megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: νιμ πετεισαουν μπετνανουf μπλωμι hληι hιμ πεfωνh τηπι ννεhαου μπεfωνh hενπιjει νε αfειτου hληι ννουhηβι jε νιμ πετνεταμα πλωμι ετhαλαf μπρε jε ουν πετνεsωπι hαλετf
English: What advantage has a man? for who knows what is good for a man in his life, during the number of the life of the days of his vanity? and he has spent them as a shadow; for who shall tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
Coptic: νανου ουλεν εhουαστ εουνεh ετνανουf νανου πεhαου μπεfμου εhουαστ επεhαου νταυjπαf
English: A good name is better than good oil; and the day of death than the day of birth.
Coptic: νανουσ νsη εhουν ευηι ευειλ hηβι νhητf εhουαστ ενκsη εhουν ευηι ευσω νhητf jε τει τε θαη νλωμι νιμι πετανεh εfεt ννουπετνανουf εhληει επεfhητ
English: It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the banquet house: since this is the end of every man; and the living man will apply good warning to his heart.
Coptic: νανου ουβωρκ εhουαστ εουσωβι jε hινν ουκακια sαλε πεfhα sαfειλ πετνανουf
English: Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better.
Coptic: πhητ ννισβα hιμ πηι ννετειλ hηβι αhα πhητ ννιαθεt. hιμ πηι ννετουναf
English: The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Coptic: νανουσ νfσωτομ επνουsσ ννουσβα εhουαστ εουλωμι εfσωτομ επjω νιαθητ
English: It is better to hear a reproof of a wise man, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Coptic: νθη ντσμη νhενsανt ευτωκ hαλαυου hαλασ ννουλαht. τει τε θη μπσωβι ννιαθητ πεικητ αν ουπιjει πε
English: As the sound of thorns under a caldron, so is the laughter of fools: this is also vanity.
Coptic: jε τμιντνουj sασκιμ επισβα sαfτακα μπεfhητ. ετταιηουτ
English: for oppression makes a wise man mad, and destroys his noble heart.
Coptic: νανου θαη νεfsεjι εhουαστ ετεfhουειt νανου ου ουναj νhητ εhουαστ εουπνευμα νjασιhητ
English: The end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof: the patient is better than the high-minded.
Coptic: μβελκωλομ νκjεν hληι hιμ πεκπνα jε πβω λεκ. sαfμταν μαf ννιαθεt
English: Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger will rest in the bosom of fools.
Coptic: μπελjασ jε ουμ πενταfsωπι jε νεhαου νsαρπ ναου. εhουαστ ενα τενου νακsινι εν. ετβε πει hινν ουσοφια
English: Say not, What has happened, that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire in wisdom concerning this.
Coptic: νανου τσοφια. μενν ουκληρονομια αhα ουhουα πε νη ετνεου επρε
English: Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and there is an advantage by it to them that see the sun.
Coptic: jε hληι hιν τεσhηιβι αλε τσοφια sαπ νθη βι μφετ ουhουα πε πσαουν νδε τσοφια sαστανhα πετhατασ
English: For wisdom in its shadow is as the shadow of silver: and the excellence of the knowledge of wisdom will give life to him that has it.
Coptic: ανευ ενταμια ντε φt jε μαν sjαμ ντε λαπt σκ fωου πετελε φt νεκατf
English: Behold the works of God: for who shall be able to straighten him whom God has made crooked?
Coptic: εβαλ ννεhαου ννεfπετνανουf ωνh εhουν επεhαου ννουπετνανουf ανευ επεhαου ντκακια ανευ επεικητ jε τμει τε πει α φt αfειf jε ευεsεjι ετβητf jε νε πλωμι νεf jιν λαπτ hαλεfτεf
English: In the day of prosperity live joyfully, and consider in the day of adversity: consider, I say, God also has caused the one to agree with the other for this reason, that man should find nothing after him.
Coptic: αινευ ελαυ τηλου μπεhαου νταμιντπειjει ουαν ουμει νε νκατ hιν τεfμιντμει αhα ουαν ουασεβησ fνεjω hληι hιν τεfκακια
English: I have seen all things in the days of my vanity: there is a just man perishing in his justice, and there is an ungodly man remaining in his wickedness.
Coptic: μπιλ sωπι εκνεsτ jε νεκμου ενπεκεhι εν πε
English: Be not very wicked; and be not stubborn: lest thou shouldest die before thy time.
Coptic: νανουσ νκμαsι hαλετ αhα μπιλωρεβ. νσα τεκjιj jε πετιλ hαt αθη μφt sαfειλ βαλ ελαυ τηλου
English: It is well for thee to hold fast by this; also by this defile not thine hand: for to them that fear God all things shall come forth well.
Coptic: τσοφια sασελ ταιμε επισβα εhουαστ εμητ εουαει νοσ εουπολισ
English: Wisdom will help the wise man more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
Coptic: jε μμαν ουλωμι μμει hληι εjων πκεhι ετfενειλι ννου πετνανουf αυω νεfιλ ναβι
English: For there is not a righteous man in the earth, who will do good, and not sin
Coptic: νsεjι τηλου ετε νασεβησ νεjαυ μβελκα πεκhητ εσατμου jε νεκσωτομ επεκhελ εfhαουs ελακ
English: Also take no heed to all the words which ungodly men shall speak; lest thou hear thy servant cursing thee.
Coptic: ουατα νσαπ sαfμηουι επεκπεθαυ νθη ντακ hωκ sακhαυs εhενκαικαυνι
English: For many times he shall trespass against thee, and repeatedly shall he afflict thine heart; for thus also hast thou cursed others.
Coptic: νει τηλου αειjαντου hιν τασοφια αειjασ jε tνεειλ σβα
English: All these things have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Coptic: ντασ δε ασουηι hαλ μμαει θη ετε ναssαπ ννηει σεsηκ νjι νεjηκ νιμ πετνεsjαπf
English: That which is far beyond what was, and a great depth, who shall find it out?
Coptic: πεντα ταψυχη κωt νσωf μπεσjινι μμαf ουλωμι πεταιjιντf hιν ουsα αhα μπιjινι νουσhιμι hληει hιν νη τηλου
English: which my soul sought after, but I found not: for I have found one man of a thousand; but a woman in all these I have not found.
Coptic: πλην πεταιjινι μμαf πετα φt ταμια μμαf νταf πε πλωμι ετσουτων αhα νσα hενμηουι εναsωου νταυ αυκωt νσωου ηα  νιμ πετνεσαουν μπισβα  αhα νιμ πετσαουν ενβωλ εβαλ ννsεjι 
English: But, behold, this have I found, that God made man upright; but they have sought out many devices.  Who knows the wise? and who knows the interpretation of a saying?
Coptic: τσοφια μπλωμι νετε πεfhα ειλ ουαιν αhα πεταει νατsιπι hληι hιμ πεfhα σενεμεστωf
English: A man’s wisdom will lighten his countenance; but a man of shameless countenance will be hated.
Coptic: πλα μπιρρα αλεh ελαf αhα ετβε ουsεjι μβελκωλομ ειλ ανεs μφt
English: Observe the commandment of the king, and that because of the word of the oath of God.
Coptic: ακνεμαsι hα τεfhη μβελκωλομ εhωhι ελετκ hινν ουsεjι εfhαυ jε νη ετfουεsου τηλου fνεειτου
English: Be not hasty; thou shalt go forth out of his presence: stand not in an evil matter; for he will do whatsoever he shall please,
Coptic: νθη ννουιρρα εfsεjι εουαντεf τεξουσια νιμ πετνεjασ νεf jε ουν πετεκνεειf
English: even as a king having power: and who will say to him, What doest thou?
Coptic: πεταλεh ετεντολη ννεfειμι ευsεjι εfhαυ πουαιs μπhεπ fνειμι ελαf νjι φητ μπισβα
English: He that keeps the commandment shall not know an evil thing: and the heart of the wise knows the time of judgment.
Coptic: jε hωβ νιμι ουαντευ πεουαιs μεν τεκρισισ jε πσαουν μπλωμι ναsωf
English: For to every thing there is time and judgment; for the knowledge of a man is great to him.
Coptic: jε μμαν πετειμι jε ουν πετνεsωπι νεf αhα πετνεsωπι νιμ πετνεταμαf
English: For there is no one that knows what is going to be: for who shall tell him how it shall be?
Coptic: μαν ουλωμι εfjινjαμ εfειλ οσ μπεπνα ετλεfκωλυ μπεπνα αhα μαν εξουσια μπεhαου μπμου αhα κω εβαλ μπεhαου νταυμιsι hληι νhητf αhα τμετασεβησ νεσνεhεμ πεει ετηπ ελασ
English: There is no man that has power over the spirit to retain the spirit; and there is no power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in the day of the battle; neither shall ungodliness save her votary.
Coptic: αhα πει τηλεf αεινευ ελαf αειt μπαhητ επταμια τηλf νενταυταμιαυ νhαλαf μπρε νετα πλωμι ειλ οσ νhητου μπλωμι ετhεμκαf
English: So I saw all this, and I applied my heart to every work that has been done under the sun; all the things wherein man has power over man to afflict him.
Coptic: αεινευ ενασεβησ ευι εhουν ενεμhεου αυjιτου εβαλ μπετουεβ αυμαsι ευαει νναυ hληι hιν τπολισ τει τε θη νταυεειτου πεικητ αν ουπιjει πε
English: And then I saw the ungodly carried into the tombs, and that out of the holy place: and they departed, and were praised in the city, because they had done thus: this also is vanity.
Coptic: jε μμαν πετjεjι εβαλ ννενταυειλ ππετhαυ hινν ουκωλομ ελβε πει α φητ ννsηλι ννιλωμι αfτωτ ελαυ hιμ πευhητ μπτλευ 
English: Because there is no contradiction made on the part of those who do evil quickly, therefore the heart of the children of men is fully determined in them to do evil.
Coptic:    νhαt hα θη μφt jεκεσ ευειλ hαt hα τεfhη
English: He that has sinned has done evil from that time, and long from beforehand: nevertheless I know, that it is well with them that fear God, that they may fear before him:
Coptic: ουαν ουμιντπιjει εταυεισ hληι εjιν πκεhι jε ουαν hενμει ετεσνεει hληι εjωου νθη μπταμια ννιασεβησ ουαν hενασεβησ εsασταhαυ jε πταμια ννιμει νει εhληι εjωου αhα αειjασ jε πεικητ αν ουπιjεει πε
English: There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there are righteous persons to whom it happens according to the doing of the ungodly; and there are ungodly men, to whom it happens according to the doing of the just: I said, This is also vanity.
Coptic: hληι hιν νει αιt μπαhητ ανακ ετλισαουν ετσοφια αhα ετλινευ εταβsσ τει ετασsωπι hιjωμ πκεhι jε hιμ πεhαου αhα ντκεουsη fνενευ εν ενκατ νβελ
English: Whereupon I set my heart to know wisdom, and to perceive the trouble that was wrought upon the earth: for there is that neither by day nor night sees sleep with his eyes.
Coptic: αινευ ενιταμια τηλου ντε φt νhαλαf μπρε αhα μαν sjαμ ντε πsηλι μπλωμι jινι μπιταμια πεει νταυταμιαf νhαλαf μπρε νετε πλωμι hαστf νhητου εsινι μμαν sjαμ μμαf εjινι αhα νετε πισβα νεsε jε αιμι ελαυ νfνεs jιντου εν
English: And I beheld all the works of God, that a man shall not be able to discover the work which is wrought under the sun; whatsoever things a man shall endeavour to seek, however a man may labour to seek it, yet he shall not find it; yea, how much soever a wise man may speak of knowing it, he shall not be able to find it: for I applied all this to my heart, and my heart has seen all this.
Coptic: jε πει τηλεf αιτειf hληι hιμ παhητ αhα α παhητ αfνευ επει τηλεf νθη ννιμει τει τε θη hωου ννισβαασεβησ αhα νευhβηουι νjιj ντε φt ουαγαπη αν μεν ουμασt πλωμι σαουν μμαυ εν hωβ νιμι νταυ τηλου μτα εβαλ
English: I saw that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: yea, there is no man that knows either love or hatred, though all are before their face.
Coptic: πει ου πεθαυ πε hιν νταμια τηλου ετhαλαf μπρε jε ουjινκωλh νουωτ ετνεταhα ννη τηλου τε φητ ννιsηλι νιλωμι μεh μπεθαου ουjινκιμ μπευhητ σμουh hληι hιμ πευωνh jε αυνεsη hι πεhου ννινλεfμαυτ
English: There is this evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yea, the heart of the sons of men is filled with evil, and madness is in their heart during their life, and after that they go to the dead.
Coptic: jε νιμ πετιλ κοινωνι hληει εjων νετανh τηλου jε ουαν ουhελπισ νευ jε νανου ουουhαρ ετανεh εhουαστ εουμουι ετμαουτ
English: for who is he that has fellowship with all the living? there is hope of him: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Coptic: jε νετανh σενεειμει jε σενεμου νετμαουτ δε νσεειμει νλαπt εν αυω μμαν βεκη sαπ νευ jε αυιλ πωβs μπευμηουι
English: For the living will know that they shall die: but the dead know nothing, and there is no longer any reward to them; for their memory is lost.
Coptic: αhα τευαγαπη μεν πευμασt πευμλεh αfτακα αhα μμαν ται sαπ νευ hιμ πταμια τηλf ετhαλαf μπρε
English: also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, have now perished; yea, there is no portion for them any more for ever in all that is done under the sun.
Coptic: ουωμ μπεκαικ hινν ουουναf αhα σω μπεκηλπ jε α φt μτωου επεκhωβ
English: Go, eat thy bread with mirth, and drink thy wine with a joyful heart; for now God has favourably accepted thy works.
Coptic: νεκhαιt μαλουsωπι ευουαβs νουαιs νιμι μπιλτλε τεκαπη jωλεh ννουνεh
English: Let thy garments be always white; and let not oil be wanting on thine head.
Coptic: ανευ επεκωνh μεν τεκσhιμι ντακμελλιτσ hιν νεhαου τηλου μπεκωνh νενταυτειτου hινν ουμιντπιjεει νhαλαf μπρε νιhαου τηλου μπεκελ hωβ jε τει τεκται τε hιμ πεκωνh hιν νεκhισι τηλου ετhασι μμαυ hαλαf μπρε
English: And see life with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which are given thee under the sun: for that is thy portion in thy life, and in thy labour wherein thou labourest under the sun.
Coptic: νη τηλου ετε τεκjιj σαουν εjιντου αλιτου κατα τεκjαμ αλιτου μμανν ουταμια ννουsαjνι μινν ουσαουν μιν νουσοφια hιν αμινt. πμε ετκι ννε. εμευ ντακ hωκ
English: Whatsoever thine hand shall find to do, do with all thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Hades wither thou goest.
Coptic: αεικατ αυω αεινευ hαλαf μπρε πετασηουτ εν πα ππωτ νενεh αhα μπtι πα νjωρι εν πε αhα ουαεικ μπα νισβα εν πε αhα νικαθητ εν sαυιλ λεμμαα μπα νετσαουν εν πε πεhματ jε ουουαιs μεν ουjινκωλh νεταhα μμαυ τηλου
English: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor yet bread to the wise, nor yet wealth to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of knowledge; for time and chance will happen to them all.
Coptic: jε μαν ουλωμι σαουν επεfουαιs νθη ννιτυβτ νταυjωρj μμαυ hινν ουsνη εfhαου αhα νθη ννιhαλετι νταυjωρj μμαυ hινν ουπεs ντειhη sαυει εβαλ νουπεs νjι νsηλι νλωμι νουαιs εθαυ αfsαι εhληι εjωου νουsπε νsωπ
English: For surely man also knows not his time: as fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as birds that are caught in a snare; even thus the sons of men are snared at an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.
Coptic: τει τε τσοφια εταινευ ελασ hαλαf μπρε ουναj ελαι
English: This I also saw to be wisdom under the sun, and it is great before me:
Coptic: ουπολισ hα τει ουκουι τε hενλωμι αυσαβκ νhητσ ντε ουναj νιρρα ι εhληι εjωσ νfκωt ελασ νfκωτ εjωσ hενναj νjαλjελ
English: suppose there were a little city, and few men in it; and there should come against it a great king, and surround it, and build great mounds against it;
Coptic: αhα νfjινι ννουλωμι νhηκι νσβα νhητσ εουω νταf fνεhεμ τπολισ hληι hιν τεfσοφια αhα μπελωμι πε νταfιλ πηουι μπειλωμι νhηκι
English: and should find in it a poor wise man, and he should save the city through his wisdom: yet no man would remember that poor man.
Coptic: αιjασ ανακ jε νανου τσοφια εhουαστ εουjαμ τσοφια μπλωμι νhηκι αυhι hτει μμασ νεfsεjι μευσωτομ ελαυ
English: And I said Wisdom is better than power: yet the wisdom of the poor man is set at nought, and his words not listened to.
Coptic: νsεjι ννινσβα αυσατμου hιν ουματνεσ αλε πευσωτομ εhουαστ ετεσμη ννετει νοσ ελαυ hληι hιν ουμεταιεθητ
English: The words of the wise are heard in quiet more than the cry of them that rule in folly.
Coptic: νανου τσοφια εhουαστ εhενσιτβειh μπολεμοσ πιουει ετιλ ναβι νετακε ουπετνανουf εναsωf
English: Wisdom is better than weapons of war: and one sinner will destroy much good.
Coptic: hεναf αυsαμου sαυτακε ουνεh. εfσατπ ννουσt. νουfι πsεjι ντσοφια fταιηουτ εhουαστ εου αου νουναj μμεταιεθητ
English: Pestilent flies will corrupt a preparation of sweet ointment: and a little wisdom is more precious than great glory of folly.
Coptic: φητ νσβα αfhληι hιν τεfjιj νουινεμ φητ μπιαθητ αfhληι hιν τεfjαjε
English: A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
Coptic: αhα εsωπι αλε πιαθητ αfsαμμαsι ντεhιη sαλε πεfhητ sαfjωλj νετεfμηου ελαυ τηλου ουμιταιεθητ τε
English: Yea, and whenever a fool walks by the way, his heart will fail him, and all that he thinks of is folly.
Coptic: εsωπι πεπνα μπη ετει οσ αfsαι hληι εjωκ μβελκα πεκμε νεf jε ουtιλ jα sαfsωπι νhενναβι ενα εου εουλα
English: If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for soothing will put an end to great offences.
Coptic: ουαν ου πε θαου sαπ hαλαf μπρε νθη μπη ετει νοσ πει νταfει εβαλ μμαf μπεfειμι.
English: There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, wherein an error has proceeded from the ruler.
Coptic: α πιαθητ αυτειβ εhληι εουμιτ jασιhητ εναsωσ αhα νλιμμα ευhμασ ευαι ει νhηκι
English: The fool has been set in very high places, while rich men would sit in a low one.
Coptic: αεινευ εhενhελ ευαλη hληι εjων hενhτωρ αhα hεναρχου ευμαsι hληι εjων πκεhι νθη νhενhελ
English: I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants on the earth.
Coptic: πετjεκει ννουsει νεhηι ελαf αhα πετσωκ ννουjαλjελ. sαλε πιαjω jντf νfjακf
English: He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and him that breaks down a hedge a serpent shall bite.
Coptic: πετεsαfσετ ουωνι εβαλ fνεμκεh hληι εjωf πετπωh νhενsη fνεhωs hληι νhητου
English: He that removes stones shall be troubled thereby; he that cleaves wood shall be endangered thereby.
Coptic: εsωπι αλε πβενιπε hηι νταf τf sαλε πεfhα sταλτελ hιν ουjαμ fνεjινjαμ ουαν ουhουα sαπ μπισαβη νλωμι ντσοφια
English: If the axe-head should fall off, then the man troubles his countenance, and he must put forth more strength: and in that case skill is of no advantage to a man.
Coptic: εsωπε. αλε ουhαf jακα ουαιει εμπλεfμουt sαπ εν μμαν hουα hsαπ μπιλεfμουt
English: If a serpent bite when there is no charmer’s whisper, then there is no advantage to the charmer.
Coptic: νινsεjι μπλα μπισβα ουαν. hηου νhητου νσπατου μπιαθητ sαυαμεσf
English: The words of a wise mouth are gracious: but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.
Coptic: hη ννινsεjι ντε πεfλα tιμινταιεθητ τε αυω τεfhαη ουκιμ εfhαου πε
English: The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly: and the end of his talk mischievous madness.
Coptic: πιαθητ sαfαsει hινν ουμετλεfsεjι μπε πλωμι ιμι επεταfsωπι αhα πετνεsωπι μμαf νιμ πετνεταμαf jε ουν πεθαλεhτ
English: A fool moreover multiplies words: man knows not what has been, nor what will be: who shall tell him what will come after him?
Coptic: φισι ννιαθητ sαfθεμκαυ πη ετεμεfειμι εsη εhουν εουπολισ
English: The labour of fools will afflict them, as that of one who knows not to go to the city.
Coptic: ουαι νε τπολισ ετε πε ιρρα ουαλου πε νεαρχου sαυουωμ νsωρπ
English: Woe to thee, O city, whose king is young, and thy princes eat in the morning!
Coptic: αhα ναιετκ πκεhι ετε πεκιρρα ουsηλι νλιμhη πε αhα νεκαρχου sαυωμ μπνευ ετεssη hληι hινν ουjαμ νατsιπι
English: Blessed art thou, O land, whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes shall eat seasonably, for strength, and shall not be ashamed.
Coptic: hληι hιν τειμμιντωj. sαλε νουhασαει μπηι θυβια hληι ντουεσουι ννενjεουhj sαλε πηι jωλεh
English: By slothful neglect a building will be brought low: and by idleness of the hands the house will fall to pieces.
Coptic: sαυταμια ννουαικ hληι hινν ουσωβι αhα ουηλπ μινν ουνεh jε ελαι ννετανh νεουναf αhα νετθυβιηουτ τηλου νεσωτομ hληι hιμ φετ
English: Men prepare bread for laughter, and wine and oil that the living should rejoice: but to money all things will humbly yield obedience.
Coptic: μπλhαουs εουιρρα hληι hιμ πεκhητ αhληι hιν νενμε εντακ νκατ μμευ μπιλhαυh εουλιμμα jε πιhαλητ ντπη νεεινι ντεκσμη νεf αhα πετελε ντενh μμαf νεταουα ννεκsεjι
English: Even in thy conscience, curse not the king; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry thy voice, and that which has wings shall report thy speech.
Coptic: σετ πεκαεικ εβαλ μπhα μπμαου jε κνεjιντf hινν ουαsει ννhαου
English: Send forth thy bread upon the face of the water: for thou shalt find it after many days.
Coptic: μαt ουται ννουζ ννουη jε νεκειμι εν jε ουμ πε ππεθαυ πετνει εjων πκεhι
English: Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil there shall be upon the earth.
Coptic: εsωπι αλε νιjηπι μουh μμου νhωου sαυπεhτου εhληι εjων πκεhι εsωπι δε αλε ουsεν hηι ι νσα μπρησ ι νσα μπεμιhτ πμε ετε πsεν hηι sαfωhι μμευ
English: If the clouds be filled with rain, they pour it out upon the earth: and if a tree fall southward, or if it fall northward, in the place where the tree shall fall, there it shall be.
Coptic: πετεsαfαλεh εουτηου μεfjhα πετεsαfσαμεσ εhενjηπι μεfωhσ
English: He that observes the wind sows not; and he that looks at the clouds will not reap.
Coptic: ντhη ετε νσεσαουν εν jε εs τε τεhιη μπνα νθη νhενκησ ντκαλαhη ντε τετητ ντειhη νεκειμι ννινταμια ντε φt νει ετεfειτου τηλου
English: Among whom none knows what is the way of the wind: as the bones are hid in the womb of a pregnant woman, so thou shalt not know the works of God, even all things whatsoever he shall do.
Coptic: sωρπ εjhα μπεκjα πνευ νλουhι μπιλτλε τεκjιj κω εβαλ jε νκσαυν εν jε εκνεμαsι νουν ι πη ι πει εsωπι πισνευ νανου ευσαπ
English: In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening let not thine hand be slack: for thou knowest not what sort shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether both shall be good alike.
Coptic: πουαιν hαλj αhα νανουf ννινβελ ετειωρh πετειhωρ μπρε μπμε ετκι μμευ
English: Moreover the light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.
Coptic: εsωπι αλε πλωμι ωνh νhενλαμπι εναsωου hληι νhητου τηλου αfνεουναfμαf fνειλ πιμηουι ννεhαου νκτμσ jε ναsωου πετνηου τηλf ουπεjει πε
English: For even if a man should live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
Coptic: ουναf πιαλου νjιν τεκμινταλου αhα μαsι hαθη νουναf νjιν τεκμινταλου αhα μαsι μεν ουπετουεβ αυω μπιωρh ννεκβελ εν εκιμι jε hιν νη τηλου φt νενκτ εφεπ
English: Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart blameless, but not in the sight of thine eyes: yet know that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Coptic: sωπ ευβωλκ hαhαβαλ μπεκhητ μαλε πετθαυ. πωτ hαβαλ μπεκαβουι jε τμινταλου ντμενταμι hενπειjει ναι
English: Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for youth and folly are vanity.
Coptic: αλε πμηουι μπενταfσαντκ ννεhαου ντε τεκμινταλου μπα νεhαου ντκακια μπαυει ντε hενλαμπι ταhακ νκτεμjασ jε μπαουωs sαπ νhητου εν
English: And remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the days of evil come, and the years overtake thee in which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.
Coptic: sαντε πρε ιλ hλαστεν μεν πουαιν μεν παhα μεν νινσιου ντε νjηπι κατου νσα ουμου νhωου
English: While the sun and light are not darkened, nor the moon and the stars; nor the clouds return after the rain:
Coptic: ασμα ασματων
English: The Song of songs, which is Solomon’s.
Coptic: μαλεft πι ελωει. εβαλ hιν μπι ντε πεfλα jε νανου νεκικειβει εhουαστ εουηλπ
English: Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy breasts are better than wine.
Coptic: αhα πεσταει ννεκσαjιν νανουf εhουαστ εσαjιν νιμει ουσαjιν εfπην εβαλ πε πεκλεν ελβε πει hεναλαυι νhιαμι αυμηι μμακ
English: And the smell of thine ointments is better than all spices: thy name is ointment poured forth; therefore do the young maidens love thee.
Coptic: αυσακ νσα πεhου ννεκσαjιν αhα πρρα αfντt εhουν επεfταμιον ενετεληλ ντενουναf hληι νhητκ τενεμελλε νεκκιβι εhουαστ εουηλπ πσαυτεν πενταfμελλιt
English: They have drawn thee: we will run after thee, for the smell of thine ointments: the king has brought me into closet: let us rejoice and be glad in thee; we will love thy breasts more than wine: righteousness loves thee.
Coptic: ανακ ουκαμη αhα νανουσ ννινsηλι νσhιμει ντε πισλ νθη ννιμα νsωπι νκηδαρ νθη μπαfουι νσαλομων
English: I am black, but beautiful, ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
Coptic: μπελσαμεσ ελαι jε ανακ ουκαμη πρε πε. νταfhι hτει μμαι νινsηλι νταμευ νεταυsωjι νhητ αυκετ ννουαλεh εμμα νναλαλει παμε ναλαλει ανακ μπειαλεh ελαf
English: Look not upon me, because I am dark, because the sun has looked unfavourably upon me: my mother’s sons strove with me; they made me keeper in the vineyards; I have not kept my own vineyard.
Coptic: ματαμαει επη ετεμ α ταψυχη μελλιτf ακμανει τον ακιλ sειλι τον μπνευ μμηλι μεντουjαπτ εhληι εhεναhι ντε νιsεμμα
English: Tell me, thou whom my soul loves, where thou tendest thy flock, where thou causest them to rest at noon, lest I become as one that is veiled by the flocks of thy companions.
Coptic: εsωπι ελετιμσουωνι τετνανουσ ννεhιαμι αμη εβαλ hαλετου ννιναhι ντεμανι ννεβαμπι hληι ννιμα νsωπε ντε νινμανι
English: If thou know not thyself, thou fair one among women, go thou forth by the footsteps of the flocks, and feed thy kids by the shepherd’s tents.
Coptic: αειινι νταhταρι hληι hιν νιναρμα μφαραω τααληου
English: I have likened thee, my companion, to my horses in the chariots of Pharao.