megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: αιειμε jε νεντα πνουτε ταμιοου ντοου νετναsωπε sα ενεh μμν θε εουωh εουον νhητου μν θε νfει αυω πνουτε αfταμιοου jεκασ ευερhοτε μπεfhοτε εβολ
English: I know that whatsoever things God has done, they shall be for ever: it is impossible to add to it, and it is impossible to take away from it: and God has done it, that men may fear before him.
Coptic: πενταfsωπε ηδη fsοοπ αυω νενταυταsου ετρευsωπε ηδη αυsωπε αυω πνουτε ναsινε νσα πετουπητ νσωf
English: That which has been is now; and whatever things are appointed to be have already been; and God will seek out that which is past.
Coptic: αιναυ ον hαροf μπρη επμα ντεκρισισ ερε πασεβησ μπμα ετμμαυ αυω πμα μπδικαιοσ ερε πευσεβησ μπμα ετμμαυ
English: And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, there was the ungodly one; and the place of righteousness, there was the godly one.
Coptic: αυω ανοκ αιjοοσ hμ παhητ jε πδικαιοσ αυω πασεβησ ερε πνουτε νακρινε μμοου hι ουσοπ ουοειs πετsοοπ hν hωβ νιμ αυω hμ πταμιο τηρf
English: And I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the ungodly: for there is a time there for every action and for every work.
Coptic: αιjοοσ ανοκ μπμα ετμμαυ hμ παhητ ετβε τcινsαjε ννsηρε ννρωμε jε πνουτε ναδιακρινε μμοου αυω εταμοου jε ντοου hεντβνη νε
English: I said in my heart, concerning the speech of the sons of man, God will judge them, and that to shew that they are breasts.
Coptic: αυω νfναταhοου αν νcι πετνατωμντ ενsηρε ννρωμε αυω πετνατωμντ επτβνη παι hωου πετνατωμντ εροου νθε μπμου μπαι ται τε θε μπμου μπεικετ αυω ουπνα νουωτ πετsοοπ νhητου τηρου αυω ου πε πhωβ ντα πρωμε ρhουο νhητf λααυ παρα πτβνη jε hωβ νιμ ουπετsουειτ πε
English: Also to them is the event of the sons of man, and the event of the brute; one event befalls them: as is the death of the one, so also the death of the other; and there is one breath to all: and what has the man more than the brute? nothing; for all is vanity.
Coptic: νκα νιμ ευνα ευμα νουωτ νκα νιμ νταυsωπε εβολ hμ πκαh αυω νκα νιμ ον ευνακοτου εhραι επκαh
English: All go to one place; all were formed of the dust, and all will return to dust.
Coptic: αυω νιμ πετσοουν ετβε πεπνα ννsηρε ννρωμε jε ενε ντοf fναβωκ εhραι ετπε αυω ετβε πεπνα μπτβνη jε ενε ντοf πετναβωκ επεσητ επκαh
English: And who has seen the spirit of the sons of man, whether it goes upward? and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth?
Coptic: αυω αιναυ jε μν αγαθον νσα πετε πρωμε ναευφρανε νhητf hν νεfhβηυε jε παι πε τεfμερισ jε νιμ πετfναντf ετρεfναυ hμ πετναsωπε μννσωf
English: And I saw that there was no good, but that wherein a man shall rejoice in his works, for it is his portion, for who shall bring him to see any thing of that which shall be after him?
Coptic: αυω αικτοι ανοκ αιναυ μμντλα τηρου νταυsωπε hαροf μπρη εισ τρμειη ννετουhιλα εροου αυω νfsοοπ αν νcι πετνασλσωλου ντοου νετουναhιλα εροου hν ουcομ αυω μν πετνασλσωλου
English: So I returned, and saw all the oppressions that were done under the sun: and behold the tear of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of them that oppressed them was power; but they had no comforter:
Coptic: αυω ανοκ αιτμαιε νενταυμου τηρου νενταυουω ευμου εhουε νετονh νετονh νhητου sα τενου
English: and I praised all the dead that had already died more than the living, as many as are alive until now.
Coptic: αυω ουαγαθοσ εhουε πισναυ πε νcι πετε μπεfsωπε ρω μπεfναυ επταμιο μπονηρον νταfsωπε hαροf μπρη
English: Better also than both these is he who has not yet been, who has not seen all the evil work that is done under the sun.
Coptic: αυω ανοκ αιναυ επhισε τηρf αυω ετμντjωωρε τηρσ μπταμιο jε πκωh μπρωμε εfsοοπ ναf εβολ hιτμ πεfsβηρ αυω παι ουπετsουειτ πε αυω ουουωs μπνα
English: And I saw all labour, and all the diligent work, that this is a man’s envy from his neighbour. This is also vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Coptic: παθητ αfκτο εροf ννεfcιj αυω αfουωμ ννεfσαρξ
English: The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.
Coptic: νανου πμουh νουcιj νμτον εhουε επμουh ντcιj σντε hενhισε hν ουουωs μπνα
English: Better is a handful of rest than two handfuls of trouble and waywardness of spirit.
Coptic: αυω αικτοι ανοκ αιναυ ευμντπετsουειτ hαροf μπρη
English: So I returned, and saw vanity under the sun.
Coptic: ουν ουα sοοπ αυω μπκεουα sοοπ αν αυω μν hαη sοοπ ναf hμ πεfhισε τηρf αυω πεκβαλ μπεfσει μμντρμμαο ανοκ cε ειhοσι ννιμ αυω ετβε ου εινακα ταψυχη εσsαατ νλααυ νουνοf αυω παι ουπετsουειτ πε αυω ουπερισπασμοσ μπονηρον πε
English: There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he has neither son nor brother: yet there is no end to all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with wealth; and for whom do I labour, and deprive my soul of good? this is also vanity, and an evil trouble.
Coptic: νανου πεσναυ εhουε επουα ναι ενανου πευβεκε ναυ hμ πευhισε
English: Two are better than one, seeing they have a good reward for their labour.
Coptic: jε ευsανhε πουα ναt τοοτf μπεfsβηρ ουοι δε ναf πουα εfsανhε μπμεhσναυ sοοπ αν ετρεfτουνοσf
English: For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falls, and there is not a second to lift him up.
Coptic: αυω ον ερsαν πεσναυ νκοτκ ουν ουουνοf ναsωπε ναυ νhμμε πουα δε ντοf εfναhμομ ναs νhε
English: Also if two should lie together, they also get heat: but how shall one be warmed alone?
Coptic: αυω ερsαν πουα τωκ πεσναυ ναhε ρατου μπεfμτο εβολ αυω πhωσ ετο νsομντ νρο νfναcεπε αν εσωλπ
English: And if one should prevail against him, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord shall not be quickly broken.
Coptic: ουαγαθοσ πε ουsηρε sημ νhηκε νσοφοσ εhουε ουρρο νhλλο αυω ναθητ μπεfειμε επροσεχε cε
English: Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king, who knows not how to take heed any longer.
Coptic: jε fναει εβολ hμ πηι ννετσονh ετρεfρρρο hν τεfκεμντρρο αfρhηκε
English: For he shall come forth out of the house of the prisoners to reign, because he also that was in his kingdom has become poor.
Coptic: αιναυ hαροf μπρη ενετονh τηρου νετμοοsε μν πειhρsιρε μμεhσναυ παι εfνατωουν επεfμα
English: I beheld all the living who were walking under the sun, with the second youth who shall stand up in each one’s place.
Coptic: ενουπερισπασμοσ αν πε μπλαοσ νενταυsωπε τηρου hα τεfhιη αυω νκεhαεευ νσεναευφρανε αν εhραι εjωf πεικε ουπετsουειτ πε αυω ουουωs πε μπνα
English: There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them: and the last shall not rejoice in him: for this also is vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Coptic: thτηκ ετεκουερητε εκναβωκ εhουν επηι μπνουτε αυω νγντκ εhουν εσωτμ jε τεκθυσια σοτπ εhουε πετουνατααf νcι ναθητ jε νσεσοουν αν εειρε μππετνανουf
English: Keep thy foot, whensoever thou goest to the house of God; and when thou art near to hear, let thy sacrifice be better than the gift of fools: for they know not that they are doing evil.
Coptic: μπρfωcε εβολ hν τεκταπρο αυω μπρτρε πεκhητ cεπη ενουjε εβολ νουsαjε μπμτο εβολ μπνουτε jε πνουτε sοοπ hν τπε ντοκ δε κsοοπ hιjμ πκαh ετβε παι κα νεκsαjε ευσοβκ
English: Be not hasty with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be swift to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven above, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
Coptic: sαρε ουρασου sωπε hν ουνοc μπιρασμοσ αυω sαρε πεhροου μπαθητ sωπε hν ουαsη νsαjε
English: For through the multitude of trial a dream comes; and a fool’s voice is with a multitude of words.
Coptic: κατα θε ετκερητ νουερητ μπνουτε μπρωσκ ετααf μμν ουωs γαρ sοοπ νναθητ νετκναερητ cε μμοου τααυ
English: Whenever thou shalt vow a vow to God, defer not to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools: pay thou therefore whatsoever thou shalt have vowed.
Coptic: μπρt τεκταπρο cε ετρε τεκσαρξ ρνοβε αυω μπρjοοσ μπεμτο εβολ μπνουτε jε ουμντατσοουν τετsοοπ jε ννε πνουτε cωντ επεκhροου νfτακο ννεhβηυε ννεκcιj
English: Suffer not thy mouth to lead thy flesh to sin; and say not in the presence of God, It was an error: lest God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the works of thy hands.
Coptic: jε hν ουαsη νρασου μν hενπετsουειτ μν hενμηηsε νsαjε ντοκ αριhοτε hητf μπνουτε
English: For there is evil in a multitude of dreams and vanities and many words: but fear thou God.
Coptic: εκsανναυ ευμντλα ευειρε μμοσ νουhηκε hν ουχωρα αυω ουκριμα ευhαρπαζε μμοf μν ουδικαιοσυνη μπρρsπηρε εhραι εjμ πhωβ hαρεh εροκ εκjοσε hν hωβ νιμ νγκαακ εκjοσε εροου
English: If thou shouldest see the oppression of the poor, and the wresting of judgment and of justice in the land, wonder not at the matter: for there is a high one to watch over him that is high, and high ones over them.
Coptic: hν ουhουο hιjμ πκαh πρρο ντσωsε νταυρhωβ εροσ fhιjν ουον νιμ sωπε εκο μπιστοσ hν hωβ νιμ νενταυhαρπαζε ντοοτf πhωβ hαρs νναhραf
English: Also the abundance of the earth is for every one: the king is dependent on the tilled field.
Coptic: πετμε μφατ νfνασει αν μφατ αυω νιμ πε νταfhω εροf hμ παsαι ννεfγενημα πεικε ουπετsουειτ πε
English: He that loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver: and who has loved gain, in the abundance thereof? this is also vanity.
Coptic: hμ παsαι μπουνοf αυαsαι νcι νετουωμ μμοf αυω ου τε τμντjωωρε ετsοοπ εβολ μμοf jε ταρχη μπειωρh πε πβαλ
English: In the multitude of good they are increased that eat it: and what virtue has the owner, but the right of beholding it with his eyes?
Coptic: πhινηβ hολc ντοοτf μπhμhαλ καν ουκουι πετfναουομf καν ουνοc πε αυω πενταfσει hωωf μμντρμμαο μν πετκω μμοf ετρεfωβs
English: The sleep of a servant is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but to one who is satiated with wealth, there is none that suffers him to sleep.
Coptic: αυω τμντρμμαο σνατακο hν ουπερισπασμοσ μπονηρον αfjπε ουsηρε αυω μν λααυ hν τεfcιj
English: And that wealth shall perish in an evil trouble: and the man begets a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
Coptic: αυω κατα θε νταfει εβολ hν hητσ ντεfμααυ εfκηκ αhηυ εfνακτοf ον ετρεfβωκ νθε νταfει μμοσ αυω νfναjι λααυ αν νμμαf hμ πεfhισε jε εfεμοοsε εου μπετντοοτf
English: As he came forth naked from his mother’s womb, he shall return back as he came, and he shall receive nothing for his labour, that it should go with him in his hand.
Coptic: παι cε ουsωνε πε μπονηρον νθε γαρ νταfει εfναβωκ ον hι ναι αυω ου πε πεhουο νταfsωπε ναf jε νταfhοστf επτηυ
English: And this is also an evil infirmity: for as he came, so also shall he return: and what is his gain, for which he vainly labours?
Coptic: αυω νεfhοου τηρου ευsοοπ hν ουκακε μν ουhηβε αυω hν ουνοc νcωντ μν ουsωνε μν ουχολη
English: Yea, all his days are in darkness, and in mourning, and much sorrow, and infirmity, and wrath.
Coptic: εισ ππετνανουf νταιναυ εροf ανοκ ευαγαθον πε εουωμ αυω εσω αυω εναυ ευουνοf hμ πεfhισε τηρf ετfναhαστf hαροf μπρη η τηπε ννεhοου μπεfωνh ναι ντα πνουτε τααυ ναf jε ται τε τεfμερισ
English: Behold, I have seen good, that it is a fine thing for a man to eat and to drink, and to see good in all his labour in which he may labour under the sun, all the number of the days of his life which God has given to him: for it is his portion.
Coptic: jε ρωμε νιμ ντα πνουτε t ναf νουμντρμμαο μν hενhυπαρχοντα αυω ουεξουσια νhητσ ετρεfουωμ εβολ νhητσ αυω ετρεfjι μπεfμεροσ αυω ετρεfευφρανε hμ πεfhισε παι ουt ντε πνουτε πε
English: Yea, and as for every man to whom God has given wealth and possessions, and has given him power to eat thereof, and to receive his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
Coptic: jε νfναρπμεευε ον νhαh hν νεhοου μπεfωνh jε πνουτε περισπα μμοf hμ πουνοf μπεfhητ
English: For he shall not much remember the days of his life; for God troubles him in the mirth of his heart.
Coptic: ουν ουπονηρια εαιναυ εροσ hαροf μπρη αυω ναsωσ hαροf ντπε
English: There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is abundant with man:
Coptic: ετε ται τε ουρωμε ερε πνουτε ναt ναf νουμντρμμαο μν hενhυπαρχοντα μν ουεοου ενεfsαατ αν νλααυ hν τεfψυχη hν νετfναεπιθυμει εροου τηρου αυω ντετμ πνουτε t εξουσια ναf ετρεfουωμ εβολ νhητσ jε ουsμμο νρωμε πετναουομσ παι ουπετsουειτ πε αυω ουsωνε πε μπονηρον
English: a man to whom God shall give wealth, and substance, and honour, and he wants nothing for his soul of all things that he shall desire, yet God shall not give him power to eat of it, for a stranger shall devour it: this is vanity, and an evil infirmity.
Coptic: ερsαν πρωμε jπε sη νsηρε αυω νfωνh νουαsη νρομπε ντε νεhοου ννεfρμποουε αsαι αυω τεfψυχη νσνασει αν εβολ hμ πουνοf αυω ον μπε καισε sωπε ναf αιjοοσ jε νανου νhουhε εροf
English: If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, yea, however abundant the days of his years shall be, yet if his soul shall not be satisfied with good, and also he have no burial; I said, An untimely birth is better than he.
Coptic: jε νταfει hν ουπετsουειτ εfναβωκ ον hν ουκακε αυω ερε πεfραν ναhωβσ hμ πκαh
English: For he came in vanity, and departs in darkness, and his name shall be covered in darkness.
Coptic: καν εsωπε αfωνh νsο νρομπε hν νεhιοουε αυω μπεfναυ εουνοf μη ερε νκα cε νιμ ναβωκ εhραι ευμα νουωτ
English: Though he has lived to the return of a thousand years, yet he has seen no good: do not all go to one place?
Coptic: jε ουν ουhουο sοοπ μπσοφοσ εhουε παθητ jε πhηκε σοουν ετρεfμοοsε μπμτο εβολ μπωνh
English: For what advantage has the wise man over the fool, since even the poor knows how to walk in the direction of life?
Coptic: ουαγαθοσ πε πναυ ννβαλ εhουε πετμοοsε μν τεfψυχη παι ουπετsουειτ πε αυω ουουωs πε μπνα
English: The sight of the eyes is better than that which wanders in soul: this is also vanity, and waywardness of spirit.
Coptic: πενταfsωπε ηδη αυtραν εροf αυω αυειμε εροf jε ουρωμε πε αυω νfναjιhαπ αν μν πjωωρε εροf
English: If anything has been, its name has already been called: and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is stronger than he.
Coptic: jε ουν hενsαjε ευταsο νhενπετsουειτ
English: For there are many things which increase vanity.
Coptic: ου πε πεhουο μπρωμε αυω νιμ πετσοουν jε ου πε παγαθον μπρωμε hμ πεfωνh η τηπε ννεhοου μπωνh ντεfμντπετsουειτ αυω αfααυ hν ουhαιβεσ jε νιμ πετναταμε πρωμε jε ου πετναsωπε μννσωf hαροf μπρη
English: What advantage has a man? for who knows what is good for a man in his life, during the number of the life of the days of his vanity? and he has spent them as a shadow; for who shall tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
Coptic: ουαγαθον πε ουραν εhουε ουνεh η ουνα ναγαθον αυω ουαγαθον πε πεhοου μπμου εhουε πεhοου μπμισε
English: A good name is better than good oil; and the day of death than the day of birth.
Coptic: ουαγαθον πε βωκ εhουν επηι μπhηβε εhουε βωκ εhουν επηι μπσω εβολ jε ται τε θαη νρωμε νιμ αυω πετονh fναt νουαγαθον εhραι επεfhητ
English: It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the banquet house: since this is the end of every man; and the living man will apply good warning to his heart.
Coptic: ουαγαθον πε πcωντ εhουε πσωβε jε fναt ουναf hμ πhητ μπεfhο
English: Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better.
Coptic: πhητ ννσαβεευ εfhμ πηι μπhηβε πhητ hωωf νναθητ εfhμ πηι μπουνοf
English: The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Coptic: ουαγαθον πε πσωτμ επεjπιο μπσαβε εhουε ουρωμε εfσωτμ επjω νναθητ
English: It is better to hear a reproof of a wise man, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Coptic: νθε μπεhροου νhενsοντε ευμουh hα πεχαλκιον ται τε θε μπσωβε νναθητ πεικε ον ουπετsουειτ πε
English: As the sound of thorns under a caldron, so is the laughter of fools: this is also vanity.
Coptic: jε τμντλα σνακωτε μν πσαβε αυω fνατακο μπhητ ντεfμντευγενησ
English: for oppression makes a wise man mad, and destroys his noble heart.
Coptic: νανου θαη ννsαjε εhουε τευαρχη ουαγαθον πε ουhαρshητ εhουε ουπνα εfjοσε
English: The end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof: the patient is better than the high-minded.
Coptic: μπρcεπη εcωντ hμ πεκπνα jε πcωντ ναμτον μμοf hν κουνου νναθητ
English: Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger will rest in the bosom of fools.
Coptic: μπρjοοσ jε ετβε ου αιsωπε jε νεhοου νsορπ νανουου εhουε εναι jε ντακsινε αν ετβε παι hν ουσοφια
English: Say not, What has happened, that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire in wisdom concerning this.
Coptic: jε τσοφια εσsοοπ hν τεσhαιβεσ εσο νθε νουhαιβεσ νhατ αυω ουν hουο sοοπ ντεγνωσισ ντσοφια εσνατανhο μπετηπ εροσ
English: For wisdom in its shadow is as the shadow of silver: and the excellence of the knowledge of wisdom will give life to him that has it.
Coptic: αιναυ ενταμιο μπνουτε jε νιμ πετναscμcομ εκοσμει μπετερε πνουτε ναποονεf
English: Behold the works of God: for who shall be able to straighten him whom God has made crooked?
Coptic: hμ πεhοου μπουνοf sινε hν ουαγαθον αυω νγναυ hμ πεhοου ντκακια αυω νγt hτηκ επαι hν ουsωνf παι α πνουτε ταμιοf ετβε ουcινsαjε jεκασ ννε πρωμε hε λααυ μννσωf
English: In the day of prosperity live joyfully, and consider in the day of adversity: consider, I say, God also has caused the one to agree with the other for this reason, that man should find nothing after him.
Coptic: hωβ νιμ αιναυ εροου ννεhοου νταμντπετsουειτ ουν δικαιοσ εsαfμου hν τεfμντμε αυω ουν ασεβησ εfμην εβολ hν τεfκακια
English: I have seen all things in the days of my vanity: there is a just man perishing in his justice, and there is an ungodly man remaining in his wickedness.
Coptic: μπρρασεβησ ον επεhουο αυω μπρsωπε εκναsτ jε ννεκμου πβολ μπεκουοειs
English: Be not very wicked; and be not stubborn: lest thou shouldest die before thy time.
Coptic: ουαγαθον πε ετρεκcολjκ hμ παι αυω μπρjωhμ ντεκcιj εβολ hμ παι jε νετρhοτε hητf μπνουτε ουν hωβ νιμ ναγαθον ναsωπε ναυ
English: It is well for thee to hold fast by this; also by this defile not thine hand: for to them that fear God all things shall come forth well.
Coptic: τσοφια ναβοηθει επσοφοσ εhουε μητ ευο νεξουσια ευsοοπ hν ουπολισ
English: Wisdom will help the wise man more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
Coptic: jε μν ρωμε νδικαιοσ hιjμ πκαh εfναειρε νουαγαθον νfτμρνοβε
English: For there is not a righteous man in the earth, who will do good, and not sin
Coptic: αυω νsαjε τηρου ετερε νασεβησ ναjοου μπρt μπεκhητ εροου jεκαασ ννεκσωτμ επεκhμhαλ εfσαhου μμοκ
English: Also take no heed to all the words which ungodly men shall speak; lest thou hear thy servant cursing thee.
Coptic: jε fναπονηρευε εροκ νhαh νσοπ αυω πεκhητ ναμοκhκ νhαh νσοπ hν νεκhιοουε jε ντοκ hωωκ ον ακσαhου νhενκοουε
English: For many times he shall trespass against thee, and repeatedly shall he afflict thine heart; for thus also hast thou cursed others.
Coptic: ναι τηρου αιjοντου hν τσοφια αυω αιjοοσ jε tναsωπε νhουε σοφοσ
English: All these things have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Coptic: αυω ντοσ ασουε εβολ μμοι εματε παρα θε ενεσο μμοσ αυω εναsε πεσsικ νιμ πετναsταhοσ
English: That which is far beyond what was, and a great depth, who shall find it out?
Coptic: αιt ουοι ανοκ μν παhητ εειμε εμουsτ αυω εsινε νσα ουσοφια μν ουsαjε αυω εειμε ετμνταθητ μπασεβησ μν πhισε μν πsεει
English: I and my heart went round about to know, and to examine, and to seek wisdom, and the account of things, and to know the folly and trouble and madness of the ungodly man.
Coptic: αυω ανοκ αιhε εροσ αυω ανοκ αιjοοσ jε σσαsε εhουε επμου νcι τεσhιμε ται εσο νcορcσ αυω πεσhητ εfο νθε ννειαβω ερε ουhαcε hν νεσcιj παγαθοσ ετμπμτο εβολ μπνουτε σεναναhμεf εροσ πετρνοβε hωωf σεναcοπf νhητσ
English: And I find her to be, and I will pronounce to be more bitter than death the woman which is a snare, and her heart nets, who has a band in her hands: he that is good in the sight of God shall be delivered from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.
Coptic: εισ παι αιhε εροf πεjε πεκλησιαστησ ειε εσουηh νσα ουει εhε ευλογισμοσ
English: Behold, this have I found, said the Preacher, seeking by one at a time to find out the account,
Coptic: παι ντα ταψυχη sινε νσωf αυω μπεσhε εροf αυω ουρωμε νουωτ πε νταιhε εροf hν sο αυ ουσhιμε μπειhε εροσ hν ναι τηρου
English: which my soul sought after, but I found not: for I have found one man of a thousand; but a woman in all these I have not found.
Coptic: μπβολ δε νναι παι πε νταιhε εροf ετε πεντα πνουτε πε ταμιοf πρωμε αιhε εροf εfσουτων αυω ντοου αυκωτε νσα hενλογισμοσ ναsοου νιμ πετσοουν ννσοφοσ αυω νιμ πετσοουν μπβωλ μπsαjε
English: But, behold, this have I found, that God made man upright; but they have sought out many devices.  Who knows the wise? and who knows the interpretation of a saying?
Coptic: τσοφια μπρωμε νατρε πεfhο ρουοειν αυω πετο νατsιπε hι hραf σεναμεστωf
English: A man’s wisdom will lighten his countenance; but a man of shameless countenance will be hated.
Coptic: τταπρο μπρρο t hτηκ εροσ αυω μπρcεπη ετβε ουsαjε νραναs μπνουτε
English: Observe the commandment of the king, and that because of the word of the oath of God.
Coptic: νγναμοοsε γαρ hιhιη μμοκ μπραhε cε ερατκ hν ουsαjε εfhοου
English: Be not hasty; thou shalt go forth out of his presence: stand not in an evil matter; for he will do whatsoever he shall please,
Coptic: νθε νουρρο ευντf τεξουσια αυω νιμ πετναjοοσ ναf jε ου πετκνααf
English: even as a king having power: and who will say to him, What doest thou?
Coptic: πετναhαρεh δε ετεντολη νfναειμε ον ευsαjε μπονηρον αυω πευοειs μπhαπ πhητ μπσοφοσ ναειμε εροf
English: He that keeps the commandment shall not know an evil thing: and the heart of the wise knows the time of judgment.
Coptic: jε hωβ νιμ ουντου πευουοειs μμαυ μν τεκρισισ jε πσοουν μπρωμε ναsωf εhραι εjωf
English: For to every thing there is time and judgment; for the knowledge of a man is great to him.
Coptic: jε μν πετειμε jε ου πετναsωπε αυω κατα θε ετfναsωπε νιμ πετναταμοf
English: For there is no one that knows what is going to be: for who shall tell him how it shall be?
Coptic: μν ρωμε εfο ντεξουσια μπεπνα ετρεfκωλυ μπεπνα αυω μν πετο νεξουσια hμ πεhοου μπμου αυω μν κω εβολ hμ πεhοου μππολεμοσ αυω τμντsαfτε νσνανουhμ αν μπετηπ εροσ
English: There is no man that has power over the spirit to retain the spirit; and there is no power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in the day of the battle; neither shall ungodliness save her votary.
Coptic: αυω παι τηρf αιναυ εροf αυω αιt παhητ επταμιο τηρf νενταυταμιοου hαροf μπρη νεντα πρωμε jι εξουσια νhητου hμ πρωμε εθμκοf
English: So I saw all this, and I applied my heart to every work that has been done under the sun; all the things wherein man has power over man to afflict him.
Coptic: αυω τοτε αιναυ ενασεβησ εαυjιτου εhουν επταφοσ αυω αυει εβολ hμ πμα ετουααβ αυτμαειοου hν τπολισ ται τε θε νταυαασ παι cε ουπετsουειτ πε
English: And then I saw the ungodly carried into the tombs, and that out of the holy place: and they departed, and were praised in the city, because they had done thus: this also is vanity.
Coptic: jε μν sαjε εfναt νhητf ντοοτου ννετειρε ταχυ μππονηρον ετβε παι α πhητ ννsηρε ννρωμε τωτ εροου ετρευειρε hραι νhητου μππονηρον
English: Because there is no contradiction made on the part of those who do evil quickly, therefore the heart of the children of men is fully determined in them to do evil.
Coptic: πενταfρνοβε αfειρε μππονηρον jιν νsορπ αυω sα τευhαη αυω tσοουν ανοκ jε ουν αγαθον ναsωπε ννετο νhοτε hητf μπνουτε jεκαασ ευερhοτε hα τεfhιη
English: He that has sinned has done evil from that time, and long from beforehand: nevertheless I know, that it is well with them that fear God, that they may fear before him:
Coptic: μν αγαθον δε ναsωπε μπασεβησ αυω νfταsε νεfhοου αν hα θαιβεσ νcι πετε νfο νhοτε αν hητf μπνουτε
English: but it shall not be well with the ungodly, and he shall not prolong his days, which are as a shadow; forasmuch as he fears not before God.
Coptic: ουν ουπετsουειτ εαυαασ εβολ hμ πκαh jε ουν hενδικαιοσ ναι εfναταhοου νcι πhωβ μπασεβησ αυω ουν hενασεβησ hωου εsαfταhοου νcι πhωβ ννδικαιοσ αυω αιjοοσ jε πεικε ουπετsουειτ πε
English: There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there are righteous persons to whom it happens according to the doing of the ungodly; and there are ungodly men, to whom it happens according to the doing of the just: I said, This is also vanity.