιμ αιαsαhομ δε ντεριναυ ευρωμε hννεfαναγκε
English: Yet I wept over every helpless man; I groaned when I saw a man in distress.
Coptic: ειsοοπ hω hννααγαθον εισhηητε δε αυτωμντ εροι εhουε εροου νcιhενhοου μπετhοου αιμοοsε ειαsαhομ εjνκαρωι αιαhε δε αρατ hνουμηηsε ειωs εβολ
English: But I, when I waited for good things, behold, days of evils came the more upon me.
Coptic: αιρ σον νσερηνοσ αυω νsβηρ ενεστρουθοσ
English: I am become a brother of monsters, and a companion of ostriches.
Coptic: α παsαρ δε κμομ εματε αυω νακεεσ εβολhμ πκαυμα
English: And my skin has been greatly blackened, and my bones are burned with heat.
Coptic: α τακιθαρα sωπε ναι ευhηβε αυω παψαλμοσ ευριμε ναι
English: My harp also has been turned into mourning, and my song into my weeping.
Coptic: ειη νε νταιμοοsε hω πε μνhενρεfσωβε η ενε νταταουερητε cεπη ευκροf
English: But if I had gone with scorners, and if too my foot has hasted to deceit:
Coptic: αιαhε γαρ ερατhνουsι μμε πjοεισ σοουν νταμντβαλhητ
English: (for I am weighed in a just balance, and the Lord knows my innocence:)
Coptic: εsjε α ταουερητε ρικε εβολ hντεfhιη εsjε α παhητ ουαhf νσαπαβαλ εsjε αιjωh δε εδωρον hνναcιj
English: if my foot has turned aside out of the way, or if mine heart has followed mine eye, and if too I have touched gifts with my hands;
Coptic: ειεjο ντωουν πε ντενκοουε ουομου ντατμjε νουνε επκαh
English: then let me sow, and let others eat; and let me be uprooted on the earth.
Coptic: εsjε α παhητ ουαhf νσαουσhιμε εουντσ hαι εsjε αιhμοοσ hιρμπεσρο
English: If my heart has gone forth after another man's wife, and if I laid wait at her doors;
Coptic: ερετασhιμε εραναf νκεουα ντεναsηρε θββιο
English: then let my wife also please another, and let my children be brought low.
Coptic: ουcωντ γαρ εμευεsαμαhτε μμοf πε σεf τεσhιμε νουρωμε
English: For the rage of anger is not to be controlled, in the case of defiling another man's wife.
Coptic: ουκωhτ γαρ πε εfμουh νσασα νιμ πμα ετεfνηυ εjωf sαfτακοf jιντεfνουνε
English: For it is a fire burning on every side, and whomsoever it attacks, it utterly destroys.
Coptic: εsjε αιτακε πhαπ νταhμhαλ η παhμhαλ ευεjιhαπ ουβηι
English: And if too I despised the judgment of my servant or my handmaid, when they pleaded with me;
Coptic: ειναρ ου γαρ πε ερsαν πjοεισ hελαζε μμοι εsωπε δε εfsανcμπαsινε ειναjε ου ναf
English: what then shall I do if the Lord should try me? and if also he should at all visit me, can I make an answer?
Coptic: μη ντhε αν νταιsωπε μμοσ hατhη νταυsωπε hωου ανsωπε δε hνουhιη νουωτ
English: Were not they too formed as I also was formed in the womb? yea, we were formed in the same womb.
Coptic: νcωβ δε χρεια νιμ ευαhε ναυ μπιστοου εβολ μμοου μπιsτορτρ δε μπβαλ νουχηρα
English: But the helpless missed not whatever need they had, and I did not cause the eye of the widow to fail.
Coptic: εsjε αιουωμ μπαοεικ μαυαατ μπιt μπορφανοσ νμμαι
English: And if too I ate my morsel alone, and did not impart of it to the orphan;
Coptic: η εsωπε αιοβsτ επετκηκαhηυ εfνατακο μπιthιωωf
English: And if too I overlooked the naked as he was perishing, and did not clothe him;
Coptic: εsωπε μπενcωβ σμου εροι ντανευναhβ γαρ hμομ hαπεhκα νναhιειβ
English: and if the poor did not bless me, and their shoulders were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;
Coptic: εsjε αιfι τοοτεjνουορφανοσ ειμεευε jεουνται ουνοc νcομ
English: if I lifted my hand against an orphan, trusting that my strength was far superior to his:
Coptic: ερεταναhβ πε νουhε εβολ ντακλισ αυω ερεπαcβοι ουωsβ εβολhμ πακελενκεh
English: let them my shoulder start from the blade-bone, and my arm be crushed off from the elbow.
Coptic: νερε τhοτε γαρ μπjοεισ αμαhτε μμοι πε
English: For the fear of the Lord constrained me, and I cannot bear up by reason of his burden.
Coptic: η εsωπε αικαhτηι εhενενε μμε
English: If I made gold my treasure, and if too I trusted the precious stone;
Coptic: η αιευφρανε ντερεουνοc μμντρμμαο sωπε ναι εsjε αιραsε εjμπhε μπαjαjε η εsωπε αικα τοοτεhραι εjννειμηηsε .
English: and if too I rejoiced when my wealth was abundant, and if too I laid my hand on innumerable treasures:
Coptic: μη ντνναυ αν επρη ετρουοειν εfhωτπ αυω ερεποοh cωjβ νεσεσωοου γαρ αν
English: (do we not see the shining sun eclipsed, and the moon waning? for they have not power to continue:)
Coptic: εsjε αιt τοοτερν ρωι αιουωsτ εροσ
English: and if my heart was secretly deceived, and if I have laid my hand upon my mouth and kissed it:
Coptic: ευεεπ πεικεετ εροι ευνοc ννοβε jεαιjιcολ μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ ετjοσε
English: let this also then be reckoned to me as the greatest iniquity: for I should have lied against the Lord Most High.
Coptic: εsjε αιραsε εjμπhε νναjαjε αυω α παhητ jοοσ jεευγε
English: And if too I was glad at the fall of mine enemies, and mine heart said, Aha!
Coptic: ερεπαμααjε σωτμ επασαhου πε ειsωπε νsαjε hνουμηηsε εfjω μπαπετhοου
English: let then mine ear hear my curse, and let me be a byword among my people in my affliction.
Coptic: εsjε νhαh νσοπ α ναhμhαλ νσhιμε jοοσ jενιμ πετναt ναν ννεfσαρξ εουομου ενανουι εματε νμμαυ
English: And if too my handmaids have often said, Oh that we might be satisfied with his flesh; (whereas I was very kind:
Coptic: μερε sμμο δε sωπε μπαβολ νερε παρο δε ουην νουον νιμ ετνηυ
English: for the stranger did not lodge without, and my door was opened to every one that came:)
Coptic: εsjε αιρνοβε δε εμνtcομ αιhωπ μπανοβε
English: or if too having sinned unintentionally, I hid my sin;
Coptic: μπειsιπε γαρ hητf νουμηηsε εναsωf ετμjε πανοβε μπευμτο εβολ η εsωπε αικα ουcωβ ερπβολ μπαρο ερεκουνf sουειτ
English: (for I did not stand in awe of a great multitude, so as not to declare boldly before them:) and if too I permitted a poor man to go out of my door with an empty bosom:
Coptic: ενε μπιρhοτε hητσ ντcιj μπjοεισ πεσhαι δε ενευνταιf εουα
English: (Oh that I had a hearer,) and if I had not feared the hand of the Lord; and as to the written charge which I had against any one,
Coptic: sαικααf νουκλομ hιjωf νταιοsf εροf
English: I would place it as a chaplet on my shoulders, and read it.
Coptic: ταπαhf τατααf ναf εμειjε λααυ ντμπετε ουνται εροf
English: And if I did not read it and return it, having taken nothing from the debtor:
Coptic: εsjε α πκαh ενεh αsαhομ εροι η α νεfμετλομ ριμε εροι hιουσοπ
English: If at any time the land groaned against me, and if its furrows mourned together;
Coptic: εsjε αιουωμ ντεfcομ μαυαατ εjνασου εsjε αιjι ον ντεψυχη μπjοεισ νουσωsε αιλυπη μμοσ
English: and if I ate its strength alone without price, and if I too grieved the heart of the owner of the soil, by taking aught from him:
Coptic: επμα ντωουν νουσουο εfεταυο ναι νουντηc αυω ουβατοσ επμα νουειωτ
English: then let the nettle come up to me instead of wheat, and a bramble instead of barley. And Job ceased speaking.
Coptic: αυω α ιωβ καρωf εfsαjε αυκαρωου δε νcιπεfκεsομντ νsβηρ ετμουωhμ cε νιωβ νευδικαιοσ γαρ πε μπευμτο εβολ .
English: And his three friends also ceased any longer to answer Job: for Job was righteous before them.
Coptic: α ελιουσ δε νουcσ πsηρε νβαραχιηλ πσωβιτησ εβολ hντσυνγενια νhραμαν τεχωρα νταυσιτησ αfνουcσ δε εειωβ εματε αfjοοσ jεανγ ουδικαιοσ μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ .
English: Then Elius the son of Barachiel, the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram, of the country of Ausis, was angered: and he was very angry with Job, because he justified himself before the Lord.
Coptic: αfνουcσ δε εματε επεfκεsομντ νsβηρ jεμπουεscμcομ εουεhμ πsαjε εfναtουβε ιωβ αυω αfκααf jεουασεβησ πε .
English: And he was also very angry with his three friends, because they were not able to return answers to Job, yet set him down for an ungodly man.
Coptic: α ελιουσ δε cω εfουωsβ ουβε ιωβ
English: But Elius had forborne to give an answer to Job, because they were older than he.
Coptic: α ελιουσ δε ουωsβ πsηρε νβαραχιηλ πσωβιτησ πεjαf
English: And Elius the Buzite the son of Barachiel answered and said, I am younger in age, and ye are elder, wherefore I kept silence, fearing to declare to you my own knowledge.
Coptic: jεανοκ μεν ανγ ουκουι hμπεουοειs ντωτν δε ντετνhενhλλο ετβεπαι αικαρωι αιρhοτε εjωτν ντασωβε
English: And I said, It is not time that speaks, though in many years men know wisdom:
Coptic: αιjοοσ jεμπεουοειs αν πετsαjε νετhν ουμηηsε αν νρομπε αν πε νετσοουν ντσοφια
English: but there is a spirit in mortals; and the inspiration of the Almighty is that which teaches.
Coptic: αλλα ουπνευμα πετhν νρωμε τεπνοη δε μππαντοκρατωρ τετtσβω
English: The long-lived are not wise as such; neither do the aged know judgment.
Coptic: ννανεινοc αν εναhε νε νσοφοσ ουδε νhλλο αν νετσοουν μπhαπ .
English: Wherefore I said, Hear me, and I will tell you what I know.
Coptic: ετβεπαι αιjοοσ jεσωτμ εροι ταjω νητν ννετισοουν μμοου jισμη εναsαjε tναsαjε γαρ ντετνσωτμ
English: Hearken to my words; for I will speak in your hearing, until ye shall have tried the matter with words:
Coptic: jεκασ ετετναουωh ετοοττηυτν εjοοσ jεανhε ετσοφια μπjοεισ .
English: lest ye should say, We have found that we have added wisdom to the Lord.
Coptic: ατετνκα ρωμε δε εjε hενsαjε νtμινε
English: And ye have commissioned a man to speak such words.
Coptic: α ελιουσ δε ουωsβ πεjαf
English: And Elius continued, and said, I will again speak,
Coptic: jεtναsαjε ον tμεh γαρ νsαjε πεπνευμα γαρ νhητ sτορτρ μμοι
English: for I am full of words, for the spirit of my belly destroys me.
Coptic: ερεπαhητ ο ντhε νουασκωσ εfμηh νμρισ ερερωf μηρ η ντhε νουhωτ νhαμκελλε εαfπωh
English: And my belly is as a skin of sweet wine, bound up and ready to burst; or as a brazier's labouring bellows.
Coptic: tναsαjε jεειαμτον αιουων ννασποτου
English: I will speak, that I may open my lips and relieve myself.
Coptic: νειsιπε αν hητf νρωμε αλλα ον εινακτοι hιhρsιρε
English: For truly I will not be awed because of man, nor indeed will I be confounded before a mortal.
Coptic: νtσοουν γαρ αν νjιhο εsjε σεδε ερενjοολσ ουομτ
English: For I know not how to respect persons: and if otherwise, even the moths would eat me.
Coptic: μμον δε αλλα σωτμ εναsαjε ιωβ jισμη εταcινsαjε
English: Howbeit hear, Job, my words, and hearken to my speech.
Coptic: εισhηητε γαρ αιουην νρωι αυω α παλασ sαjε
English: For behold, I have opened my mouth, and my tongue has spoken.
Coptic: παhητ ουααβ hνhενcινsαjε ερετμντρμνhητ ννασποτου νανοειν ννεθββιηυ
English: My heart shall be found pure by my words; and the understanding of my lips shall meditate purity.
Coptic: ουπνευμα εfουααβ πενταfταμιοι τεπνοη δε μππαντοκρατωρ τετtσβω ναι .
English: The Divine Spirit is that which formed me, and the breath of the Almighty that which teaches me.
Coptic: εsjε ουν scομ μμοκ εουωsβτ hηπομινη νναhραι αhερατκ ουβηι αυω ανοκ ουβηκ
English: If thou canst, give me an answer: wait therefore; stand against me, and I will stand against thee.
Coptic: νταυταμιοκ γαρ εβολ hνουομε νουωτ νταhε hω νταυταμιον εβολhμ πειομε νουωτ
English: Thou art formed out of the clay as also I: we have been formed out of the same substance.
Coptic: νταhοτε γαρ ναsτρτωρκ αν αυω νταcιj ναhροs αν εjωκ
English: My fear shall not terrify thee, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
Coptic: αισωτμ επεhροου ννεκsαjε
English: But thou hast said in mine ears, (I have heard the voice of thy words;) because thou sayest, I am pure, not having sinned;
Coptic: αιjοοσ jεtουααβ μπιρνοβε αυω ανγ ουσωτπ μπειρανομια
English: I am blameless, for I have not transgressed.
Coptic: μπεfcναρικε δε εροι αfκαατ δε ντhε μπετtουβηβ
English: Yet he has discovered a charge against me, and he has reckoned me as an adversary.
Coptic: αfκα ταουερητε δε hμπsε αfhαρεh γαρ εναhιοουε τηρου
English: And he has put my foot in the stocks, and has watched all my ways.
Coptic: ναs γαρ νhε κjω μμοσ jεανγ ουδικαιοσ μπεfσωτμ εροι ουsαενεh γαρ πε πετhιjν νρωμε .
English: For how sayest thou, I am righteous, yet he has not hearkened to me? for he that is above mortals is eternal.
Coptic: κjω δε μμοσ jεετβεου μπεfσωτμ επαhαπ hνsαjε νιμ
English: But thou sayest, Why has he not heard every word of my cause?
Coptic: hμπτρε πjοεισ γαρ sαjε νουσοπ μπμεhσοπσναυ
English: For when the Lord speaks once, or a second time,
Coptic: ουρασου δε η ουμηλητα νcωρh ντhε ετερεουhοτε εσναsτ ναhε εhραι εjνρωμε
English: sending a dream, or in the meditation of the night; (as when a dreadful alarm happens to fall upon men, in slumberings on the bed:)
Coptic: hνουεινε νhοτε αfsτρτωρου νthε
English: then opens he the understanding of men: he scares them with such fearful visions:
Coptic: εκτε πρωμε εβολhμ πεfjινcονσ αfτουjο γαρ μπεfσωμα ευhτοπ
English: to turn a man from unrighteousness, and he delivers his body from a fall.
Coptic: αftσο δε ετεfψυχη επμου ετμτρεfhε hνουπολεμοσ
English: He spares also his soul from death, and suffers him not to fall in war.
Coptic: παλιν ον αfjπιοf hμπλοjλj μπsωνε μπεfμαννκοτκ
English: And again, he chastens him with sickness on his bed, and the multitude of his bones is benumbed.
Coptic: εμνcομ μμοf εουεμ hρε νιμ
English: And he shall not be able to take any food, though his soul shall desire meat;
Coptic: sαντενεfσαρξ λοβλεf αfουενh νεfκεεσ εβολ ευsουειτ
English: until his flesh shall be consumed, and he shall shew his bones bare.
Coptic: α τεfψυχη hων εhουν επμου αυω πεfωνh εαμντε
English: His soul also draws nigh to death, and his life is in Hades.
Coptic: ερsανουsο ναγγελοσ νρεfμοουτ sωπε ννεουα μμοου κονσf εfsαννοει δε hμπεfhητ εκοτf επjοεισ νfjω δε μπρωμε μπεfαρικε νfουωνh εβολ ντεfμντατhητ
English: Though there should be a thousand messengers of death, not one of them shall wound him: if he should purpose in his heart to turn to the Lord, and declare to man his fault, and shew his folly;
Coptic: fναsοπf εροf ετμhε επμου νfρ πεfσωμα νβρρε ντhε νουjο εσjηh fναμουh δε ννεfκεεσ ναλτκασ .
English: he will support him, that he should not perish, and will restore his body as fresh plaster upon a wall; and he will fill his bones with morrow.
Coptic: νfτρε νεfσαρξ cνον ντhε ννανεικουι fναjακf δε εβολ εfτηκ hννρωμε
English: And he will make his flesh tender as that of a babe, and he will restore him among men in his full strength.
Coptic: εfναsληλ δε επjοεισ fναjιτf ντοοτf fναβωκ δε εhουν hνουhο εfροουτ μνουσολσλ fναt δε ντδικαιοσυνη ννρωμε
English: And he shall pray to the Lord, and his prayer shall be accepted of him; he shall enter with a cheerful countenance, with a full expression of praise: for he will render to men their due.
Coptic: τοτε πρωμε ναcναρικε εροf ουααf εfjω μμοσ jεντhε ννενταιααυ αν νε ναι αυω μπεfhυταζε μμοι μπμπsα ννανοβε
English: Even then a man shall blame himself, saying, What kind of things have I done? and he has not punished me according to the full amount of my sins.
Coptic: αλλα αfτουjο ταψυχη εβολhμ πμου jεκασ ερεπαωνh σμου εροf hμπουοειν
English: And he has delivered my soul from death, that my life may praise him in the light.
Coptic: jισμη ιωβ νγσωτμ εροι
English: Hearken, Job, and hear me: be silent, and I will speak.
Coptic: α ελιουσ δε ουωsf πεjαf
English: And Elius continued, and said,
Coptic: jεσωτμ εροι νσοφοσ νετσοουν νjισμη εππετνανουf jεαιωβ jοοσ jεανγ ου6 δικαιοσ α πjοεισ δε κω νσωf μπαhαπ
English: Hear me, ye wise men; hearken, ye that have knowledge.
Coptic: αfjιcολ δε επακριμα
English: And he has erred in my judgment: my wound is severe without unrighteousness of mine.
Coptic: μπιρνοβε αυω μπειρsαfτε μπικοινωνει ετεhιη μννετειρε ννανομον ετραβωκ μννασεβησ
English: saying, I have not sinned, nor committed ungodliness, nor had fellowship with workers of iniquity, to go with the ungodly.
Coptic: μπρjοοσ γαρ jεμνcμπsινε sοοπ μπρωμε αυω cμπsινε εβολ hιτμπεfjοεισ
English: For thou shouldest not say, There shall be no visitation of a man, whereas there is a visitation on him from the Lord.
Coptic: ετβεπαι νσοφοσ hμπευhητ σωτμ εροι ννεσsωπε ετραρνοβε μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ αυω εsτορτρ ντμντμε μπμτο εβολ μππαντοκρατωρ
English: Wherefore hear me, ye that are wise in heart: far be it from me to sin before the Lord, and to pervert righteousness before the almighty.
Coptic: αλλα εft μπρωμε κατατhε ετερεπουα πουα ειρε μμοσ
English: Yea, he renders to a man accordingly as each of them does, and in a man's path he will find him.
Coptic: εκμεευε δε jεερεπjοεισ ναρ νετεμεssε η jεππαντοκρατωρ ναsτρτρ πhαπ
English: And thinkest thou that the Lord will do wrong, or will the Almighty who made the earth wrest judgment?
Coptic: πενταfταμιε τπε μνπκαh νιμ πενταfταμειε τπεμν πκαh μννετνhητf τηρου
English: And who is he that made the whole world under heaven, and all things therein?
Coptic: εfsανουωs γαρ εμαhτε αυω εκα πεπνευμα hαhτηf
English: For if he would confine, and restrain his spirit with himself;
Coptic: σαρξ νιμ ναμου hιουσοπ ρωμε δε νιμ νακτοf επκαh πμα νταυπλασσε μμοf νhητf
English: all flesh would die together, and every mortal would return to the earth, whence also he was formed.
Coptic: εsjε νγναjισβω αν εσωτμ εναι jισμη επεhροου νhενsαjε
English: Take heed lest he rebuke thee: hear this, hearken to the voice of words.
Coptic: εsjε ντοκ κρsαfτε επετμοστε μπνοβε αυω πεττακο νμπονεροσ ευsαενεh πε νδικαιοσ
English: Behold then the one that hates iniquities, and that destroys the wicked, who is for ever just.
Coptic: πετjω μμοσ νουρρο jεεκπαρανομει
English: He is ungodly that says to a king, Thou art a transgressor, that says to princes, O most ungodly one.
Coptic: παι ετεμεfsιπε hητf μπhο μπετταιηυ αυω νfσοουν αν νtταιο ννjωωρε ρsπηρε ννευhο hενπετsουειτ γαρ νε νετsοοπ μμοου hμπερηυjιsκακ εβολ αυω ετεβh ρωμε .
English: Such a one as would not reverence the face of an honourable man, neither knows how to give honour to the great, so as that their persons should be respected.
Coptic: αυρhωβ γαρ παραπνομοσ hμπhοjhj ννcωβ
English: But it shall turn out vanity to them, to cry and beseech a man; for they dealt unlawfully, the poor being turned aside from their right.
Coptic: fναυ γαρ ντοf ενεhβηυε ννρωμε μνλααυ δε οβs εροf ννετουειρε μμοου
English: For he surveys the works of men, and nothing of what they do has escaped him.
Coptic: αυω μνμα νsωπε ετρενρεfρνοβε hοπου
English: Neither shall there be a place for the workers of iniquity to hide themselves.
Coptic: πjοεισ γαρ ναυ εουον νιμ
English: For he will not lay upon a man more than right.
Coptic: πετταhο ννειατα ρηjνου νετhαεοου αυω νειsπηρε ετεμντουηπε
English: For the Lord looks down upon all men, who comprehends unsearchable things, glorious also and excellent things without number.
Coptic: πετειμε ενευhβηυε τηρου
English: Who discovers their works, and will bring night about upon them, and they shall be brought low.
Coptic: αfωsμ δε ννασεβησ σεουονh δε εβολ μπεfμτο εβολ
English: And he quite destroys the ungodly, for they are seen before him.
Coptic: jεαυρακτου εβολ μπνομοσ μπνουτε αυω μπουσουν νεfδικαιωμα
English: Because they turned aside from the law of God, and did not regard his ordinances,
Coptic: ετβεπαι νσαβε hμπευhητ ναjε ναι αυρωμε νσοφοσ σωτμ επαsαjε
English: Because the wise in heart shall say this, and a wise man listens to my word.
Coptic: μπειωβ δε sαjε hνουμντρμντhητ αυω νεfsαjε hνουμντσαβε αν
English: But Job has not spoken with understanding, his words are not uttered with knowledge.
Coptic: μμον δε αλλα ειμε ιωβ μπρουωsβ δε ντhε ννειατhητ
English: Howbeit do thou learn, Job: no longer make answer as the foolish:
Coptic: jεννενουωh εjννεννοβε νfωπ ερον ευνοβε ενρhαh νsαjε μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ
English: that we add not to our sins: for iniquity will be reckoned against us, if we speak many words before the Lord.
Coptic: α ελιουσ δε ουωsβ πεjαf
English: And Elius resumed and said,
Coptic: jεου πε παι ντακhοπf hνουhαπ ντκ νιμ jεακjοοσ jεανγ ουδικαιοσ μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ
English: What is this that thou thinkest to be according to right? who art thou that thou hast said, I am righteous before the Lord?
Coptic: η εκναjοοσ jεου πε πανοβε νταιααf .
English: I will answer thee, and thy three friends.
Coptic: ανοκ δε tναουοsβεκ μνπεκκεsομτ νsβηρ
English: Look up to the sky and see; and consider the clouds, how high they are above thee.
Coptic: cωsτ εhραι ετπε νγναυ thτηκ δε ενεκλοολε ντhε ετουjοσε εροκ .
English: If thou hast sinned, what wilt thou do?
Coptic: εsjε ακερνοβε εκναρ ου εsjε ακρhαh νανομια εκναρ αsνhε
English: and if too thou hast transgressed much, what canst thou perform?
Coptic: επειδη ντκ ουδικαιοσ αν εκναt ου ναf .
English: And suppose thou art righteous, what wilt thou give him? or what shall he receive of thy hand?
Coptic: πενταfτωs ννουηρsε νcωρh
English: But none said, Where is God that made me, who appoints the night-watches;
Coptic: πενταfπορjτ εβολ νντβνοουε μπκαh αυω hννhαλατε ντπε
English: who makes me to differ from the four-footed beasts of the earth, and from the birds of the sky?
Coptic: μνπσωs νμπονηροσ
English: There they shall cry, and none shall hearken, even because of the insolence of wicked men.
Coptic: πjοεισ γαρ ουεs ναυ αν εhωβ εμεssε ντοf γαρ ππαντοκρατωρ ουρεfcωsτ πε
English: For the Lord desires not to look on error, for he is the Almighty One.
Coptic: εjννετειρε ννανομον αυω fνατουjοι jιhαπ μπεfμτο εβολ νγναυ jεκναsσμου εροf ντhε ετfο μμοσ
English: He beholds them that perform lawless deeds, and he will save me: and do thou plead before him, if thou canst praise him, as it is possible even now.
Coptic: α ελιουσ δε ουωh ετοοτf πεjαf
English: And Elius further continued, and said,
Coptic: jεcω εροι νκεκουι jεειετσαβοκ ετι γαρ ουν sαjε νhητ
English: Wait for me yet a little while, that I may teach thee: for there is yet speech in me.
Coptic: εαιjισβω μπουε hνναhβηυε δε tναjω ννδικαιον hνουμε
English: Having fetched my knowledge from afar, and according to my works,
Coptic: αυω ννεκμεευε αν εhενsαjε νjινcονσ hνουjινcονσ
English: I will speak just things truly, and thou shalt not unjustly receive unjust words.
Coptic: ειμε δε jεννεπjοεισ κω νσωf μπβαλhητ
English: But know that the Lord will not cast off an innocent man: being mighty in strength of wisdom,
Coptic: αλλα fνασωτμ επδικαιοσ .
English: But he will hearken to the righteous: and he has said that they shall turn from unrighteousness.
Coptic: νfνατανhο αν ννασεβησ ετβεjενσεουωs αν εσουν πjοεισ αυω νευtσβω ναυ νευο νατσωτμ πε
English: But he preserves not the ungodly; because they are not willing to know the Lord, and because when reproved they were disobedient.
Coptic: ερετευψυχη ντοουν μου hνουμντκουι σενατακε πευωνh εβολjιτν ναγγελοσ
English: Therefore let their soul die in youth, and their life be wounded by messengers of death.
Coptic: εβολ jεαυθλιβε νουcωβ μνουατcομ fνασμινε δε μπhαπ νμρμραs
English: Because they afflicted the weak and helpless: and he will vindicate the judgment of the meek.
Coptic: πhαπ δε ναωjν αν ενδικαιοσ
English: there is a deep gulf and a rushing stream beneath it, and thy table came down full of fatness. Judgment shall not fail from the righteous;