megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: νθοf δε αfφωνh μπεfhο σαβολ hα ουjωντ εταυκωλj δε εβολ μμοf νjε νικητοσ ετσαπεσητ ντφε
English: For if he has turned away his anger, the whales under heaven have stooped under him.
Coptic: εsωπ δε ντεfσωτεμ εροι ιε ντεfερδιακρινιν ννασαjι
English: Oh then that he would hearken to me, or judge my cause.
Coptic: εsωπ δε ανοκ ουθμηι μπεfσωτεμ εροι πεfhαπ ειτωβh μμοf
English: For though I be righteous, he will not hearken to me: I will intreat his judgment.
Coptic: εsωπ γαρ νταμουt ουοh ντεfσωτεμ εροι νtνατενhουτσ αν jε αfσωτεμ εροι μηπωσ ντεffοττ εβολ kεν ουγνοφοσ
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: αfθρουαsαι νjε ναkομkεμ kεν ουπετsουιτ
English: but he has made by bruises many without cause.
Coptic: fχω μμοι αν ενιfι αfμαhτ γαρ νsαsι
English: For he suffers me not to take breath, but he has filled me with bitterness.
Coptic: οτι μεν γαρ αfαμαhι kεν ουjομ νιμ ετναt εkουν εhραf νεμ πεfhαπ
English: For indeed he is strong in power: who then shall resist his judgment?
Coptic: εsωπ γαρ ανοκ ουθμηι ρωι ναερμετασεβησ εsωπ γαρ ανοκ ουαταρικι αιναι εβολ εικολj
English: For though I should seem righteous, my mouth will be profane: and though I should seem blameless, I shall be proved perverse.
Coptic: ιτε γαρ αιερμετασεβησ tεμι αν kεν ταψυχη πλην jε αυωλι μπαωνk
English: For even if I have sinned, I know it not in my soul: but my life is taken away.
Coptic: εθβεφαι αιjοσ jε ουνιst νεμ ουjωρι fνατακωου kεν ουjωντ
English: Wherefore I said, Wrath slays the great and mighty man.
Coptic: jε νισαμπετhωου σεkεν ουμου εfοι νsφηρι αλλα σεσωβι ννιθμηι
English: For the worthless die, but the righteous are laughed to scorn.
Coptic: αυτηιτου γαρ εkρηι ετοτf μπιασεβησ νιhο δε ντε νιρεfthαπ fhωβσ μμωου ουοh μμον νθοf πε
English: For they are delivered into the hands of the unrighteous man: he covers the faces of the judges of the earth: but if it be not he, who is it?
Coptic: παjινωνk δε fασιωου εhοτε ουjινcοjι αυφωτ ουοh μπουναυ
English: But my life is swifter than a post: my days have fled away, and they knew it not.
Coptic: ισjε ουον τατσι μμωιτ ντε νιεjηου ιε ντε ουαkωμ εfhηλ εfκωt νσα ουkρε ναf
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: αιsανφιρι γαρ tναερπωβs εισαjι αινακωλj μπαhο εkρηι ουοh νταfιαhομ
English: And if I should say, I will forget to speak, I will bow down my face and groan;
Coptic: tκιμ δε kεν ναμελοσ τηρου tεμι γαρ jε χναχατ ειοι νατνοβι
English: I quake in all my limbs, for I know that thou wilt not leave me alone as innocent.
Coptic: επιδη ανοκ ουασεβησ εθβεου μπιμου
English: But since I am ungodly, why have I not died?
Coptic: αιsανjωκεμ γαρ kεν ουχιων ουοh ντατουβοι kεν hανjιj ευουαβ
English: For if I should wash myself with snow, and purge myself with pure hands,
Coptic: αυcοjτ εμαsω kεν ουθωλεβ ασορβετ δε νjε ταστολη
English: thou hadst thoroughly plunged me in filth, and my garment had abhorred me.
Coptic: νθοκ ουρωμι γαρ αν μπαρηt φη εtναcιhαπ νεμαf hινα ντενι ευhαπ ευσοπ
English: For thou art not man like me, with whom I could contend, that we might come together to judgment.
Coptic: αμοι νε ουον ουμεσιτησ ουτων πε εfσοhι ουοh εfεσωτεμ ουτων μπβ
English: Would that he our mediator were present, and a reprover, and one who should hear the cause between both.
Coptic: μαρεfωλι μπεfsβωτ εβολ hαροι τεfhοt δε μπενθρεσsθερθωρτ
English: Let him remove his rod from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
Coptic: νναερhοt αλλα ειεσαjι tσωουν γαρ αν μπαιρηt
English: so shall I not be afraid, but I will speak: for I am not thus conscious of guilt.
Coptic: αλλα ειkοσι kεν ταψυχη ειfιαhομ tναjε νασαjι ναhραf
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: ουοh tναjοσ μπcσ jε μπερtσβω νηι εερμετασεβησ εθβεου ακthαπ εροι μπαιρηt
English: And I will say to the Lord, Do not teach me to be impious; and wherefore hast thou thus judged me?
Coptic: μη νανεσ νακ αιsανcινjονσ jε ακχω νσωκ ννιhβηουι ντε νεκjιj πσοcνι δε ντε νιασεβησ ακthθηκ εροf
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: αν ακναυ hωκ μφρηt νουρωμι εfναυ
English: Or dost thou see as a mortal sees? or wilt thou look as a man sees?
Coptic: ιε πεκjινωνk ουjινωνk νρωμι πε ιε νεκρομπι hανρομπι νρωμι νε
English: Or is thy life human, or thy years the years of a man,
Coptic: jε ακκωt νσα ταανομια ουοh νανοβι ακkετkωτου
English: that thou hast enquired into mine iniquity, and searched out my sins?
Coptic: κσωουν γαρ jε μπιερασεβησ αλλα νιμ πε φη ετωλι εβολ kεν νεκjιj
English: For thou knowest that I have not committed iniquity: but who is he that can deliver out of thy hands?
Coptic: νεκjιj αυερπλαζιν μμοι ουοh αυθαμιοι μενενσα ναι δε ακκοτκ ακt νουερkοτ νηι
English: Thy hands have formed me and made me; afterwards thou didst change thy mind, and smite me.
Coptic: αριφμευι jε ακερπλαζιν μμοι νουομι ουοh ακτασθοι ον επκαhι
English: Remember that thou hast made me as clay, and thou dost turn me again to earth.
Coptic: μη ετακhορτ αν μφρηt νουερωt ακθριcωσ δε μφρηt νουαλωμ
English: Hast thou not poured me out like milk, and curdled me like cheese?
Coptic: ουsαρ νεμ hανfωι ακτηιτου hιωτ ουοh ακμολkτ kεν hανκασ νεμ hανμοt
English: And thou didst clothe me with skin and flesh, and frame me with bones and sinews.
Coptic: ουωνk δε νεμ ουναι ακχαυ νkητ ουοh πεκjεμπsινι εfαρεh επαπνα
English: And thou didst bestow upon me life and mercy, and thy oversight has preserved my spirit.
Coptic: ναι τηρου σεχη νkητ ουοh tεμι jε ουον sjομ μμοκ kεν hωβ νιβεν ουοh μμον hλι οι νατjομ ντοτκ
English: Having these things in thyself, I know that thou canst do all things; for nothing is impossible with thee.
Coptic: εsωπ γαρ αιsανερνοβι χνααρεh εροι μπεκτουβοι δε εβολ hα ναανομια
English: And if I should sin, thou watchest me; and thou hast not cleared me from iniquity.
Coptic: εsωπ γαρ αιsανερνοβι ουοι νηι εsωπ δε ειοι νθμηι tsfι εjωι επsωι αν tμεh γαρ νsωs
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: σεjωρj γαρ εροι μφρηt νουμουι επkολkελ παλιν ον αικοτ ακtμκαh νηι μμαsω
English: For I am hunted like a lion for slaughter; for again thou hast changed and art terribly destroying me;
Coptic: εκιρι μπαετασμοσ μβερι εhρηι εjωι ακερχρασθε νηι kεν ουνιst νjωντ ακινι δε νhανπιρασμοσ εhρηι εjωι
English: renewing against me my torture: and thou hast dealt with me in great anger, and thou hast brought trials upon me.
Coptic: εθβεου ακεντ εβολ kεν θνεjι ουοh μπιμου hινα ντεsτεμ βαλ νρωμι ναυ εροι
English: Why then didst thou bring me out of the womb? and why did I not die, and no eye see me,
Coptic: ουοh νταερ μφρηt νουαι μπεfsωπι ρω εθβεου εταιι εβολ kεν θνεjι μπιhωλ εουμhαυ
English: and I become as if I had not been? for why was I not carried from the womb to the grave?
Coptic: sαν ουκουjι αν πε πσηου ντε παωνk χατ νταμτον μμοι νουκουjι
English: Is not the time of my life short? suffer me to rest a little,
Coptic: μπαtsε νηι επιμα εtνατασθοι αν jε εβολ νkητf επιμα νχακι νεμ γνοφοσ
English: before I go whence I shall not return, to a land of darkness and gloominess;
Coptic: πικαhι νχακι sα ενεh πιμα ετε μμον ουωινι μμαυ ουδε μπαυναυ επωνk ντε νιρωμι μμαυ
English: to a land of perpetual darkness, where there is no light, neither can any one see the life of mortals.
Coptic: αfερουω νjε σωφαρ πιμιννεοσ πεjαf
English: Then Sophar the Minaean answered and said,
Coptic: jε φη ετjω νουμηs νσαjι εfεσωτεμ επουοhεμ ισjε φη ετjω νουμηs νσαjι fμευι εροf jε ουθμηι πε fσμαρωουτ νjε πιμισι ντε ουσhιμι εσοι νκουjι νωνk
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: μπερsωπι εκοs kεν νεκσαjι μμον hλι cαhαπ ουβηκ
English: Be not a speaker of many words; for is there none to answer thee?
Coptic: μπερjοσ jε tτουβηουτ ουοh tοι νατρικι μπεfμθο
English: For say not, I am pure in my works, and blameless before him.
Coptic: αλλα αρε πcσ νασαjι νεμακ ναs νρηt ουοh ντεfουων ννεfσφοτου νεμακ
English: But oh that the Lord would speak to thee, and open his lips to thee!
Coptic: ιτα fναταμοκ ετjομ ντε ουσοφια jε ουηι fναsωπι εfοι νδιπλουν εροκ τοτε εκεεμι jε ετα hανουον sωπι νακ εβολ hιτεν πcσ ευμπsα ννινοβι ετακαιτου
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 χναjιμι μπιμωιτ ντε πcσ ιε ακsε sα αυρηjου ννη εταfθαμιωου νjε πιπαντοκρατωρ
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: σcοσι νjε τφε ου πε ετεκνααιf hανου πετεκσωουν μμωου ευsηκ εhοτε νη ετkεν αμενt
English: Heaven is high; and what wilt thou do? and there are deeper things than those in hell; what dost thou know?
Coptic: ιε ευsηου εhοτε πιsι ντε πκαhι ιε εhοτε πιουοσθεν ντε φιομ
English: Or longer than the measure of the earth, or the breadth of the sea.
Coptic: εsωπ αfsανουωjπ νhωβ νιβεν εhρηι νιμ πεθναsjοσ ναf jε ου πετακαιf
English: And if he should overthrow all things, who will say to him, What hast thou done?
Coptic: νθοf γαρ ετσωουν ννιhβηουι ντε νιανομοσ αfsανναυ δε εhανμετατοποσ ννεfοβs ερωου
English: For he knows the works of transgressors; and when he sees wickedness, he will not overlook it.
Coptic: φρωμι δε εfhελhελ νκερηt kεν hανσαjι ουρωμι δε νjφο ντε ουσhιμι αfοι νhυσοσ εουαι ντωου
English: But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman is like an ass in the desert.
Coptic: ισjε γαρ νθοκ ακχω μπεκhητ εfτουβηουτ εκεβαsκ δε μπιcωkεμ ουοh μπεκερhοt κfαι δε ννεκjιj επsωι hαροf
English: For if thou hast made thine heart pure, and liftest up thine hands towards him;
Coptic: ισjε ουον hλι μμετανομον kεν νεκjιj μαρουουει μμοκ μπενθρε cινjονσ δε sωπι kεν πεκηι
English: if there is any iniquity in thy hands, put if far from thee, and let not unrighteousness lodge in thy habitation.
Coptic: παιρηt γαρ εfεερουωινι νjε πεκhο μφρηt νουμωου εfτουβηουτ εκεβαsκ δε μπιουcωkεμ ουοh ννεκερhοt
English: For thus shall thy countenance shine again, as pure water; and thou shalt divest thyself of uncleanness, and shalt not fear.
Coptic: πιkισι εκεερπεfωβs μφρηt νουμωου εαfσινι ουοh ννεκsθορτερ
English: And thou shalt forget trouble, as a wave that has passed by; and thou shalt not be scared.
Coptic: τεκευχη δε εσεερ μφρηt μπισιου ντε hανατοουι εfεφιρι δε νακ νjε ουωνk ισjεν ναναμερι
English: And thy prayer shall be as the morning star, and life shall arise to thee as from the noonday.
Coptic: τοτε εκεχαhθηκ jε ουον hελπισ sοπ νακ εβολ δε kεν ουkρωου νεμ ουhοt εσεsωπι νακ νjε ουhιρηνη
English: And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; and peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.
Coptic: εκεερησιχαζιν δε ουοh ννεfsωπι νjε φη ετβοτσ εροκ ευεκοτου δε νjε hανμηs ευεthο εροκ
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: πιουjαι δε εfεχαυ νσωf πτακο γαρ πε τουhελπισ νιβαλ δε ντε νιασεβησ ευεβωλ εβολ
English: But safety shall fail them; for their hope is destruction, and the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.
Coptic: αfερουω νjε ιωβ πεjαf
English: And Job answered and said,
Coptic: jε ιτα νθωτεν hανρωμι ουοh ασναμου νεμωτεν νjε tσοφια
English: So then ye alone are men, and wisdom shall die with you?
Coptic: ανοκ μεν hω ουον hητ μμοι μπετενρηt
English: But I also have a heart as well as you.
Coptic: ουρωμι γαρ νθμηι ουοh ναταρικι αfsωπι επσωβια
English: For a righteous and blameless man has become a subject for mockery.
Coptic: αυσεβτωτf γαρ εουχρονοσ εfθηs εθρεfhει kα περsιsι νhανκεχωουνι ουοh ντουhωλεμ μπεfηι νjε hανανομοσ
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: αλλα μπενθρεfχαhθηf νjε hλι νσα μπετhωου jε fναsωπι εfτουβηουτ νη τηρου ετtjωντ μπcσ μη νθωου hωου σεναερεταν ερωου 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: αλλα sεν νιθεβνωουι εsωπ ντουjοσ νακ ιε νιhαλαt ντε τφε εsωπ ντουταμοκ
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: φιρι δε kατεν πκαhι εsωπ ντεfjοσ νακ ουοh ντουφιρι kατοτκ νjε νιτεβτ ντε φιομ
English: Tell the earth, if it may speak to thee: and the fishes of the sea shall explain to thee.
Coptic: νιμ ετε μπεfεμι kεν ναι τηρου jε τjιj μπcσ ασθαμιε ναι
English: Who then has not known in all these things, that the hand of the Lord has made them?
Coptic: μη αυχη αν kεν νεfjιj νjε νιψυχη ντε νη ετονk τηρου νεμ πιπνα ντε ρωμι νιβεν
English: Whereas the life of all living things is in his hand, and the breath of every man.
Coptic: πινουσ μεν γαρ ετkοτkετ ννισαjι tsβωβι δε ετjεμtπι ννιkρηουι
English: For the ear tries words, and the palate tastes meats.
Coptic: μη αρε tσοφια sοπ kεν ουνιst νχρονοσ tεπιστημη δε ασkεν ουνιst νjινωνk
English: In length of time is wisdom, and in long life knowledge.
Coptic: αρε tσοφια χη kατοτf νεμ tjομ φωf πε πισοcνι νεμ πικαt
English: With him are wisdom and power, with him counsel and understanding.
Coptic: εsωπ αfsανσωσ νεμ πετναsκωτ αfsανsθαμ εhρεν νιρωμι νιμ ετναsουων
English: If he should cast down, who will build up? if he should shut up against man, who shall open?
Coptic: αfsανταhνο μπιμωου fνατsουιο μπικαhι αfsανχα hραf ναf fνατακοf εαfουοjπf
English: If he should withhold the water, he will dry the earth: and if he should let it loose, he overthrows and destroys it.
Coptic: φωf πε πιαμαhι νεμ tjομ φωf πε πιεμι νεμ πικαt
English: With him are strength and power: he has knowledge and understanding.
Coptic: φη ετωλι ννιρεfερσοcνι νεχμαλωτοσ νιρεfthαπ δε ντε πκαhι αfθρουτωμτ
English: He leads counsellors away captive, and maddens the judges of the earth.
Coptic: φη ετθhεμσο νhανουρωου hιjεν hανθρονοσ ουοh αfμουρ ννουtπι νουμοjk
English: He seats kings upon thrones, and girds their loins with a girdle.
Coptic: φη ετουωρπ νhανουηβ νεχμαλωτοσ νιjωρι δε ντε πκαhι αfουοjπου
English: He sends away priests into captivity, and overthrows the mighty ones of the earth.
Coptic: φη ετsωπτ ννισφοτου ντε νιπιστοσ πκαt ντε νιπρεσβυτεροσ αfεμι εροf
English: He changes the lips of the trusty, and he knows the understanding of the elders.
Coptic: φη ετjωs νουsωs εjεν hαναρχων νη δε ετθεβιηουτ αfταλcωου
English: He pours dishonour upon princes, and heals the lowly.
Coptic: φη ετcωρπ ννη ετsηκ εβολ kεν πχακι αfινι δε εβολ μφουωινι νtkηιβι ντε φμου φη ετσωρεμ νhανsλωλ ουοh εττακο μμωου
English: Revealing deep things out of darkness: and he has brought into light the shadow of death. (23) Causing the nations to wander, and destroying them:
Coptic: εfsτο νhανεθνοσ επεσητ ουοh εfcιμωιτ kαjωου
English: overthrowing the nations, and leading them away.
Coptic: φη ετsωβτ ννιhητ ντε νιαρχων ντε πκαhι αfσορμου δε kεν ουμωιτ νσεσωουν μμοf αν
English: Perplexing the minds of the princes of the earth: and he causes them to wander in a way, they have not known, saying,
Coptic: ευεjομjεμ εουχακι ουοh ουουωινι αν ευεσωρεμ δε μφρηt μφη ετθαkι
English: Let them grope in darkness, and let there be no light, and let them wander as a drunken man.
Coptic: hηππε ισ ναι αfναυ ερωου νjε παβαλ ουοh αfσοθμου νjε παμαsj
English: Behold, mine eye has seen these things, and mine ear has heard them.
Coptic: ουοh tσωουν hω ννη ετετενσωουν μμωου ουοh tοι νατκαt αν εhοτερωτεν
English: And I know all that ye too know; and I have not less understanding than you.
Coptic: μμον δε αλλα ανοκ tνασαjι ναhρεν πcσ tνασοhι δε μπεfμθο ισjε fναουωs
English: Nevertheless I will speak to the Lord, and I will reason before him, if he will.
Coptic: νθωτεν δε νθωτεν hανσηινι νρεfcινjονσ νεμ hανρεfταλcο ντε hανπετhωου τηρου
English: But ye are all bad physicians, and healers of diseases.
Coptic: εσεsωπι δε νωτεν ερετενεχαρωτεν ουοh εσει νωτεν εβολ νjε ουσοφια
English: But would that ye were silent, and it would be wisdom to you in the end.
Coptic: σωτεμ επισοhι ντε ρωι ουοh μαhθητεν επhαπ ντε νασφοτου
English: But hear ye the reasoning of my mouth, and attend to the judgment of my lips.
Coptic: μη αρετενσαjι μπεμθο μπcσ τετενναjε ουχροf μπεfμθο νχωλεμ
English: Do ye not speak before the Lord, and utter deceit before him?
Coptic: ιε τετενναχωπ νθωτεν δε αριρεfthαπ
English: Or will ye draw back? nay do, ye yourselves be judges.
Coptic: νανεσ εsωπ ντεfkετkετ θηνου εsωπ γαρ ερετενιρι νhωβ νιβεν ντετενουαh θηνου εροf
English: For it were well if he would thoroughly search you: for though doing all things in your power ye should attach yourselves to him,
Coptic: fνασοhι μμωτεν kεν ουσβοκ αν εsωπ ντετενjουsτ εhο kεν φη ετhηπ
English: he will not reprove you at all the less: but if moreover ye should secretly respect persons,
Coptic: μη σναsθερθερ θηνου αν νjε τεfhελι ουhοt δε εσει εjεν θηνου εβολ hιτοτf
English: shall not his whirlpool sweep you round, and terror from him fall upon you?
Coptic: εfεsωπι δε νjε πετενsουsου μφρηt νουκερμι πετενσωμα δε εfεερκαhι
English: And your glorying shall prove in the end to you like ashes, and your body like a body of clay.
Coptic: χαρωτεν hινα ντασαjι ουοh νταμτον μμοι εβολ hα ουjωντ.
English: Be silent, that I may speak, and cease from mine anger,
Coptic: ταψυχη δε εtναχασ kεν ταjιj
English: while I may take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand.
Coptic: εsωπ νjε fkοθβετ νjε φη ετε ουον sjομ μμοf επιδη αfερ πκεερhητσ εμμον tνασαjι ουοh tνασαjι μπεfμθο
English: Though the Mighty One should lay hand upon me, forasmuch as he has begun, verily I will speak, and plead before him.
Coptic: ουοh εfεsωπι νηι ευνοhεμ μπαρε χροf γαρ ι εkουν μπεfμθο
English: And this shall turn to me for salvation; for fraud shall have no entrance before him.
Coptic: σωτεμ σωτεμ ενασαjι tνασαjι γαρ ερετενεσωτεμ
English: Hear, hear ye my words, for I will declare in your hearing.
Coptic: hηππε ισ tkεντ ανοκ επαhαπ tεμι ανοκ jε tναουωνh εβολ ειοι νθμηι
English: Behold, I am near my judgment: I know that I shall appear evidently just.
Coptic: νιμ γαρ ετναcιhαπ νεμηι jε νταχαρωι tνου ουου νταχατοτ εβολ
English: For who is he that shall plead with me, that I should now be silent, and expire?
Coptic: εκεερχρασθε δε νηι kεν hωβ νιβεν τοτε νναχοπτ εβολ hα πεκhο
English: But grant me two things: then I will not hide myself from thy face.
Coptic: ωλι ντεκjιj εβολ hαροι ουοh μπενθρεσsθερθωρ νjε τεκhοt
English: Withhold thine hand from me: and let not thy fear terrify me.
Coptic: ιτα εκεμουt ανοκ hω tναερουω νακ ιε ντεκσαjι ανοκ δε tναουωhεμ νακ
English: Then shalt thou call, and I will hearken to thee: or thou shalt speak, and I will give thee an answer.
Coptic: ουηρ νε νανοβι νεμ ναανομια ματσαβοι jε hανου νε
English: How many are my sins and my transgressions? teach me what they are.
Coptic: εθβεου κχωπ μμοκ εροι ακχατ ντοτκ μφρηt νουαι εfουβηκ
English: Wherefore hidest thou thyself from me, and deemest me thine enemy?
Coptic: μη χναερhοt μφρηt νουjωβι ερε πθηου κιμ εροσ ιε ακtουβηι μφρηt νουσιμ ερε πθηου ωλι μμοf
English: Wilt thou be startled at me, as at a leaf shaken by the wind? or wilt thou set thyself against me as against grass borne upon the breeze?
Coptic: jε ακσkαι νhανπετhωου kαροι νινοβι δε ντε ταμεταλου ακενου εhρηι εjωι
English: for thou hast written evil things against me, and thou hast compassed me with the sins of my youth.
Coptic: ακχω δε νταcαλοj ουsικ ακαρεh δε εναhβηουι τηρου ακsε νακ ενινουν ντε ρατ
English: And thou hast placed my foot in the stocks; and thou hast watched all my works, and hast penetrated my heels.
Coptic: νη εsαυεραπασ μφρηt νουασκοσ ιε μφρηt νουhβωσ ετα ουhολι ουομf
English: I am as that which waxes old like a bottle, or like a moth-eaten garment.
Coptic: φρωμι γαρ μμισι εβολ kεν ουσhιμι ουκουjι ναhι πε ουοh fμεh νjωντ
English: For a mortal born of a woman is short lived, and full of wrath.
Coptic: ιε μφρηt νουhρηρι εασφιρι εβολ εασfορfερ sασφωτ δε μφρηt νουkηιβι ουοh ννεfοhι ερατf
English: Or he falls like a flower that has bloomed; and he departs like a shadow, and cannot continue.
Coptic: μη παιχετ μπεκfιωπ νεμαf ουοh ακθρε φαι ι εkουν μπεκμθο kεν ουhαπ
English: Hast thou not taken account even of him, and caused him to enter into judgment before thee?
Coptic: νιμ γαρ εθναsωπι εfουαβ εαcνι αλλα μμον hλι
English: For who shall be pure from uncleanness? not even one;
Coptic: καν ουεhοου νουωτ πε πεfωνk hιjεν πκαhι ουοh εfηπ ντοτf νjε νεfεβητ ακχαf εουχρονοσ ουοh ννεfσενf
English: if even his life should be but one day upon the earth: and his months are numbered by him: thou hast appointed him for a time, and he shall by no means exceed it.
Coptic: hενκ σαβολ μμοf hινα ντεfhερι μμοf ουοh ντεftμαt kεν πεfωνk μφρηt νουρεμβεχε
English: Depart from him, that he may be quiet, and take pleasure in his life, though as a hireling.
Coptic: πιssην γαρ ουοντεf hελπισ μμαυ εsωπ γαρ ακsανκορjf sαfφιρι εβολ ον τεfhρηρι δε μπασμουνκ
English: For there is hope for a tree, even if it should be cut down, that it shall blossom again, and its branch shall not fail.
Coptic: ασsαναιαι γαρ kεν πκαhι νjε τεfνουνι ουοh ντεfμου kεμ ουπετρα νjε πεftουω
English: For though its root should grow old in the earth, and its stem die in the rock;
Coptic: εfεφιρι εβολ ντεν πσθοι νουμωου εfεερουταh δε μφρηt νουcο μβερι
English: it will blossom from the scent of water, and will produce a crop, as one newly planted.
Coptic: φρωμι αfsανμου αfsε ναf αfsανhει νjε ουρωμι fsοπ αν jε
English: But a man that has died is utterly gone; and when a mortal has fallen, he is no more.
Coptic: kεν ουσηου γαρ sαfμουνκ νjε φιομ φιαρο δε αfsανsωf sαfsωουι
English: For the sea wastes in length of time, and a river fails and is dried up.
Coptic: ουρωμι δε αfsανενκοτ μπαfτωνf hοσων σsοπ νjε τφε ννεfτωμι ουοh ννουνεhσι εβολ kεν πουενκοτ
English: And man that has lain down in death shall certainly not rise again till the heaven be dissolved, and they shall not awake from their sleep.
Coptic: αμοι γαρ πε νε ακαρεh εροι kεν αμενt ντεκχοπτ δε sατεfσινι νjε πεκjωντ ουοh ντεκtνει νηι εουσηου εκναjεμπαsινι νkητf
English: For oh that thou hadst kept me in the grave, and hadst hidden me until thy wrath should cease, and thou shouldest set me a time in which thou wouldest remember me!
Coptic: αfsανμου γαρ νjε φρωμι fναωνk εαfcε νιεhοου εβολ ντε πεfωνk tνααμονι ντοτ sατεfθαμιοι νκεσοπ
English: For if a man should die, shall he live again, having accomplished the days of his life? I will wait till I exist again?
Coptic: ιτα εκεμουt ανοκ δε ειεερουω νακ νιhβηουι δε ντε νεκjιj μπερχαυ νσωκ
English: Then shalt thou call, and I will hearken to thee: but do not thou reject the work of thine hands.
Coptic: ακcιηπι δε νναhβηουι τηρου ουοh ννε hλι ντε νανοβι σενκ
English: But thou hast numbered my devices: and not one of my sins shall escape thee?
Coptic: ακερσφραγιζιν δε νναανομια kεν ουασουι ακtμηινι δε ενη εταιερπαραβενιν μμωου ειουωs αν
English: An thou hast sealed up my transgressions in a bag, and marked if I have been guilty of any transgression unawares.
Coptic: ουοh πλην ουτωου εfhιωου εfεhει ουοh ουπετρα εσεεραπασ εβολ kεν πεσμα
English: And verily a mountain falling will utterly be destroyed, and a rock shall be worn out of its place.
Coptic: α hανμωου σλαjλεj νhανωνι ουοh α hανμωου θουελε νη ετcοσι ντε πιουαν ντε πικαhι ουοh τhυπομονη νουρωμι ακτακοσ
English: The waters wear the stones, and waters falling headlong overflow a heap of the earth: and thou destroyest the hope of man.
Coptic: ακt ντοτκ μμοf ουοh αfsε ναf sα εβολ ακταjρο μπεκhο εhρηι εjωf ουοh ακουπρπf εβολ
English: Thou drivest him to an end, and he is gone: thou settest thy face against him, and sendest him away;
Coptic: αυsαναsαι δε νjε νεfsηρι νfεμι αν αυsανσβοκ δε ον fσωουν ον
English: and though his children be multiplied, he knows it not; and if they be few, he is not aware.
Coptic: αλλα νεfσαρξ αυcιμκαh τεfψυχη δε ασερkηιβι
English: But his flesh is in pain, and his soul mourns.