megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: 8 ουοh εft νtkρε ννιτεβνωουι νωου νεμ νιμασ ντε νιαβωκ νη ετωs εhρηι ουβηf.
English: and gives cattle their food, and to the young ravens that call upon him.
Coptic: 9 ναfναουωs αν kεν θμετjωρι ντε πιhθο ουδε fναtμαt αν kεν νενσηβι νρατf μπιρωμι.
English: He will not take pleasure in the strength of a horse; neither is he well-pleased with the legs of a man.
Coptic: 10 fναtμαt νjε πcσ kεν νη ετερhοt kατεfhη νεμ νη ετερhελπισ επεfναι.
English: The Lord takes pleasure in them that fear him, and in all that hope in his mercy.
Coptic: πιψαλμοσ ρμζ. αλληλουια. φα αγγεοσ νεμ ζαχαριασ.
English: Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggaeus and Zacharias.
Coptic: ιλημ σμου επcσ σμου επενουt σιων
English: Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion.
Coptic: 1 jε αftjομ ννιμοχλουσ ντε νεπυλη ουοh αfσμου ενεsηρι νkηt
English: For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates; he has blessed thy children within thee.
Coptic: 1 φη εταfχω ννεθωs εουhιρηνη ουοh εfτσιο μμο kεν πωτ ντε πισουο.
English: He makes thy borders peaceful, and fills thee with the flour of wheat.
Coptic: 2 εfταουο μπεfσαjι μπικαhι kεν ουιησ εfcοjι νjε πεfσαjι.
English: He sends his oracle to the earth: his word will run swiftly.
Coptic: 3 πετt νουχιων μφρηt νουσορτ ετjωs μπιhλολ μφρηt νουκερμι
English: He gives snow like wool: he scatters the mist like ashes.
Coptic: 3 ουοh εfhιουι μπιχρυσταλοσ μφρηt νhανλακμη. 4 νιμ εθναsοhι ερατf μπεμθο ννεfjαf
English: Casting forth his ice like morsels: who shall stand before his cold?
Coptic: 4 fναουωρπ μπεfσαjι ουοh fναβολου εβολ. 5 fνανιfι νjε πεfπνα ουοh σεναkαt νjε hανμωου.
English: He shall send out his word, and melt them: he shall blow with his wind, and the waters shall flow.
Coptic: 6 φη ετjω μπεfσαjι νιακωβ νεfμεθμηι νεμ νεfhαπ μπισλ.
English: He sends his word to Jacob, his ordinances and judgments to Israel.
Coptic: 7 μπεfιρι μπαιρηt νεμ εθνοσ νιβεν ουοh νεfhαπ μπεfουονhου νωου.
English: He has not done so to any other nation; and he has not shewn them his judgments.
Coptic: πιψαλμοσ ρμη. αλληλουια. φα αγγεοσ νεμ ζαχαριασ.
English: Alleluia, a Psalm of Aggaeus and Zacharias.
Coptic: σμου επcσ εβολ kεν νιφηουι σμου εροf kεν νιcοσι.
English: Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the highest.
Coptic: σμου εροf νεfαγγελοσ τηρου σμου εροf νεfδυναμισ τηρου.
English: Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
Coptic: σμου εροf πιρη νεμ πιιοh σμου εροf νισιου τηρου νεμ πιουωινι.
English: Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all ye stars and light.
Coptic: σμου εροf νιφηουι ντε νιφηουι νεμ νικεμωου ετσαπsωι ννιφηουι.
English: Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and the water that is above the heavens.
Coptic: μαρουσμου τηρου εφραν μπcσ jε νθοf αfjοσ ουοh αυsωπι
English: Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he spoke, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.
Coptic: 5 νθοf αfhονhεν ουοh αυσωντ αfταhωου ερατου sα ενεh νεμ sα ενεh ντε πιενεh. 6 αfχω νουhων ουοh ννεfσινι
English: He has established them for ever, even for ever and ever: he has made an ordinance, and it shall not pass away.
Coptic: 6 σμου επcσ εβολ kεν πκαhι. 7 νιδρακων νεμ νινουν τηρου
English: Praise the Lord from the earth, ye serpents, and all deeps.
Coptic: 7 ουχρωμ ουαλ ουχιων ουχρυσταλοσ ουπνα νσαραθηου νη ετιρι μπεfσαjι.
English: Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy wind; the things that perform his word.
Coptic: 8 νιτωου ετcοσι νεμ νικαλαμφωου τηρου νιssην μfαιουταh νεμ νικεsενσιfι τηρου.
English: Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
Coptic: 9 νιθηριον νεμ νιτεβνωουι τηρου νιcατfι νεμ νιhαλαt ετοι ντενh.
English: wild beasts, and all cattle; reptiles, and winged birds:
Coptic: 10 νιουρωου ντε πκαhι νεμ νιλαοσ τηρου νιαρχων νεμ νιρεfthαπ τηρου ντε πκαhι.
English: kings of the earth, and all peoples; princes, and all judges of the earth:
Coptic: 11 hανkελsιρι νεμ hανπαρθενοσ hανkελλοι νεμ hαναλωουι.
English: young men and virgins, old men with youths:
Coptic: 12 μαρουσμου τηρου εφραν μπcσ jε αfcισι νjε πεfραν μμαυατf. 13 πεfουωνh εβολ hιjεν πκαhι νεμ νhρηι kεν τφε
English: let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name only is exalted; his praise is above the earth and heaven,
Coptic: 13 fναcισι μπταπ ντε πεfλαοσ. 14 ουσμου ντε νη εθουαβ τηρου νταf νενsηρι μπισλ νιλαοσ ετkεντ εροf.
English: and he shall exalt the horn of his people, there is a hymn for all his saints, even of the children of Israel, a people who draw near to him.
Coptic: πιψαλμοσ ρμθ. αλληλουια.
English: Alleluia.
Coptic: jω μπcσ kεν ουjω μβερι jε αρε πεfσμου kεν τεκκλησια ντε νη εθουαβ.
English: Sing to the Lord a new song: his praise is in the assembly of the saints.
Coptic: μαρεfουνοf νjε πισλ εjεν φη εταfθαμιοf νενsηρι νσιων μαρουθεληλ εjεν πουουρο.
English: Let Israel rejoice in him that made him; and let the children of Sion exult in their king.
Coptic: μαρουσμου επεfραν εθουαβ kεν ουχωροσ kεν ουκεμκεμ νεμ ουψαλτηριον μαρουερψαλιν εροf.
English: Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sings praises to him with timbrel and psaltery.
Coptic: jε πcσ ναtμαt εjεν πεfλαοσ fναcισι ννιρεμραυs kεν ουουjαι.
English: For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; and will exalt the meek with salvation.
Coptic: ευεsουsου μμωου νjε νη εθουαβ kεν ουωου ουοh ευεθεληλ hιjεν νουμανενκοτ.
English: The saints shall rejoice in glory; and shall exult on their beds.
Coptic: νιcισι ντε φt ετχη kεν τουsβωβι ουοh hανσηfι νρο β ετχη kεν νουjιj
English: The high praises of God shall be in their throat, and two-edged swords in their hands;
Coptic: 6 επjινιρι νουcιμπsιs kεν νιεθνοσ νεμ hανσοhι kεν νιλαοσ.
English: to execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments among the peoples;
Coptic: 7 επjινσωνh νhανουρωου kεν hανπεδησ νεμ νη ετταιηουτ ντωου kεν hανπεδησ νjιj μβενιπι.
English: to bind their kings with fetters, and their nobles with manacles of iron;
Coptic: 8 επjινιρι νkητου νουhαπ εfσkηουτ παιωου φαι αfsοπ kεν νη εθουαβ τηρου νταf.
English: to execute on them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints.
Coptic: πιψαλμοσ ρν. αλληλουια.
English: Alleluia.
Coptic: σμου εφt kεν νη εθουαβ τηρου νταf. 2 σμου εροf kεν πιταjρο ντε τεfjομ.
English: Praise God in his holy places: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Coptic: 3 σμου εροf εhρηι hιjεν τεfμετjωρι. 4 σμου εροf κατα παsαι ντε τεfμετνιst.
English: Praise him on account of his mighty acts: praise him according to his abundant greatness.
Coptic: 5 σμου εροf kεν ουσμη νσαλπιγγοσ. 6 σμου εροf kεν ουψαλτηριον νεμ ουκυθαρα.
English: Praise him with the sound of a trumpet: praise him with psaltery and harp.
Coptic: 7 σμου εροf kεν hανκεμκεμ νεμ hανχωροσ. 8 σμου εροf kεν hανκαπ νεμ ουοργανον.
English: Praise him with timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and the organ.
Coptic: 9 σμου εροf kεν hανκυμβαλον ενεσε τουσμη. 10 σμου εροf kεν hανκυμβαλον ντε ουεsληλουι.
English: Praise him with melodious cymbals: praise him with loud cymbals.
Coptic: 11 νιfι νιβεν μαρουσμου επcσ.
English: Let every thing that has breath praise the Lord.
Coptic: πιψαλμοσ ρνα. σεjοf kεν πιεjωρh ντε πισαββατον ντε πιουωινι.
English: This Psalm is a genuine one of David, though supernumerary, composed when he fought in single combat with Goliad.
Coptic: ανοκ πε πικουjι νkρηι kεν νασνηου ουοh ναλου kεν πηι ντε παιωτ ναιμονι ννιεσωου ντε παιωτ.
English: I was small among my brethren, and youngest in my father’s house: I tended my father’s sheep.
Coptic: ναjιj αυθαμιο νουοργανον ουοh νατηβ αυhωτπ νουψαλτηριον αλληλουια.
English: My hands formed a musical instrument, and my fingers tuned a psaltery.
Coptic: ουοh νιμ πεθναsταμε παcσ νθοf πε πcσ νθοf sαfσωτεμ εουον νιβεν ετωs εhρηι ουβηf.
English: And who shall tell my Lord? the Lord himself, he himself hears.
Coptic: νθοf αfουωρπ μπεfαγγελοσ ουοh αfολτ εβολ kεν νιεσωου ντε παιωτ ουοh αfθαhστ kεν φνεh ντε πεfθωhσ.
English: He sent forth his angel, and took me from my father’s sheep, and he anointed me with the oil of his anointing.
Coptic: νασνηου νανευ ουοh hαννιst νε ουοh μπεftμαt νkητου νjε πcσ.
English: My brothers were handsome and tall; but the Lord did not take pleasure in them.
Coptic: αιι εβολ εhρεν πιαλλοφυλοσ αfσαhουι εροι kεν νεfιδωλον.
English: I went forth to meet the Philistine; and he cursed me by his idols.
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιθωκεμ ντεfσηfι ετχη ντοτf αιωλι ντεfαφε. 8 ουοh αιωλι νουcιsιπι εβολ kεν νενsηρι μπισλ αλληλουια.
English: But I drew his own sword, and beheaded him, and removed reproach from the children of Israel.
Coptic: νε ουον ουρωμι πε εfsοπ kεν tχωρα ντε tαυσιδιτοσ επεfραν πε ιωβ ουοh πιρωμι ετεμμαυ νε ουθμηι πε ναταρικι ουοh νθεοσεβησ εαfhενf σαβολ μπετhωου νιβεν
English: There was a certain man in the land of Ausis, whose name was Job; and than man was true, blameless, righteous, and godly, abstaining from everything evil.
Coptic: ασsωπι δε ναf νjε ζ νsηρι νεμ γ νsερι
English: And he had seven sons and three daughters.
Coptic: ουοh νεfτεβνωουι νε ουον ζ νsο νεσωου νεμ γ νsο νjαμουλ νεμ φ νhεβι νεhε νεμ φ νtεω νρεfμονι ουοh ουνιst νhυπερεσια νεμ hαννιst νhβηουι νεμ sοπ ναf hιjεν πικαhι ουοh νε ουραμαο πε πιρωμι ετεμμαυ εβολ kεν νη ετsοπ kεν νιμανsαι
English: And his cattle consisted of seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses in the pastures, and a very great household, and he had a great husbandry on the earth; and that man was most noble of the men of the east.
Coptic: ουοh ναρε νεfsηρι hηλ μμηνι αυσω νεμ νουερηου kεν πηι μπουνιst νσον ευcι νεμωου ντουκε γ νσωνι ευουωμ ουοh αυσω νεμωου
English: And his sons visiting one another prepared a banquet every day, taking with them also their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
Coptic: ουοh αρεsαν νιεhοου ντε πισω jωκ εβολ sαρε ιωβ ουωρπ ενεfτεβνωουι ντεfcι νουμασι ντεfταλοf εhρηι kα νουψυχη ναfjω γαρ μμοσ πε νjε ιωβ jε μηπωσ αυμευι εhανπετhωου kεν νουhητ νjε ναsηρι ναhρεν φt παιρηt ον ναfιρι μμοf νjε ιωβ ννιεhοου τηρου
English: And when the days of the banquet were completed, Job sent and purified them, having risen up in the morning, and offered sacrifices for them, according to their number, and one calf for a sin-offering for their souls: for Job said, Lest peradventure my sons have thought evil in their minds against God. Thus, then Job did continually.
Coptic: αfsωπι δε νjε παιεhοου αυι νjε νιαγγελοσ ντε φt εοhι ερατου μπεμθο μπcσ ουοh αfι hωf νjε πιδιαβολοσ νεμωου ουοh αfοhι hιjεν πικαhι ουοh αfσινι νkητf
English: And it came to pass on a day, that behold, the angels of God came to stand before the Lord, and the devil came with them.
Coptic: ουοh πεjε πcσ μπιδιαβολοσ jε ετακι εβολ θων νθοκ ουοh αfερουω νjε πιδιαβολοσ πεjαf jε αιμεsτ μπικαhι τηρf ουοh αιμεsτ σαπεσητ ντφε ουοh t μπαιμα
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: ουοh πεjε πcσ ναf jε ακthθηκ ουν kεν πεκhητ εjεν πααλου ιωβ jε μμον πετονι μμοf kεν πετsοπ hιjεν πκαhι ουθμηι πε ναταρικι ουοh νθεοσεβησ εταfhενf σαβολ μπετhωου νιβεν
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: ουοh πεjε πιδιαβολοσ μπεμθο εβολ μπcσ jε μη αρε ιωβ sεμsι μπcσ νjινjη
English: Then the devil answered, and said before the Lord, Does Job worship the Lord for nothing?
Coptic: μη νθοκ αν ακτανsο ννεfhιπαρχωντα ακσμου ενη ετσαkουν νεμ νη ετσαβολ μπεfηι νεμ ενχαι νιβεν ετενταf εfκωt νιhβηουι ντε νεfjιj ακσμου ερωου νεfτεβνωουι ακθρουαsαι hιjεν πκαhι
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 ουωρπ ντεκjιj cινεμ νη ετενταf τηρου ντενναυ jε αν εfνασμου εροκ μπεκμθο
English: But put forth thine hand, and touch all that he has: verily he will bless thee to thy face.
Coptic: τοτε πεjε πcσ μπιδιαβολοσ επενταf μμωου εkρηι νακ νεμ τεfσαρξ εβηλ ετεfψυχη νθοκ μπενθρουερcσ εροf ουοh αfι νjε πιδιαβολοσ εβολ hιτεν πcσ
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: αfsωπι δε μπαιεhοου νιsηρι ντε ιωβ νεμ νεfsερι ναυσε ηρπ kεν πηι μπουνιst νσον
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: ουοh ισ πιρεμνhωβ αfι hα ιωβ πεjαf jε ναυσχαι πε νjε νιhεβι νεhε ουοh νιιαhσhιμι ναυμονι kατοτου
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: αυι νjε νη ετερεχμαλωτευιν αυερεχμαλωτευιν μμωου ουοh αυkωτεβ ννιαλωουι kεν τσηfι ανοκ μμαυατ αινοhεμ αιι νταταμοκ
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: ετι εfσαjι νjε φαι αfι νjε κερεμνhωβ πεjαf νιωβ jε ουχρωμ αfι εβολ kεν τφε αfρωκh ννιεσωου ουοh αfουωμ ννιμανεσωου παιρηt ανοκ δε μμαυατ αινοhεμ αιι νταταμοκ
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: ετι εfσαjι νjε φαι αfι νjε κερεμνhωβ ουοh πεjαf νιωβ jε νιhυπευσ αυερ γ νcναh ερον αυκωt ννιjαμαυλι αυερεχμαλωτευιν μμωου ουοh αυkωτεβ ννιαλωουι ντσηfι ανοκ δε εταινοhεμ μμαυατ αιι 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: ετι εfσαjι νjε φαι αfι νjε κερεμνhωβ πεjαf νιωβ jε ερε νεκsηρι νεμ νεκsερι ευουωμ ουοh ευσω kεν πηι μπουνιst νσον
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: νουhοt kεν ουhοt αfι νjε ουνιst μπνα εβολ kεν πsαfε ουοh αfcοh επιfτου λακh ντε πιηι ουοh αfhει νjε πιηι εjεν νεκαλωουι αυμου ανοκ δε μμαυατ αινοhεμ αιι νταταμοκ
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: παιρηt αfτωνf νjε ιωβ αfφωk ννεfhβωσ ουοh αfsωπ μπfωι ντε τεfαφε ουοh αfhιτf επεσητ αfουωsτ μπcσ
English: So Job arose, and rent his garments, and shaved the hair of his head, and fell on the earth, and worshipped,
Coptic: ουοh πεjαf jε εταιι εβολ kεν θνεjι ντε ταμαυ ειβηs αιναsε νηι ον ειβηs πcσ πε εταfτηιτου πcσ ον πε εταfολου κατα φρηt ετασραναf μπcσ παιρηt πε ετασsωπι μαρεfsωπι νjε φραν μπcσ εfσμαρωουτ
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: kεν ναι τηρου εταυsωπι μμοf μπερερhλι ννοβι νjε ιωβ μπεμθο μπcσ ουοh μπεft νουμετατεμι μφt
English: In all these events that befell him Job sinned not at all before the Lord, and did not impute folly to God.
Coptic: ασsωπι δε μπαιεhοου αυι νjε νιαγγελοσ ντε φt εοhι ερατου μπεμθο μπcσ ουοh αfι νjε πιδιαβολοσ αfοhι ερατf kεν τουμηt
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: ουοh πεjε πcσ μπιδιαβολοσ jε ετακι εβολ θων νθοκ τοτε πιδιαβολοσ μπεμθο μπcσ jε εταισινι εβολ σαπεσητ ντφε ουοh αιμοsι εβολ hιjεν πκαhι τηρf t μπαιμα
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 πcσ δε ναf jε ακthθηκ ουν kεν πεκhητ επααλου ιωβ jε μμον πεfρηt hιjεν πκαhι εουρωμι νατπετhωου πε νθμηι ναταρικι εαfhενf σαβολ μπετhωου νιβεν ετι ον fαμονι νtμετατκακια νθοκ δε ακjοσ kεν πετsουιτ ετακο ννεfhυπαρχοντα
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: αfερουω νjε πιδιαβολοσ πεjαf jε ουsαρ kα ουsαρ νη τηρου ετε ντε πιρωμι νατηιτου εjεν 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: παιρηt δε αν αλλα ουωρπ ντεκjιj cοh ενεfκασ νεμ νεfαfουι ντενναυ jε αν fνασμου εροκ μπεκμθο
English: Nay, but put forth thine hand, and touch his bones and his flesh: verily he will bless thee to thy face.
Coptic: πεjε πcσ δε μπιδιαβολοσ jε hηππε tt μμοf εkρηι ενεκjιj μμον τεfψυχη αρεh εροσ
English: And the Lord said to the devil, Behold, I deliver him up to thee; only save his life.
Coptic: αfι δε νjε πιδιαβολοσ εβολ hιτεν πcσ ουοh αfjουκh νιωβ νουsαs εfhωου ισjεν νεfφατ sα τεfαφε
English: So the devil went out from the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from his feet to his head.
Coptic: ουοh αfcι νουβελj αfkωk μπιμωουβων ουοh αfhεμσι hιjεν ουκοπρια σαβολ νtβακι
English: And he took a potsherd to scrape away the discharge, and sat upon a dung-heap outside the city.
Coptic: εταfσινι δε νjε ουνιst νχρονοσ πεjε τεfσhιμι ναf jε sα θναυ jε κsωπ εροκ εκjω μμοσ jε hηππε tναουωμ εροι νκεκουjι νχρονοσ ειjουsτ εβολ kατhη νthελπισ ντε παουjαι hηππε γαρ αfτακο νjε πεκερφμευι εβολ hιjεν πκαhι νιsηρι νεμ νιsερι νινακhι νεμ νιμκαh ντε τανεjι νη εταιcιkισι ερωου επαβηρ kεν hανεμκαh νhητ νθοκ δε κhεμσι kεν hανfεντ ευhωου εκοι νsρωισ kεν πιkημι νεμ tιωt ανοκ hω αιερουσερμη ουοh μβωκι ειλελε εβολ kεν μα εμα νεμ εβολ kεν ηι εηι ειjουsτ εβολ jε αρε φρη ναhωτπ νθναυ hινα νταμτον μμοι εβολ kεν ναkισι νεμ ναμκαh νhητ νη ετκωt εροι tνου αλλα jε ουσαjι μπcσ ουοh μου
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: νθοf δε εταfjουsτ εροσ πεjαf jε εταρεσαjι μφρηt νουι ννιhιομι νατhητ ισjε νιαγαθον ανcιτου εβολ hιτεν πcσ νιπετhωου τενναfαι kαρωου αν kεν ναι τηρου εταυsωπι μμοf μπεfερhελι ννοβι νjε ιωβ kεν νεfσφοτου μπεμθο μπcσ
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: εταυσωτεμ δε νjε νεfγ νsφηρ εθβε νιπετhωου τηρου εταυι εhρηι εjωf αυι hαροf νjε φουαι φουαι εβολ kεν τεfχωρα ελισαφ πουρο νθεμανων νεμ βαλδαδ πιτυραννοσ ντε νισαυχεων νεμ σωφαρ πουρο ντε νιμιννεοσ αυι hαροf ευσοπ jε ντουtνομt ναf ουοh ντουjεμπεfsινι
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: εταυναυ εροf hι φουει μπουσουωνf ουοh εταυωs εβολ kεν ουνιst νσμη αυριμι εα φουαι φουαι μμωου φωk ντεfστολη ουοh αυταλε καhι εjεν τουαφε
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: αυhεμσι kατοτf νζ νεhοου νεμ ζ νεjωρh μπε ουον μμωου σαjι ναυναυ γαρ επιερkοτ εfμοκh ουοh εfhροs μμαsο
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: μενενσα ναι δε αfουων νρωf νjε ιωβ ουοh αfσαhουι επεfεhοου
English: After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day,
Coptic: jε εfετακο νjε πιεhοου εταυμαστ νεμ πιεjωρh εταυjοσ jε ισ ουhωουτ
English: Let the day perish in which I was born, and that night in which they said, Behold a man-child!
Coptic: πιεjωρh ετεμμαυ εfεερχακι ουοh ννεfκωt νσωf νjε πcσ εβολ μπsωι ουδε ννεfι εjωf νjε φουωινι
English: Let that night be darkness, and let not the Lord regard it from above, neither let light come upon it.
Coptic: εfεcιτf νjε πχακι νεμ τkηιβι μφμου εfει εjωf νjε ουγνοφοσ
English: But let darkness and the shadow of death seize it; let blackness come upon it;
Coptic: εfεsωπι εfσhουορτ νjε πιεhοου ετεμμαυ εfεcιτf νjε ουχακι ννεfsωπι kεν hανεhοου ντε ουρομπι ουδε ννουηπι kεν hανεhοου ντε ουαβοτ
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 πιεjωρh ετεμμαυ εfεsωπι kεν hανμκαh νhητ ννεfι εjωf νjε πουνοf ουδε φραsι
English: But let that night be pain, and let not mirth come upon it, nor joy.
Coptic: αλλα εfεσhουωρf νjε φη ετνασαhουι επιεhοου ετεμμαυ φη ετναkωτεβ μπινιst νκυτοσ
English: But let him that curses that day curse it, even he that is ready to attack the great whale.
Coptic: ευεερχακι νjε νισιου ντε πιεjωρh ετεμμαυ ννουερhυπομενιν ουδε ννουι εφουωινι ουοh ννουναυ επισιου ντε hανατοουι εfsαιωου
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 ουηι μπεfsθαμ ννιπυλη ντε θνεjι ντε ταμαυ ναfναωλι γαρ μπαιμκαh νhητ εβολ kεν ναβαλ
English: because it shut not up the gates of my mother’s womb, for so it would have removed sorrow from my eyes.
Coptic: αkοι γαρ μπιμου kεν θνεjι ιε εταιι εβολ kεν θνεjι αkοι μπιμου σατοτ
English: For why died I not in the belly? and why did I not come forth from the womb and die immediately?
Coptic: εθβεου δε αυταjρο νjε νακελι εθβεου δε αιουεμcι
English: and why did the knees support me? and why did I suck the breasts?
Coptic: tνου δε ναινανκοτ πε ουοh νταχαρωι ναιναhωρπ πε ουοh ναιναμτον μμοι πε
English: Now I should have lain down and been quiet, I should have slept and been at rest,
Coptic: νεμ hανουρωου μβουλευτησ ντε πκαhι νη εναυsουsου μμωου εjεν hανσηfι
English: with kings and councillors of the earth, who gloried in their swords;
Coptic: ιε νεμ hαναρχων νη εναfοs νjε πουνουβ νη εταυμαh πουηι νhατ
English: or with rulers, whose gold was abundant, who filled their houses with silver:
Coptic: ιε μφρηt νουουkε εfνηου εβολ kεν τοt ντε τεfμαυ ιε μφρηt νhανκουjι ναλωουι νη ετε μπουναυ εφουωινι
English: or I should have been as an untimely birth proceeding from his mother’s womb, or as infants who never saw light.
Coptic: ετα νιασεβησ ετεμμον ουjωντ ντε ουμβον μμαυ εταυμτον μμωου μμαυ νjε νη ετkεμkωμ kεν πουσωμα
English: There the ungodly have burnt out the fury of rage; there the wearied in body rest.
Coptic: νιsα ενεh δε τηρου ευσοπ νη ετε μπουσωτεμ ετσμη νουφορολογοσ
English: And the men of old time have together ceased to hear the exactor’s voice.
Coptic: ουκουjι νεμ ουνιst σεχη μμαυ νεμ ουβωκ εfερhοt kατhη μπεfcσ
English: The small and great are there, and the servant that feared his lord.
Coptic: εθβεου γαρ αυt μφουωινι ννη ετkεν πχακι ιε πωνk ννιψυχη ετkεν πεμκαh νhητ
English: For why is light given to those who are in bitterness, and life to those souls which are in griefs?
Coptic: εθμει μφμου ουοh τοtcι μμοf αν ευφωρκ μμοf μφρηt νhαναhωρ
English: who desire death, and obtain it not, digging for it as for treasures;
Coptic: sαυραsι δε εsωπ ντε τοτου cι μμοf
English: and would be very joyful if they should gain it?
Coptic: φμου ουεμτον μπιρωμι πε αfsθαμ γαρ ερωf νjε φt
English: Death is rest to such a man, for God has hedged him in.