megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: η νταιναhτε εροf αν. α τεfβοηθεια ουε μμοι.
English: Or have I not trusted in him? but help is far from me.
Coptic: α πνα καατ νσωf. α πcμπsινε δε μππαντωκρατωρ οβsf εροι.
English: Mercy has rejected me; and the visitation of the Lord has disregarded me.
Coptic: αιρ θε νουμουνσωρμ εαfωjν. αυω αυσαατ νθε ννειhοειμ.
English: My nearest relations have not regarded me; they have passed me by like a failing brook, or like a wave.
Coptic: ναι ενευρhοτε hητ. τενου δε αυτωουν εhραι εjωι νθε νουχιων. η ουκρυσταλλοσ εαfωcρ.
English: They who used to reverence me, now have come against me like snow or congealed ice.
Coptic: νθε εsαfβωλ εβολ ερsαν ουhμμε sωπε εμευσουν πμα ενεf νhτηf.
English: When it has melted at the approach of heat, it is not known what it was.
Coptic: ται τε ταhε hω ντα ουον νιμ καατ νσωου. αιτακο δε αιρπβολ μπαηι.
English: Thus I also have been deserted of all; and I am ruined, and become an outcast.
Coptic: αιναυ ενεhιοουε νθαιμανων. μμα μμοοsε νσαβων.
English: Behold the ways of the Thaemanites, ye that mark the paths of the Sabaeans.
Coptic: νετναυ δε ουν sιπε ναρ εροου. ναι ετκω νhτηυ ενειχρημα μν νειπολισ.
English: They too that trust in cities and riches shall come to shame.
Coptic: μμον δε ατετντωουν εhραι εjωι hωτ τηυτν εhραι εjωι hν ουμντατνα. hωσδε ατετνναυ επασαs αριhοτε.
English: But ye also have come to me without pity; so that beholding my wound ye are afraid.
Coptic: εsαρε ου γαρ sωπε. μη τει αιαιτει μμωτν νλααυ. η ειsαατ ντετνcομ
English: What? have I made any demand of you? or do I ask for strength from you,
Coptic: hωσδε ετουjοι εναjαjε. η εναhμετ ετcιj ννρεfjιjναh.
English: to deliver me from enemies, or to rescue me from the hand of the mighty ones?
Coptic: ματσαβοι ανοκ δε tνακαρωι. ματαμοι επενταιπλανα νhητf.
English: Teach ye me, and I will be silent: if in anything I have erred, tell me.
Coptic: αλλα νsαjε μπρμμμε σοsf. ννειαιτει γαρ αν νουcομ ντετηυτν.
English: But as it seems, the words of a true man are vain, because I do not ask strength of you.
Coptic: αυω πεjπιο ννετνsαjε ναταλcοι αν. ουδε γαρ νtναανειχεα νπουωsf μπετνsαjε.
English: Neither will your reproof cause me to cease my words, for neither will I endure the sound of your speech.
Coptic: πλην ρω τετντωουν εjμ πορφανοσ τετνβωcε εjν πετνsβηρ.
English: Even because ye attack the fatherless, and insult your friend.
Coptic: τενου δε ειεcωsτ εhουν hν πετνhο τατμjιcολ.
English: But now, having looked upon your countenances, I will not lie.
Coptic: hμοοσ δε ντετμjι νcονσ sωπε. αυω ον ντετνσωουh ετμντμε.
English: Sit down now, and let there not be unrighteousness; and unite again with the just.
Coptic: μν jινcονσ γαρ hμ παλασ. η ερε ταsουωβε μελετα αν νουμντσαβε.
English: For there is no injustice in my tongue; and does not my throat meditate understanding?
Coptic: μη νουμανjωντ αν πε παhε μπρωμε hιjμ πκαh. αυω πεfαhε νθε νουjαιβεκη μμηηνε.
English: Is not the life of man upon earth a state of trial? and his existence as that of a hireling by the day?
Coptic: η νθε νουhμhαλ εfρhοτε hητf μπεfjοεισ αυω εαfhε ευhοιβεσ. η νθε αν πε νουjαιβεκη εfcεετ επεfβεκε.
English: Or as a servant that fears his master, and one who has grasped a shadow? or as a hireling waiting for his pay?
Coptic: ται τε ταhε hωωτ νταιhυπομινη εhενεβατε ευsουειτ. hενουsη δε νhισε νεττο ναι.
English: So have I also endured months of vanity, and nights of pain have been appointed me.
Coptic: ειsανενκοτκ sαιjοοσ jε ερε hτοουε sωπε τναυ. αυω ον ειsαντωουν jε ερε ρουhε νηυ τναυ. tsοοπ δε ειμηh νhισε jιν ρουhε sα hτοουε.
English: Whenever I lie down, I say, When will it be day? and whenever I rise up, again I say when will it be evening? and I am full of pains from evening to morning.
Coptic: πασωμα δε ουωsμ hν hενβντ ευhοου. tβωλ δε εβολ νhενπολcσ νκαh ειhωωκε νταειααβε.
English: And my body is covered with loathsome worms; and I waste away, scraping off clods of dust from my eruption.
Coptic: πααhε δε ασωου επsααjε. αfτακο δε hν ουhελπισ εσsουειτ.
English: And my life is lighter than a word, and has perished in vain hope.
Coptic: αριπμεευ δε jε ουνιβε πε παωνh. αυω μπαβαλ νατστοf αν εναυ αγαθον.
English: Remember then that my life is breath, and mine eye shalt not yet again see good.
Coptic: αιωjν νθε νουκλοολε εαυτββοσ hα τπε. ερsαν πρωμε δε βωκ επεσητ εαμντε. νfτστοf αν εει εhραι.
English: I am as a cloud that is cleared away from the sky: for if a man go down to the grave, he shall not come up again:
Coptic: αυω ννεfσοτf επεfηι μμινε μμοf. αυω ννε πεfμα κοτf εσουωνf.
English: and he shall surely not return to his own house, neither shall his place know him any more.
Coptic: νtναtσο hω αν ερωι. tναsαjε hν τααναγκη. ειsοοπ hμ πνουcσ νταψυχη.
English: Then neither will I refrain my mouth: I will speak being in distress; being in anguish I will disclose the bitterness of my soul.
Coptic: μη ανγ θαλασσα η πεδρακων jε ακthτηκ εροι. jε ακσμινε νhενπεθοου εροι.
English: Am I a sea, or a serpent, that thou hast set a watch over me?
Coptic: αιjοοσ jε παcλοc ντωουν νασλσωλτ. tναεινε δε ναι μαυαατ νουsαjε hι παcλοc.
English: I said that my bed should comfort me, and I would privately counsel with myself on my couch.
Coptic: ακθρsοι hν hενρασου. αυω ακνοsπτ hν hενhοραμα.
English: Thou scarest me with dreams, and dost terrify me with visions.
Coptic: κναπωρj νταψυχη επαπνα. αυω νακεεσ επμου.
English: Thou wilt separate life from my spirit; and yet keep my bones from death.
Coptic: ννειναωνh γαρ αν sα ενεh jε ειαhροs νhητ. σαhωκ εβολ μμοι πααhε γαρ sουειτ.
English: For I shall not live for ever, that I should patiently endure: depart from me, for my life is vain.
Coptic: ου γαρ πε πρωμε jε ακjαστf. η jε εκt νhτηκ εροf.
English: For what is man, that thou hast magnified him? or that thou givest heed to him?
Coptic: η jε κναcμπεfsινε εhτοουε. η jε εκεκρινε μμοf ευμτον.
English: Wilt thou visit him till the morning, and judge him till the time of rest?
Coptic: sατναυ ενγνακαατ αν. αυω νγναβωs ναι αν sανtωμκ νταπαcσε hν ουsσνhητ.
English: How long dost thou not let me alone, nor let me go, until I shall swallow down my spittle?
Coptic: εsjε ανοκ αιρνοβε ειναsρ ου νακ. πετσοουν μπhητ ννρωμε. ετβε ου αfκαατ ουβηκ. tω δε νουετπω νακ.
English: If I have sinned, what shall I be able to do, O thou that understandest the mind of men? why hast thou made me as thine accuser, and why am I a burden to thee?
Coptic: ετβε ου μπεκρπωβs νταανομια. αυω νγτββο μπανοβε. τενου δε ειναβωκ επκαh. αυω tνατστοι αν εsορπτ.
English: Why hast thou not forgotten my iniquity, and purged my sin? but now I shall depart to the earth; and in the morning I am no more.
Coptic: jε sατναυ κναjε ναι. ουπνα νhαh νsαjε πετhν ρωκ.
English: How long wilt thou speak these things, how long shall the breath of thy mouth be abundant in words?
Coptic: μη πjοεισ ναjινcονσ εfκρινε. η πενταfταμιε πτηρf ναsτρτρ πδικαιοσ.
English: Will the Lord be unjust when he judges; or will he that has made all things pervert justice?
Coptic: εsjε νεκsηρε νενταυρνοβε μπεfμτο εβολ αfjοουσου hν τcιj ντευανομια.
English: If thy sons have sinned before him, he has cast them away because of their transgression.
Coptic: ντοκ δε σοπσ επjοεισ ππαντωκρατωρ εκσοπσ.
English: But be thou early in prayer to the Lord Almighty.
Coptic: εsjε κουααβ αυω ντκ ουμε fνασωτμ επεκσοπσ. fνασμινε δε νακ νουμανsωπε νδικαιοσυνη.
English: If thou art pure and true, he will hearken to thy supplication, and will restore to thee the habitation of righteousness.
Coptic: νεκsορπ ναsωπε ευσοβτ νεκhαεευε δε νσεναssαjε εροου αν.
English: Though then thy beginning should be small, yet thy end should be unspeakably great.
Coptic: μαjνε τsορπ δε νγενεα. hοτhτ δε κατα γενοσ ννειοτε.
English: For ask of the former generation, and search diligently among the race of our fathers:
Coptic: μη νναι αν νετνατσαβοκ νσεταμοκ. αυω νσεν hενsαjε εβολ hμ πευhητ.
English: shall not these teach thee, and report to thee, and bring out words from their heart?
Coptic: μη sαρε πjοουf tουω εjμ μοου. η sαρε πτρβαειν jισε εjν μοου
English: Does the rush flourish without water, or shall the flag grow up without moisture?
Coptic: hα τεfνουνε. αυω μευεhσ ντηc νιμ μπεfσω ουδε μεfsοουε.
English: When it is yet on the root, and though it has not been cut down, does not any herb wither before it has received moisture?
Coptic: ται cε τε θε νθαη νουον νιμ ετρπωβs μπjοεισ. πτακο γαρ πε θελπισ μπασεβησ.
English: Thus then shall be the end of all that forget the Lord: for the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
Coptic: πεfηι γαρ ναsωf. αυω πεfμανsωπε ναρ hαλλουσ.
English: For his house shall be without inhabitants, and his tent shall prove a spider’s web.
Coptic: εsωπε εfsανταhε πεfηι ερατf ννεfcω. εfsαναμαhτε δε μμοf ννεfhυπομινη.
English: If he should prop up his house, it shall not stand: and when he has taken hold of it, it shall not remain.
Coptic: νfποσε γαρ αν hιτμ πρη. αυω ερε πεfhρηρε νηυ εβολ hμ πεfτακο.
English: For it is moist under the sun, and his branch shall come forth out of his dung-heap.
Coptic: εfνανκοτκ hι ουσοουhσ νωνε. αυω νfωνh hν τμητε νhενχαλιξ.
English: He lies down upon a gathering of stones, and shall live in the mist of flints.
Coptic: ερsαν πμα ομκf νfναjιcολ εροf αν. μπεκναυ εουον νthε. ουδε νγρsπηρε αν εjν νεtjω μμοου
English: If God should destroy him, his place shall deny him. Hast thou not seen such things,
Coptic: jε ουtμινε πε πsορsρ ννασεβησ. εfναtουω δε νκεουα εβολ hμ πκαh.
English: that such is the overthrow of the ungodly? and out of the earth another shall grow.
Coptic: ννε πjοεισ γαρ κω νσωf μπβαλhητ. αυω ννεfjι δωρον νιμ ντν πασεβησ.
English: For the Lord will by no means reject the harmless man; but he will not receive any gift of the ungodly.
Coptic: εfεμεh τταπρο δε ννρμμμε νσωβε. αυω νευσποτου νσμου.
English: But he will fill with laughter the mouth of the sincere, and their lips with thanksgiving.
Coptic: ερε νεκjααjε δε thιωου μπsιπε. ννεfsωπε δε νcι πμανsωπε ννασεβησ.
English: But their adversaries shall clothe themselves with shame; and the habitation of the ungodly shall perish.
Coptic: jε hν ουμε tσοουν jε ται τε θε ετσμοντ. ναs γαρ νhε πρωμε ναsρ δικαιοσ μπεμτο εβολ μπjοεισ.
English: I know of a truth that it is so: for how shall a mortal man be just before the Lord?
Coptic: εsωπε γαρ εfsανουεs jιhαπ νμμαf ννεfσωτμ εροf. jεκασ ννεfουοsβεf νουsαjε νουωτ εβολ hν νεfσποτου.
English: For if he would enter into judgment with him, God would not hearken to him, so that he should answer to one of his charges of a thousand.
Coptic: ουσοφοσ γαρ πε hμ πεfhητ fjοορ αυω ουνοc πε. νιμ πενταfsωπε εfναsτ μπεfμτο εβολ αfhυπομινη.
English: For he is wise in mind, and mighty, and great: who has hardened himself against him and endured?
Coptic: πετhιτε νντοου νσεσοουν αν. πετsορsρ μμοου hν τεfοργη.
English: Who wears out the mountains, and men know it not: who overturns them in anger.
Coptic: πετνοειν μπκαh sα νεfσντε. sαρε νεfστηλλοσ κιμ.
English: Who shakes the earth under heaven from its foundations, and its pillars totter.
Coptic: πετjω μμοσ επρη jε μπρsα αυω μεfsα. αυω εττωωβε ερν νσιου.
English: Who commands the sun, and it rises not; and he seals up the stars.
Coptic: πενταfταμιε τπε μαυααf. πετμοοsε hιjν θαλασσα νθε μπετμοοsε hιjν ππετsουωου.
English: Who alone has stretched out the heavens, and walks on the sea as on firm ground.
Coptic: πενταfταμιε τcινμουτ. μν πσουνρουhε. μν πsωπs. μν νταμιον μπρησ.
English: Who makes Pleias, and Hesperus, and Arcturus, and the chambers of the south.
Coptic: πενταfταμιε νεινοc μν νειαταρηjνου. νετταειηυ αυω νειsπηρε ετε μντου ηπε.
English: Who does great and unsearchable things; glorious also and excellent things, innumerable.
Coptic: εfsανσαατ νναναυ εροf. αυω ερsανει εβολ hιτοοτ νναειμε.
English: If ever he should go beyond me, I shall not see him: if he should pass by me, neither thus have I known it.
Coptic: εfsαντακοου νιμ πετνατανhοου. η νιμ πετναjοοσ ναf jε ντακρ ου.
English: If he would take away, who shall turn him back? or who shall say to him, What hast thou done?
Coptic: ντοf γαρ μερε οργη κτοf. νταυκλj νκητοσ εβολ hιτοοτf ετhα τπε.
English: For if he has turned away his anger, the whales under heaven have stooped under him.
Coptic: εfsανσωτμ εροι fναμεsτ ναsαjε. tνασεπσ πεfhαπ.
English: Oh then that he would hearken to me, or judge my cause.
Coptic: εsπε γαρ ανγ ουδικαιοσ. νfνασωτμ εροι αν.
English: For though I be righteous, he will not hearken to me: I will intreat his judgment.
Coptic: εsωπε ειsανμουτε νfσωτμ ννειτανhουτσ jε αfσωτμ εροι.
English: And if I should call and he should not hearken, I cannot believe that he has listened to my voice. (17) Let him not crush me with a dark storm:
Coptic: μη εκναουοsβετ hν ουcοσμ. αfταsε ναουωsf γαρ επjινjη.
English: but he has made by bruises many without cause.
Coptic: νfνακω αν μμοι εανsτηυ. αfμαhτ γαρ νναcσε.
English: For he suffers me not to take breath, but he has filled me with bitterness.
Coptic: jε fαμαhτε γαρ hν ταcομ. νιμ cε πετναstουβε πεfhαπ.
English: For indeed he is strong in power: who then shall resist his judgment?
Coptic: εsωπε γαρ ανγ ουδικαιοσ ταταπρο ρνοβε. εsωπε δε ανγ ουσωτπ tνηυ εβολ ειcοομε.
English: For though I should seem righteous, my mouth will be profane: and though I should seem blameless, I shall be proved perverse.
Coptic: εsjε αιρνοβε γαρ νtσοουν αν hμ παhητ. πλην ρω σεfι μπαωνh.
English: For even if I have sinned, I know it not in my soul: but my life is taken away.
Coptic: ετβε παι αιjοοσ jε sαρε τοργη τακε ννοc. μν νδυναστησ.
English: Wherefore I said, Wrath slays the great and mighty man.
Coptic: jε νεκροf ναμου νουμου νsπηρε. αλλα σεσωβε νσα νδικαιοσ.
English: For the worthless die, but the righteous are laughed to scorn.
Coptic: πααhε γαρ ασωου ευρεfπωτ. αυπωτ αυω μπουναυ.
English: But my life is swifter than a post: my days have fled away, and they knew it not.
Coptic: μη ουν ταcσε νhιη νjοι. η ναhωμ εfhηλ εfsινε νσα τεfhρε.
English: Or again, is there a trace of their path left by ships? or is there one of the flying eagle as it seeks its prey?
Coptic: ειsανjοου γαρ νtναρπωβs ειsαjε ειεπεhjωι ντααsαhομ.
English: And if I should say, I will forget to speak, I will bow down my face and groan;
Coptic: σενοειν δε μμοι νναμελοσ τηρου. tσοουν γαρ jε νγνακαατ αν ειουααβ.
English: I quake in all my limbs, for I know that thou wilt not leave me alone as innocent.
Coptic: εβολ δε jε ανγ ουασεβησ ετβε ου μπειμου
English: But since I am ungodly, why have I not died?
Coptic: ειsανjοκμετ γαρ hν ουχιων ντατββο hν hενcιj ευουααβ.
English: For if I should wash myself with snow, and purge myself with pure hands,
Coptic: ακjοcτ εματε hμ πτωλμ α ταστολη βοττ.
English: thou hadst thoroughly plunged me in filth, and my garment had abhorred me.
Coptic: ντκ ουρωμε γαρ αν νταhε jε ειεjι hαπ ουβηκ. jεκασ ενεει επhαπ hι ουσοπ.
English: For thou art not man like me, with whom I could contend, that we might come together to judgment.
Coptic: ευν ουμεσιτ η σντε νμετε. εfσωτμ εfjπιο μμον hι ουσοπ.
English: Would that he our mediator were present, and a reprover, and one who should hear the cause between both.
Coptic: μαρεffι πεfcερωβ hιjωι. αυω μπρτρε τεfhοτε sτρτωρτ.
English: Let him remove his rod from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
Coptic: νtναρhοτε αν πε αλλα tναsαjε. νtσοουν γαρ αν μμοι νtμινε.
English: so shall I not be afraid, but I will speak: for I am not thus conscious of guilt.
Coptic: ειsπhισε hν ταψυχη. tναουεh ναι νταsαjε εhραι εjωf ειαsαhομ. tναsαjε ειsοοπ hμ πνουcσ νταψυχη.
English: Weary in my soul, I will pour my words with groans upon him: I will speak being straitened in the bitterness of my soul.
Coptic: ταjοοσ μπjοεισ jε μπρτσαβοι ερνοβε. αυω ετβε ου εκκρινε μμοι hα ναι.
English: And I will say to the Lord, Do not teach me to be impious; and wherefore hast thou thus judged me?
Coptic: μη νανουσ νακ ειsανρνοβε. jε ακκω νσωκ ννεhβηυε ννεκcιj. ακthτηκ δε επsοjνε ννsαfτε.
English: Is it good before thee if I be unrighteous? for thou hast disowned the work of thy hands, and attended to the counsel of the ungodly.
Coptic: μη εκναυ νθε εsαρε ουρωμε ναυ.
English: Or dost thou see as a mortal sees? or wilt thou look as a man sees?
Coptic: η ουαhε νρωμε πε πεκαhε. η νεκρομπε hενρομπε νρωμε νε.
English: Or is thy life human, or thy years the years of a man,
Coptic: jε ακsινε νσα ταανομια. αυω ακhοτhτ νσα πανοβε.
English: that thou hast enquired into mine iniquity, and searched out my sins?
Coptic: κσοουν γαρ jε μπειρνοβε. αλλα νιμ πετναρβολ ενεκcιj.
English: For thou knowest that I have not committed iniquity: but who is he that can deliver out of thy hands?
Coptic: νεκcιj νενταυπλασσε μμοι αυταμιοι. μννσωσ ακκοτκ ακραhτ.
English: Thy hands have formed me and made me; afterwards thou didst change thy mind, and smite me.
Coptic: αριπμεευε cε jε ντακπλασσε μμοι νομε. αυω ον κνακτοι επκαh.
English: Remember that thou hast made me as clay, and thou dost turn me again to earth.
Coptic: μη ντοκhορτ αν νθε νουερωτε. ακτοκτ δε νθε νουhαλωμ.
English: Hast thou not poured me out like milk, and curdled me like cheese?
Coptic: ακthιωωτ νουsααρ μν hεναf. ακμολhτ δε νhενκεεσ μν hενμουτ.
English: And thou didst clothe me with skin and flesh, and frame me with bones and sinews.
Coptic: ακκω νhητ νουωνh μν ουνα. πεκcμπsινε δε πενταfhαρεh επαπνα.
English: And thou didst bestow upon me life and mercy, and thy oversight has preserved my spirit.
Coptic: εουντκ ναι νhητ tσοουν jε ουν cομ μμοκ εhωβ νιμ. μν λααυ δε ο νακ νατcομ.
English: Having these things in thyself, I know that thou canst do all things; for nothing is impossible with thee.
Coptic: ειsανρνοβε γαρ κναthτηκ εροι. μπεκτββοι δε εναανομια.
English: And if I should sin, thou watchest me; and thou hast not cleared me from iniquity.
Coptic: ουοι γαρ ναι πε ειsανρνοβε. εsωπε ον ανγ ουδικαιοσ μν scομ μμοι εfειjωι εhραι. tμεh γαρ νσωs.
English: Or if I should be ungodly, woe is me: and if I should be righteous, I cannot lift myself up, for I am full of dishonour.
Coptic: σεcορc γαρ εροι νθε ννειμουι ευπαhσ. αυω ον ακκοτκ ακτακοι εματε.
English: For I am hunted like a lion for slaughter; for again thou hast changed and art terribly destroying me;
Coptic: ακειρε ντασηsε νβρρε εροι. ακχρω δε ναι hν ουνοc νοργη. ακεινε δε εhραι εjωι νhενμανσοονε.
English: renewing against me my torture: and thou hast dealt with me in great anger, and thou hast brought trials upon me.
Coptic: ετβε ου δε ακντ εβολ hν θη μπειμου. νε μν βαλ δε ναυ εροι πε.
English: Why then didst thou bring me out of the womb? and why did I not die, and no eye see me,
Coptic: αυω νειναρ θε μπετε νfsοοπ αν. ετβε ου γαρ ντερειει εβολ hν θη μπειμου.
English: and I become as if I had not been? for why was I not carried from the womb to the grave?
Coptic: μη ουκουι αν πε πεουοειs μπααhε. καατ ταμτον μμοι νουκουι.
English: Is not the time of my life short? suffer me to rest a little,
Coptic: μπαtβωκ επμα ντατμσοττ. ευκαh νκακε hι cοσμ.
English: before I go whence I shall not return, to a land of darkness and gloominess;
Coptic: ουκαh νκακε sα ενεh. πμα ετε μν ουοειν νhητf. ουδε ναυ εcινωρ hν ρωμε.
English: to a land of perpetual darkness, where there is no light, neither can any one see the life of mortals.
Coptic: α σωφαρ δε πμινναιοσ ουωsβ εfjω μμοσ.
English: Then Sophar the Minaean answered and said,
Coptic: jε πετο νhαh νsαjε sαfσετμ πευουhμ η ερε πρεfsαjε μεευε jε ουδικαιοσ πε.
English: He that speaks much, should also hear on the other side: or does the fluent speaker think himself to be righteous? blessed is the short lived offspring of woman.
Coptic: ναιατf μπρωμε νsαραhε. μπραsαι hν νεκsαjε. μν πετjιhαπ γαρ ουβηκ.
English: Be not a speaker of many words; for is there none to answer thee?
Coptic: μπρjοοσ jε tουααβ γαρ hν ναhβηυε. αυω tσοτπ μπεfμτο εβολ.
English: For say not, I am pure in my works, and blameless before him.
Coptic: αλλα ερε πjοεισ ναsαjε νμμακ ναsνhε.
English: But oh that the Lord would speak to thee, and open his lips to thee!
Coptic: ειτα fναjω νακ ντcομ ντσοφια. jε fναsωπε εfκηβ μπετεινε μμοκ. τοτε κναειμε jε νετκμπsα μμοου νενταυει εjωκ hιτμ πjοεισ ννοβε ντακααυ.
English: Then shall he declare to thee the power of wisdom; for it shall be double of that which is with thee: and then shalt thou know, that a just recompence of thy sins has come to thee from the Lord.
Coptic: μη κναcν ρατf μπjοεισ. η κναsταhε αρηjνου ννεντα ππαντωκρατωρ ταμιοου.
English: Wilt thou find out the traces of the Lord? or hast thou come to the end of that which the Almighty has made?
Coptic: τπε jοσε εκναρ ου. ου δε πετsοκh εαμντε εκσοουν μμοf.
English: Heaven is high; and what wilt thou do? and there are deeper things than those in hell; what dost thou know?
Coptic: η νετsοι επsοι επsι μπκαh. η ππωjc νθαλασσα.
English: Or longer than the measure of the earth, or the breadth of the sea.
Coptic: εfsανταυοου τηρου εhραι νιμ πετναjοοσ ναf jε ντακρ ου.
English: And if he should overthrow all things, who will say to him, What hast thou done?
Coptic: fσοουν γαρ ντοf ννεhβηυε ννανομοσ. εαfναυ δε ενεhβηυε ετεμεssε νfναοβsf αν.
English: For he knows the works of transgressors; and when he sees wickedness, he will not overlook it.
Coptic: αλλα εsjε ερε πρωμε νηηβε hν νεfcιj. ερε πρωμε δε νjπο νσhιμε ο νουειαντοου hι πjαιε.
English: But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman is like an ass in the desert.
Coptic: ενε ντοκ δε ακτββε πεκhητ νεκναjεστ νεκcιj εhραι εροf πε.
English: For if thou hast made thine heart pure, and liftest up thine hands towards him;
Coptic: εsjε ουν νοβε λααυ hν νεκcιj μαρεfουε μμοκ. μπρτρε jινcονσ sωπε hμ πεκμανουωh.
English: if there is any iniquity in thy hands, put if far from thee, and let not unrighteousness lodge in thy habitation.
Coptic: ται γαρ τε θε ετερε πεκhο ναουοπ νθε νουμοου εfσοτf. κνακαακ δε καhηυ μπτωλμ νγτμρhοτε.
English: For thus shall thy countenance shine again, as pure water; and thou shalt divest thyself of uncleanness, and shalt not fear.
Coptic: αυω κναρπωβs ννεκhισε. νθε νουhοειμ εαfσαατκ αυω νγτμsτορτρ.
English: And thou shalt forget trouble, as a wave that has passed by; and thou shalt not be scared.
Coptic: ντε πεκsληλ sωπε νθε μπσουνhτοουε. ντε πωνh sα νακ μπναυ μμεερε.
English: And thy prayer shall be as the morning star, and life shall arise to thee as from the noonday.
Coptic: κνακαhτηκ πε jε ουντακ μμαυ νουhελπισ. εβολ δε hν νεκλεh μν νεκροουs tρηνη ναουωνh νακ εβολ.
English: And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; and peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.
Coptic: κναhροκ γαρ νfτμsωπε νcι πετtουβηκ. ουν hαh δε νακτοου νσεσπσωπκ.
English: For thou shalt be at ease, and there shall be no one to fight against thee; and many shall charge, and make supplication to thee.
Coptic: πουjαι δε ναβωκ νfκααυ. τευhελπισ γαρ πε πτακο. νβαλ δε ννασεβησ ναβωλ εβολ.
English: But safety shall fail them; for their hope is destruction, and the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.
Coptic: jε ειτα ντετν hενρωμε. μη ερε τσοφια ναμου νμμητν.
English: So then ye alone are men, and wisdom shall die with you?
Coptic: ουν hητ hω μμοι ντετνhε.
English: But I also have a heart as well as you.
Coptic: αυουδικαιοσ γαρ νρωμε αυω νσωτπ sωπε νσωβε.
English: For a righteous and blameless man has become a subject for mockery.
Coptic: αυσβτωτf γαρ ευοειs εfτηs εhε hιτν hενκοουε.
English: For it had been ordained that he should fall under others at the appointed time, and that his houses should be spoiled by transgressors:
Coptic: ετρευsωλ ννεfηι hιτν νανομοσ. μμον δε μπρτρε λααυ μπονεροσ μεευε ερβολ. ναι ετtνουcσ μπjοεισ. μη ντευκεhετασισ ναsωπε αν.
English: let not however any one trust that, being evil, he shall be held guiltless, (6) even as many as provoke the Lord, as if there were indeed to be no inquisition made of them.
Coptic: ζ αλλα μαjνε ντβνοουε ευsανjοοσ νακ. νhαλαατε ντπε ευsανταμοκ.
English: But ask now the beasts, if they may speak to thee; and the birds of the air, if they may declare to thee.
Coptic: αjισ δε μπκαh εfsανουωsβ νακ.
English: Tell the earth, if it may speak to thee: and the fishes of the sea shall explain to thee.
Coptic: μη ερε τεψυχη ννετονh τηρου αν ντοοτf. αυω πεπνα νρωμε νιμ.
English: Whereas the life of all living things is in his hand, and the breath of every man.
Coptic: πhητ μεν γαρ εsαfμεsτ νsαjε. τεsουωβε δε sαστεπ νcι ουωμ.
English: For the ear tries words, and the palate tastes meats.
Coptic: ερε τσοφια hν ουνοc νουοειs. αυω τεσβω hν ουνοc ναhε.
English: In length of time is wisdom, and in long life knowledge.