megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ασhιjεν νιλακh γαρ ευcοσι ασοhι ερατσ kεν θμηt ννιμωιτ
English: For she is on lofty eminences, and stands in the midst of the ways.
Coptic: σμην γαρ kατεν νιπυλη ντε νιjωρι σεhωσ εροσ hι νιμωιτ εkουν
English: For she sits by the gates of princes, and sings in the entrances, saying,
Coptic: νθωτεν ω νιρωμι tthο ερωτεν ουοh tt ντασμη ννιsηρι ντε νιρωμι
English: You, O men, I exhort; and utter my voice to the sons of men.
Coptic: καt εουμετσαβε νιατπετhωου ουοh νιατσβω μα πετενhητ
English: O ye simple, understand subtlety, and ye that are untaught, imbibe knowledge.
Coptic: σωτεμ νσωι hανσαjι γαρ νσεμνον εtναjοτου ουοh tναινι νhανσαjι ευσουτων εβολ kεν νασφοτου
English: Hearken to me; for I will speak solemn truths; and will produce right sayings from my lips.
Coptic: jε αρε ταsβωβι ναερμελεταν νhανμεθμηι σεσοf δε μπαμθο νjε νισαjι μμεθνουj
English: For my throat shall meditate truth; and false lips are an abomination before me.
Coptic: νισαjι τηρου ντε ρωι αυsωπ kεν ουμεθμηι μμον hλι νkητου εfkοσι νjεμf ουδε εουον κοτσ νkητf
English: All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing in them wrong or perverse.
Coptic: σεjη τηρου μπεμθο ννη ετκαt ουοh σεσουτων μπεμθο ννη ετjιμι νtγνωσισ
English: They are all evident to those that understand, and right to those that find knowledge.
Coptic: cι νουσβω ουοh νουhατ αν νεμ ουγνωσισ εhοτε ουνουβ εαυερδοκιμαζιν μμοf tεσθεσισ δε σοτπσ νωτεν εhοτε ουνουβ εfτουβηουτ
English: Receive instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than tried gold.
Coptic: σσοτπ γαρ νjε tσοφια εhοτε hανωνι εναsεσουενου hωβ νιβεν ετταιηουτ σεμπsα μμοσ αν
English: For wisdom is better than precious stones; and no valuable substance is of equal worth with it.
Coptic: ανοκ tσοφια αιουωνh kεν ουσοcνι ουγνωσισ δε νεμ ουκαt ανοκ αικωt νσωου
English: I wisdom have dwelt with counsel and knowledge, and I have called upon understanding.
Coptic: thοt ντε πcσ μοσt μπιcινjονσ νεμ πsωs νεμ tμετcασιhητ νεμ νιμωιτ ντε νιπονηροσ ανοκ αιμεστε hανμωιτ ευφονh ντε hανπετhωου
English: The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, and insolence, and pride, and the ways of wicked men; and I hate the perverse ways of bad men.
Coptic: φωι πε πισοcνι νεμ πιταjρο θωι τε tμετσαβε θωι τε tjομ
English: Counsel and safety are mine; prudence is mine, and strength is mine.
Coptic: εβολ hιτοτ ερε νιρωου οι νουρο ουοh επενιjωρι σkαι νtμεθμηι
English: By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
Coptic: εβολ hιτοτ νιεhρηι σεοι ννιst ουοh νιτυραννοσ αυαμονι μπικαhι εβολ hιτοτ
English: By me nobles become great, and monarchs by me rule over the earth.
Coptic: ανοκ tεραγαπαν ννη ετμει μμοι νη ετκωt νσωι ευεjεμτ
English: I love those that love me; and they that seek me shall find me.
Coptic: ουμετραμαο νεμ ουωου σεsοπ νηι νεμ ουjφο νεμ ουμηs νεμ ουδικεοσυνη
English: Wealth and glory belong to me; yea, abundant possessions and righteousness.
Coptic: νανεσ ευjφο νωτεν εhοτε ουνουβ νεμ ουωνι εfταιηουτ νιουταh δε σεσοτπ εhοτε ουωνι εfσοτπ
English: It is better to have my fruit than to have gold and precious stones; and my produce is better than choice silver.
Coptic: αιμοsι kεν νιμωιτ ντε tδικεοσυνη ουοh αιεραναστρεφεσθε kεν θμηt ννιμωιτ ντε tμεθμηι
English: I walk in ways of righteousness, and am conversant with the paths of judgment;
Coptic: hινα νταφωρs νναhηπαρχοντα εhραυ ννη εθμει μμοι ουοh νουαhωρ νταμαhου ναγαθον εsωπ ντασαjι kατεν θηνου ννη ετsοπ μμηνι ειεερφμευι εcιηπι ισjεν πενεh
English: that I may divide substance to them that love me, and may fill their treasures with good things. (21a) If I declare to you the things that daily happen, I will remember also to recount the things of old.
Coptic: πcσ αfσωτπ μμοι ναρχη ννεfhβηουι μπατουθαμιε hλι
English: The Lord made me the beginning of his ways for his works.
Coptic: kαjωf μπενεh αfhισενt μμοι kεν ταρχη μπατουθαμιε πκαhι
English: He established me before time was in the beginning, before he made the earth:
Coptic: μπατουθαμιο ννινουν μπατουι εβολ νjε νιμουνhωου
English: even before he made the depths; before the fountains of water came forth:
Coptic: μπατουσεμνι νjε νιτωου kαjωου δε ννικαλαμφο τηρου αυμαστ
English: before the mountains were settled, and before all hills, he begets me.
Coptic: πcσ αfθαμιο νhανχωρα νεμ νιμανατsωπι νkητου νεμ νιλακh ετουsοπ νkητου ντε σαπεσητ ντφε
English: The Lord made countries and uninhabited tracks, and the highest inhabited parts of the world.
Coptic: εfσοβt ντφε ναι νεμαf πε ουοh hοτε εταfουωt μπεfθρονοσ εβολ hιjεν νιθηου
English: When he prepared the heaven, I was present with him; and when he prepared his throne upon the winds:
Coptic: hοτε εταfταjρο ννιcηπι ετεμπsωι ουοh hοτε εναfχω ννιμουμι ετσαπεσητ ντφε ευταjρηουτ
English: and when he strengthened the clouds above; and when he secured the fountains of the earth:
Coptic: kεν πjινθρεfχω νουμετακριβησ νταf kεν φιομ ουοh νιμωου ννουσεν πισαjι ντε ρωf ουοh αfταjρο ννισενt ντε πκαhι
English: and when he strengthened the foundations of the earth:
Coptic: ναιμμαυ νεμαf πε ανοκ δε εναfραsι νεμηι ναιουνοf δε μμηνι μπεfμθο νσηου νιβεν
English: I was by him, suiting myself to him, I was that wherein he took delight; and daily I rejoiced in his presence continually.
Coptic: hοτε εταfουνοf εταfjεκ tοικουμενη εβολ ουοh ναfουνοf εjεν νιsηρι ντε νιρωμι
English: For he rejoiced when he had completed the world, and rejoiced among the children of men.
Coptic: tνου ουν παsηρι σωτεμ εροι ουοh ωουνιατου ννη εταρεh εναμωιτ
English: Now then, my son, hear me: blessed is the man who shall hearken to me, and the mortal who shall keep my ways;
Coptic: ωουνιατf μπιρωμι εθνααρεh εναμωιτ εfεερsρωισ hιρεν ναρωου μμηνι εfεαρεh ενιβεννη ντε ναμωιτ εkουν
English: watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my entrances.
Coptic: ναμωιτ εβολ γαρ hανμωιτ εβολ ντε πωνk νε ουοh αfσεβτωτ νjε πιουωs εβολ hιτοτf μπcσ
English: For my outgoings are the outgoings of life, and in them is prepared favour from the Lord.
Coptic: νη δε ετερνοβι εροι αυοι νασεβησ ενουψυχη μμιν μμωου ουοh νη ετμοσt μμοι αυεραγαπαν μφμου
English: But they that sin against me act wickedly against their own souls: and they that hate me love death.
Coptic: tσοφια ασκωτ νασ νουηι ουοh ασταjρο νζ νστυλλοσ kαροσ
English: Wisdom has built a house for herself, and set up seven pillars.
Coptic: ασkολkελ ννεσsωτ ασθωτ μπεσηρπ kεν ουκρατηρ ουοh ασσοβt ντεστραπεζα
English: She has killed her beasts; she has mingled her wine in a bowl, and prepared her table.
Coptic: ασουωρπ ννεσεβιαικ εθωhεμ kεν ουνιst νkρωου εουκρατηρ εσjω μμοσ
English: She has sent forth her servants, calling with a loud proclamation to the feast, saying,
Coptic: jε φη ετοι νατhητ kεν θηνου μαρεfι hαροι ουοh νη ετsατ νσβω αjοσ νωου
English: Whoso is foolish, let him turn aside to me: and to them that want understanding she says,
Coptic: jε αμωινι ουωμ εβολ kεν ναωικ ουοh σω εβολ kεν πιηρπ εταιθοτf νωτεν
English: Come, eat of my bread, and drink wine which I have mingled for you.
Coptic: χω νtμετατhητ νσα θηνου hινα ντετενωνk κωt νσα νtμετσαβε hινα ντετενερνεβαhι ουοh ματαhο μπετενκαt ερατf kεν ουγνωσισ
English: Leave folly, that ye may reign for ever; and seek wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge.
Coptic: φη ετtσβω νhανπετhωου εfεcι νουsωs ναf φη ετσοhι μπιασεβησ εfεhαcνι μμιν μμοf
English: He that reproves evil men shall get dishonour to himself; and he that rebukes an ungodly man shall disgrace himself.
Coptic: μπερσοhι νhανσαμπετhωου hινα ντουsτεμμεστωκ σοhι δε νουσαβε ουοh εfεμενριτκ
English: Rebuke not evil men, lest they should hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Coptic: μοι νουλωιjι νουσαβε ουοh fναερσαβε νhουο ματαμο πιθμηι ουοh fναουαhτοτf εcι
English: Give an opportunity to a wise man, and he will be wiser: instruct a just man, and he will receive more instruction.
Coptic: ταρχη νtσοφια thοt ντε πcσ τε ουοh πισοcνι ντε νη εθουαβ ουκαt πε πσουεν πινομοσ δε φα ουμευι ναγαθον πε
English: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the counsel of saints is understanding: (10a) for to know the law is the character of a sound mind.
Coptic: kεν παιτροποσ φαι εκεωνk νουνιst νχρονοσ ουοh hανρομπι ντε πωνk ευεουαhου εροκ
English: For in this way thou shalt live long, and years of thy life shall be added to thee.
Coptic: παsηρι ακsανερσαβε εκεερσαβε νακ νεμ πεκsβηρ ακsανι δε εβολ εκοι νσαμπετhωου εκεσωκ νhανπετhωου νακ μμαυατκ φη ετταjρο μμοf εjεν hανμεθνουj φαι αfμονι νhανθηου νθοf δε ον εfcοjι νσα hανhαλαt ευhηλ αfχω γαρ νσωf μφμωιτ ντε πεfιαhαλολι ουοh αfσωρεμ εβολ hι φμωιτ ντε τεfιεφουωι fμοsι δε hιτεν ουμανατμωου νsαfε νεμ ουκακι εfθηs kεν hανμανιβι fθωουt δε νουμετατουταh kεν νεfjιj
English: Son, if thou be wise for thyself, thou shalt also be wise for thy neighbours; and if thou shouldest prove wicked, thou alone wilt bear the evil. (12a) He that stays himself upon falsehoods, attempts to rule the winds, and the same will pursue birds in their fight: (12b) for he has forsaken the ways of his own vineyard, and he has caused the axles of his own husbandry to go astray; (12c) and he goes through a dry desert, and a land appointed to drought, and he gathers barrenness with his hands.
Coptic: ουσhιμι νατhητ νcασιhητ sασsωπι εσsατ μπωικ θαι ετεσσωουν αν μπιsιπι
English: A foolish and bold woman, who knows not modesty, comes to want a morsel.
Coptic: sασhεμσι hιρεν νιρωου ντε πεσηι hι ουκοτσ kεν ουωνk εβολ hι νιπλατια
English: She sits at the doors of her house, on a seat openly in the streets,
Coptic: εσμουt ουβε νετσινι ουοh ετσουτων hι νουμωιτ
English: calling to passers by, and to those that are going right on their ways;
Coptic: jε φη ετοι νατhητ kεν θηνου μαρεfρικι hαροι νη δε ετsατνσβω tουαhσαhνι νωου ειjω μμοσ
English: saying, Whoso is most senseless of you, let him turn aside to me; and I exhort those that want prudence, saying,
Coptic: jε hανωικ ευhηπ cι νεμωου hηδεωσ νεμ ουμωου νcιουι εfhολj
English: Take and enjoy secret bread, and the sweet water of theft.
Coptic: νθοf δε fεμι αν δε sαυτακο kατοτσ νjε νιjφο ντε πκαhι ουοh sαfραουω εhρηι εθβε ννη ετkεν αμενt αλλα φωτ μπερωσκ kεν πεσμα ουδε μπερταhε νεκβαλ ουβησ παιρηt γαρ εκεσουεν ουμωου νsεμμο ουοh εκεουωτεβ νουιαρο sεμμο hενκ δε εβολ hα ουμωου νsεμμο ουοh μπερσω εβολ kεν ουμουμι νsεμμο hινα ντεκσονk νουνιst νχρονοσ ουοh νσεουοh εροκ νjε hανρομπι ντε πωνk
English: But he knows that mighty men die by her, and he falls in with a snare of hell. (18a) But hasten away, delay not in the place, neither fix thine eye upon her: (18b) for thus shalt thou go through strange water; (18c) but do thou abstain from strange water, and drink not of a strange fountain, (18d) that thou mayest live long, and years of life may be added to thee.
Coptic: ουsηρι νσαβε sαfθρε πεfιωτ ουνοf ουsηρι δε νατhητ ουεμκαh νhητ πε ντε τεfμαυ
English: A wise son makes his father glad: but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
Coptic: hανανωρ ννουthηου ννιανομοσ tμεθμηι δε sασνοhεμ εβολ kεν φμου
English: Treasures shall not profit the lawless: but righteousness shall deliver from death.
Coptic: ουψυχη νθμηι ννε πcσ kοθβεσ kεν τενπhο πωνk δε ντε νιασεβησ εfεfοτf εβολ
English: The Lord will not famish a righteous soul: but he will overthrow the life of the ungodly.
Coptic: tμετhηκι sασθεβιο μφρωμι νιcναh δε ντε νιαsιρι sαυαιτου νραμαο ουsηρι εαυtσβω ναf εfεερσαβε εfεερχρασθε μπιατhητ νρεfsεμsι ναf
English: Poverty brings a man low: but the hands of the vigorous make rich. (4a) A son who is instructed shall be wise, and shall use the fool for a servant.
Coptic: sαfουjαι εβολ kεν πκαυμα νjε ουsηρι νσαβε sαfερjινφεh δε kεν πωσk νjε ουsηρι μπαρανομοσ
English: A wise son is saved from heat: but a lawless son is blighted of the winds in harvest.
Coptic: πσμου μπcσ hιjεν ταφε μπιμεθμηι ρωf μπιασεβησ εfεhωβσf νjε hηβι μπατε τhοt sωπι
English: The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but untimely grief shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
Coptic: περφμευι ντε νιθμηι sαfαιf νεμ hανsουsου φραν δε μπιασεβησ sαfcενο
English: The memory of the just is praised; but the name of the ungodly man is extinguished.
Coptic: πισαβε kεν πεfhητ sαfsεπ νιsεμμο εροf φη δε ετε νfμοντ αν kεν νεfσφοτου εfεσλαt kεν τεfμετκελjε
English: A wise man in heart will receive commandments; but he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.
Coptic: φη ετμοsι kεν ουμετhαπλουσ αfμοsι kεν ουθωτ νhητ φη ετκολj kεν νεfμωιτ ευεσουωνf
English: He that walks simply, walks confidently; but he that perverts his ways shall be known.
Coptic: φη ετcωρεμ ννεfβαλ kεν ουχροf αfθουετ μκαh νhητ ννιρωμι φη ετσοhι kεν ουπαρρησια αfθαμιο νουhιρηνη
English: He that winks with his eyes deceitfully, procures griefs for men; but he that reproves boldly is a peacemaker.
Coptic: ουμουμι ντε πωνk ετkεν νενjιj μπιθμηι ρωf δε μπιασεβησ εfεhοβσf νjε ουτακο
English: There is a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; but destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
Coptic: ουscνην sαfτουνοσ ουμοσt ουον νιβεν ετε νσεscνην αν εσεhοβσου νjε ουμετsφηρ
English: Hatred stirs up strife; but affection covers all that do not love strife.
Coptic: φη ετινι νουσοφια εβολ kεν νεfσφοτου αfμιsι νουρωμι νατhητ kεν πεfsβωτ
English: He that brings forth wisdom from his lips smites the fool with a rod.
Coptic: νισαβευ sαυχωπ νουεσθεσισ ρωf δε μφη sαfkωντ επkομkεμ
English: The wise will hide discretion; but the mouth of the hasty draws near to ruin.
Coptic: πjφο νουρωμι νραμαο ουβακι τε εσταjρηουτ πcομcεμ ντε νιασεβησ πε tμεθhηκι
English: The wealth of rich men is a strong city; but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.
Coptic: νιhβηουι ντε νιθμηι sαυιρι νουωνk πουταh δε ντε νιασεβησ hαννοβι νε
English: The works of the righteous produce life; but the fruits of the ungodly produce sins.
Coptic: νιμωιτ ντε πωνk sασαρεh ερωου νjε tσβω ουσβω δε ετε μπουσαhοσ εσορεμ
English: Instruction keeps the right ways of life; but instruction unchastened goes astray.
Coptic: sαυhωβε νουμετjαjι νjε hανσφοτου νθμηι νη δε ετινι νhανσαhουι εβολ kεν ρωου hανατhητ νε μμαsο
English: Righteous lips cover enmity; but they that utter railings are most foolish.
Coptic: εβολ kεν ουμηs νσαjι ννεκερεβολ ενοβι ακsανtασο δε ενεκσφοτου εκεερνεβhητ
English: By a multitude of words thou shalt not escape sin; but if thou refrain thy lips thou wilt be prudent.
Coptic: ουhατ εfφοσι πε φλασ μπιθμηι πhητ δε ντε νιασεβησ εfεμουνκ εβολ
English: The tongue of the just is tried silver; but the heart of the ungodly shall fail.
Coptic: νισφοτου ντε θμηι σεσωουν ννη ετcοσι νιατhητ δε sαυμου kεν ουμετρεfερkαε
English: The lips of the righteous know sublime truths: but the foolish die in want.
Coptic: πσμου μφt εjεν ταφε μπιθμηι νθοf ετt νtμετραμαο ουοh ννουουοh μκαh νhητ επεfhητ
English: The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the righteous; it enriches him, and grief of heart shall not be added to it.
Coptic: πιατhητ kεν ουσωβι sαfιρι νhανπετhωου tσοφια δε sασμισι νουμετσαβε μπιρωμι
English: A fool does mischief in sport; but wisdom brings forth prudence for a man.
Coptic: πιασεβησ δε πιτακο εσcι μμοf ετινι μμοf σsηπ δε νjε tεπιθυμια ντε πιθμηι
English: The ungodly is engulphed in destruction; but the desire of the righteous is acceptable.
Coptic: σσινι νjε ουσαραθηου sαfτακο νjε πιασεβησ πιθμηι δε sαfρικι σαβολ μμοσ ουοh sαfουjαι sα ενεh
English: When the storm passes by, the ungodly vanishes away; but the righteous turns aside and escapes for ever.
Coptic: μφρηt εsαρε πιsελsηιλι τακε hανναjhι ουοh sαρε ουχρεμτσ τακε hανβαλ φαι πε μφρηt νtμετπαρανομοσ νη ετε νη ετερχρασθε μμοσ
English: As a sour grape is hurtful to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so iniquity hurts those that practise it.
Coptic: τhοt μπcσ sασουοh νhανεhοου νιρομπι δε ντε νιασεβησ σεναερκουjι
English: The fear of the Lord adds length of days: but the years of the ungodly shall be shortened.
Coptic: sαfωσκ νjε πουνοf νεμ νιθμηι τhελπισ δε ντε νιασεβησ νατακο
English: Joy rests long with the righteous: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
Coptic: πταjρο νουθμηι thοt ντε πcσ τε ουkομkεμ δε πε ννη ετερhωβ επιπετhωου
English: The fear of the Lord is a strong hold of the saints: but ruin comes to them that work wickedness.
Coptic: πιθμηι ννεfχα τοτf εβολ sα ενεh νιασεβησ δε ννουsωπι hιjεν πκαhι
English: The righteous shall never fail: but the ungodly shall not dwell in the earth.
Coptic: ρωf μπιμεθμηι sαfερμελεταν νουσοφια φλασ δε νουρεfcινjονσ fνατακο
English: The mouth of the righteous drops wisdom: but the tongue of the unjust shall perish.
Coptic: νισφοτου δε ντε νιρωμι νθμηι σεναθεληλ νhανhμοτ ρωου δε ννιασεβησ sαυφονhου εβολ hαρωου
English: The lips of just men drop grace: but the mouth of the ungodly is perverse.
Coptic: hανμαsι νχροf σεσοf μπεμθο μπcσ ουsι δε νθμηι fsηπ ναhραf
English: False balances are an abomination before the Lord: but a just weight is acceptable unto him.
Coptic: πιμα ετε πsωs ναsε εkουν εροf ασμμαυ ον νjε tμετρεfsαs ρωμι ρωf δε ννη ετθεβιηουτ sαfερμελεταν νtσοφια
English: Wherever pride enters, there will be also disgrace: but the mouth of the lowly meditates wisdom.
Coptic: αfsανμου νjε ουθμηι sαfχω νσωf νουωμ νhητ sαfsωπι δε νsορπ νjε πτακο ντε νιασεβησ ουοh sαυραsι μμοf tμεττελιοσ ντε νη ετσουτων εσεcιμωιτ νωου ουοh πισλαt ντε νη ετεραθετιν εfεsολου
English: When a just man dies he leaves regret: but the destruction of the ungodly is speedy, and causes joy.
Coptic: tμεθμηι sασσουτων φμωιτ ννιαταcνι sαfραουω δε kεν ουμετασεβησ νjε πιρεfcινjονσ
English: Righteousness traces out blameless paths: but ungodliness encounters unjust dealing.
Coptic: tμεθμηι ντε hανρωμι ευσουτων sασναhμου kεν tμετατσοcνι δε sαυτακο νjε hανπαρανομοσ
English: The righteousness of upright men delivers them: but transgressors are caught in their own destruction.
Coptic: αfsανμου νjε ουρωμι νθμηι μπαστακο νjε τεfhελπισ πsουsου δε ντε νιασεβησ fναcενο
English: At the death of a just man his hope does not perish: but the boast of the ungodly perishes.
Coptic: πιθμηι sαfερεβολ kεν ουφαs πιρεfερνοβι δε ευετηιf ντεfsεβιω
English: A righteous man escapes from a snare, and the ungodly man is delivered up in his place.
Coptic: kεν ρωου ννιασεβησ αfsοπ νjε ουφαs νhανρεμμβακι tεσθεσισ δε ντε πιθμηι πεσμωιτ νανεf
English: In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens: but the understanding of righteous men is prosperous.
Coptic: kεν νιαγαθον ντε hανθμηι ασταhο ερατσ νjε ουβακι ουοh kεν πτακο ννιασεβησ sασθεληλ
English: In the prosperity of righteous men a city prospers:
Coptic: kεν πσηου ντε νη ετσουτων sασcισι νjε ουπολισ ασουωjπ δε kεν ρωου ννιασεβησ
English: but by the mouth of ungodly men it is overthrown.
Coptic: sαfελκsαι νσα hανρεμμβακι νjε φη ετsατ νσβω ουρωμι δε νσαβε sαfsωπι εfερησυχαζιν
English: A man void of understanding sneers at his fellow citizens: but a sensible man is quiet.
Coptic: ουρωμι εfοι νλασ β sαfcωρπ νουσοcνι εβολ kεν ουθωουτσ πιπιστοσ δε kεν πεfνιfι sαfhωβ νhανhβηουι
English: A double-tongued man discloses the secret counsels of an assembly: but he that is faithful in spirit conceals matters.
Coptic: νη ετμμοντου μετρεfερhεμι μμαυ sαυhει μφρηt νhανjωβι ουον ουjαι δε sοπ kεν ουσοcνι εναsωf
English: They that have no guidance fall like leaves: but in much counsel there is safety.
Coptic: πιπονηροσ sαfερhανπετhωου αfsανμουjτ νεμ πιθμηι fμοσt δε νtσμη ντε πιταjρο
English: A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man: and he hates the sound of safety.
Coptic: ουσhιμι νρεfsεπhμοτ sαστουνοσ ουωου μπεσhαι ουθρονοσ δε ντε πsωs πε ουσhιμι εσμοσt νtμεθμηι νιcεννευ sαυsωτ νtμετραμαο νιαsιρι αυταjρο kεν tμετραμαο
English: A gracious wife brings glory to her husband: but a woman hating righteousness is a theme of dishonour. The slothful come to want: but the diligent support themselves with wealth.
Coptic: αfιρι νουαγαθον ντεfψυχη νjε πιρωμι νναητ αfτακο μπεσωμα δε νjε πιαθναι
English: A merciful man does good to his own soul: but the merciless destroys his own body.
Coptic: πιασεβησ fιρι νhανhβηουι νcινjονσ πjροj ντε νιθμηι ουβεχε πε ντε tμεθμηι
English: An ungodly man performs unrighteous works: but the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth.
Coptic: ουρωμι νθμηι sαυμασf επωνk fcοσι δε νjε πιασεβησ εφμου
English: A righteous son is born for life: but the persecution of the ungodly ends in death.
Coptic: σεορεβ μπεμθο μπcσ νjε hανμωιτ ευφονh σεsηπ δε ντοτf νjε νη τηρου ετοι ναταcιν hι νουμωιτ
English: Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord: but all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him.
Coptic: φη ετναινι νουjιj εjεν hανjιj kεν ουcινjονσ fναsωπι αν ναττιtμωρια ναf φη ετσιt νουδικεοσυνη fναcι νουβεχε εfενhοτ
English: He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished: but he that sows righteousness he shall receive a faithful reward.
Coptic: μφρηt νουλεον εfτοι επsαι νουεsω ουπαιρηt πετνασαε νουσhιμι νσβω βονι
English: As an ornament in a swine’s snout, so is beauty to an ill-minded women.
Coptic: επιθυμια νιβεν ντε θμηι hαναγαθον νε τhελπισ δε ντε νιασεβησ εσετακο
English: All the desire of the righteous is good: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
Coptic: ουον hανουον δε ευσωρεμ ννη ετενουου ουοh αυνηου νερhουο ουον hανουον δε ευθωουt εkουν ουοh ευνηου νερkαε
English: There are some who scatter their own, and make it more: and there are some also who gather, yet have less.
Coptic: ουψυχη ευσμου εροσ ουhαπλουσ τηρσ τε ουρωμι δε νρεfjωντ πεfσχημα σουβηουτ αν
English: Every sincere soul is blessed: but a passionate man is not graceful.
Coptic: φη εταμαhι εjεν ουσουο εfεσωjπ μμοf ννιεθνοσ ουον ουσμου δε εjεν ταφε μφη ετt
English: May he that hoards corn leave it to the nation: but blessing be on the head of him that gives it.
Coptic: φη ετιρι νhαναγαθον αfκωt νσα ουhμοτ ναγαθον φη ετκωt νσα hανπετhωου ευεταhοf
English: He that devises good counsels seeks good favour: but as for him that seeks after evil, evil shall overtake him.
Coptic: φη ετεhθηf χη εουμετραμαο εfεhει φη ετt ντοτου νhανθμηι εfεφιρι εβολ
English: He that trusts in wealth shall fall; but he that helps righteous men shall rise.
Coptic: φη ετε μπαfjεμμο νεμ πεfηι εfεερκληρονομιν νουθηου πιατhητ δε εfεερβωκ μπισαβε
English: He that deals not graciously with his own house shall inherit the wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise man.
Coptic: εβολ kεν πουταh ντε tμεθμηι sαfρωτ νjε ουssην ντε πωνk sαυωλ ντψυχη ντε νιπαρανομοσ μπατε τhοt sωπι
English: Out of the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of life; but the souls of transgressors are cut off before their time.
Coptic: ισjε μογισ ερε πιθμηι νανοhεμ πιασεβησ νεμ πιρεfερνοβι αυναουονhου θων
English: If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
Coptic: φη εθμηι νουσβω αfεραγαπαν μπικαt φη ετμοσt νουσοhι ουατhητ πε
English: He that loves instruction loves sense, but he that hates reproofs is a fool.
Coptic: fσοτπ νjε φη εταfjιμι νουhμοτ kατεν φt ουρωμι δε μπαρανομοσ ευχαρωου εροf
English: He that has found favour with the Lord is made better; but a transgressor shall be passed over in silence.
Coptic: ννεfταhοf ερατf νjε ουρωμι εβολ hιτοτf νουανομοσ νινουνι δε ντε νιθμηι ννουfοτου εβολ
English: A man shall not prosper by wickedness; but the roots of the righteous shall not be taken up.
Coptic: ουσhιμι νjωρι ουχλομ μπεσhαι μφρηt νουfεντ εfkεν ουsε παιρηt sαστακε πεσhαι νjε ουσhιμι νρεfερπετhωου
English: A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but as a worm in wood, so a bad woman destroys her husband.
Coptic: νιμευι ντε νιθμηι hανhαπ νε sαρε νιασεβησ δε ερhεμι νhανχροf
English: The thoughts of the righteous are true judgments; but ungodly men devise deceits.
Coptic: νισαjι ντε νιασεβησ hανχροf νε ρωf δε ννη ετσουτων sαfναhμου
English: The words of ungodly men are crafty; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Coptic: πιμα ντε νιασεβησ νακωt μμοf εροf fνατακο νιηι δε ντε νιθμηι σεναsωπι ευσμοντ
English: When the ungodly is overthrown, he vanishes away; but the houses of the just remain.
Coptic: ρωf νουκατhητ sαfsουsου εjωf νjε ουρωf ουsλαh νhητ δε sαυελκsαι νσωf
English: The mouth of an understanding man is praised by a man; but he that is dull of heart is had in derision.
Coptic: fσοτπ νjε ουρωμι εfοι μβωκ ναf μμαυατf kεν ουsωs εhοτε φη ετtταιο ναf μμαυατf ουοh εfsατ μπωικ
English: Better is a man in dishonour serving himself, than one honouring himself and wanting bread.
Coptic: πιθμηι sαfναι ντψυχη ννεfτεβνωουι πιμαkτ δε ντε νιασεβησ hανατναι νε
English: A righteous man has pity for the lives of his cattle; but the bowels of the ungodly are unmerciful.