megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: αυω fναtsιπε νακ hν νεfjινουωμ. sαντfπαhτκ νσοπ σναυ ιε sομντ
English: And he will shame thee by his meats, until he have drawn thee dry twice or thrice,
Coptic: thτηκ εροκ μπρπλανα νγθββιο hν τεκμντατθητ.
English: Beware that thou be not deceived and brought down in thy jollity.
Coptic: ερsαν ουjωωρε μουτε ουβηκ σαhτκ μμοf αυω fναμουτε εροκ νhουο.
English: If thou be invited of a mighty man, withdraw thyself, and so much the more will he invite thee.
Coptic: μπρει ετοοτf μηποτε νfμεστωκ.
English: Press thou not upon him, lest thou be put back; stand not far off, lest thou be forgotten.
Coptic: μπρουωs εμουτε εβολ hητκ νεμαf αυω μπρτανhετ πεfμηηsε νsαjε.
English: Affect not to be made equal unto him in talk, and believe not his many words:
Coptic: εβολ γαρ hν hαh νsαjε fναπειραζε μμοκ αυω fναρθε ννετσωβε νfjνουκ.
English: for with much communication will he tempt thee, and smiling upon thee will get out thy secrets:
Coptic: ουατνα πε πετε νfhαρεh αν εναsαjε αυω νεftσο hν hενμκαh μν hενμρρε.
English: But cruelly he will lay up thy words, and will not spare to do thee hurt, and to put thee in prison.
Coptic: thτηκ εματε jε εκμοοsε μν πεκhε.
English: Observe, and take good heed, for thou walkest in peril of thy overthrowing: when thou hearest these things, awake in thy sleep. (14) Love the Lord all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation.
Coptic: ερε ζωον νιμ με μπετεινε μμοf αυω ρωμε νιμ μπετhιτουωf.
English: Every beast loveth his like, and every man loveth his neighbour.
Coptic: ου τε τκοινωνια νουωνs μν ουhιειβ ται τε θε νουρεfρνοβε μν ουρεfsμsε νουτε.
English: What fellowship hath the wolf with the lamb? so the sinner with the godly.
Coptic: αs τε tρηνη νουhοειτε μν ουουhορ αυω αs τε tρηνη νουρμμαο μν φηκε
English: What agreement is there between the hyena and a dog? and what peace between the rich and the poor?
Coptic: νcορcσ νμμουι νε νεια ντοου μπjαειε ται τε θε μμα μμοονε ννρμμαο νε νhηκε.
English: As the wild ass is the lion’s prey in the wilderness: so the rich eat up the poor.
Coptic: τβοτε μπjασι hητ πεθββιο.
English: As the proud hate humility: so doth the rich abhor the poor.
Coptic: ερsαν ουρμμαο κιμ sαυταjροf hιτν νεfsβεερ φηκε δε εfsανhε sαυκααf hιτν νεfsβεερ.
English: A rich man beginning to fall is held up of his friends: but a poor man being down is thrust away by his friends.
Coptic: ερsαν ουρμμαο κιμ sαρε ουμηηsε sοπf εροου sαfjω ννετεμεssε αυω sαυτμαιοf τηρου.
English: When a rich man is fallen, he hath many helpers: he speaketh things not to be spoken, and yet men justify him:
Coptic: φηκε εfsαν κιμ sαυεπιτιμα ναf sαfjω ντμντσαβε νσετμτν ναf μα.
English: the poor man slipped, and yet they rebuked him too; he spake wisely, and could have no place.
Coptic: sαρε φητ μπρωμε sιβε μπεfhο η εhνπετνανουου η hνπεθοου.
English: The heart of a man changeth his countenance, whether it be for good or evil: and a merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.
Coptic: πουωνh εβολ μφητ εfhν πετνανουf πε φο ετροουτ αυω πcινε νουπαραβολη πε ουμεευε νhισε.
English: A cheerful countenance is a token of a heart that is in prosperity; and the finding out of parables is a wearisome labour of the mind.
Coptic: ναιατf μπρωμε ετε μπfσλαατε hν ρωf αυω εμπfμκαh νhητ hν τλυπη μπνοβε.
English: Blessed is the man that hath not slipped with his mouth, and is not pricked with the multitude of sins.
Coptic: ναιατf μπρωμε ετε μπε πεfhητ cναρικε εροf αυω εμπfhε εβολ hν τεfhελπισ.
English: Blessed is he whose conscience hath not condemned him, and who is not fallen from his hope in the Lord.
Coptic: νανου τμντρμμαο αν νουρωμε νjιf αυω ερε ουρωμε νειερβοονε ναρου νhενχρημα
English: Riches are not comely for a niggard: and what should an envious man do with money?
Coptic: πετcω μμοου ετεfψυχη εfνασοουhου νhενκοουε αυω hνκοουε νετνατρυφα hν νεfαγαθον.
English: He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul gathereth for others, that shall spend his goods riotously.
Coptic: ουπονηροσ πε πετο νειερβοονε hμ πεfβαλ εfκτο εβολ μπεfhο εfωβs μμοf εhενψυχη.
English: The envious man hath a wicked eye; he turneth away his face, and despiseth men.
Coptic: μερε ουβαλ νfοcf σει ντεfτο αυω ουjινcονσ εfhοου sαfσεsf ουψυχη.
English: A covetous man’s eye is not satisfied with his portion; and the iniquity of the wicked drieth up his soul.
Coptic: ουβαλ μπονηροσ sαfρ ειερβοονε εjν ποεικ αυω νfρcρωh hι τεfτραπεζα.
English: A wicked eye envieth his bread, and he is a niggard at his table.
Coptic: παsηρε σανουsκ νθε ετε ουντακ αυω νγταλε θυσια εhραι μπjοεισ hν ουcεπη.
English: My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself, and give the Lord his due offering.
Coptic: αρι πμεευε jε μπμου ναωσκ αν αυω μπουτσαβοκ ετδιαθηκη ναμντε.
English: Remember that death will not be long in coming, and that the covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee.
Coptic: εμπατκμου αρι πετνανουf μπεκsβηρ αυω κατα τεκcομ σοουτν νγt ναf.
English: Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability stretch out thy hand and give to him.
Coptic: μπρμοκhκ νουhοου ενανουf αυω ουμερισ νουωs ενανουσ μπρτρεσρ πεκβολ.
English: Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good desire overpass thee.
Coptic: σαρξ νιμ ναρ πλcε νθε νουhοειτε τδιαθηκη γαρ jιν ενεh τε hν ουμου κναμου
English: All flesh waxeth old as a garment: for the covenant from the beginning is, Thou shalt die the death.
Coptic: νθε νhνcωβε hι ουsην εfροουτ ουν hοεινε μεν σροfρεf ουν hοινε δε tουω ται τε θε ννγενεα νσαρξ hι σνοf sαρε ουει μου νσεjπε ουει.
English: As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall, and some grow; so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born.
Coptic: hωβ νιμ εsαfτακο sαfωjν αυω πετρhωβ εροf ναβωκ νεμαf.
English: Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof shall go withal.
Coptic: ναιατf μπρωμε ετναμου hν τσοφια αυω πετναsαjε hν τεσμντρμνhητ
English: Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom, and that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding.
Coptic: πετμεευε ενεσhιοουε hμ πεfhητ αυω εfμοκμεκ hν νεσπεθηπ.
English: He that considereth her ways in his heart shall also have understanding in her secrets.
Coptic: ουαhκ νσωσ νθε νουρεfcωρc νγhωρκ εροσ hι νεσhιοουε.
English: Go after her as one that traceth, and lie in wait in her ways.
Coptic: πετcωsτ εβολ hιτν νεσsουsτ ναjισμη hιρν νεσρο.
English: He that prieth in at her windows shall also hearken at her doors.
Coptic: πετουηh hι τουν πεσηι fναπησσε ντεfναειω hι νεσjο.
English: He that doth lodge near her house shall also fasten a pin in her walls.
Coptic: fναjι hαειβεσ hαροσ hν ουκαυμα αυω fναμτον μμοf hμ πεσεοου.
English: By her he shall be covered from heat, and in her glory shall he dwell.
Coptic: πετναρhοτε hητf μπjοεισ πετνααασ αυω πεταμαhτε μπνομοσ fναταhοσ.
English: He that feareth the Lord will do good, and he that hath the knowledge of the law shall obtain her.
Coptic: σνατωμντ εροf νθε νουμααυ νσsοπf εροσ νθε νουσhιμε εσουααβ.
English: And as a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin.
Coptic: αυω σνατσεf ουμοου νσοφια σνατμεf οεικ μμντσαβε.
English: With the bread of understanding shall she feed him, and give him the water of wisdom to drink.
Coptic: σναταjροf εjωσ νfτμρικε αυω fνακα hτηf εροσ νfτμjι sιπε.
English: He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; and shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded.
Coptic: σναjισε μμοf παρα νετhιτουωf αυω σναουων νρωf hν τμητε νουμηηsε.
English: She shall exalt him above his neighbours, and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth.
Coptic: fνακληρονομι νουουνοf μν ουκλομ ντεληλ μν ουραsε νsα ενεh.
English: He shall find joy and a crown of gladness, and she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name.
Coptic: μν ρωμε νατσβω ναταhοσ αυω νερωμε νρεfρνοβε ναυ εροσ.
English: But foolish men shall not attain unto her, and sinners shall not see her.
Coptic: σουηυ εβολ ντμντjασι hητ ννε ρωμε νρεfjιcολ ρ πεσμεευε.
English: For she is far from pride, and men that are liars cannot remember her.
Coptic: νεσε πεσμου αν hν ρωf μπρεfρνοβε jε νταυτννοουf αν hιτν πjοεισ.
English: Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord.
Coptic: μπρjοοσ jε ντοf πε νταfπλανα μμοι νfρχρια γαρ αν νουρωμε νρεfρνοβε.
English: Say not thou, He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of the sinful man.
Coptic: α πjοεισ μεστε βοτε νιμ αυω νετρhοτε hητf μαυμεριτου.
English: The Lord hateth all abomination; and they that fear God love it not.
Coptic: ντοf jιν νsορπ πενταfταμιε πρωμε αυω αfκααf hν τcιj μπεfsοjνε.
English: He himself made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his counsel;
Coptic: εκsανουωs κναhαρεh ενεντολη αυω κναρ τπιστισ ετσοτπ.
English: If thou wilt, to keep the commandments, and to perform acceptable faithfulness.
Coptic: αfκω hατηκ μπκωhτ μν πμοου πετκουαsf κνασουτν τοοτκ εροf.
English: He hath set fire and water before thee: stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt.
Coptic: πωνh μν πμου μπεμτο εβολ ννρωμε αυω πετκουαsf σενατααf νακ
English: Before man is life and death; and whether him liketh shall be given him.
Coptic: jε ουνοc τε τσοφια μπjοεισ fτηκ hν τεfcομ αυω fcωsτ εjωου τηρου.
English: For the wisdom of the Lord is great, and he is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things:
Coptic: ερε νεfβαλ cωsτ εjν νετρhοτε hητf αυω ντοf πετναειμε ενεhβηυε τηρου ννρωμε.
English: And his eyes are upon them that fear him, and he knoweth every work of man.
Coptic: αυω μπρκα hτηκ επευαsαι
English: neither respect their multitude:
Coptic: νανου ουα γαρ εhουο εsο αυω ετρε πρωμε μου εfο νατsηρε νhουο ετρεfκω νhενsηρε νασεβησ.
English: for one that is just is better than a thousand; and better it is to die without children, than to have them that are ungodly.
Coptic: sαρε ουπολισ cωρcσ ετβε ουρμνhητ νουωτ τεφυλη ννανομοσ ναsωf.
English: For by one that hath understanding shall the city be replenished: but the kindred of the wicked shall speedily become desolate.
Coptic: α παβαλ ναυ εhαh ντειhε αυω α παμααjε σωτμ ενετjοορ εναι.
English: Many such things have I seen with mine eyes, and mine ear hath heard greater things than these.
Coptic: ουν ουκωhτ ναμουh hν τσοουhσ ννρεfρνοβε αυω α ουοργη μουh hν ουhεθνοσ ναταμhτε.
English: In the congregation of the ungodly shall a fire be kindled; and in a rebellious nation wrath is set on fire.
Coptic: μπfκω εβολ ννγιγασ νsορπ ναι ενταυπωsσ ετβε τευcομ.
English: He was not pacified toward the old giants, who fell away in the strength of their foolishness.
Coptic: μπftσο επμα νsωπε νλωτ ναι ενταυfοτου ετβε τευμντjασιhητ.
English: Neither spared he the place where Lot sojourned, but abhorred them for their pride.
Coptic: καν εsωπε ουναsτναhβεf πε ουα ουsπηρε πε jε fναουοπ ερε πνα γαρ μν τοργη ντοοτf ουν cομ μμοf εκω εβολ αυω sαfπωhτ ντεfοργη.
English: And if there be one stiffnecked among the people, it is marvel if he escape unpunished: for mercy and wrath are with him; he is mighty to forgive, and to pour out displeasure.
Coptic: κατα παsαι μπεfνα ται ον τε θε μπεfjπιο fνακρινε μπρωμε κατα νεfhβηυε.
English: As his mercy is great, so is his correction also: he judgeth a man according to his works
Coptic: πρεfρνοβε ναρβολ αν hν νεfτωρπ αυω θυπομονη μπευσεβησ ναωjν αν.
English: The sinner shall not escape with his spoils: and the patience of the godly shall not be frustrate.
Coptic: sαfκα μα μμντμα νιμ ερε πουα πουα cινε κατα νεfhβηυε.
English: Make way for every work of mercy: for every man shall find according to his works. (15) The Lord hardened Pharaoh, that he should not know him, that his powerful works might be known to the world. (16) His mercy is manifest to every creature; and he hath separated his light from the darkness with an adamant.
Coptic: μπρjοοσ jε tναhοπτ επjοεισ αυω jε νιμ πετναρπαμεευε hμ πjισε
English: Say not thou, I will hide myself from the Lord: shall any remember me from above?
Coptic: σενασουωντ αν hν ουλαοσ εfοs νιμ γαρ πε ταψυχη hμ πεισωντ ετεμντf ηηπε
English: I shall not be remembered among so many people: for what is my soul among such an infinite number of creatures?
Coptic: εισ hηητε εισ τπε μν τπε ντπε πνουν μν πκαh εfsανcμπευsινε sαυκιμ.
English: Behold, the heaven, and the heaven of heavens, the deep, and the earth, and all that therein is, shall be moved when he shall visit.
Coptic: μν θατηυ ετε μπρωμε ναυ εροσ αν πεhουο ννεfhβηυε ευhν νεfπεθηπ.
English: It is a tempest which no man can see: for the most part of his works are hid.
Coptic: νιμ πετναsjω ννεhβηυε ντδικαιοσυνη νιμ πετναcω τδιαθηκη γαρ ουηυ.
English: Who can declare the works of his justice? or who can endure them? for his covenant is afar off, and the trial of all things is in the end.
Coptic: ουαθητ πε πετναμεευε εναι αυω πρωμε νατσβω ετπλανα sαfμεευε ενιμντσοc.
English: He that wanteth understanding will think upon vain things: and a foolish man erring imagineth follies.
Coptic: σωτμ εροι παsηρε νγjισβω ετασβω νγthτηκ hμ πεκhητ επαsαjε.
English: My son, hearken unto me, and learn knowledge, and mark my words with thy heart.
Coptic: tναουονh τεσβω εβολ hν ουsι tναουνh τμντρμνhητ hν ουωρj.
English: I will shew forth doctrine in weight, and declare his knowledge exactly.
Coptic: ερε νεhβηυε μπjοεισ hμ πεfτωs jιν νsορπ αυω jιν πευτμαιο αfπρj νευμερισ.
English: The works of the Lord are done in judgment from the beginning: and from the time he made them he disposed the parts thereof.
Coptic: αfκοσμι ννεfhβηυε νsα ενεh αυω νευαρχη sα νευjωμ.
English: He garnished his works for ever, and in his hand are the chief of them unto all generations:
Coptic: ουδε μπουhκο ουδε μπουhισε αυω μπουωjν hν νευhβηυε.
English: they neither labour, nor are weary, nor cease from their works.
Coptic: μπε πουα πουα θλιβε μπετhιτουωf. αυω νσεναρατσωτμ αν επεfsαjε νsα ενεh
English: None of them hindereth another, and they shall never disobey his word.
Coptic: πjοεισ αfσντ πρωμε εβολ hν ουκαh αυω ον εfνακτοf εροf.
English: The Lord created man of the earth, and turned him into it again.
Coptic: ουηπε νhοου μν ουουοειs πενταfτααυ ναf αυω αft ναυ ντεξουσια ενετhιjωf.
English: He gave them few days, and a short time, and power also over the things therein.
Coptic: αft hιωου νουcομ κατα ροου αfταμιοου κατα τεfhικων.
English: He endued them with strength by themselves, and made them according to his image,
Coptic: αfκα τευhοτε hιjν σαρξ νιμ ετρευρjοεισ εjν νεθηριον μν νhαλατε.
English: And put the fear of man upon all flesh, and gave him dominion over beasts and fowls.
Coptic: ουsοjνε μν ουσβω μν ουλασ μν hνβαλ μν hνμααjε αft ναυ νουhητ εμεευε αfμαhου νσβω μμντρμνhητ.
English: They received the use of the five operations of the Lord, and in the sixth place he imparted them understanding, and in the seventh speech, an interpreter of the cogitations thereof. (6) Counsel, and a tongue, and eyes, ears, and a heart, gave he them to understand. (7) Withal he filled them with the knowledge of understanding, and shewed them good and evil.
Coptic: αfτουοου εναγαθον μν μπεθοου αfκα νευβαλ hιjν νευhητ ετσαβοου εμμντνοc ννεfhβηυε.
English: He set his eye upon their hearts, that he might shew them the greatness of his works.
Coptic: αυω σενασμου επραν μπτββο jε ευεjω ντμντνοc ννεfhβηυε αυω εsουsου μμοου hν νεfsπηρε.
English: He gave them to glory in his marvellous acts for ever, that they might declare his works with understanding. (10) And the elect shall praise his holy name.
Coptic: α νευβαλ ναυ ετμντνοc μπεfεοου αυω α νευμααjε σωτμ επεοου ντεfσμη.
English: Their eyes saw the majesty of his glory, and their ears heard his glorious voice.
Coptic: αfjοοσ ναυ jε αρεh ερωτν επεθοου νιμ αfhων ετοοτf μπουα πουα ετβε πετhιτουωf.
English: And he said unto them, Beware of all unrighteousness; and he gave every man commandment concerning his neighbour.
Coptic: νευhιοουε μπεfμτο εβολ νουοειs νιμ σεναhωπ αν ενεfβαλ.
English: Their ways are ever before him, and shall not be hid from his eyes.
Coptic: αfκαθιστα νουνοc εjν φεθνοσ φεθνοσ τεμρισ hωωf μπjοεισ πε πισραηλ.
English: Every man from his youth is given to evil; neither could they make to themselves fleshy hearts for stony. (17) For in the division of the nations of the whole earth he set a ruler over every people; but Israel is the Lord’s portion:
Coptic: νευhβηυε τηρου ο νθε μπρη μπεfμτο εβολ αυω νεfβαλ cωsτ εjν νευhιοουε νουοειs νιμ.
English: Whom, being his firstborn, he nourisheth with discipline, and giving him the light of his love doth not forsake him. (19) Therefore all their works are as the sun before him, and his eyes are continually upon their ways.
Coptic: μπε νευjινcονσ hωπ εροf αυω νευνοβε τηρου μπεμτο εβολ μπjοεισ.
English: (20) None of their unrighteous deeds are hid from him, but all their sins are before the Lord (21) But the Lord being gracious and knowing his workmanship, neither left nor forsook them, but spared them.
Coptic: μμντνα μπρωμε ευο νθε νουσφραγισ νεμαf αυω πεhμοτ μπρωμε εfνααρεh εροf νθε νουκακε νβαλ.
English: The alms of a man is as a signet with him, and he will keep the good deeds of man as the apple of the eye,
Coptic: μννσα ναι fνατωουν νfτωωβε ναυ νft ναυ τουειο εjν τευαπε
English: Afterwards he will rise up and reward them, and render their recompence upon their heads.
Coptic: sατν νετναρhτηυ νταft ναυ ντεhιη νκοτου αυω αfσεπσ νενταυκω νσωου νθυπομονη.
English: But unto them that repent, he granted them return, and comforted those that failed in patience.
Coptic: κοτκ επjοεισ νγκω νσωκ μπνοβε νγσοπσ μπεfμτο εβολ νγτσβκε νεκjροπ.
English: Return unto the Lord, and forsake thy sins, make thy prayer before his face, and offend less.
Coptic: κοτκ επjοεισ νγλο hα πjινcονσ νγμεστε νβοτε εματε.
English: Turn again to the most High, and turn away from iniquity: for he will lead thee out of darkness into the light of health, and hate thou abomination vehemently.
Coptic: νιμ πετνασμου επετjοσε hν αμντε επμα ννετονh ετt νουμντρhτηf
English: Who shall praise the most High in the grave, instead of them which live and give thanks?
Coptic: ντμντρμνhητ sοοπ αν hμ πετμοουτ νθε ον ετε νfsοοπ αν πετονh μν πετμοτν πετνασμου επjοεισ.
English: Thanksgiving perisheth from the dead, as from one that is not: the living and sound in heart shall praise the Lord.
Coptic: jε ουνοc τε τμντνα μπjοεισ αυω πεfκω εβολ ννετκτο μμοου εροf.
English: How great is the lovingkindness of the Lord our God, and his compassion unto such as turn unto him in holiness!
Coptic: μνscομ γαρ ετρε hωβ νιμ sωπε νρρωμε jε ουsα ενεh αν πε πsηρε νρρωμε.
English: For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal.
Coptic: τcομ μπjισε ντπε ντοf πετcινε επεσsινε αυω νρωμε τηρου hνκαh νε hι κρμεσ.
English: He vieweth the power of the height of heaven; and all men are but earth and ashes.
Coptic: πετονh νsα ενεh πενταfσντ νκα νιμ hι ουσοπ
English: He that liveth for ever Hath created all things in general.
Coptic: πjοεισ μαυααf πετνατμαειο. μπft νλααυ εjε νεfhβηυε
English: The Lord only is righteous. (4) To whom hath he given power to declare his works?
Coptic: αυω νιμ πετναshοτhτ ντεfμντσαβε η νιμ πετναsεπ παμαhτε ντεfμντνοc αυω νιμ πετναsουωh ετοοτf εjω ννεfνα
English: and who shall find out his noble acts? (5) Who shall number the strength of his majesty? and who shall also tell out his mercies?
Coptic: ννεκsfι νhητου ννεκsουωh εροου ννεκεshοτhτ ννεhβηυε μπjοεισ.
English: As for the wondrous works of the Lord, there may nothing be taken from them, neither may any thing be put unto them, neither can the ground of them be found out.
Coptic: ερsαν πρωμε jωκ εβολ νταfει ρω εhουν αυω εfsανκοτf εβολ τοτε fνααπορι.
English: When a man hath done, then he beginneth; and when he leaveth off, then he shall be doubtful.
Coptic: ου πε πρωμε αυω ου πε πεfsαυ ου πε πεfαγαθον αυω ου πε πεfπεθοου
English: What is man, and whereto serveth he? what is his good, and what is his evil?
Coptic: τηπε ννεhοου μπρωμε εσsαναsαι sε νρομπε νε.
English: The number of a man’s days at the most are an hundred years.
Coptic: ευο νθε νουτλtλε μμοου εβολ hν θαλασσα αυω νθε νουβλβιλε νsω hμ πsω ται τε θε ννρμποουε νsα ενεh.
English: As a drop of water unto the sea, and a gravelstone in comparison of the sand; so are a thousand years to the days of eternity.
Coptic: πνα μπρωμε εsαfει εjν πετhιτουωf πνα ντοf μπjοεισ εsαfει εjν σαρξ νιμ
English: The mercy of man is toward his neighbour; but the mercy of the Lord is upon all flesh:
Coptic: εfjπιο εfπαιδευε εftσβω εfκτο μπεfοhε νθε νουsωσ.
English: he reproveth, and nurtureth, and teacheth and bringeth again, as a shepherd his flock.
Coptic: sαfνα ννετcωsτ hητσ ντεfσβω αυω νετcεπη ερατου ννεfhαπ.
English: He hath mercy on them that receive discipline, and that diligently seek after his judgments.
Coptic: παsηρε μπρt τωλμ ννεκπετνανουου αυω ουλυπη νsαjε hμ πετκνατααf τηρf.
English: My son, blemish not thy good deeds, neither use uncomfortable words when thou givest any thing.
Coptic: μη μερε ουειωτε t μτον νουhμομ ται τε θε ετερε πsαjε σοτπ παρα t.
English: Shall not the dew asswage the heat? so is a word better than a gift.
Coptic: μη νανου πsαjε αν εhουο εt αυω πρωμε νhμοτ ουνταf σε μπεσναυ.
English: Lo, is not a word better than a gift? but both are with a gracious man.
Coptic: πσοc sαfνοcνεc αjν sπhμοτ αυω sαρε πt νουειερβοονε βωλ εβολ ννεfβαλ.
English: A fool will upbraid churlishly, and a gift of the envious consumeth the eyes.
Coptic: ειμε εμπατκsαjε jι παhρε εμπατκsωνε.
English: Learn before thou speak, and use physick or ever thou be sick.
Coptic: σβτωτκ hα θη ντεκρισισ αυω κναhε ευκω εβολ ντευνου μπcμπsινε.
English: Before judgment examine thyself, and in the day of visitation thou shalt find mercy.
Coptic: θββιοκ εμπατκsωνε νγουωνh εβολ μπεκκτο hμ πεουοειs ννεκνοβε.
English: Humble thyself before thou be sick, and in the time of sins shew repentance.
Coptic: μπρt jροπ εt ννεκερητ μπεουοειs αυω μπρcω εμπκτμαιο sα πεκμου.
English: Let nothing hinder thee to pay thy vow in due time, and defer not until death to be justified.
Coptic: σβτε τεκψυχη εμπατκερητ νγτμsωπε νθε νουρωμε εfπιραζε μπjοεισ.
English: Before thou prayest, prepare thyself; and be not as one that tempteth the Lord.
Coptic: αριπμεευε μπcωντ hν νεhοου νθαη αυω πεουοειs μπεκβα hμ πεhοου μφαπ.
English: Think upon the wrath that shall be at the end, and the time of vengeance, when he shall turn away his face.
Coptic: αριπμεευε μπεουοειs μφεβωων hμ πεhοου μπσει τμντhηκε μν πεcρωh hμ πεhοου ντμντρμμαο.
English: When thou hast enough, remember the time of hunger: and when thou art rich, think upon poverty and need.
Coptic: jιν hτοουε γαρ sα ρουhε πεουοειs πωωνε αυω hν λααυ τηρου νε μπεμτο εβολ μπjοεισ.
English: From the morning until the evening the time is changed, and all things are soon done before the Lord.
Coptic: ουρωμε νσοφοσ sαfρhοτε hν hωβ νιμ αυω πεhοου μπνοβε sαfσαhωf εβολ μμοf.
English: A wise man will fear in every thing, and in the day of sinning he will beware of offence: but a fool will not observe time.
Coptic: α ρμνhητ νιμ ειμε ετσοφια αυω sασουωνh εβολ μπενταfhε εροσ
English: Every man of understanding knoweth wisdom, and will give praise unto him that found her.
Coptic: μπρουαhκ νσα πεκουωs αυω αμαhτε μμοκ εν ετκουαsου.
English: Go not after thy lusts, but refrain thyself from thine appetites.
Coptic: εκsανt γαρ ντεψυχη μπουωs ετεhνασ sαστρε νεκjαjε ραsε μμοκ.
English: If thou givest thy soul the desires that please her, she will make thee a laughingstock to thine enemies that malign thee.
Coptic: μπρευφρανε εjν hαh ντρυφη αυω μπρμορκ ετεσσυμβολη.
English: Take not pleasure in much good cheer, neither be tied to the expense thereof.
Coptic: μπρsωπε εκtσυμβολη εκjι εjωκ εντκ ουhηκε αυω εμν λααυ sοοπ νακ hν τεκτωωμε.
English: Be not made a beggar by banqueting upon borrowing, when thou hast nothing in thy purse: for thou shalt lie in wait for thine own life, and be talked on.
Coptic: ουεργατησ ρρεfthε fναρρμμαο αν πετsωσ ννειsαjε fναhε sημsημ.
English: A labouring man that is given to drunkenness shall not be rich: and he that contemneth small things shall fall by little and little.
Coptic: sαρε ηρπ hι σhιμε πεsσ νσαβε αυω πεττωcε μμοf επορνη fναρτολμηροσ.
English: Wine and women will make men of understanding to fall away: and he that cleaveth to harlots will become impudent.
Coptic: hνλοfλεf μν hενfντ νετνακληρονομι μμοf τεψυχη νντολμηροσ νατακο.
English: Moths and worms shall have him to heritage, and a bold man shall be taken away.