megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: νθε νουhτο εfhα ουκαρουχιον εsαfhμhμ hα πετhμοοσ hιjωf τηρf ται τε θε νουsβηρ ρρεfσωβε.
English: A stallion horse is as a mocking friend, he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him.
Coptic: ετβε ου ουν hοου jοσε εhοου επιρη νουωτ πετρουοειν εhοου νιμ ντερομπε
English: Why doth one day excel another, when as all the light of every day in the year is of the sun?
Coptic: αυπορjου εβολ hμ πσοουν μπjοεισ αfsιβε ννεουοειs μν νsα.
English: By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished: and he altered seasons and feasts.
Coptic: αfjισε εβολ νhητου αυω αfτββοου αfκω εβολ νhητου εhνηπε νhοου.
English: Some of them hath he made high days, and hallowed them, and some of them hath he made ordinary days.
Coptic: νρωμε hωου τηρου hν εβολ hμ πκαh νε αυω νταυσντ αδαμ εβολ hμ πκαh.
English: And all men are from the ground, and Adam was created of earth:
Coptic: α πjοεισ πορjου εβολ hμ παsαι ντεfσβω αυω αfsιβε ννευhιοουε.
English: In much knowledge the Lord hath divided them, and made their ways diverse.
Coptic: αfσμου εhοινε νhητου αυω αfjαστου αfτββο εβολ νhητου αfhονου εροf.
English: Some of them hath he blessed and exalted and some of them he sanctified, and set near himself:
Coptic: αfσhουρ hοινε νhητου αυω αfθββιοου αυω αfταυοου εhραι hι νευμα ναhερατου.
English: but some of them hath he cursed and brought low, and turned out of their places.
Coptic: ευο νθε νουομε νκεραμευσ hν τεfcιj ερε νεfhιοουε τηρου sοοπ κατα πεfουωs.
English: As the clay is in the potter’s hand, to fashion it at his pleasure:
Coptic: ται τε θε ετερε νρωμε hν τcιj μπενταfταμιοου ετωωβε ναυ κατα πεfουωs.
English: so man is in the hand of him that made him, to render to them as liketh him best.
Coptic: παγαθον μπεμτο εβολ μππεθοου αυω πωνh μπεμτο εβολ μπμου ται τε θε μπρεfρνοβε μπεμτο εβολ μπρμννουτε.
English: Good is set against evil, and life against death: so is the godly against the sinner, and the sinner against the godly.
Coptic: αυω fcωsτ ντειhε ενεhβηυε τηρου μπετjοσε σναυ σναυ ουα μπεμτο εβολ νουα.
English: So look upon all the works of the most High; and there are two and two, one against another.
Coptic: ανοκ hω αιρ ουsη νροεισ επhαε αυω αικληρονομι μμοου νθε νsορπ.
English: Though I was the last to wake up, yet I received their inheritance as from the beginning.
Coptic: να μπλαοσ νταυταhμεf hμ πεκραν αυω πισραηλ εντακτντωνf επεκsρπ μμισε.
English: O Lord, have mercy upon the people that is called by thy name, and upon Israel, whom thou hast named thy firstborn.
Coptic: sν hτηκ hα τπολισ μν πεκμα ετουααβ θιερουσαλημ πεκμα νsωπε.
English: O be merciful unto Jerusalem, thy holy city, the place of thy rest.
Coptic: μουh νσιων ναρετη ννεκsπηρε αυω πεκλαοσ νπεκεοου.
English: Fill Sion with thine unspeakable oracles, and thy people with thy glory:
Coptic: t ουμντρε ννεκσωντ νsορπ νγτουνεσ νεπροφητια ναι ετhι πεκραν.
English: Give testimony unto those that thou hast possessed from the beginning, and raise up prophets that have been in thy name.
Coptic: t ουβεκε ννετhυπομινε εροκ πjοισ αυω μαρουτανhετ νεκπροφητησ.
English: Reward them that wait for thee, and let thy prophets be found faithful.
Coptic: πjοεισ σωτμ επσοπσ ννεκhμhαλ κατα πεσμου νααρων ετβε πεκλαοσ.
English: O Lord, hear the prayer of thy servants, according to the blessing of Aaron over thy people,
Coptic: τεsουωβε τε sαστωπε νhναf ται τε θε εsαρε φητ ννσαβε τεπ hνsαjε νcολ.
English: As the palate tasteth divers kinds of venison: so doth an heart of understanding false speeches.
Coptic: sαρε ουhητ εfcοομε t ουλυπη αυω sαρε ουρωμε νσαβε τοοβεσ ναf.
English: A froward heart causeth heaviness: but a man of experience will recompense him.
Coptic: sαρε τεσhιμε jι hοουτ νιμ ουν σhιμε δε ενανουf εσhιμε.
English: A woman will receive every man, yet is one daughter better than another.
Coptic: sαρε πσα νουσhιμε t ουροτ μπεσhο αυω σσοτπ εεπιθυμια νιμ.
English: The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance, and a man loveth nothing better.
Coptic: εsωπε ουν ναhι μντρμραs hι νεσσποτου εειε πεσhαι νου κατα νsηρε νρρωμε αν πε.
English: If there be kindness, meekness, and comfort, in her tongue, then is not her husband like other men.
Coptic: πετνακω ναf νουσhιμε αfαρχι νκω ναf νουβοηθοσ κατα ροf αυω ουστυλοσ νμτον.
English: He that getteth a wife beginneth a possession, a help like unto himself, and a pillar of rest.
Coptic: πcωμ ετε μν jολjλ μμοf sαυτορπf αυω πετκωτε νααsαhομ πμα ετε σhιμε νhητf
English: Where no hedge is, there the possession is spoiled: and he that hath no wife will wander up and down mourning.
Coptic: sβηρ νιμ ναjοοσ jε αιρsβηρ hω αλλα ουν sβηρ επεfραν μματε πε sβηρ.
English: Every friend saith, I am his friend also: but there is a friend, which is only a friend in name.
Coptic: μη μνλυπη sοοπ sαhραι επμου αυω ουν sβηρ ευνμμακ εsαυκοτου ευμντjαjε
English: Is it not a grief unto death, when a companion and friend is turned to an enemy?
Coptic: ω πμεευε εθοου ντακει των εhβσ πκαh hν ουκροf
English: O wicked imagination, whence camest thou in to cover the earth with deceit?
Coptic: sαρε ουsβηρ hηδανε μπεfsβηρ hν ουουνοf αυω hμ πεουοειs ντεθλιψισ fναt ουβηf.
English: There is a companion, which rejoiceth in the prosperity of a friend, but in the time of trouble will be against him.
Coptic: sαρε ουsβηρ sπhισε μν πεfsβηρ ετβε hητf αυω fναjι νουcλ μπεμτο εβολ νουπολεμοσ.
English: There is a companion, which helpeth his friend for the belly, and taketh up the buckler against the enemy.
Coptic: μπρρπωβs μπεκsβηρ hμ πεκhητ αυω μπρρπωβs μπεκsβηρ hν νεκρημα.
English: Forget not thy friend in thy mind, and be not unmindful of him in thy riches.
Coptic: ρεfjιsοjνε νιμ νατουνεσ ουsοjνε αλλα ουν ρεfjιsοjνε εροf ουααf.
English: Every counsellor extolleth counsel; but there is some that counselleth for himself.
Coptic: αρεh τεκψυχη ερεfjιsοjνε αυω ειμε νsορπ jε εfαhε νακ νου
English: Beware of a counsellor, and know before what need he hath;
Coptic: και γαρ fναjιsοjνε εροf ουααf μηποτε νfνεj κληροσ εjωκ
English: for he will counsel for himself; lest he cast the lot upon thee,
Coptic: νfjοοσ νακ jε νανου τεκhιη νfαhε ρατf μπεκμτο εβολ εναυ επετναsωπε μμοκ.
English: And say unto thee, Thy way is good: and afterward he stand on the other side, to see what shall befall thee.
Coptic: μπρjιsοjνε μν πετμουh νειατf μμοκ αυω hωπ ννεκsαjε εν ετκωh εροκ.
English: Consult not with one that suspecteth thee: and hide thy counsel from such as envy thee.
Coptic: μπρjιsοjνε μν ουσhιμε ετβε τεσκοιhε αυω μν ουcωβ ετβε ουπολεμοσ
English: Neither consult with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous; neither with a coward in matters of war;
Coptic: αυω μν ουεsωτ ετβε ουμεταβολη μν πετsωπ ετβε t εβολ αυω μν ουειερβοονε ετβε ουμντρεft
English: nor with a merchant concerning exchange; nor with a buyer of selling; nor with an envious man of thankfulness;
Coptic: μν ουατνα ετβε ουμντναητ αυω μν ουρεfjνααυ ετβε hωβ νιμ
English: nor with an unmerciful man touching kindness; nor with the slothful for any work;
Coptic: μν ουjαιβεκε μμηηνε ετβε ουjωκ εβολ αυω μν ουhμhαλ ναργοσ ετβε ουνοc νhωβ.
English: nor with an hireling for a year of finishing work; nor with an idle servant of much business:
Coptic: μπρκα hτηκ εναι ετβε sοjνε νιμ
English: hearken not unto these in any matter of counsel.
Coptic: αλλα εκναταsοκ μν ουρμννουτε πετκναειμε εροf jε fνααρεh ετεντολη.
English: But be continually with a godly man, whom thou knowest to keep the commandments of the Lord,
Coptic: μν πετνhοτ γαρ εροf νακ.
English: for there is no man more faithful unto thee than it.
Coptic: sαρε τεψυχη γαρ μπρωμε τοντν νhνσοπ εhου εσαsf νρεfcωsτ εβολ ευhμοοσ ευcωsτ hι ουμα εfjοσε.
English: For a man’s mind is sometime wont to tell him more than seven watchmen, that sit above in an high tower.
Coptic: εjν ναι τηρου σοπσ μπετjοσε jε fσοουν ντεκhιη hν ουμε.
English: And above all this pray to the most High, that he will direct thy way in truth.
Coptic: ταρχη νhωβ νιμ πε πsαjε αυω θαη νhωβ νιμ πε πsοjνε.
English: Let reason go before every enterprise, and counsel before every action.
Coptic: πουωνh εβολ μπsιβε πε φητ.
English: The countenance is a sign of changing of the heart.
Coptic: fτοου νhωβ νετουονh εβολ παγαθον μν ππεθοου πωνh μν πμου πετο δε νjοεισ εjωου νhαh νσοπ πε πλασ.
English: Four manner of things appear: good and evil, life and death: but the tongue ruleth over them continually.
Coptic: ουν ρωμε νσαβε νρεftσβω νουμηηsε ευατsαυ πε ντεfψυχη μμιν μμοf.
English: There is one that is wise and teacheth many, and yet is unprofitable to himself.
Coptic: ουν πετt σακ μμοf hν νεfsαjε ευμεστε πε παι ναρcρωh hν τρυφη νιμ.
English: There is one that sheweth wisdom in words, and is hated: he shall be destitute of all food.
Coptic: μπουt νεfχαρισ γαρ νναhρν πjοεισ jε αυhουρωωf νσοφια νιμ.
English: For grace is not given, him from the Lord, because he is deprived of all wisdom.
Coptic: ουν πετο νσοφοσ hν τεfψυχη .ρε νκαρποσ ντε τεfμντσαβε νhοτ hν τεfταπρο.
English: Another is wise to himself; and the fruits of understanding are commendable in his mouth.
Coptic: sαρε ουρωμε νσοφοσ tσβω μπεfλαοσ αυω νκαρποσ ντεfμντσαβε νhοτ.
English: A wise man instructeth his people; and the fruits of his understanding fail not.
Coptic: ουν ουρωμε νσοφοσ ναμουh νουσμου αυω ουον νιμ ετναυ εροf ναταειοf.
English: A wise man shall be filled with blessing; and all they that see him shall count him happy.
Coptic: παhε μπρωμε εfhν ουηπε νhοου αυω hν ατηπε νε νεhοου μπισραηλ.
English: The days of the life of man may be numbered: but the days of Israel are innumerable.
Coptic: πσοφοσ hν πεfλαοσ νακληρονομι νουπιστισ αυω πεfραν ναωνh νsα ενεh.
English: A wise man shall inherit glory among his people, and his name shall be perpetual.
Coptic: παsηρε πειραζε ντεκψυχη hμ πεκωνh νγναυ jε ου πετhοου νασ νγτμτααf νασ.
English: My son, prove thy soul in thy life, and see what is evil for it, and give not that unto it.
Coptic: νσερνοfρε γαρ τηρου αν νουον νιμ αυω ψυχη νιμ τητ αν νhητου τηρου.
English: For all things are not profitable for all men, neither hath every soul pleasure in every thing.
Coptic: μπρρατσει hν ουμηηsε ντρυφη αυω μπρπορsκ εβολ εjν hν cινουοομ.
English: Be not unsatiable in any dainty thing, nor too greedy upon meats:
Coptic: εβολ γαρ hνhαh νcινουωμ sαρε sωνε sωπε αυω sαρε ουμντατσει hων εhουν ευχολη.
English: For excess of meats bringeth sickness, and surfeiting will turn into choler.
Coptic: ερε πταλcο γαρ hιτμ πjοεισ πνουτε αυω sαfjι ταειο νθε νουρρο.
English: For of the most High cometh healing, and he shall receive honour of the king.
Coptic: sαρε τεπιστημη νουσαειν jισε ντεfαπε αυω sαυρsπηρε μμοf μπευμτο εβολ νhννοc.
English: The skill of the physician shall lift up his head: and in the sight of great men he shall be in admiration.
Coptic: α πjοεισ σντ μπαhρε εβολ hμ πκαh αυω ουρωμε νσαβε μαfμεστωου.
English: The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth; and he that is wise will not abhor them.
Coptic: μη ντα ουμοου αν hλοc εβολ hν ουsε ετρευειμε ετεfcομ
English: Was not the water made sweet with wood, that the virtue thereof might be known?
Coptic: αυω ντοf πενταftσβω νρρωμε ετρευjιεοου hν νεfsπηρε.
English: And he hath given men skill, that he might be honoured in his marvellous works.
Coptic: αfρπαhρε νhητου αffι ννευτκασ.
English: With such doth he heal men, and taketh away their pains.
Coptic: ερε μπασσοcν ναταμιε ουμιγμα hν ναι αυω ννε νεfhβηυε ωjν tρηνη εβολ hιτοοτf ετhιjν φο μπκαh.
English: Of such doth the apothecary make a confection; and of his works there is no end; and from him is peace over all the earth,
Coptic: σαhε εβολ μμοκ μπνοβε αυω νγσοουτν ννεκcιj αυω τββο μπεκhητ ενοβε νιμ.
English: Leave off from sin, and order thine hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all wickedness.
Coptic: t νουσtνουfε μν ουρπμεευε νσαμιτ νγταsε τεκπροσφορα νθε ννετε νσεsοοπ αν.
English: Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour; and make a fat offering, as not being.
Coptic: νγt μα νουσαειν και γαρ πjοεισ αfσοντf μπρτρεfουε μμοκ και γαρ κναρχρεια ναf.
English: Then give place to the physician, for the Lord hath created him: let him not go from thee, for thou hast need of him.
Coptic: ουν ουουοειs γαρ ερε πσοουτν hν τεfcιj.
English: There is a time when in their hands there is good success.
Coptic: και γαρ σεσοπσ hωου μπjοεισ jε εfεσοουτν ναυ μπεμτον αυω πταλcο ετβε τευcινουωνh.
English: For they shall also pray unto the Lord, that he would prosper that, which they give for ease and remedy to prolong life.
Coptic: ερε πετρνοβε μπεμτο εβολ μπενταfταμιοf ει ετοοτf μπσαειν.
English: He that sinneth before his Maker, let him fall into the hand of the physician.
Coptic: ριμε εjν ουκωωσ νγαρχι ντοειτ νθε μπετμοκh εματε.
English: My son, let tears fall down over the dead, and begin to lament, as if thou hadst suffered great harm thyself;
Coptic: αυω νγλ πεfσωμα κατα τεfμινε αυω μπροβsκ ετεfκαεισε.
English: and then cover his body according to the custom, and neglect not his burial.
Coptic: αρι ουριμε εfναsτ νγταsε ουνεhπε νγρ πεfhηβε κατα πεfμπsα
English: Weep bitterly, and make great moan, and use lamentation, as he is worthy,
Coptic: sαρε πμου γαρ sωπε ετβε τλυπη αυω sαρε τλυπη κωλj ντcομ μφητ.
English: For of heaviness cometh death, and the heaviness of the heart breaketh strength.
Coptic: εsαρε τλυπη ουωh hν hενhισε αυω τcινωνh μφηκε hμ πεfhητ.
English: In affliction also sorrow remaineth: and the life of the poor is the curse of the heart.
Coptic: μπρt πεκhητ ευλυπη σαhωσ εβολ μμοκ εακρ πμεευε ντεκhαη.
English: Take no heaviness to heart: drive it away, and member the last end.
Coptic: μπρρπωβs μν θε γαρ ετρεfκοτf εροκ αυω κναthηυ αν μπαι αυω κναθμκοκ.
English: Forget it not, for there is no turning again: thou shalt not do him good, but hurt thyself.
Coptic: αριπμεευε μπαhαπ jε ται τε θε μπωκ ασsωπε μμοι νσαf αυω μμοκ μποου.
English: Remember my judgment: for thine also shall be so; yesterday for me, and to day for thee.
Coptic: hμ πενκοτκ νουκωωσ ματαλcε πεfρπμεευε αυω νγσλσωλκ εjωf hμ πιεβολ μπεfπνευμα.
English: When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest; and be comforted for him, when his Spirit is departed from him.
Coptic: ερε τσοφια νουγραμματευσ hν ουουοειs νσρfε αυω πετερε νεfhβηυε σοβκ ντοf πετναρσοφοσ.
English: The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure: and he that hath little business shall become wise.
Coptic: fναt μπεfhητ ευσοουτν μπεfτλομ αυω τεfουsη νροεισ πε t hρε ννεfβαhσε.
English: He giveth his mind to make furrows; and is diligent to give the kine fodder.
Coptic: ται τε θε νhαμsε νιμ hι αρχιτεκτων νιμ παι εtρε ντευsη νθε μπεhοου.
English: So every carpenter and workmaster, that laboureth night and day:
Coptic: νετsοjτ νhνκλυμα νσφραγισ αυω τεfhυπομονη πεsιβε ναυαν.
English: and they that cut and grave seals, and are diligent to make great variety,
Coptic: fναt μπεfhητ ευεινε νζωγραφια αυω τεfουsη νροεισ πεjεκ πεfhωβ εβολ.
English: and give themselves to counterfeit imagery, and watch to finish a work:
Coptic: ται τε θε νhαμκλλε νιμ εfhμοοσ hατν πεμηs εft νhτηf εφωβ μππενιπε.
English: The smith also sitting by the anvil, and considering the iron work,
Coptic: πλhωβ μπκωhτ ναβλ νεfκαασ εβολ αυω εfναt μν θμμε μπαs.
English: the vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace:
Coptic: πεhροου μφατηρ νατμτμ νεfμααjε ερε νεfβαλ t νhτηυ επινε μπεfhνααυ.
English: the noise of the hammer and the anvil is ever in his ears, and his eyes look still upon the pattern of the thing that he maketh;
Coptic: fναt μπεfhητ εjεκ νεfhβηυε εβολ αυω τεfουsη νροεισ πετσανο ντευεμη.
English: he setteth his mind to finish his work, and watcheth to polish it perfectly:
Coptic: ται τε θε μπκεραμευσ εfhμοοσ επεfhωβ εfκτο μπεfτροχοσ ννεfουερητε.
English: So doth the potter sitting at his work, and turning the wheel about with his feet,
Coptic: παι ετfιροουs νουοειs νιμ μπεfhωβ αυω ερε τεfειοπη τηρσ hν ουωπ.
English: who is alway carefully set at his work, and maketh all his work by number;
Coptic: fναt σμοτ επομε hν νεfcβοει αυω fνακωλj ντεfcομ hα νεfουερητε.
English: He fashioneth the clay with his arm, and boweth down his strength before his feet;
Coptic: fναt μπεfhητ εjεκ τταhσ εβολ αυω τεfουsη νροεισ πετββο ντεfhρω.
English: he applieth himself to lead it over; and he is diligent to make clean the furnace:
Coptic: ερε ναι τηρου κω νhτηυ ενευcιj αυω ερε πουα πουα ναρσοφοσ hμ πεfhωβ.
English: All these trust to their hands: and every one is wise in his work.
Coptic: μν πολισ ναcωρc αjντου αυω ννευουωh νhητσ ουδε ννευμοοsε.
English: Without these cannot a city be inhabited: and they shall not dwell where they will, nor go up and down:
Coptic: ννευjισε μμοου hν ουμηηsε ννευhμοοσ hι τοcσ νρεfthαπ
English: They shall not be sought for in publick counsel, nor sit high in the congregation: they shall not sit on the judges’ seat,
Coptic: αυω νευμεκμουκου ευδιαθηκη νhαπ ουδε νευουωνh εβολ νουσβω μν ουκριμα αυω νευhε εροου hν hενπαραβολη
English: nor understand the sentence of judgment: they cannot declare justice and judgment; and they shall not be found where parables are spoken.
Coptic: αλλα ευναταjρο ννευσωντ νsα ενεh αυω πευσοπσ hν τεργασια νουτεχνη.
English: But they will maintain the state of the world, and all their desire is in the work of their craft.
Coptic: fναsινε νσα τσοφια ννιαρχαιοσ τηρου αυω νfτμσρfε hν νευπροφητια.
English: will seek out the wisdom of all the ancient, and be occupied in prophecies.
Coptic: fνααρεh επsοjνε ννιρμνσοειτ αυω fναβωκ εhουν νμμαυ hν hενκτο μπαραβολη.
English: He will keep the sayings of the renowned men: and where subtil parables are, he will be there also.
Coptic: fναsινε νσα μπεθηπ νμπαρhοιμια αυω fναβωκ hν ναινιγμα νμπαραβολη.
English: He will seek out the secrets of grave sentences, and be conversant in dark parables.
Coptic: fναsμsε hν τμητε νννοc νfουωνh εβολ hν νιανjωj.
English: He shall serve among great men, and appear before princes:
Coptic: fνηυ εβολ hιτν πκαh νhνhεθνοσ νsμμο ναγαθον γαρ μν μπεθοου ετhν νρωμε αfjοντου.
English: he will travel through strange countries; for he hath tried the good and the evil among men.
Coptic: fναt πεfhητ νsορπ επjοεισ πενταfταμιοf αυω νfσοπσ μπεμτο εβολ μπετjοσε.
English: He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, and will pray before the most High,
Coptic: fναουων νρωf hμ πεfsληλ αυω fνασοπσ hα νεfνοβε.
English: and will open his mouth in prayer, and make supplication for his sins.
Coptic: αυω ντοf fνασοουτν μπεfsοjνε μν τεfσβω fναμεκμουκf hν νεfπεθηπ.
English: He shall direct his counsel and knowledge, and in his secrets shall he meditate.
Coptic: ντοf fναουωνh εβολ ντεσβω μπεfτσαβο αυω fναsουsου μμοf hμ πνομοσ ντδιαθηκη μπjοεισ.
English: He shall shew forth that which he hath learned, and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord.
Coptic: αυω ουν hαh νασμου ετεfμντρμνhητ αυω νσναfωτε εβολ αν νsα ενεh πεfρπμεευε ναλο αν αυω πεfραν ναωνh sα hνjωμ νjωμ.
English: Many shall commend his understanding; and so long as the world endureth, it shall not be blotted out; his memorial shall not depart away, and his name shall live from generation to generation.
Coptic: νhεθνοσ ναjω ντεfσοφια αυω ουν ουσοουhσ ναjω μπεfταιο.
English: Nations shall shew forth his wisdom, and the congregation shall declare his praise.
Coptic: εfsανμουν εβολ fνακω μπεfραν εhουε sο αυω εfsανμουh fναρhωβ ναf.
English: If he die, he shall leave a greater name than a thousand: and if he live, he shall increase it.
Coptic: ετι δε αιμεκμουκτ tναsαjε αυω αιμουh νθε μποοh.
English: Yet have I more to say, which I have thought upon; for I am filled as the moon at the full.
Coptic: tπετνστοι ντετνσμου hν ουσμου σμου επjοεισ εjν νεfhβηυε τηρου.
English: and sing a song of praise, bless the Lord in all his works.
Coptic: t ουμντνοc μπεfραν αυω ντετνουωνh εβολ μπεfσμου
English: Magnify his name, and shew forth his praise
Coptic: hν hενhωδη νσποτου μν hνcινυρα αυω ντετνjοοσ ντειhε ετετνουωνh εβολ.
English: with the songs of your lips, and with harps, and in praising him ye shall say after this manner:
Coptic: jε νεhβηυε τηρου μπjοεισ νανουου εματε αυω ουεhσαhνε νιμ ναsωπε μπεfουοειs.
English: All the works of the Lord are exceeding good, and whatsoever he commandeth shall be accomplished in due season.
Coptic: ννεκεsjοοσ jε ου πε παι αυω ευναρου μπαι σεναsινε γαρ νσωου τηρου hμ πευουοειs.
English: And none may say, What is this? wherefore is that? for at time convenient they shall all be sought out:
Coptic: hμ πεfsαjε α πμοου αhερατf νθε νουjατμε νjνοου αυω ννουτ μμοου hν νsαjε νρωf.
English: at his commandment the waters stood as an heap, and at the words of his mouth the receptacles of waters.
Coptic: ερε πεfουωs τηρf hν πεfουεhσαhνε αυω μν πετναscωjβ hμ πεfουjαι.
English: At his commandment is done whatsoever pleaseth him; and none can hinder, when he will save.
Coptic: νεhβηυε νσαρξ νιμ μπεfμτο εβολ αυω ννευhωπ ενεfβαλ.
English: The works of all flesh are before him, and nothing can be hid from his eyes.
Coptic: αfcωsτ εjωου jιν ενεh νsα ενεh αυω μν λααυ νsπηρε μπεfμτο εβολ
English: He seeth from everlasting to everlasting; and there is nothing wonderful before him.
Coptic: ννεκεsjοοσ jε ου πε παι αυω ευναρου μπαι νταυσοντου γαρ τηρου ετευχρια.
English: A man need not to say, What is this? wherefore is that? for he hath made all things for their uses.
Coptic: α πεfσμου μουh νθε μπειερο αυω αfτσιο μπκαh νθε νουκατακλυσμοσ.
English: His blessing covered the dry land as a river, and watered it as a flood.
Coptic: ται τε θε ετερε τεfοργη νακληρονομι νhεθνοσ νιμ νθε ενταfκτε hενμοου ευμλh.
English: As he hath turned the waters into saltness: so shall the heathen inherit his wrath.
Coptic: νεfhιοουε σουτων ννετουααβ αυω σεο νjροπ ννανομοσ.
English: As his ways are plain unto the holy; so are they stumblingblocks unto the wicked.
Coptic: νταfσντ ναγαθον ννετνανουου jιν νsορπ αυω μπεθοου ννρεfρνοβε.
English: For the good are good things created from the beginning: so evil things for sinners.
Coptic: ναι τηρου νταυσοντου ννρμννουτε εhναγαθον ται τε θε ετουνακτοου ννρεfρνοβε εhνπεθοου.
English: All these things are for good to the godly: so to the sinners they are turned into evil.
Coptic: ουν hνπνευμα νταυσοντου εjικβα αυω hν πευcωντ αυταjρο ννευμαστιγξ.
English: There be spirits that are created for vengeance, which in their fury lay on sore strokes;
Coptic: hν πεουοειs νθαη σεναπωhτ ντευcομ αυω νσεναt hρκ μπcωντ μπενταfταμιοου.
English: in the time of destruction they pour out their force, and appease the wrath of him that made them.
Coptic: πκωhτ μν τεχαλαζα μν φεβωων μν πμου ναι τηρου νταυσοντου εjικβα.
English: Fire, and hail, and famine, and death, all these were created for vengeance;
Coptic: νναjε ννεθηριον μν νουοοhε μν νhοf αυω τσηfε ετjικβα επτακο ννασεβησ σεναευφρανε hν νεfεντολη αυω σεσβτωτ hν νεfcιj hιjμ πκαh ννευπαραβα νουsαjε hν ουουοειs.
English: Teeth of wild beasts, and scorpions, serpents, and the sword punishing the wicked to destruction. (31) They shall rejoice in his commandment, and they shall be ready upon earth, when need is; and when their time is come, they shall not transgress his word.
Coptic: ετβε παι αιταjροι jιν νsορπ αιμεκμουκτ αικααυ hν ουσhαι jε νεhβηυε τηρου μπjοεισ νανουου αυω fναt χρια νιμ ντεσουνου.
English: Therefore from the beginning I was resolved, and thought upon these things, and have left them in writing. (33) All the works of the Lord are good: and he will give every needful thing in due season.
Coptic: τενου cε σμου εροf hμ πετνhητ τηρf μν τετνταπρο ντετνσμου επραν μπjοεισ.
English: And therefore praise ye the Lord with the whole heart and mouth, and bless the name of the Lord.
Coptic: αυσντ ουνοc μμντατσρfε ρρωμε νιμ αυω ουναhβ εfhορs εjν νsηρε ναδαμ
English: Great travail is created for every man, and an heavy yoke is upon the sons of Adam,
Coptic: jιν μπεhοου νταυει εβολ νhητσ ντευμααυ sα πεhοου μπτομσου επμα νουον νιμ
English: from the day that they go out of their mother’s womb, till the day that they return to the mother of all things.
Coptic: ετε νευμοκμεκ νε μν θοτε μπευhητ μμεευε ετουcωsτ εβολ hητου μν πεhοου μπευμου
English: Their imagination of things to come, and the day of death, trouble their thoughts, and cause fear of heart;
Coptic: jιν πετhμοοσ hι ουθρονοσ εfhα εοου sα πετθββιηυ hν πκαh μν πκρμεσ
English: From him that sitteth on a throne of glory, unto him that is humbled in earth and ashes;