megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: πκωh γαρ tουβεταγαπη . αυω τμνταπιστοσ ουβετπιστισ . ντhε ον ετερεπετσαsε tουβεπετhολc . αυω πκακε tουβεπουοειν . αυω ππετhοου ουβεππετνανουf . πμου tουβεπωνh . αυω πcολ tουβετμε .
English: Now envy warreth against love, and unbelief against belief, even as bitterness warreth against sweetness, and darkness against light, and that which is evil against that which is good; and death warreth against life, and falsehood against truth.
Coptic: νετjηκ δε εβολ hντcομ μπαντικειμενοσ νετευνταυ μμαυ . νουκωh μνουπθονοσ . μντμνταπιστοσ ευμοστε νταγαπη . μνμντπιστισ νετμοστε δε νναι . σεο νjαjε επνουτε .
English: Now those who are full of the strength of that which is adverse to good, and have in them envy, and ill-will, and unbelief, hate love and faith (or, belief), and those who hate these things are the enemies of God.
Coptic: τνσοουν γαρ ναμερατε jεουον νιμ ετμηh νκωh hιπθονοσ hιαπιστια . σεο νjαjε ετδικαιοσυνη . ροεισ cε ερωτν ενετο νjαjε ετδικαιοσυνη .
English: For we know, O my beloved, that all those who are filled with envy, and ill-will, and unbelief, are the enemies of righteousness; take good heed to yourselves, therefore, that ye may not become the enemies of righteousness.
Coptic: ντετνsωπ ερωτν ντπιστισ μνταγαπη . jεετβεναι ντανετουααβ τηρου ουjαι . jινντεhουειτε sα αhραι ετενου .
English: Take unto yourselves belief and love, for through these salvation hath come unto all the saints, from the beginning even until this present.
Coptic: ουωνh cε εβολ ντcομ νταγαπη μπsαjε μματε αν αλλα hμπhωβ . αfτααf γαρ νσωτε hαρον τηρν νcιπjοεισ .
English: Moreover, make ye manifest the power of love, not only in word, but also in deed; now God hath given salvation for all of us.
Coptic: ντhε γαρ νταπκοσμοσ τηρf sωπε hμπsαjε νρωf ντανsωπε hωων αν . αλλα αfταμιον hμπsαjε μνπhωβ .
English: For we ourselves did not come into being as the I whole world came into being, by the word of His mouth only, but He made us both by word and by deed.
Coptic: μπεπνουτε hω εροf ετρεfjοοσ jεμαρνταμιο νουρωμε . καταπενεινε μντενhικων . αλλα fτρεπhωβ ουαhf νσαπsαjε .
English: God was not content with making Himself to say, 'Let us make man according to Our likeness and image,' but He made the action follow the word.
Coptic: απνουτε γαρ jι νουκαh εβολ hμπκαh . αfπλασσε μμοf νουρωμε . κατατεfhικων μνπεfεινε . αfνιfε εhουν hμπεfhο νουπνοη νωνh .
English: For God took a piece of earth from the earth, and fashioned man, according to His own image and likeness, and He breathed into his face the breath of life.
Coptic: αδαμ δε αfsωπε hατοοτf μπμου . ετβετεfπαραβασισ . αυω απεπλασμα ναδαμ ρχρεια ετρευπλασσε μμοf νκεσοπ εβολ hιτοοτf μπνουτε πδημιουργοσ . jεκασ εfεουjαι .
English: Now when Adam was nigh unto death because of his transgression, the material body of Adam needed to be fashioned a second time by the hand of God, the Fabricator, in order that he might receive salvation.
Coptic: απρωμε γαρ σροfρεf τομσ επκαh . εαπεπνευμα πωρj εβολ μμοf . παι ενταfνιfε εhουν εhραf νhητf . εαfsωπε νουπνοη νωνh .
English: Now (the body of) man rotteth away, and is buried in the earth, but the soul, which God breathed into him when he became a living soul, separateth itself from him.
Coptic: παι cε αυαμαhτε μμοf . hνουτοποσ νκακε ντερεfμου . hμπμα ετουμουτε εροf jεαμντε .
English: And further, when (the body) is dead they carry off the soul into a place of darkness, into the region which is called 'Amente '.
Coptic: τεψυχη γαρ μνπσωμα αυπωs . αυω απμου πορjου ενευερηυ .
English: For the soul and the body become separated, and death divideth them each from the other.
Coptic: τεψυχη μεν αυμορσ hναμντε . τσαρξ δε hωωσ ασβωλ εβολ hμπκαh .
English: Now the soul is fettered in Amente, but the body (or, flesh) dissolveth in the earth.
Coptic: αυω νευ νουνοc νουε ουτωου μννευερηυ . τσαρξ μντεψυχη .
English: And there is a very great gulf (fixed) between them—the flesh and the soul.
Coptic: τσαρξ μεν ασωjν αυω ασjωρ εβολ hμπκαh . ενταυτομσ νhητf . τεψυχη δε hωωσ ασρατcομ hνμμρρε ναμντε .
English: Now the flesh disappeareth, and is diffused abroad in the earth wherein it hath been buried, but the soul is powerless in the bonds of Amente.
Coptic: τεψυχη ετcμcομ αυμορσ hμπκακε .
English: The soul, which is a strong thing, is fettered in the darkness,
Coptic: πcωβ hωωf πσωμα αfβωλ εβολ hμπκαh .
English: but the body, which is a weak thing, dissolveth in the earth.
Coptic: πσωμα γαρ ναscμcομ αν εκιμε fβηλ εβολ hμπτοου . ουδε τεψυχη ναscμcομ αν ερουhωβ εσμηρ hναμντε .
English: Now the body is not strong (enough) to move, (and) it dissolveth in the (funerary) mountain; neither is the soul able to do anything, (for) it is fettered in Amente.
Coptic: ντερεπμου γαρ fι μπρωμε πjωωρε μεν αfμορf hναμντε ετετεψυχη τε . πcωβ hωωf αffολf εβολ hμπκαh . ετετσαρξ τε .
English: For when death beareth away a man, the strong portion (of him), which is the soul, it fettereth in Amente, and the weak portion (of him), which is the flesh, it carrieth off (into the earth.)
Coptic: ντhε γαρ νουτυραννοσ αfναjι νουπολισ νρρο . νfρsορπ νfαμαhτε εjωπρρο νfορjf hατοοτf .
English: Now it is like a general who captureth the city of a king; when he hath taken possession thereof he first of all seizeth the king and shutteth him up under restraint.
Coptic: ται τε τhε ετερεπμου ρsορπ ετεψυχη . εαπσωμα sωπε ντhε νουjαι εμνρεfρhμμε hιωωf . ται τε τhε νταπσωμα τακο . αfρμελοσ μελοσ εβολ jεατεψυχη λο εσρhμμε μμοf .
English: And this is what death doeth first of all to the soul. Now the body is like unto a ship which hath no steersman upon it, that is to say, the body perisheth, and it falleth to pieces, limb from limb, because the soul hath ceased to steer it.
Coptic: αυω αμμελοσ jωωρ εβολ hμπτοου . αυτακο ντhε νουπολισ εσsηf . ντhε νουjοει εμνρεfρhμμε νhητf εαfωμσ hραι hμπμοου .
English: And the members thereof are dissipated in the (funerary) mountain, and they perish like the city which hath been laid waste, and like the ship which hath no steersman in it, and hath become submerged in the waters.
Coptic: ερετεψυχη γαρ ρhμμε μπεσσωμα μμιν μμοσ ντhε νουρρο εfοικονομει ντεfπολισ .
English: For it is the soul itself which steereth its body, even as the king administereth his city.
Coptic: ντερεπρωμε γαρ μου μπετεfψυχη cμcομ εκυβερνητευε ντεfσαρξ εβολ jεσμηρ hναμντε . αυω ασσωρμ hννεhιοουε ντδικαιοσυνη . ντhε νουκεβερνητησ εαπεfjοει σωρμ hντhαλασσα .
English: Now when the man is dead, his soul is not able to steer his flesh, because it is fettered in Amente, and it drifteth about among the waves of (un)righteousness, even as a steersman whose ship drifteth about on the sea.
Coptic: ασρικε εβολ hννεhιοουε ετσουτων νcιτεψυχη . ευβωωρε μμοσ ενεhιοουε ννσοονε ετρευτορπσ νhητου . ετεναι νε μμντνοεικ . μνμπορνεια . μνμντμαικοσμει . μνμμντρεfsμsεειδωλον . μνμμντρεfhετβρωμε . μνμμοστε .
English: And the soul heeleth over into the waves which are ready for it, and it is driven on into the breakers of the thieves that engulf it, that is to say, adultery, and fornication, and the love of ornament, and the worship of idols, and the slaying of men, and hatred;
Coptic: ναι γαρ νε νταστακεπρωμε νhητου νcιτεψυχη .
English: now these are the things whereby man slayeth the soul.
Coptic: αυω ετβεναι νταfρjολεσ hνντοου . αυταασ δε hιτμππονηροσ εντασουαhσ νσωf . ετρευαμαhτε μμοσ hναμντε .
English: And because of these things, whereby (the Evil One) hath seduced the soul, it is given over to the Evil One to whom it hath clung closely, and it is carried away into Amente;
Coptic: εβολ jεαfσυλα μμοσ ντhε νουσοονε .
English: for he carrieth it off like a thief.
Coptic: πλην αfκαασ εροσ ετμτρεσcμcομ εβοηθει επεσσωμα μμιν μμοσ εαfτακο .
English: Moreover, he maketh it to be without the power to assist its own body which perisheth.
Coptic: ατσαρξ βωλ εβολ hμπκαh . hννεσhορμακη . εανμελοσ ουε εβολ ννευερηυ εβολ jετεψυχη sοοπ αν νhητου εσμουρ μμοου .
English: The flesh dissolveth | in the earth, the substance (?) thereof decayeth, and one member droppeth away from the other because the soul is not in the body to bind them together.
Coptic: τεψυχη hωωσ σμηρ hναμντε hνhενπεδησ αν . αλλα hνhενμρρε .
English: And the soul itself is bound in Amente, having fetters not on the feet only, but on its whole person.
Coptic: ετβεπαι . μπσεscμcομ εβοηθει επεσσωμα μμιν μμοσ ετμτρεfτακο hμπκαh .
English: For this reason it hath not the power to give help to its own body, and to prevent it from decaying in the earth.
Coptic: ντhε γαρ νουρεfρhμμε εfναμου ντεπεfjοει βωκ ντμτω .
English: Now it is like a captain who dieth when his ship foundereth,
Coptic: ται hωωf τε τhε ενερετεψυχη μηρ αν hναμντε πε νεσναρ hμμε μπεσσωμα πε ετμτρεfτακο .
English: that is to say, if the soul were not bound in Amente, it would be able to steer its own body, and would not allow it to perish.
Coptic: τεψυχη cε αυμορσ ουμονον hνhενμρρε αλλα αυμορσ hννεσνοβε μμιν μμοσ ντhε νhεννουh . ετβεπαι cε ασρατcομ . ασκαπεσσωμα νσωσ εαfτακο hμπκαh .
English: Moreover, the soul is bound (in Amente) not only with fetters, but it is bound with its own sins as with cords, and for this reason it hath become powerless, and it forsaketh its body, leaving it to perish in the earth.
Coptic: τεψυχη δε ον σεhοjjεj μμοσ hναμντε . εασsωπε νhυποποδιον μπμου .
English: And besides, the soul is made to suffer tortures in Amente. It becometh the footstool of death,
Coptic: ssοοπ hναμντε εσριμε αυω σαsαhομ εjμπεσσωμα ετνανουf . εσjω μμοσ
English: and when it is in Amente it is wont to weep and sigh after its good body, saying,
Coptic: jεεfτων πασωμα . παι εsαιjω νhητf νhητf νhενουλλε .
English: Where is my body, that body wherein I used to sing hymns?
Coptic: εfτων πασωμα παι εsαιsληλ επνουτε νhητf .
English: Where is my body, that body wherein I used to pray to God?
Coptic: εfτων πασωμα ετνανουf παι ενειο νρωμε νhητf μνναsβεερ μννασυνγενησ ειμοοsε νμμαυ νhητf .
English: Where is my good body, that body wherein, when I was a man, I used to walk about with my friends and my kinsfolk?
Coptic: ειχορευε hμπασωμα . ευμουτε γαρ εροι ειsοοπ hμπασωμα jερωμε . τενου δε ανγουρωμε αν αλλα ανγουψυχη .
English: And I made merry in my body, I was called (by my name) whilst I was in my human body, and now I am no longer a man, but a soul.
Coptic: ερsανπμου γαρ πωρj ντεψυχη εβολ μπσωμα ευμουτε εροf jεκωωνσ . εfο νσtβωων .
English: Now when death hath separated the soul from the body they call the body a 'corpse', and it giveth forth foetidness.
Coptic: νειsινε νσαπασωμα νειsινε αν νσαπαραν . παι ενειο νρωμε νμμαf . αυω ειsαjε νhητf .
English: I enquire after my body, (but) I do not enquire after my name, that body together with which I was a man and in which I spake.
Coptic: ερsαντεψυχη γαρ λο hμπεσσωμα μεfκοτf εsαjε hνουσμη ενεσωσ . αλλα hνουσμη εσcοjf . αυω εσοκμ εματε .
English: And when the soul ceaseth to be in its body, the body can never again speak with a pleasing voice, but with a choked and exceedingly sad voice ;
Coptic: ντhε νουμουσικον εμνσμη μμοf . εfο νατsαjε .
English: and it is like unto a musical instrument which hath no sound in it and is speechless.
Coptic: ται τε τhε ντεψυχη εμντασ μμαυ μπσωμα ετρεσjιsκακ εβολ νhητf .
English: That is to say, the soul is not in the body to give utterance therefrom.
Coptic: αfτακο γαρ hμπκαh ντhε νουσκευοσ εαfουωcπ εαfρατsαυε μνσμη μμοf . ουδε hροου . εfο νατκιμ ουκωωνσ γαρ πε .
English: And the body perisheth in the earth like a broken pot, and it becometh speechless, and it hath neither sound nor voice; and it is motionless, for it is a corpse,
Coptic: τεψυχη γαρ εsασκοσμει εροf ασβωκ . αυfι ντοοτf μπρεfsαjε .
English: for the soul which adorned it hath departed, taking with it the power of speech.
Coptic: ουδε γαρ μνscομ εσουντhικων νλααυ νρωμε εαfμου . jεαfσροfρεf hμπsω .
English: And it is impossible, moreover, to know what any man who is dead was like, for his form is destroyed by the sand.
Coptic: ουδε ον νεκσουνπεfhο ουδε πινε μπεfσωμα . ουδε τεfμντνοc . ουδε μεκσωτμ ετεσμη νλααυ .
English: And thou canst know neither (what) his face (was like), nor the form of his person, nor the height of his stature, nor canst thou tell what the sound of his voice was like.
Coptic: πsηρε γαρ νασουνπεfειωτ αν μμινμμοf . ουδε τεfμααυ . ουδε πεfσον ουδε πεfsβηρ . μνscομ γαρ εσουνπεfhο hννταφοσ .
English: For the son cannot know his own father, or his mother, or his brother, or his friend; it is wholly impossible (for him) to recognize the face of any one (of them) in the tomb.
Coptic: αυω νεfσποτου . αυσροfρεf πsααf λοfλεf . νβαλ αυsταμ . παυαν μπεfhο αfπωωνε . μνscομ δε εσουνλααυ νhητου . εβολ jεαυρsοειs τηρου νcινσωμα hννταφοσ αυτακο γαρ αυω μνsωjπ νhητου ναhραν .
English: The lips have rotted away, the nose hath decayed, the eyes are blocked up, the colour of the face hath changed, and it is impossible to recognize any one of them ; because all bodies turn into dust in the tomb, and they perish, and nothing of them remaineth to us.
Coptic: μνscομ γαρ μμον εσουνουκεεσ ετρευτοcf επεfσωμα μμινμμοf . εβολ jεπκασ cολπ εβολ εμνσαρξ hωβσ μμοf .
English: Now it is impossible to identify a bone, and to make it to rejoin the body to which it belonged, because the bone hath become bare, and there is no flesh on it.
Coptic: ουδε ον εμπατε τσαρξ λοfλεf ετcοολε επκασ . μνscομ μμοκ εσεουωνf jεπανιμ πε .
English: And besides this, even before the flesh which clothed the bone crumbled away it would have been impossible for thee to shew clearly to whom it belonged.
Coptic: ντανιμ γαρ ενεh σουνουκασ εβολ hνμμελοσ .
English: For who can identify a bone when it hath been taken out of the member (to which it belonged)?
Coptic: η νιμ πετναsταμον επαυαν νουα εαfμου .
English: Or who is there that can make known to us the colour (of the hair) of one who is dead?
Coptic: μνscομ γαρ ετρεκειμε ενκεεσ ναδαμ . η αs νε ναπροφητησ . η αs νε νσωμα νμπατριαρχησ . η ναναποστολοσ .
English: And it is wholly impossible for thee to recognize the bones of Adam, or (to say) what manner of men the Prophets were, and what kind of bodies had the Patriarchs and the Apostles.
Coptic: σεπαhτ εβολ τηρου hμπκαh . νευαπηυε μννευσωμα παhτ εβολ .
English: They have all been cast in the earth, and their heads and their bodies have become separated.
Coptic: ερsανπsηρε sινε νσαπεfειωτ fνασεουωνf αν hμπεμhααυ . ουδε ουsβηρ μπεfsβηρ ουδε ουσον μπεfσον .
English: If the son were to seek after his father in the tomb, he would not recognize him, neither would a friend recognize his friend, nor a brother recognize his brother;
Coptic: αυω fναcμπραν νλααυ αν εσεουωνf jεντοf πε hνουμε . αυω νεfσουνπεfεινε εβολ jεαυρsοειs . hμπεμhααυ . εμνσμοτ νλααυ νρωμε νhητου .
English: nor could a man address any one of them by name, being sure that he really was the person who bore that name, or identify his form, because they have all turned to dust in the tomb, and there is no longer any human resemblance in them.
Coptic: πρωμε γαρ jοορε εβολ hιjμπhο μπκαh τηρf . αυω fπαhτ εβολ hμμα νιμ . ερεπκαh γαρ cηυ hννταφοσ . μννεμhααυ . αυω αμα νιμ μουh hντειαβε ννετμοουτ .
English: For man is scattered abroad over the face of all the earth, and he is poured out in every place, for the earth beareth a grievous burden of tombs and sepulchres, and every place is filled with
Coptic: πκαh ον αfsωπε νουμhααυ νουωτ ννετμοουτ .
English: Moreover, the earth hath become one (great) sepulchre for those who are dead.
Coptic: ουρωμε νουωτ πενταυjιτf εβολ hμπκαh . hενsο νsο μνhεντβα ντβα νενταυτομσου νhητf .
English: It was one man only (i. e., Adam) who was taken from the earth, but those who are buried in it are thousands of thousands, and tens of thousands of tens of thousands.
Coptic: αμα νιμ μουh ννετμοουτ . τhαλασσα μννιερωου . πκαh μνντουειη . νεθηριον μννhαλατε αυουωμ αυσει εβολ hννhατβεσ ννετμοουτ .
English: Every place is filled with the dead, the sea and the rivers, the earth and the mountains, and the wild beasts and the birds of prey devour the dead, and are sated with their slaughtered bodies.
Coptic: αυω αμντε αfμουh εβολ hννεψυχη ευμηρ .
English: And Amente is filled with the souls which are bound in fetters.
Coptic: ω πεπλασμα μπκαh ετοs νλυπη . ω πεπλασμα ννρωμε εfαυξανε ευτακο . αυω εftουω hνhενλυπη μνhεναsαhομ .
English: O thou form of earth wherein grief is abundant! O thou form of man which groweth (only) for destruction, and flourisheth only in sorrows and sighings!
Coptic: προσουουνου πε πραsε ννετhιjμπκαh . αυω ντοου ενευμεευε εροf jεουνοc πε . sαfωjν δε hνουcεπη ντοοτου .
English: The joy of those who are upon the earth is only for a moment, and yet they are wont to think that it is great; but it slippeth away speedily through their hands.
Coptic: εισουα γαρ εfραsε εfναjισhιμε αυω ον fριμε εροσ εασμου .
English: Behold, one man rejoiceth, and taketh a woman to wife, and soon after he weepeth for her, for she is dead!
Coptic: εισ ουα ον εfραsε εjννεfsηρε . εισhηητε ον fριμε εjμπευταφοσ .
English: Behold, one man rejoiceth in his son, and behold, soon after he weepeth over his grave!
Coptic: εισ ουα ον τεληλ εjμπεfειωτ μννσωσ εfνεhπε ευτωμσ μμοf .
English: Behold, another man exulteth because of his father, and (soon) afterwards he maketh lamentation and burieth him!
Coptic: ου γαρ πε πhηυ μπρωμε . ουhηβε πε πρωμε εμνσολσλ νhητf .
English: For there is no profit whatsoever for man; he is one who (is intended to) lament, and there is no consolation in him.
Coptic: μνscομ επαραμυθιζε μπετνατακο . ουδε fsοοπ αν νcιπετνασλσωλf .
English: He hath not the power to pacify him that shall destroy (him), neither doth he receive him that could console him.
Coptic: ουρωμε πε ντεfhε ντοf hωωf sαfμου . ου νουsβηρ ναπαρακαλει μπεfsβηρ ντοf hωωf fhυποκισθαι μπμου .
English: Each man, in his own way, must die for himself, and no friend can make an appeal for his friend; but each man must suffer the death to which he is liable.
Coptic: ου νουπροφητησ ντεπνουτε νασλσωλου . αλλα ντοου σενασωτμ νσωf αν .
English: There is no prophet of God who can give men consolation, for they will not hearken unto him.
Coptic: ουδε ρω μπουπιστευε επνουτε ντπε . ουδε μπουειρε μπεfωs sαντουhε εhραι επμου .
English: Neither will they really believe in the God of heaven, nor will they do His Will until they fall into death.
Coptic: ετι γαρ fcοντ επρωμε ετβετεfπαραβα . hενατjοου αυω hενατταυοου νε ντακο . μπρωμε .
English: Moreover, God is wroth with man because of his unutterable and indescribable transgressions, which destroy him.
Coptic: νκα γαρ νιμ jι μπρωμε νcονσ ετβετεfπαραβασισ . πsωνε μνποσε μνπλυπη . πhηβε μνπhισε ετκωτε εροf . παροs μνπκαυμα . αυω πκωhτ μννεθηριον μννhαλατε μννjατfε . νεουοειs μνμμντhλλο .
English: For man suffereth evil in every way because of his transgressions, (namely) by sickness, by punishment, by sorrow, by the grief and suffering which envelop him, by cold and heat, by burning, by wild beasts, and birds of prey, and reptiles, by the times in which he liveth, and by old age.
Coptic: ναηρ μννκιμτο . πhοου μνtωτε σεπλαπτει μπρωμε .
English: The winds, and the earthquakes, and the rains, and the dews, do harm to man.
Coptic: sαρενιερωου δε ον ομσf . sαυουομf δε ον hιτνννεθηριον sαυροκhf δε ον hιτμπκωhτ . αυω sαfτακο hιτμπμου .
English: The rivers drown him, the wild beasts devour him, and he is destroyed by death.
Coptic: αυκαταφρονει μπρωμε τηρου ντερεfρατσωτμ νσαπνουτε .
English: All (these things) have held him in contempt since he was disobedient to God.
Coptic: αυω ντερουνοjf εβολ hμππαραδισοσ αfει εβολ επεικτημα ετμηh νhισε .
English: And having been driven forth from the Paradise he came out into this world which is full of sufferings.
Coptic: ευνhητf νcινεφθονοσ μνμμντοεικ . μνμπορνεια μνμμντρεfsμsεειδωλον . ναι γαρ νε νταπρωμε μου ετβηητου .
English: In it are envy, and adultery, and fornication, and idolatry: and these are the things through which man dieth.
Coptic: ναι τηρου αυsωπε νsβρρhωβ μπμου εhουν επρωμε . αυω αυhοκου εροf . hνhενανομια jεκασ εfεουωsf .
English: All these things have become fellow-workers with death in respect of man, and they war against him with wickednesses in order that death may bring him to the dust.
Coptic: πρωμε γαρ νουοειs νιμ μντεfλααυ ναπολαυσισ νλααυ νσηυ .
English: For man hath at no time any enjoyment, never hath he any pleasure.
Coptic: νταfευφρανε γαρ ναs νοειs ενεh νcιπρωμε .
English: For when during his lifetime doth man rejoice?
Coptic: αρα αfευφρανε εfhντμητρα ντεfμααυ .
English: Doth he rejoice when he is in the womb of his mother?
Coptic: ναs νhε εfναευφρανε εfοτπ εhουν επκακε μνπεσtβωων εfhηs αυω εfcηυ νσασα νιμ hμπεσνοf ντκαλαhη .
English: What kind of enjoyment can he have when he is carried about in the darkness and foetor thereof, and when he is in pain and restraint on every side in the blood of the belly?
Coptic: αλλα εfνηυ εβολ hντοοτε αfευφρανε .
English: But he must come forth from his mother's body: doth he rejoice (in doing this)?
Coptic: νεfκινδηνευε γαρ νhουο ετρεfμου .
English: Nay, for he runneth an exceedingly great risk of dying.
Coptic: αλλα αfευφρανε εfhνκουνσ ντεfμααυ
English: But surely he rejoiceth when he is at his mother's breast?
Coptic: αυω εfjι εκιβε . ναs νhε fjιsκακ εβολ αυω fριμε .
English: Now in what manner doth he take the nipple? He crieth loudly and weepeth.
Coptic: πετμοτν γαρ μεfjιsκακ εβολ ουδε μεfριμε .
English: Now the child that is healthy neither crieth out nor weepeth.
Coptic: αλλα εfο νsηρε κουι αυω εfσυρα hμπκαh αfευφρανε .
English: But surely when man is a little child, he crawleth about on the ground and rejoiceth?
Coptic: ναs νhε εfναευφρανε . εfhυποκισθε ετρεουτβνη ει εjωf νfραhτf νfμου . αυω ρωf πηs νjιh hιειτν . hιτμπσυρα hιπεσητ .
English: In what way then doth he rejoice? He is liable to be attacked by some beast, which will trample him to death, and will split open his head, and the foam of his mouth and his intestines will be scattered about on the herbage (?) and on the ground.
Coptic: αλλα εsωπε εfsανρβρρε fναευφρανε .
English: But surely if he groweth up into a young man he will rejoice?
Coptic: εfναευφρανε ναs νhε .
English: In what way, then, will he rejoice?
Coptic: fναsευφρανε αν .
English: (I say) he cannot rejoice;
Coptic: ταγμη γαρ ντμντsηρε sημ κωτε εροf νσασα νιμ hνhενεπηθυμια ευμηh νκινδυνοσ . αυω ενστο ναf αν εααυjενεfμου κακωσ .
English: for the disposition of youth surroundeth him on every side with the lusts which are full of danger, and if he doth not crush them they cause him to die in an evil manner.
Coptic: αλλα εfναjισhιμε νfjπε sηρε fναευφρανε .
English: But surely when he hath taken a wife, and hath begotten children, he will rejoice?
Coptic: ναs νhε εfναευφρανε . εfhμπροουs ννsηρε jενευρσοc .
English: In what way, then, will he rejoice? He will live in a state of anxiety about the children who will commit acts of folly.
Coptic: αλλα εfsανρhλλο . αfμτον ναs νhε .
English: But surely when he shall have become an old man (he will rejoice, and take rest)? In what way, then, will he have rest?
Coptic: εfναμτον ευμμαυ νcινκινδυνοσ ντμντhλλο .
English: He will rest with the dangers of old age (always) round about him.
Coptic: αυω ετhαη νναι τηρου τε προσδοκια μπμου τε sασουωμ σατεψυχη ντhε νουκωhτ .
English: And at the end of all these (troubles) is the expectation of death, which consumeth the soul like a fire.
Coptic: ω πμου παι εsαffι νcοτ νιμ . sηρε sημ hιhλλο . βρρε hινοc νρωμε .
English: O thou death, thou carriest off (people) of every age and condition—the children and the old man, the youth and the man of mature growth.
Coptic: ουsι γαρ αν νhηληκια πετκη εhραι μπμου . αλλα sαffι νcοτ νιμ . ερεπρωμε γαρ sοοπ ναs νhε .
English: For age (or, stature) is no obstacle to death, and he carrieth away (people) of every age and condition.
Coptic: ουνοc γαρ νλυπη τε εθεωρει μπμου μπρωμε . μνπεfτακο .
English: Now it is an exceedingly sorrowful thing to look upon death in man, and to contemplate his decay.
Coptic: πhο sαfουοτουειτ hμπεσχημα μπμου . μνπσωμα νταfcββε . μντταπρο ετsοτμ . μνπfω ενταfλωcj . μννβαλ ενταυσωτρ . αυsταμ . μνμμελοσ ετενσεκιμ αν .
English: The face hath become ghastly pallid in the garb of death, and the body hath become shrivelled up, and the mouth is shut up, and the hair hath become lustreless (?), and the eyes have become sightless and are shut, and the limbs are motionless.