megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: μμον ουjαι sοπ ννεfhυπαρχοντα kεν νεfεπιθυμια ννεfνοhεμ
English: There is no security to his possessions; he shall not be saved by his desire.
Coptic: μμον σωjπ sοπ ννεfkρηουι εθβεφαι ννουφιρι εβολ νjε νεfαγαθον
English: There is nothing remaining of his provisions; therefore his goods shall not flourish.
Coptic: εsωπ αfsανμευι jε αfjωκ εβολ εfεhοjhεj ευει δε εhρηι εjωf νjε αναγκη νιβεν
English: But when he shall seem to be just satisfied, he shall be straitened; and all distress shall come upon him.
Coptic: hοπωσ ντεfμαh τεfνεjι εfεουωρπ εhρηι εjωf νουjωντ ντε ουεμβον εfεουωρπ νhανμκαυh νhητ εhρηι εjωf
English: If by any means he would fill his belly, let God send upon him the fury of wrath; let him bring a torrent of pains upon him.
Coptic: ουοh ννεfνοhεμ ντοτf μφβενιπι εσεjοτhf νjε ουφιt νhομτ
English: And he shall by no means escape from the power of the sword; let the brazen bow wound him.
Coptic: εfεσινι δε εβολ kεν πεfσωμα νjε ουσοθνεf hανσιου δε ευεμοsι kεν πεfμανsωπι hανhοt δε ευει εhρηι εjωf
English: And let the arrow pierce through his body; and let the stars be against his dwelling-place: let terrors come upon him.
Coptic: χακι δε νιβεν ευεοhι ναf εfεουομf δε νjε ουχρωμ νατcενο εfετhεμμο μπεfηι νjε φη ετνηου εhρηι εjωf
English: And let all darkness wait for him: a fire that burns not out shall consume him; and let a stranger plague his house.
Coptic: νεfανομια δε εσεουονhου νjε τφε πκαhι δε εfετωνf εhρηι εjωf
English: And let the heaven reveal his iniquities, and the earth rise up against him.
Coptic: εfεσωκ μπεfηι νjε πτακο sα εβολ ουεhοου νjωντ εfει εhρηι εjωf
English: Let destruction bring his house to an end; let a day of wrath come upon him.
Coptic: φαι πε φμεροσ νουρωμι νασεβησ εβολ hιτεν πcσ νεμ πιjφο ντε νεfhυπαρχοντα εβολ hιτοτf μπιεπισκοποσ
English: This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of his goods appointed him by the all-seeing God.
Coptic: jε σωτεμ ενασαjι hινα ντεsτεμ τανομt sωπι νηι εβολ hιτεν θηνου
English: Hear ye, hear ye my words, that I may not have this consolation from you.
Coptic: fαι μμοι ανοκ tνασαjι ιτα ντετενσωβι μμοι
English: Raise me, and I will speak; then ye shall not laugh me to scorn.
Coptic: ου γαρ μη πασοhι ουεβολ hιτεν ρωμι πε ιε εθβεου tjωντ ατjουsτ εροι
English: What! is my reproof of man? and why should I not be angry?
Coptic: ουοh αριsφηρι ουοh χω ντετενjιj ιτε τενουοjι
English: Look upon me, and wonder, laying your hand upon your cheek.
Coptic: εsωπ γαρ αιsανερφμευι sαιsθορτερ σεαμονι δε ννασαρξ νjε hανεμκαh νhητ
English: For even when I remember, I am alarmed, and pains seize my flesh.
Coptic: εθβεου νιασεβησ σεονk αυεραπασ δε ον kεν ουμετραμαο
English: Wherefore do the ungodly live, and grow old even in wealth?
Coptic: πουουταh sοπ κατα πιουωs ντε τουψυχη νουsηρι δε σε μπεμθο ννουβαλ
English: Their seed is according to their desire, and their children are in their sight.
Coptic: νουηι σεοι νhενουfι μμον hοt δε σα hλι νσα μμον μαστιγγοσ δε hιjωου εβολ hιτεν πcσ
English: Their houses are prosperous, neither have they any where cause for fear, neither is there a scourge from the Lord upon them.
Coptic: τουεhε μπεσμισι kαjεν πσηου ασνοhεμ δε νjε θη ετε μβοκι ντωου ουοh μπεσhιkητσ εβολ
English: Their cow does not cast her calf, and their beast with young is safe, and does not miscarry.
Coptic: σεsοπ δε μφρηt μhανεσωου νενεh νουsηρι δε σεσωβι νεμ νουερηου
English: And they remain as an unfailing flock, and their children play before them, taking up the psaltery and harp;
Coptic: ευcι ννουψαλτηριον νεμ νουκυθαρα ουοh σεουνοf kεν ουσμη μψαλμοσ
English: and they rejoice at the voice of a song.
Coptic: αυjεκ νουωνk δε kεν hαναγαθον αυενκοτ δε kεν ουεμτον ντε αμενt
English: And they spend their days in wealth, and fall asleep in the rest of the grave.
Coptic: fjω μμοσ νjε πcσ jε hενκ σαβολ μμοι νεκμωιτ tουωs εσουωνου αν
English: Yet such a man says to the Lord, Depart from me; I desire not to know thy ways.
Coptic: ου τε tμετhυκανοσ jε ενεερβωκ ναf ουοh ου πε πιhηου jε ντενεραπανταν ναf
English: What is the Mighty One, that we should serve him? and what profit is there that we should approach him?
Coptic: ναρε νουαγαθον γαρ χη kεν νουjιj νιhβηουι δε ντε πιασεβησ fναυ ερωου αν
English: For their good things were in their hands, but he regards not the works of the ungodly.
Coptic: μμον δε αλλα πkηβσ ντε νιασεβησ fναcενο εfει δε εkρηι εjωου νjε πιουωjπ ευεταhωου νjε hαννακhι εβολ kεν ουjωντ
English: Nevertheless, the lamp of the ungodly also shall be put out, and destruction shall come upon them, and pangs of vengeance shall seize them.
Coptic: ευεsωπι δε μφρηt νουτοh kαjωf νουθηου ιε μφρηt νουsωιs εασολf νjε ουσαραθηου
English: And they shall be as chaff before the wind, or as dust which the storm has taken up.
Coptic: ερε νουhυπαρχοντα μουν ενουsηρι εfεtsεβιω ναf κατα ροf ουοh εfεεμι
English: Let his substance fail to supply his children: God shall recompense him, and he shall know it.
Coptic: πεfβαλ εfεναυ επεfkολkελ ννεfνοhεμ δε εβολ ντοτf μπcσ μπcσ
English: Let his eyes see his own destruction, and let him not be saved by the Lord.
Coptic: jε πεfουωs νhητ sοπ νεμαf kεν πεfηι ουοh νιηπι ντε νεfεβητ αυφαsου
English: For his desire is in his house with him, and the number of his months has been suddenly cut off.
Coptic: μη πcσ αν ετt νουκαt νεμ ουεπιστιμη νθοf δε ετthαπ εhανkωτεβ
English: Is it not the Lord who teaches understanding and knowledge? and does not he judge murders?
Coptic: νθοf δε εfεμου kεν παμαhι ντε τεfμετατhητ fουοj δε τηρf ουοh fερευθενιν
English: One shall die in his perfect strength, and wholly at ease and prosperous;
Coptic: νεfμαkτ δε αυμοh νωτ πεfατκασ δε πενφων εβολ
English: and his inwards are full of fat, and his marrow is diffused throughout him.
Coptic: νθοf δε sαfμου hιτεν πsαsι ντε τεfψυχη μπεfουεμ hλι ναγαθον
English: And another dies in bitterness of soul, not eating any good thing.
Coptic: σεενκοτ δε hιjεν πκαhι ευσοπ πτακο δε sαfhοβσου
English: But they lie down in the earth together, and corruption covers them.
Coptic: hωσδε tσωουν μμωτεν jε αρετενουεh εjωι kεν ουμεττολμηροσ
English: So I know you, that ye presumptuously attack me:
Coptic: hωσδε τετενναjοσ jε αfθων πηι νουαρχων ουοh jε ασθων tσκεπη ντε νιμανsωπι ντε νιασεβησ
English: so that ye will say, Where is the house of the prince? and where is the covering of the tabernacles of the ungodly?
Coptic: sεν νη ετσινι hι νιμωιτ ουοh νουμηινι μπεραιτου νsεμμο
English: Ask those that go by the way, and do not disown their tokens.
Coptic: jε αυfαι μπιασεβησ εουεhοου ντε πτακο ευεcιτου επεhοου ντε πεfjωντ
English: For the wicked hastens to the day of destruction: they shall be led away for the day of his vengeance.
Coptic: νιμ ετναφιρι επεfμωιτ μπεμθο μπεfhο ουοh νθοf αfιρι νιμ εθναtsεβιω ναf
English: Who will tell him his way to his face, whereas he has done it? who shall recompense him?
Coptic: ουοh νθοf αfcιτf εhανμhαυ ουοh αfερsρωισ hιjεν ουσλη
English: And he has been led away to the tombs, and he has watched over the heaps.
Coptic: αυhλοj ναf νjε hανχαλιξ ντε πιχιμαρροσ ουοh ρωμι νιβεν εfεsε ναf hιφαhου μμοf ουοh hανατηπι kαjωf
English: The stones of the valley have been sweet to him, and every man shall depart after him, and there are innumerable ones before him.
Coptic: πωσ δε τετενtνομt νηι επαβηρ μπετενt hλι γαρ νεμτον νηι αν
English: How then do ye comfort me in vain? whereas I have no rest from your molestation.
Coptic: αfερουω νjε ελιφασ πιθεμανιτησ ουοh πεjαf
English: Then Eliphaz the Thaemanite answered and said,
Coptic: jε μη πcσ αν ετtσβω νουκαt νεμ ουεπιστημη
English: Is it not the Lord that teaches understanding and knowledge?
Coptic: ασερμελισθε γαρ μπcσ νου εsωπ νθοκ ουαταρικι kεν νεκhβηουι ιε ου πε πεκhηου jε χναφωρs μπεκμωιτ εβολ νεμαf
English: For what matters it to the Lord, if thou wert blameless in thy works? or is it profitable that thou shouldest perfect thy way?
Coptic: ιε καν fνασαhωκ εffιωπ νεμακ fναι δε εkουν ευhαπ νεμακ
English: Wilt thou maintain and plead thine own cause? and will he enter into judgment with thee?
Coptic: μητι τεκκακια αν ετοs hανατηπι νε νεκνοβι
English: Is not thy wickedness abundant, and thy sins innumerable?
Coptic: νεκωλι νταουω ννεκσνηου kεν ουμετεπαβηρ ακωλι δε ντhεβσω ννη ετβηs
English: And thou hast taken security of thy brethren for nothing, and hast taken away the clothing of the naked.
Coptic: ουδε νη ετοβι μπεκτσωου νουμωου νη δε ετhοκερ ακfοjου μπουωικ
English: Neither hast thou given water to the thirsty to drink, but hast taken away the morsel of the hungry.
Coptic: ακερsφηρι δε μπhο νhανουον ακθρε hανουον ακθρε hανουον δε sωπι ευοι νhηκι hιjεν πικαhι
English: And thou hast accepted the persons of some; and thou hast established those that were already settled on the earth.
Coptic: hανχηρα ακtτοτου εβολ ευsουιτ ουοh hανορφανοσ ακτhεμκωου
English: But thou hast sent widows away empty, and has afflicted orphans.
Coptic: εθβεφαι ουν αυκωt εροκ νjε hανjορjσ ουοh αfιησ νσωκ νjε ουπολεμοσ εfοι νsφηρι
English: Therefore snares have compassed thee, and disastrous war has troubled thee.
Coptic: πιουωινι αfερχακι νακ εκενκοτ δε ουμωου αfhωβσ εβολ ουμωου αfhωβσ εβολ hιjωκ
English: The light has proved darkness to thee, and water has covered thee on thy lying down.
Coptic: μη fνανευ αν νjε φη ετsοπ kεν νη ετcοσι νη εθμοsι δε kεν ουsωs αfθεβιωου
English: Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud?
Coptic: ουοh ακjοσ jε ου πε εταfεμι εροf νjε φη ετjορ ιε αfναthαπ kα πιγνοφοσ
English: And thou has said, What does the Mighty One know? does he judge in the dark?
Coptic: hανcηπι νεμ νεfμανχωπ ουοh ννουναυ εροf αfμοsι kεν πκωt ντε τφε
English: A cloud is his hiding-place, and he shall not be seen; and he passes through the circle of heaven.
Coptic: μη χνααρεh εουμανμοsι νενεh φαι εταυhωμι εjωf νjε hανρωμι νθμηι
English: Wilt thou not mark the old way, which righteous men have trodden?
Coptic: νη εταυταhωου μπατασερνηι ουοh ιαρο εfkαt πε νουσενt
English: who were seized before their time: their foundations are as an overflowing stream.
Coptic: νη ετjω μμοσ jε ου πε ετε πcσ νααιf ναν ιε ου πε ετε πιπαντοκρατωρ ναενf εhρηι εjων
English: Who say, What will the Lord do to us? or what will the Almighty bring upon us?
Coptic: νθοf δε αfμαh νουηι ναγαθον πσοcνι δε ντε νιασεβησ fουηου μμοf
English: Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel for the wicked is far from him.
Coptic: εταυναυ νjε νιθμηι αυσωβι πιαταρικι δε αfελκsαι νσωου
English: The righteous have seen it, and laughed, and the blameless one has derided them.
Coptic: ιε εsωπ ντεfτακο νjε πουcρο ουοh πουσωjπ εfεουωμf νjε ουχρωμ
English: Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, and the fire shall devour what is left of their property.
Coptic: αρινεsτε δε ντενναυ jε χναερhυπομενιν ισjε πεκουταh ναsωπι kεν hαναγαθον
English: Be firm, I pray thee, if thou canst endure; then thy fruit shall prosper.
Coptic: αριεκλαβανιν δε νhανσαjι εβολ kεν ρωf ουοh cι ννεfσαjι kεν πεκhητ
English: And receive a declaration from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
Coptic: εsωπ ντεκτασθο ουοh ντεκθεβιο μπεμθο μπcσ ακθρε πιcινjονσ ουει μπεκμανsωπι
English: And if thou shalt turn and humble thyself before the Lord, thou hast thus removed unrighteousness far from thy habitation.
Coptic: εκεhεμσι hιjεν ουπετρα kεν τεκkαε νεμ μφρηt νουπετρα ντε ουχιμανροσ ντε σωφιρ
English: Thou shalt lay up for thyself treasure in a heap on the rock; and Sophir shall be as the rock of the torrent.
Coptic: εfεsωπι νακ μβοηθοσ νjε πιπαντοκρατωρ εβολ ντοτου ννεκjαjι εfετουβοκ δε μφρηt μπιhατ ετφοσι
English: So the Almighty shall be thy helper from enemies, and he shall bring thee forth pure as silver that has been tried by fire.
Coptic: ιτα εκεερπαρισιαζεσθε μπεμθο μπcσ ντεκjουsτ εhρηι ετφε kεν ουραsι
English: Then shalt thou have boldness before the Lord, looking up cheerfully to heaven.
Coptic: ακsαντωβh δε μμοf εfεσωτεμ εροκ εfετηισ δε νακ εθρεκt ννεκευχη
English: And he shall hear thee when thou prayest to him, and he shall grant thee power to pay thy vows.
Coptic: εfετασθο δε νακ νουμανsωπι ντε ουμεθμηι εfεsωπι δε hι νεκμωιτ νjε ουουωινι
English: And he shall establish to thee again a habitation of righteousness and there shall be light upon thy paths.
Coptic: jε αfθεβιοf μμιν μμοf ουοh χναjοσ jε αfcισι μμοf ουοh fνανοhεμ μφη ετcωτσ ννεfβαλ
English: Because thou hast humbled thyself; and thou shalt say, Man has behaved proudly, but he shall save him that is of lowly eyes.
Coptic: εfεσωt νουαθνοβι ουοh νοhεμ kεν νεκjιj εκτουβηουτ
English: He shall deliver the innocent, and do thou save thyself by thy pure hands.
Coptic: jε κε γαρ tεμι jε πασοhι ουεβολ hιτοτf πε ουοh τεfjιj ασhροs εjεν παfιαhομ
English: Yea, I know that pleading is out of my reach; and his hand has been made heavy upon my groaning.
Coptic: νιμ γαρ ετναεμι jε tναjεμf ουοh jε tναι sα πjωκ
English: Who would then know that I might find him, and come to an end of the matter?
Coptic: ουοh jε αν tναjε ουhαπ ναhραf ρωι δε εfεμαhf νσοhι
English: And I would plead my own cause, and he would fill my mouth with arguments.
Coptic: ειεεμι δε ενιταλcο ετεfναjοτου νηι ειεερεσθανεσθε δε ενη ετεfναταμοι ερωου
English: And I would know the remedies which he would speak to me, and I would perceive what he would tell me.
Coptic: ουοh jε αν fναι εhρηι εjωι kεν ουνιst νjομ ιτα fναερχρασθε νηι αν kεν ουμβον
English: Though he should come on me in his great strength, then he would not threaten me;
Coptic: tμεθμηι γαρ νεμ πισοhι hανεβολ hιτοτf νε εfεινι δε εβολ μπαhαπ sα εβολ
English: for truth and reproof are from him; and he would bring forth my judgment to an end.
Coptic: ειεsε νηι δε ενιhουαt ουοh tsοπ αν jε ου δε πεtεμι εροf kεν νιkαευ
English: For if I shall go first, and exist no longer, still what do I know concerning the latter end?
Coptic: εταfθαμιο νhανcαλε ουοh μπιαμονι εfεhωβσ νhανουιναμ ουοh νναναυ
English: When he wrought on the left hand, then I observed it not: his right hand shall encompass me but I shall not see it.
Coptic: fσωουν γαρ νθοf hηδη μπαμωιτ αfερδιακρινιν δε μμοι μφρηt μπινουβ
English: For he knows already my way; and he has tried me as gold.
Coptic: ειεμοsι δε εβολ kεν νεfhονhεν αιαρεh γαρ ενεfμωιτ ουοh νναρικι εβολ kεν νεfhονhεν
English: And I will go forth according to his commandments, for I have kept his ways; and I shall not turn aside from his commandments,
Coptic: ουδε νναχαυ νσωι νεfσαjι δε αιχοπου kεν κεντ
English: neither shall I transgress; but I have hid his words in my bosom.
Coptic: ισjε νθοf αfthαπ μπαιρηt νιμ πεταfεραντιλεγιν ναf φη γαρ εταfουαsf φαι πεταfαιf
English: And if too he has thus judged, who is he that has contradicted, for he has both willed a thing and done it.
Coptic: εθβεφαι αιιησ μμοι εhρηι εjωf εfεtσβω δε νηι αιερhοt kατεfhη
English: Therefore am I troubled at him; and when I was reproved, I thought of him.
Coptic: εhρηι εjεν φαι ειειησ kατhη μπεfhο ειεσομσ ουοh ειενουsπ εβολ μμοf
English: Therefore let me take good heed before him: I will consider, and be afraid of him.
Coptic: πcσ δε αfεν ουsωνι hιjεν παhητ ουοh πιπαντοκρατωρ αfιωσ νσωι
English: But the Lord has softened my heart, and the Almighty has troubled me.
Coptic: ναιμευι γαρ αν πε jε fναινι εjωι νουχακι ουγνοφοσ δε πε εταfhωβσ εβολ kατhη μπαhο
English: For I knew not that darkness would come upon me, and thick darkness has covered me before my face.
Coptic: εθβεου αυhωπ επcσ νjε hανουνωουι
English: But why have the seasons been hidden from the Lord,
Coptic: νιασεβησ δε αυσαβολ ννουθοs εαυhωλεμ ννουοhι νεμ πεfμανεσωου
English: while the ungodly have passed over the bound, carrying off the flock with the shepherd?
Coptic: ουιω δε ντε hανορφανοσ αυολσ ουοh τεhε νουχηρα αυολσ ναυω
English: They have led away, the ass of the fatherless, and taken the widow’s ox for a pledge.
Coptic: αυθρε hανατjομ ρικι εβολ kα φμωιτ ντε tμεθμηι αυχοπου δε ευσοπ νjε νιρεμραυs ντε πκαhι
English: They have turned aside the weak from the right way: and the meek of the earth have hidden themselves together.
Coptic: αυsωπι μφρηt νhανεευ kεν τκοι εαυσεν τουπραξισ εβολ εhρηι εjωου αυhλοj ναf νjε ουωικ ντε hαναλωουι
English: And they have departed like asses in the field, having gone forth on my account according to their own order: his bread is sweet to his little ones.
Coptic: ουιοhι μφωου αν πε αυοσkf μπατε τhοt sωπι hανατjομ δε αυερhωβ εhανμαναλολι ντε νιασεβησ νατβεχε ουοh νατουωμ
English: They have reaped a field that was not their own before the time: the poor have laboured in the vineyards of the ungodly without pay and without food.
Coptic: ουμηs ευβηs sαυθρουενκοτ νατhωβσ αυωλι δε ντhεβσω ντε τουψυχη
English: They have caused many naked to sleep without clothes, and they have taken away the covering of their body.
Coptic: σεhορπ δε εβολ kεν νιτελτιλι ντε νιτωου εθβεjε μμοντου σκεπη μμαυ αυjολου νουπετρα
English: They are wet with the drops of the mountains: they have embraced the rock, because they had no shelter.
Coptic: αυhωλεμ νουορφανοσ εβολ kεν ουνκοτ φη δε εταfhει αυθεβιοf
English: They have snatched the fatherless from the breast, and have afflicted the outcast.
Coptic: αυθρε hανουον δε νκοτ ευβηs kεν ουcινjονσ νη δε ετhοκερ αυωλι μπουωικ
English: And they have wrongfully caused others to sleep without clothing, and taken away the morsel of the hungry.
Coptic: kεν hανμα ευjηου αυjωρj kεν ουcινjονσ φμωιτ δε ντε tμεθμηι μπουσουωνf
English: They have unrighteously laid wait in narrow places, and have not known the righteous way.
Coptic: νη εναυhιουι μμωου εβολ kεν νουβακι νεμ νουηι τψυχη ντε hανκουjι ναλωουι ασερhαννιst μfιαhομ νθοf δε εθβε μπεfjεμπsινι νναι
English: Who have cast forth the poor from the city and their own houses, and the soul of the children has groaned aloud. (13) Why then has he not visited these?
Coptic: ευsοπ hιjεν πκαhι ουοh μπουεμι φμωιτ δε ντε tμεθμηι μπουσουωνf ουδε μπουμοsι hι νεσμιτωουι
English: forasmuch as they were upon the earth, and took no notice, and they knew not the way of righteousness, neither have they walked in their appointed paths?
Coptic: εταfεμι δε ενουhβηουι αfτηιτου επχακι ουοh kεν πιεjωρh εfεερ μφρηt νουρεfcιουι
English: But having known their works, he delivered them into darkness: and in the night one will be as a thief:
Coptic: ουοh φβαλ νουνωικ αfαρεh εροf ευχακι εfjω μμοσ jε μμον βαλ ναυ εροι ουοh αfχατ νουμανχωπ ντε ουhο
English: and the eye of the adulterer has watched for the darkness, saying, Eye shall not perceive me, and he puts a covering on his face.
Coptic: αυhιsατσ εhανηι kεν πχακι kεν πιεhοου αυhιτεβσ ερωου μμιν μμωου μπουσουων φουωινι
English: In darkness he digs through houses: by day they conceal themselves securely: they know not the light.
Coptic: ντε hανατοουι πε ουkηιβι ντε φμου πετναsωπι νωου ευσοπ jε εfεσουεν hανsθορτερ ντε τkηιβι μφμου
English: For the morning is to them all as the shadow of death, for each will be conscious of the terror of the shadow of death.
Coptic: fασιωου hιjεν πhο νουμωου εfεsωπι εfσhουορτ νjε πουμεροσ hιjεν πικαhι
English: He is swift on the face of the water: let his portion be cursed on the earth; and let their plants be laid bare.
Coptic: ευεουωνh δε εβολ νjε νη ετρητ ντωου ευsουωου hιjεν πικαhι αυhωλεμ γαρ νhανχναυ ντε hανορφανοσ
English: Let them be withered upon the earth; for they have plundered the sheaves of the fatherless.
Coptic: ιτα αfερφμευι μπεfνοβι αfεραθουωνh δε μφρηt νουνιf νιωt εfεtsεβιω δε ναf ννη εταfαιτου εfεkομkεμ δε νjε ρεfcινjονσ νιβεν μφρηt νουsε νατsαυ
English: Then is his sin brought to remembrance, and he vanishes like a vapour of dew: but let what he has done be recompensed to him, and let every unrighteous one be crushed like rotten wood.
Coptic: ουαcρην τε μπουερπεθνανεf νασ ουατσhιμι δε ννουναι ναf
English: For he has not treated the barren woman well, and has had no pity on a feeble woman.
Coptic: kεν ουjωντ γαρ αfρωkτ νhανατjομ αfsαντωνf ουν μπενθρεfτενhετ πεfτωνf
English: And in wrath he has overthrown the helpless: therefore when he has arisen, a man will not feel secure of his own life.
Coptic: αfsανsωπι δε μπενθρεfερhελπισ jε fναλοjf αλλα εfεhει kεν ουsωνι
English: When he has fallen sick, let him not hope to recover: but let him perish by disease.
Coptic: ουμηs γαρ αfτhεμκωου νjε πεfcισι αfλωμ δε μφρηt νουμολοκι kεν πκαυμα ιε μφρηt νουkεμσ εαfhει μμαυατf εβολ kεν ουρωουι
English: For his exaltation has hurt many; but he has withered as mallows in the heat, or as an ear of corn falling off of itself from the stalk.
Coptic: ισjε μμον νιμ πε φη εταfjοσ jε αfjε μεθνουj ουοh ντεfχω ννασαjι jε hανhλι νε
English: But if not, who is he that says I speak falsely, and will make my words of no account?
Coptic: jε ου γαρ πε πιροοιμιον εβηλ εουhοt εβολ hιτοτf φη εταfθαμιο νενχαι νιβεν kεν πετcοσι
English: What beginning or fear is his—even he that makes all things in the highest?
Coptic: μπενθρε hλι ουν μευι jε ουον ουμουν εβολ ναsωπι νουρεfερχροf νιμ δε νε νη ετεμμον jορjεσ ναι εjωου εβολ hιτοτf
English: For let none think that there is a respite for robbers: and upon whom will there not come a snare from him?
Coptic: πωσ γαρ ουον ουρωμι ναερθμηι μπεμθο εβολ μπcσ ιε νιμ ετνατουβοf εαυμασf εβολ kεν ουσhιμι
English: For how shall a mortal be just before the Lord? or who that is born of a woman shall purify himself?
Coptic: ισjε πιιοh sαfουαhσαhνι ναf ουοh μπαfερουωινι νισιου δε σεουαβ αν μπεfμθο
English: If he gives an order to the moon, then it shines not; and the stars are not pure before him.
Coptic: ιε αυερ πε φρωμι εθνανεf αν ουοh πsηρι μφρωμι ετοι νfεντ
English: But alas! man is corruption, and the son of man a worm.
Coptic: jε ακουεh ερατf ννιμ ιε ακναερβοηθιν ενιμ μη φη αν ετε θωf τε
English: To whom dost thou attach thyself, or whom art thou going to assist? is it not he that has much strength, and he who has a strong arm?
Coptic: tσοφια τηρσ ιε νιμ πε ετακναμοsι νσωf μη φη αν ετε ουονταf μμαυ νουνιst νjομ
English: To whom hast thou given counsel? is it not to him who has all wisdom? whom wilt thou follow? is it not one who has the greatest power?
Coptic: ετακjε hανσαjι δε ννιμ φα νιμ δε πινιfι εθνηου εβολ νkητκ
English: To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose breath is it that has come forth from thee?
Coptic: μη σεναθμεσιε hαναφωφ σαπεσητ νουμωου νεμ νεfθεsευ
English: Shall giants be born from under the water and the inhabitants thereof?
Coptic: fβηs γαρ νjε αμενt μπεfμθο μμον hεβσω sοπ μπτακο
English: Hell is naked before him, and destruction has no covering.
Coptic: φη ετcωλκ μπεμhιτ εβολ hιτεν hλι ουοh εfεsι μπκαhι hι hλι
English: He stretches out the north wind upon nothing, and he upon nothing hangs the earth;
Coptic: φη ετμουρ νουμωου kεν νεfcηπι ουοh μπε cηπι φωk εβολ μμοf
English: binding water in his clouds, and the cloud is not rent under it.
Coptic: φη εταμονι μπhο νουθρονοσ εfφωρs εβολ εjωf νουcηπι νταf
English: He keeps back the face of his throne, stretching out his cloud upon it.
Coptic: αfτακτο νουουαhσαhνι hιjεν πhο νουμωου sα πjωκ εβολ ντε πιουωινι νεμ πιχακι
English: He has encompassed the face of the water by an appointed ordinance, until the end of light and darkness.
Coptic: hανστυλοσ ντε τφε αυhωλ ουοh αυτωμτ hιτεν τεfεπιθυμια
English: The pillars of heaven are prostrate and astonished at his rebuke.
Coptic: kεν ουjομ αfθρε φιομ hερι kεν ουκαt δε αfsτο μπικητοσ
English: He has calmed the sea with his might, and by his wisdom the whale has been overthrown.
Coptic: νιωτh δε ντε τφε σεερhοt kατεfhη kεν ουαhσαhνι δε αfkωτεβ μπιδρακων ναποστατησ
English: And the barriers of heaven fear him, and by a command he has slain the apostate dragon.
Coptic: hηππε ισ ναι hανμεροσ ντε νεfμωιτ νε ουοh hιjεν ουελκεμη ντε ουσαjι ενεσωτεμ νkητf τjομ δε ντε νεfkαραβαι νιμ ετεμι jε αfναενσ νθναυ
English: Behold, these are parts of his way; and we will hearken to him at the least intimation of his word: but the strength of his thunder who knows, when he shall employ it?
Coptic: ετι ον αfουαhτοτf νjε ιωβ πεjαf kεν πιπροοιμιον
English: And Job further continued and said in his parable,
Coptic: jε fονk νjε πcσ φη εταfthαπ εροι μπαιρηt νεμ πιπαντοκρατωρ φη εταfthαπ εταψυχη
English: As God lives, who has thus judge me; and the Almighty, who has embittered my soul;
Coptic: hοσον ερε πανιfι sοπ νkητ ουπνα δε εfουαβ ετι εfχη kεν παsαι
English: verily, while my breath is yet in me, and the breath of God which remains to me is in my nostrils,