megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: τεφυσισ ουωνh μμοσ εβολ jεουhμhαλ τε τσυνηθια εσουωνh εβολ ντεπροhαιρεσισ . ερεπρωμε γαρ αhερατf hμπμεροσ σναυ 
English: nature manifesteth itself as a servant, but custom manifesteth itself as an act of deliberate choice, and man standeth between them.
Coptic: τεπροhαιρεσισ δε σο μπεσjοεισ . μμινμμοσ 
English: The act of deliberate choice is its own master,
Coptic: εσο ντhε νουοιει εsαfτωcε νhενσυνηθια ευhοου hντεφυσισ . μνhεναρετη ενανωου . καταπετεhναf sαfτεcνετhοου
English: and it is like unto a husbandman who planteth evil habits in the natural body, as well as the virtues which are excellent, and who planteth what is evil according- as it pleaseth him.
Coptic: μπεισμοτ hραι μεν hμπεκhο . πλιβε ντhη .
English: Thus also is it in the case of hunger, and in the case of thirst likewise.
Coptic: hμπειβε δε hωωf . τμντsνα .
English: In the matter of thirst [there is] swilling.
Coptic: πhινηβ δε hωωf . πβωλ εβολ επεhουο hνουhινηβ εfhορs .
English: In the matter of sleep [there is] great destruction [of the body] if the sleep be too heavy.
Coptic: hραι ον hμπναυ ννβαλ . μμεευε ετhοου hραι hντμετσυνηθια μπcολ .
English: Moreover, in the sight of the eyes [there is] the evil thought, and in truth there is also the habit of theft.
Coptic: sαfτωcε ον νναρετη ετνανωου hμπεισμοτ νουωτ .
English: And he planteth the virtues which are excellent in a similar manner.
Coptic: hραι hμπειβε . τhυπομονη
English: Thus in the case of thirst there is patient endurance.
Coptic: hραι hμπhινηβ . τευsη νροεισ
English: In the case of sleep there is the nightly vigil.
Coptic: hραι hμπcολ . τοπκ ετμε
English: In the case of theft there is the practice of honesty.
Coptic: hραι hμπναυ ννβαλ . τμντsαυ .
English: In the case of the sight of the eyes there is temperance.
Coptic: τεπροhαιρεσισ γαρ εστντων επουει .
English: Thus the act of deliberate choice is like unto a husbandman.
Coptic: παι γαρ hνουρικε ννβαλ sαfπωρκ ννσυνηθια ετhοου νfτωcε νναρετη ετνανωου καταπετεhναf . επειδη αfjρο ετεφυσισ .
English: For this act of deliberate choice, by the turning of the eyes, either stablisheth evil habits or planteth the virtues, which are excellent, according as he willeth, and it can overcome nature.
Coptic: τεφυσισ γαρ εστντων ευκαh εsαυρhωβ εροf .
English: For nature is like unto a parcel of ground which is cultivated,
Coptic: πεσουοι δε πε τεπροhαιρεσισ .
English: and the husbandman thereof is the act of deliberate choice.
Coptic: τεγραφη cε ετουααβ σtσβω ναν . αυω στσαβο μμον . jεαs νε νσυνηθια . ετhοου ετμπsα μπορκου μννευνουνε . αυω jεαs νε ναρετη . ετνανωου ετεssε . ετοοcου αυω ερhωβ εροου νfsωπε εfρησ .
English: And Holy Scripture teacheth us and instructeth us what are the evil habits which deserve to be pulled up by their roots, and what are the excellent virtues which it is meet to plant, and to cultivate so that they may prosper.
Coptic: πουοι γαρ ετενfσοουν αν . ντcομ ννεγραφη . ουατcομ πε . αυω ουhιδιωτησ
English: For the husbandman who knoweth not the power of the Scriptures is himself powerless, and he is also a simpleton,
Coptic: πε τνομοθεσια γαρ ννεγραφη sασtcομ γαρ hιμντρμνhητ . νσt νhεναρετη ενανωου εβολ hννεσκλαδοσ μμινμμοσ καταthε .
English: because the law-giving of the Scriptures giveth strength and understanding. It bestoweth the virtues of excellence from its own branches according to rule,
Coptic: sασt ναf νουπιστισ . ενανουσ ετρεfτοcσ hντεfμνταπιστοσ . αυω ουhλπισ hνουμντατναhτε . αυω ουαγαπη hνουμοστε . αυω ουσωουν hνουμντατσοουν . ουσπουδη hνουμνταμελησ . ουταειο . μνουεοου .
English: it giveth unto him good faith to plant in his unbelieving' [soil], and hope when he is in a state of want of confidence (or, incredulity), and love when in a state of hatred, and understanding w^hen in a state of ignorance, and diligence when in a state of carelessness, [and] honour and glory.
Coptic: πετsεπhισε sαfτωcε νουμντατμου . αυω ουμντνουτε hντεfμντρωμε .
English: He Who suffered planted immortality and Godhead in His manhood.
Coptic: ερsανπενουοει . cε ετεται τε τεπροhαιρεσισ κω νσωf μπfσαh . ετtσβω ναf ετεται τε τεγραφη ετουααβ . sαυhε εροf εfπλανα .
English: And if our husbandman, that is to say, the act of deliberate choice, casteth behind him his Master who teacheth him, that is to say, the Holy Scriptures, he will find himself led astray,
Coptic: αυω νfει εhραι εhενμεευε ευhοου . ευσωουh ναf εhουν 4 ευhοου . εfτωcε μμοου hντεfφυσισ ενεσηπ εροσ αν
English: and he will come into evil thoughts which will gather round about him evil habits, and he will plant them in his nature, which was not intended to receive them.
Coptic: ετεναι νε . ουμνταπιστοσ . ουμντεια τοοτκ νσωκ μμινμμοκ . ουμοστε ουφθονοσ ουμντμαιεοου εfsουειτ  ουλιβε νhη . ουμντsνα . πουωhμ . πtτων μννετεινε νναι .
English: And these are they: Unbelief, Despair about thyself, Hatred, Envy, Love of vainglory, [ the Lust of the belly, Luxuriousness, Contradictoriness, Strife, and the things which are like unto these.
Coptic: νταναι sωπε μμοf . jεαfκαπνομοθετησ νσωf
English: For these things shall come upon him because he hath forsaken the Law-giver.
Coptic: εfsανρhτηf δε νfcμαρικε εροf μμινμμοf . νfcεπη νfπαhτf μπνομοθετησ . νfjοοσ εfριμε . jεαιρνοβε jεαικαακ νσωι
English: And (when) he repenteth he must blame himself, and make haste and cast himself down before the Law-giver, and say, shedding tears as he doeth so, 'I have sinned, for I have cast thee behind me.'
Coptic: ντευνου sαρεπνομοθετησ sορπf εροf . hντεfμντμαιρωμε ετοs .
English: Then straightway the Law-giver will receive him gladly, in His abundant love for man,
Coptic: αυω sαft ναf νουμντρμνhητ ενανουσ μνουcομ ετρεfρhωβ επκαh ντεφυσισ νκεσοπ .
English: and He will give unto him a good understanding, and strength to enable him to work the field of nature once again.
Coptic: νfπωρκ εβολ νhητσ ννσυνηθια ετhοου νft ναf νναρετη ετσοτπ . αυω ετνανωου . ετρεfτοcου επμα ννετhοου νft ναf νhενκλομ . μνhενταειο εναsωου .
English: He shall remove the evil habits therefrom, and wall give unto him the virtues which are chosen and excellent to plant in the place of the evil things, and He wall give unto him crowns and honours in abundance.
Coptic: αfhκο καταφυσιν . αλλα αfhυπομεινε .
English: He shall sufier hunger according to nature, but shall endure it with patience ;
Coptic: αfεπιθυμει αλλα . αfsωπε νsαυ .
English: he shall feel desire, bu.t shall be able to resist it (?) ;
Coptic: πhινηβ hορs εjωf . αλλα αfαγωνιζε ετουsη νροεισ .
English: sleep shall oppress him heavily, but he shall contend against it during the night of vigil
Coptic: εfjνααυ εψαλλει .
English: he will sing unwillingly,
Coptic: αλλα sαfουων νρωf νfσμου επνουτε hνουμντjωωρε
English: but he will open his mouth and bless God with a vigorous voice.
Coptic: sαυtκλομ cε εjμπαι νtμινε νσεtταιο ναf .
English: They shall give him a crown for this, and at the same time pay him honours ;
Coptic: νεκλομ μεν jεαfαγωνιζε αfjροτεφυσισ .
English: a crown because he strove earnestly and vanquished nature,
Coptic: νταιο δε jεαfjπο ναf νναρετη ετνανωου .
English: and honours because he acquired the virtues of excellence.
Coptic: μαρνtεοου cε τενου ντμντμαιρωμε μπνουτε αυω μαρνσμου εροf . ντνουωνh εβολ ντεfμνταγαθοσ .
English: Now let us ascribe glory to God because of the love which He hath shewn to man, and let us bless Him, and let us make manifest to all His goodness,
Coptic: μαρνπαhτν ντνουωsτ ντεfμντsανhτηf .
English: and let us cast ourselves down and worship His gracious compassion.
Coptic: νιμ γαρ νειωτ πετναsνhτηf νthε .
English: For what father would ever shew forth such compassion as this?
Coptic: η αs νειωτ πετμε ννεfsηρε ντhε ετερεπjοεισ με μμον ανον νεfhμhαλ
English: Or, what father is there who loveth his son in the way wherein the Lord loveth us, who are His servants?
Coptic: αfχαριζε ναν . νhεννοc νδωρεα . εfοικονομει μμον hνουμντνοc .
English: He hath graciousIy bestowed upon us multitudes of gifts, He hath ruled us in majesty,
Coptic: εfκω ναν εβολ hνουμντναητ . εfθεραπευε ννσαs ντεψυχη hνουμντsανhτηf .
English: He hath forgiven us in mercy, and He hath healed the wounds of our souls compassionately,
Coptic: αλλα ανον hενατhμοτ τννααθετει μμοf 
English: and yet we, who are unpardonable, have wholly disregarded Him.
Coptic: fhορs νhητ εjων νfκω μμον αν νσωf . fουωs γαρ ετρε . ουον νιμ . ουjαι νσελο hμπνοβε νσελο hμπνοβε jεευεκληρονομει ντεfμντρρο .
English: He hath shewn longsuffering towards us, and hath not cast us behind Him, for He wisheth to save every one, and to make them cease from their sins, so that they may inherit His kingdom.
Coptic: νενsωνε γαρ τηρου ετμοκh αυω ετhορs αfρπαhρε εροου hντεfμνταγαθοσ .
English: For He hath in His goodness healed all the sicknesses which have afflicted us.
Coptic: πρεfjνααυ μεν εfειρε μμοf νσπουδαιοσ . εfτουνοσ μμοf εhοινε νhυμνοσ μννεψαλμοσ .
English: The lazy and inert man He hath made eager and zealous, and He hath made him to learn a few hymns and psalms.
Coptic: πατρνοβε sαfτοβσf ετρεfμετανοει νfκω ναf εβολ νftουροτ νhητ ναf εhουν εταρετη hνουριμε μνουθββιο .
English: The sinner He hath urged to repent, and He hath forgiven him, and given him joy of heart in virtue by means of weeping and humility.
Coptic: πcωβ sαfσωτμ εροf hνουcεπη jεννfρκουι νhητ μννετhυπομεινε sαfχαριζε ναυ ντδωρεα μπεπνευμα .
English: The weak man He hearkeneth unto very swiftly in order that his courage may not fail him, and upon those who endure patiently He graciously bestoweth the gift of the Spirit,
Coptic: sαftταιο ναυ τηρου hαπβεεκε μπευhισε .
English: and He giveth honour to them all as the wages of their sufferings.
Coptic: ουνcομ μεν μμοf εσοκν εροf νjναh αλλα νfουωs . αν ετρετνπροhαιρεσισ sωπε νατκαρποσ .
English: It is quite possible for Him to draw us to Him [on] wings, but He doth not wish to make our act of deliberate choice to become unfruitful.
Coptic: ω πεινουτε ναγαθοσ .
English: O what a Good God is this God!
Coptic: ω πεινουτε μμαιρωμε .
English: O what a Lover of man is this God!
Coptic: ω πεινουτε νατsαjε εροf .
English: O how indescribable is this God!
Coptic: αυω ανον τνκαταφρονει . αυω τναμελει . εsινε νσωf επενjοεισ πε ντοf πε νταfταμιον εαfμεριτν αfτααf hαρον . αυω τνjνααυ εεπικαλει μμοf .
English: And yet we treat Him with contempt and are careless in seeking after Him, our Lord, Who created us, and loved us, and gave Himself for us, and are sluggish in invoking Him!
Coptic: αfσοτν
English: He hath redeemed us.
Coptic: αfρουοειν ενβαλ μπεννουσ
English: He hath illumined the eyes of our understanding,
Coptic: αftπσοουν επενhητ .
English: He hath set prudence in our hearts,
Coptic: αfτρενjιtπε μπεhλοc ντεfαγαπη ετνοτμ νουοειs νιμ .
English: He hath made us to taste the delight of His love, which is sweet at all times.
Coptic: ναιατf cε μπετναμουh εβολ hντεfαγαπη jεμερεκεουωs νhητ ρjοεισ εjωf
English: Blessed is the man who shall be filled with His love, and over whom no other wish of the heart hath dominion.
Coptic: σωτμ cε νασνηυ ναμεραατε .
English: Hearken now unto me, O my brethren, my beloved.
Coptic: νιμ νσαβε πετενfναμερε πειjοεισ αν νtμινε .
English: What wise man is there who would not love such a God as this?
Coptic: νιμ πετενfναουωsτ αν νfεξομολογει ναf .
English: Who is there who would not worship Him, and acknowledge Him?
Coptic: tσοπσπ αυω tπαρακαλει μμωτν ετμτρετναμελει εσμου επειjοεισ νρμραs .
English: I beseech and I entreat you that ye be not careless in ascribing blessing to this merciful God.
Coptic: νsαναμελει cε ω μμαινουτε . αs τε τεναπολογια hμπεhοου μπhαπ η νναjοοσ jεου .
English: If we are careless and indifferent, O [my] God-loving [brethren], what apology therefor shall we make in the Day of Judgement, or what shall we say ?
Coptic: νναjοοσ jεμπενσωτμ η μπενειμε . η jεμπουταμον .
English: Shall we say that we did not hear, or that we did not know, or that we had never been informed [about Him]?
Coptic: ουοι ουοι νεκβα ουοολε εjων .
English: Woe! Woe! Twofold and manifold shall be the woe that shall come upon us.
Coptic: πεjαf jεhενhροου αυσωτμ εροου hμπεια μπhαπ .
English: For He saith, ' Voices are heard in the Valley of Judgement.'
Coptic: αs cε νε νεhροου ω νασνηυ νσαπριμε μνπcαhch νοβhε .
English: And what voices are these, O my brethren, except weeping and gnashing of teeth?
Coptic: αs πε πhωβ ετεμπεfααf ναν νcιπενjοεισ πετsοοπ hνκουωνf μπεfειωτ .
English: What thing is there which our Lord did not do for us when He was in the bosom of His Father?
Coptic: πετhμπjισε νατsαjε εροf . μη μπfθββιοf νfει επεσητ sαρον .
English: Did not He Who was in the height that is indescribable humble Himself, and come down to us?
Coptic: πειατναυ εροf μη μπουναυ εροf ετβηητν .
English: Did not He Who was invisible make Himself visible for our sakes?
Coptic: πλογοσ νατμου αfjισαρξ αfjιtπε μπμου hαρον .
English: Did not the Immortal Word take flesh and taste death for us?
Coptic: πετtταιο νουον νιμ μη μπουσοsf .
English: Was not He Who payeth honour to every one treated with contempt?
Coptic: μη μπουtαασ εhουν hμπεfhο . ετβηητν jεεfεααυ νρμhε .
English: Was not He smitten on His face for our sakes, that He might make us free?
Coptic: ω τειsπηρε ετμεh νhοτε .
English: O how full of terror is this miracle!
Coptic: ουcιj νομε ουcιj νκαh hικρμεσ εαυπλασσε μμοσ εβολ hμπκαh . αστολμα ασtαασ εhουν hμπhο μπχριστοσ πε νταfπλασσε ντπε μνπκαh . αυω αffι εροf hνουθββιο .
English: A hand made of mud, a hand of clay, a hand of dust and ashes, which was fashioned out of the earth, dared to thrust itself into the Face of Christ, Who fashioned the heavens and the earth, and He endured it with humility!
Coptic: ανον hωων νειταλαιπωροσ νεβιην . εανον . ουκαh μνουκρμσ μνεsfι ερον . sαπsαjε ννενερηυ .
English: And we, wretched and miserable creatures that we are, and made of dust and ashes, cannot bear even speech from each other.
Coptic: πειατμου μη μπεfjιtπε μπμου . νσετομσf ετβηητν . jεκασ εfετουνοσν .
English: This God Who was spotless, did not He taste death, and was He not buried in the tomb for our sakes so that He might raise us up?
Coptic: μη μπfβωλ εβολ ννεσναυh . μπjαjε . εαfμορf αfτααf ετοοτν ετρνσωβε μμοf . εαft ναν ντεξουσια . ετρενhωμ εjωf .
English: Did not He break the fetters of the Enemy, and bind him, Compare and deliver him over into our hands for us to make a mock of him, and give us the power to trample upon him?
Coptic: ντανωs εhραι εροf . ναs νhοου μπεfσωτμ ερον .
English: When we cried out unto Him, on what day did He not hearken unto us?
Coptic: καν ενsανωσκ νουκουι εfουωs ετρεπενβεεκε αsαι .
English: And if we hesitated a little He was willing to increase our wages.
Coptic: σωτμ ω πσον μμεριτ ειsαjε εροκ .
English: Hearken, O beloved brother, I speak to thee.
Coptic: ω πμοναχοσ . αjισ εροι jεντακαποτασσε μπκοσμοσ ετβεου . εsjε κναsινε ον νσατμοτνσ μπκοσμοσ . νγναουωsβ ναι αν η νγνανηφε μμοκ αν .
English: O monk, tell me wherefore didst thou set thyself apart from the world, if thou seekest again for the pleasant things of the world? Thou wilt neither answer me nor wilt thou be sober.
Coptic: νγσοουν αν jενταυταhμεκ εhενθλιψισ μνhενμοκhσ μνουhκο μνουειβε . ουjαf μνουκωκαhηυ .
English: Dost thou not know that thou art invited to tribulations, and afflictions, and hunger, and thirst, and cold, and nakedness ?
Coptic: νταυταhμκ ω πμεριτ εhενsληλ . μνhενουsη νροεισ . μνhενριμε . μνhεναsαhομ .
English: Thou art invited, O beloved, to prayings, and nights of vigil, and weepings, and sighings.
Coptic: αυω ντοκ ω πσον κμοοsε hνουjιhραf μνουσπαταλαλια . μνουσωβε . νγtσο αν ετεκταπρο . μννεκβαλ νγροεισ αν επεκhητ .
English: And yet, brother, thou goest on amid jestings, and lewdness, and laughter, and thou sparest not thy mouth and thine eyes, and thou lookest not into thy heart.
Coptic: αριπμεευε cε jενταυταhμεκ ευκληρονομια . ντετπε αυω ντοκ κλοβε hνουπωσs . εκμεευε εναπκαh .
English: Remember, therefore, that thou hast been invited to a heavenly inheritance, and yet thou behavest like a madman through thy stupidity, and thinkest about the things which belong to earth!
Coptic: εκναjοοσ . jεου hμπεhοου μπhαπ
English: But what wilt thou say in the Day of Judgement?
Coptic: μη νfναjοοσ νακ αν νcιπεκριτησ μμε . jεμη μπιsπhισε ετβηητκ .
English: Will not the Righteous Judge say unto thee, ' Did I not suffer for thy sake?
Coptic: αιhκο ντεκλοιcε . αιειβε αυτσοι νουhμj .
English: I suffered hunger for thee, I was thirsty, and they made Me drink vinegar.
Coptic: αικωκαhηυ hιπεσταυροσ .
English: I was naked on the Cross.
Coptic: αιt νταψυχη hαροκ
English: I gave My soul for thee.'
Coptic: μη ννειsαjε σηh νακ αν ω πσον .
English: Were not these words written for thee, O brother?
Coptic: η νγσοουν αν jεπσωντ τηρf σεναταhοf ερατf επβημα . μπεχριστοσ νσεthαπ εροου τηρου . ετβεhωβ . νιμ εαυοβsου εροου . ετβεουαγαθον η ουπονηρον .
English: Or dost thou not know fhat all creation shall stand before the throne of the Christ, and that they all shall be judged on account of everything which they have forgotten, both good and bad?
Coptic: σεναjπιον hντμηητε νhενsο νsο . μνhεντβα ντβα ναγγελοσ hιαρχαγγελοσ μννετουααβ τηρου ευαhερατου μπεfκωτε
English: They shall set us in the midst of thousands of thousands, and tens of thousands of angels and archangels, and all the saints shall stand round about Him.
Coptic: μη εκναsjιcολ μπναυ ετμμαυ .
English: In that hour thou shalt not be able to lie.
Coptic: cωsτ cε ω πμοναχοσ μπρτρεπεκhαπ sωπε εfκηβ εροκ νγασχυμονη ετβενεκπραξισ ετhοου
English: Watch carefully, then, O monk, and make not thy judgement to be double upon thee, and thyself to be ashamed of thy evil actions.
Coptic: αλλα tπαρακαλει μμοκ τωουν εβολ hαπhινηβ νγκω νσωκ ννεκοβsσ νγσβτωτκ hατhη μπhαπ μπνουτε .
English: But I exhort thee to rise up out of sleep, and to cast thy forgetfulness behind thee, and to prepare thyself before the Judgement of God [cometh].
Coptic: ειμε jεαfhων εhουν απεhοου ρικε ασhων εhουν νcιτευνου .
English: Know thou that it hath drawn nigh, that the day hath turned, and that the hour is at hand.
Coptic: ειμε νακ νγναυ jενενσνηυ sοοπ νμμαν νσαf . μπhοου σεsοοπ αν .
English: Know too that thou didst see our brethren with us yesterday, and that to-day they are not,
Coptic: απευjοεισ γαρ sινε νσωου αυβωκ .
English: for their Lord required them, and they departed.
Coptic: cωsτ νσαf μνποου jεαfπαραγε ντhε νουhρηρε νχαρτοσ η ντhε νουρεfπωτ εfασωου .
English: Consider yesterday and to-day, how they have passed away like a pretty flower or like a swift runner.
Coptic: ται τε τhε ετερενενhοου ναουεινε μπνειμε .
English: even so are our days, and yet we do not know it.
Coptic: ναιατf μπετνασβτωτf . jεεfεjι μπωνh sαενεh 
English: Blessed is the man who shall make himself ready, for he shall receive the life which is for ever!
Coptic: σωτμ εροι ω πμεριτ
English: Hearken unto me, O beloved one.
Coptic: sατναυ καμελει . sατναυ κταhεhννροουs ντhυλη . ερεπειβιοσ τντων ευμα νcοιλε .
English: Hitherto thou hast been carelessly indifferent, hitherto thou hast occupied thyself with the cares of thing-s material, althoug-h this world is only like unto a place wherein to sojourn.
Coptic: thτηκ τενου νγειμε jεου πε ντακjοουf ετπε hιτhη μμοκ .
English: Now, however, take good heed, and decide what it is that thou wilt send to heaven before thee.
Coptic: tπαρακαλει μμοκ μπρβωκ εκsουειτ αλλα jοου νουδωρον hιhη μμοκ .
English: I exhort thee not to depart in a condition of emptiness, but to send a gift on before thee.
Coptic: jοου νουsληλ εfμεh νρμειη 
English: Send on a prayer full of tears,
Coptic: jοου νhενμντνα hννhισε ννεκcιj .
English: send on alms and oblations [obtained by] the labours of thy hands,
Coptic: jοου νhενουsη νροεισ hνhενψαλμοσ μνhενhυμνοσ .
English: send on nights of vigil [filled] with psalms and hymns,
Coptic: jοου νουπιστισ μνουμε εhουν επνουτε νταfμεριτκ .
English: send on belief and truth to the God Who hath loved thee.
Coptic: εsωπε ακjοου ναι νthε hατεκhη ειε τωκ νhητ jεεκναβωκ ευμα νμτον sαενεh .
English: If thou hast sent on before thee things like unto these then be of good cheer, for thou shalt depart into a place of everlasting rest.
Coptic: εsωπε cε μπεκjοου λααυ hιhη μμοκ . hννενταιταυοου .
English: If, however, thou hast not sent on before thee any one of the things which I have enumerated,
Coptic: καν μπρtνουcσ μπετhιτουωκ . μπρjισε νhητ εjωf .
English: and if Do not irritate thy brother, and do not treat him arrogantly.
Coptic: αυω ετβεου εκfιροουs hαουsτην μνουρsων μνουτροφη παραπsι .
English: And why dost thou take thought beyond measure concerning apparel, and raiment, and food?
Coptic: ω πσον εκωρκ εκjιcολ εκjαjω hμπεκjι μνπεκt .
English: O brother, thou takest oaths, thou utterest lies and thou shewest thyself hard and grasping in thy buying and selling;
Coptic: μηπετσανs ννhαλαατε μνντβνοουε νfνασανουsκ αν ντοκ hντεfπρονοια μνπκαρποσ ννεκcιj .
English: shall not He Who feedeth the birds and the beasts feed thee by His forethought and by the fruit of thy hands?
Coptic: μπρειρε νthε ω πμοναχοσ αλλα cωsτ εβολ jεεκναsωπε νκληρονομοσ μπνουτε .
English: Do not act in this manner, O monk, but take heed that thou mayest become an heir of God;
Coptic: αυω εκfιροουs hαθυλει μπειαιων 
English: and, if thou wert, wouldst thou then take care for the material things of this world?
Coptic: κjω μμοσ καταπεκσχημα jεαιμου μπκοσμοσ . παλιν ον κμεευε εναπκοσμοσ .
English: Thou sayest, in accordance with thy garb, 'I have died to the world,' and then thou lettest thy mind dwell upon the thing-s of the world!
Coptic: ετβεου καπατα μμοκ ουαακ .
English: Why dost thou deceive thyself alone?
Coptic: ετβεου κρhαλ μμοκ μμινμμοκ .
English: Why dost thou make thyself a slave unto thyself?
Coptic: πκαιροσ ντμετανοια κη νακ εhραι κο ναμελησ κcμαρικε επνομοθετησ .
English: The season for repentance hath been set before thee, [but] thou art careless, and wilt be accused before the Lawgivcr.
Coptic: αναυ cε ω πεβιην jεπμου ναει hνουsπ νsωπ . αυω ου πετκναjοοf .
English: Observe now, O thou wretched man, that death shall come suddenly, and what wilt thou say unto him?
Coptic: μη κναsjοοσ jεκαατ . μπρfιτ τενου . καατ sανtμετανοι .
English: Wilt thou not say, 'Let me be ; take me not now; leave me until I have repented? '
Coptic: νηφε μμοκ ω πεβιην jετευνου ετμμαυ νηυ εjωκ ντhε ουπαs αυω κναρhτηκ νγjοοσ jεω ουοι ναι jεαναhοου ωjν μπιειμε .
English: Be wise (?), O wretched man, for that hour shall come upon thee like a snare, and thou wilt repent, and wilt say, 'O woe is me ! for my days have come to an end without my knowing it.
Coptic: απμου κωτε εροι μνhιη μπωτ ελααυ νσα 
English: Death hath compassed me round about, and there is no way whereby I may flee from him.'
Coptic: τενου cε ω παμεριτ νηφε νγthτηκ ενε tjω μμοου .
English: Now therefore, O my beloved, be wise, and pay good heed unto the things which I shall say unto thee.
Coptic: σωτμ επjοεισ jεεfjω μμοσ jεου .
English: 'Hearken thoa unto what the Lord spake,
Coptic: παι ρωsε ερον ετρfνουhοτε εjων μνουστωτ επεhοου μπhαπ μπεχριστοσ .
English: This is sufficient to bring fear and trembling upon us in the day of the Judgement of the Christ.
Coptic: αρα νιμ πετενfναπωsσ αν jεπjοεισ μπτηρf . πετωs εβολ νfsοοπ αν νcιπετσωτμ εροf .
English: Is there any man who would not be utterly terror-stricken before the Lord of All, Who crieth out? for he who hearkeneth unto Him ceaseth to exist (forthwith).
Coptic: πεjαf jεπμα νsελεετ σβτωτ ναμασε μννετσαναsτ σεsαατ νκα νιμ σβτωτ
English: He saith, 'The chamber of the marriage feast is prepared ; my oxen and my fatted animals are slaughtered, all things are ready.
Coptic: αμηιτν ετsελεετ .
English: Come ye to the marriage feast.
Coptic: αμηιτν εισ προ ουων .
English: Come ye to the open door.
Coptic: αμηιτν μπρcω hιβολ μμον .
English: Come ye inside, remain ye not outside.
Coptic: ειsανsταμ . μνπετναουων νητν . πετναcω hιβολ μνπετναjιτf εhουν 
English: If I shall shut the door there is no one who can open it to you, there is no one who can take inside him that standeth outside.'
Coptic: αυω μννσανειτωhμ . μννσανεισοπσπ τηρου . μνλααυ σωτμ μνλααυ εfcεπη . μνλααυ εfρhοτε . αλλα αυμρπενhητ hνταπατη ετsουειτ . ντνουωs αν εσωτμ .
English: And after these invitations, and after all these entreaties, there is none who heareth, none who hasteneth [to accept], none who is afraid, but all remain unmoved in heart through [their] vain delusion, for we do not wish to hearken.
Coptic: μπρτρναμελει νσεfιτν νsουειτ .
English: Let us not be careless and become carried away by emptiness.