megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: αυω ντεουhμhαλ νεjτεσjοεισ εβολ αυω ντεουσhιμε μμεστη ματε νουhαι ενανουf
English: or if a maid-servant should cast out her own mistress; and if a hateful woman should marry a good man.
Coptic: fτοου δε νελαχιστον νετhιjμπκαh ναι δε hενσαβε νε εhουενσοφοσ
English: And there are four very little things upon the earth, but these are wiser than the wise:
Coptic: νcαjιf ετεμντουcομ ετεsαυσβτενευhρηυε μπsωμ
English: the ants which are weak, and yet prepare their food in summer;
Coptic: αυω νσαραcωουs ευhεθνοσ πε νcωβ ναι νταυταμιενευηι hνμπετρα
English: the rabbits also are a feeble race, who make their houses in the rocks.
Coptic: μνρρο hιjμπεsjε αυω sαυhωλ εβολ hνουεhσαhνε νουωτ ευτηs
English: The locusts have no king, and yet march orderly at one command.
Coptic: αυω πhακλf εfταjρηυ εjννεfcιj αυω εfμοτν ντακοf fουηh hννηι ννρρωου
English: And the eft, which supports itself by its hands, and is easily taken, dwells in the fortresses of kings.
Coptic: sομντ δε νετμοοsε καλωσ αυω πμεhfτοου sαfει εβολ εfτηs
English: And there are three things which go well, and a fourth which passes along finely.
Coptic: ουμασ μμουι εfjοορ εντβνοουε παι εμεfκτοf ουδε μερετβνη νοsπ
English: A lion's whelp, stronger than all other beasts, which turns not away, nor fears any beast;
Coptic: αυω ουαλεκτωρ εfμοοsε hνhενσhιμε εfροουτ αυω ουcιε εfσωκ hητf μποhε νβαμπε αυω ουρρο εfsαjε hνουνοc μμηηsε
English: and a cock walking in boldly among the hens, and the goat leading the herd; and a king publicly speaking before a nation.
Coptic: παsηρε εκsανκαακ εhραι ευουνοf αυω νγσουτντεκjιj εβολ ερωκ hνουμιsε κναjισωs
English: If thou abandon thyself to mirth, and stretch forth thine hand in a quarrel, thou shalt be disgraced.
Coptic: hενερωτε ταρεκcνσαειρε εκsανοfου δε πεσνοf νηυ εβολ εκsανσωκ δε νhενsαjε sαρεhενhαπ μνhενμιsε ει εβολ
English: Milk out milk, and there shall be butter, and if thou wing one's nostrils there shall come out blood: so if thou extort words, there will come forth quarrels and strifes.
Coptic: νταυjεναsαjε hιτμπνουτε πsαjε μπρρο ντατεfμααυ τσαβοf εροf
English: My words have been spoken by Godthe oracular answer of a king, whom his mother instructed.
Coptic: πετκναhαρεh εροf παsηρε νsαjε μπνουτε νε tναjω νακ μπsρπνsωπε παsηρε ου πε πsηρε νhητ ου πε πsηρε νναευχη
English: What wilt thou keep, my son, what? the words of God. My firstborn son, I speak to thee: what? son of my womb? what? son of my vows?
Coptic: μπρt ντεκμντρμμαο ννεhιομε αυω νεκχρημα ευsοjνε νhαε
English: Give not thy wealth to women, nor thy mind and living to remorse. Do all things with counsel: drink wine with counsel.
Coptic: αριhωβ νιμ hνουsοjνε μνουτωs σεηρπ hνουsοjνε hενρεfcωντ νε νεινοc μπρτρευσεηρπ
English: Princes are prone to anger: let them then not drink wine:
Coptic: jεννευσω νσερπωβs ντσοφια αυω νσετμεscμcομ εκρινε ννcωβ hνουσοουτν
English: lest they drink, and forget wisdom, and be not able to judge the poor rightly.
Coptic: tπthε ννετhνhενλυπη αυω πσεηρπ ννετhνhενμκαh νhητ
English: Give strong drink to those that are in sorrow, and the wine to drink to those in pain:
Coptic: ευρπωβs ντευμντhηκε αυω νσετμρπμεευε ννευhισε
English: that they may forget their poverty, and may not remember their troubles any more.
Coptic: jιντενου αουων νρωκ επsαjε μπνουτε νγκρινε μμοου τηρου hνουουjαι
English: Open thy mouth with the word of God, and judge all fairly.
Coptic: νγδιακρινε δε μπhηκε μνπcωβ
English: Open thy mouth and judge justly, and plead the cause of the poor and weak.
Coptic: νιμ πετναhε ευσhιμε νjωωρε ται δε ντειμινε ταιηυ εhενενε μμε
English: Who shall find a virtuous woman? for such a one is more valuable than precious stones.
Coptic: πhητ μπεσhαι τηκ εhραι εjωσ ται ναcρωh αν μποεικ
English: The heart of her husband trusts in her: such a one shall stand in no need of fine spoils.
Coptic: σειρε γαρ μπεσhαι νhενπετνανουου νhενπετhοου αν νουοειs γαρ νιμ
English: For she employs all her living for her husband's good.
Coptic: εσcνσορτ hιμαhε sασταμιοου ννεσcιj νsαυ
English: Gathering wool and flax, she makes it serviceable with her hands.
Coptic: ασερτhε ννιjοει νεsωτ εhουν ννενκα νασ μπουε
English: She is like a ship trading from a distance: so she procures her livelihood.
Coptic: αυω sαστωουν νcωρh νσthρε νναπηι αυω hωβ ννεσhμhαλ
English: And she rises by night, and gives food to her household, and appointed tasks to her maidens.
Coptic: εσsανναυ ευσωsε sασsοπσ sαστωcε δε νhενμανελοολε εβολ hννκαρποσ ννεσcιj
English: She views a farm, and buys it: and with the fruit of her hands she plants and a possession.
Coptic: εασμουρ ντεσtπε εματε hνουcομ ασταjρενεσcβοι επεσhωβ ασjιtπε jενανουπρhωβ
English: She strongly girds her loins, and strengthens her arms for work.
Coptic: αυω μερεπεσhηβσ jενα ντευsη τηρσ
English: And she finds by experience that working is good; and her candle goes not out all night.
Coptic: ασσουτντεσcιj ενετεssε αυω νεσhιωμε sασταjροου επεμναι sασουων ντοοτσ ευhηκε νσσουτνουκαρποσ μπετsαατ
English: She reaches forth her arms to needful works, and applies her hands to the spindle.
Coptic: μερεπεσhαι fιροουs hαναπηι εfsανωσκ hνουμα νετhαhτησ γαρ τηρου hοβσ
English: Her husband is not anxious about those at home when he tarries anywhere abroad: for all her household are clothed.
Coptic: ασταμιεhβσω σντε μπεσhαι αυω hενhοιτε νασ εβολ hμπsνσ μνπjηcε
English: She makes for her husband clothes of double texture, and garments for herself of fine linen and scarlet.
Coptic: sαυcωsτ δε νσαπεσhαι hνμπυλη εfsανhμοοσ hνουσοουhσ μννhλλο αυω νετουηh hμπκαh
English: And her husband becomes a distinguished person in the gates, when he sits in council with the old inhabitants of the land.
Coptic: ασταμιεhενσινδων αστααυ εβολ αυω hενπεριζωμα ννεφοινιξ
English: She makes fine linens, and sells girdles to the Chananites: she opens her mouth heedfully and with propriety, and controls her tongue.
Coptic: ασt hιωωσ νουcομ μνουεοου
English: But she opens her mouth wisely, and according to law.
Coptic: μπσουωμ δε νοεικ μμντρεfjνααυ νεhιοουε μπεσηι cηυ αυω σναευφρανε ννεhοου νhαε
English: The ways of her household are careful, and she eats not the bread of idleness.
Coptic: σναουων νρωσ hνουμντσαβε αυω hμπνομοσ νανσμμε μνμμντνα hιπεσλασ
English: And her kindness to them sets up her children for them, and they grow rich, and her husband praises her.
Coptic: αhαh νσhιμε jπεουμντρμμαο αhαh ρhενμντjωωρε ντο δε αρjισε εροου τηρου
English: Many daughters have obtained wealth, many have wrought valiantly; but thou hast exceeded, thou hast surpassed all.
Coptic: hεναρισκε ννουj αυω ουπετsουειτ πε πσα νουσhιμε σενασμου γαρ ευσhιμε μμαινουτε μαρεσσμου δε ντοσ ετhοτε μπjοεισ
English: Charms are false, and woman's beauty is vain: for it is a wise woman that is blessed, and let her praise the fear the Lord.
Coptic: t νασ εβολ hννκαρποσ ννεσcιj jεευεjω μπσοειτ ννεσhβηυε hνμμα νβωκ εhουν ννσοουhσ αυω μαρουσμου επεσhαι hνμπυλη
English: Give her of the fruit of her lips; and let her husband be praised in the gates.
Coptic: ναι νε νsαjε μπεκκλησιαστησ πsηρε νδαυειδ εαfρρρο εjμμπισραηλ hντhιερουσαλημ
English: The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Israel in Jerusalem.
Coptic: ουπετsουειτ νμπετsουειτ πετsοοπ πεjεπεκκλησιαστησ ουπετsουειτ νμπετsουειτ πε hωβ νιμ επετsουειτ πετνhητου
English: Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Coptic: ου πε πεhουο μπρωμε ετsοοπ ναf hμπεfhισε τηρf παι ετεfhασε νhητf hαροf μπρη
English: What advantage is there to a man in all his labour that he takes under the sun?
Coptic: jεουγενεα sασβωκ ντεκεουει ει επεσμα πκαh δε sοοπ sαενεh
English: A generation goes, and a generation comes: but the earth stands for ever.
Coptic: αυω πρη sαfsα νfhωτπ νfσωκ ον εhραι επεfμα ντοf εfναsα
English: And the sun arises, and the sun goes down and draws toward its place;
Coptic: sαfμοοsε επσα μπρησ αυω νfκοτf εsαfκτοf επσα μπεμhιτ πεπνευμα εfμοοsε εfκωτε αυω sαfκτοf εhραι ενεfκοτσ
English: arising there it proceeds southward, and goes round toward the north. The wind goes round and round, and the wind returns to its circuits.
Coptic: μμου νσωρμ τηρου ευμοοsε εhραι εθαλασσα αυω τεθαλασσα μεσμουh hαροου μμου νσωρμ τηρου sαυμοοsε εhραι ενευμα εsαυμοοsε ντοου ετρευβωκ επμα ετμμαυ
English: All the rivers run into the sea; and yet the sea is not filled: to the place whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Coptic: νsαjε τηρου σεsαατ ννεs πρωμε sαjε νhητου αυω ννεs πβαλ σει hαπναυ αυω ννεs πμααjε σει hαπσωτμ
English: All things are full of labour; a man will not be able to speak of them: neither shall the eye be satisfied with seeing, neither shall the ear be filled with hearing.
Coptic: ου πενταfsωπε ντοf ον πετναsωπε ου πενταυταμιοf ντοf ον πετουναταμιοf αυω μνλααυ νhωβ μβρρε hαρωf μπρη
English: What is that which has been? the very thing which shall be: and what is that which has been done? the very thing which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
Coptic: ερεπρωμε ναsαjε εροου νfjοοσ jεεισπαι ουβρρε πε εδη αυουω ευsωπε hνναιων νταυsωπε hατενhιη
English: Who is he that shall speak and say, Behold, this is new? it has already been in the ages that have passed before us.
Coptic: μμνρ πμεευε sωπ ννsορπ αυω νκεhαεευε νταυsωπε hατενhιη μμνρ πμεευε sοοπ αυω νετναsωπε ετhαη
English: There is no memorial to the first things; neither to the things that have been last shall their memorial be with them that shall at the last time.
Coptic: ανοκ πεκκλησιαστησ αιρρρο εjμπισραηλ hντhιερουσαλημ
English: I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Coptic: αυω αιt μπαhητ εsινε αυω εtουοι hντσοφια ετβενενταυsωπε τηρου hαροσ ντπε jεουπερισπασμοσ μπονηρον απνουτε τααf ννsηρε ννρωμε ετρευjι hραυ νhητf hνουhηδονη
English: And I applied my heart to seek out and examine by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven, for God has given to the sons of men an evil trouble to be troubled therewith.
Coptic: αιναυ νταμιο τηρου νταυταμιοου τηρου hαροf μπρη αυω εισ hηηνε τηρου ουπετsουειτ πετνhητου μνουουωs μπνευμα
English: I beheld all the works that were wrought under the sun; and, beheld, all were vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Coptic: πετcοομε νσεναs κοσμει αν μμοf αυω πετsαατ νσεναs ντf αν ευηπε
English: That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and deficiency cannot be numbered.
Coptic: ανοκ αιsαjε hμπαhητ hμπτραjοοσ jεεισhηητε ανοκ αιjισε παρανενταυsωπε hαταhιη hντhιερουσαλημ
English: I spoke in my heart, saying, Behold, I am increased, and have acquired wisdom beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem: also I applied my heart to know wisdom and knowledge.
Coptic: αυω απαhητ ναυ εhαh νhωβ ουσοφια μνουσοουν αυω ουπαραβολη μνουσβω ανοκ αιειμε εροου jεεισπεικε ον ουουωs πε μπνευμα
English: And my heart knew muchwisdom, and knowledge, parables and understanding: I perceived that this also is waywardness of spirit.
Coptic: jεερεουνοc νσοουν sοοπ hμπαsαι ντσοφια αυω πετναουωh ετοοτf εjμπσοουν εfναουεh ουμοκhσ
English: For in the abundance of wisdom is abundance of knowledge; and he that increases knowledge will increase sorrow.
Coptic: αιjοοσ ανοκ hμπαhητ jεαμου ταjοντκ hνουουνοf νγναυ hνουαγαθον αυω εισ πεικετ ουπετsουειτ πε
English: I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth, and behold thou good: and, behold, this is also vanity.
Coptic: πσωβε αιταυο εροf μπsεει αυω πουνοf αιjοοσ ναf jεου πε παι ετκειρε μμοf
English: I said to laughter, Madness: and to mirth, Why doest thou this:
Coptic: αιthτηι jενεπαhητ ναs σεκ τασαρξ ντhε νουηρπ αυω παhητ αfjι μοειτ hητ hνουσοφια αυω ετρααμαhτε εjμπουνοf sαντιναυ jεαs πε παγαθον ετsοοπ ννsηρε ννρωμε ετουναααf hαροf μπρη ντηπε ννεhοου μπευωνh
English: And I examined whether my heart would excite my flesh as with wine, (though my heart guided me in wisdom,) and I desired to lay hold of mirth, until I should see of what kind is the good to the sons of men, which they should do under the sun all the days of their life.
Coptic: αιjισε μπενταιταμιοf ναι αικωτ ναι νhενηι αιτωcε ναι νhενμα νελοολε
English: I enlarged my work; I built me houses; I planted me vineyards.
Coptic: αιταμιο ναι νhενκηποσ μνhενπαραδισοσ αυω αιτωcε ναι νhητου νsην νιμ νρεftκαρποσ
English: I made me gardens and orchards, and planted in them every kind of fruit-tree.
Coptic: αιταμιο ναι νhενκολυμβηθρα μμοου ετσο εβολ μπαμα νsην ετtουω
English: I made me pools of water, to water from them the timber-bearing wood.
Coptic: αικω ναι νhενhμhαλ νhοουτ μνhενhμhαλ νσhιμε αυω hενκεμησ hνηι αυsωπε ναι αυω ουνοc ναsη νεhε hιεσοου ασsωπε ναι εhουε νενταυsωπε τηρου hαταhη hντhιερουσαλημ
English: I got servants and maidens, and servants were born to me in the house: also I had abundant possession of flocks and herds, beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem.
Coptic: αισουωh ναι εhουν νουhατ μνπουνουβ αυω νsουsου ννερρωου μννεχωρα αικω ναι νhενhοουτ μνhενhιοομε ευναjω εροι hνουτρυφη μννsηρε ννρωμε αυω hενρεfουωτh νhοουτ μνhενρεfουωτh νσhιμε
English: Moreover I collected for myself both silver and gold also, and the peculiar treasures of kings and provinces: I procured me singing men and singing women, and delights of the sons of men, a butler and female cupbearers.
Coptic: αυω αιjισε αιουωh ετοοτπαρανενταυsωπε hαταhιη τηρου hντhιερουσαλημ αυω ατασοφια αhερατσ ναι
English: So I became great, and advanced beyond all that were before in Jerusalem: also my wisdom was established to me.
Coptic: αυω hωβ νιμ νταναβαλ ουαsου μπεειβι τοοτντοου μπικα παhητ εfsαατ νλααυ νουουνοf jεαπαhητ ευφρανε hμπαhισε τηρf αυω παι αfsωπε ναι μμερισ εβολ hμπαhισε τηρf
English: And whatever mine eyes desired, I withheld not from them, I withheld not my heart from all my mirth: for my heart rejoiced in all my labour; and this was my portion of all my labour.
Coptic: αυω αικτοι ον ανοκ hνναhβηυε τηρου ναι ανοκ νταναcιj ταμιοου αυω hμπαhισε νταιμοκhτ νhητf ετρααυ ναι αυω εισ hηηνε τηρου ουπετsουειτ πε αυω ουωs μπνευμα πε μμνουhωβ νhουο sοοπ hαπρη
English: And I looked on all my works which my hands had wrought, and on my labour which I laboured to perform: and behold, all was vanity and waywardness of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun.
Coptic: αυω αιcωsτ ανοκ εναυ ετσοφια μνπsεει αυω τμντατhητ jενιμ πε πρωμε ετναει εουαhf νσαπsοjνε ετενενταυααf νε
English: Then I looked on to see wisdom, and madness, and folly: for who is the man who will follow after counsel, in all things where in he employs it?
Coptic: αυω αιναυ ανοκ jεουνhουο sοοπ ντσοφια εhουε τμντατhητ ντhε ετεουν hουο sοοπ μπουοειν εhουε πκακε
English: And I saw that wisdom excels folly, as much as light excels darkness.
Coptic: νβαλ μπσοφοσ ευsοοπ hντεfαπε πατhητ δε ντοf εfμοοsε hμπκακε αυω αιειμε ον ανοκ jεουτωμντ νουωτ πετνατωμντ εροου τηρου
English: The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walks in darkness: and I perceived, even I, that one event shall happen to them all.
Coptic: αυω αιjοοσ hμπαhητ jεπετνατωμντ επατhητ ειε fνατωμντ εροι hω ετβεου cε ντοουν αιρ σοφοσ ανοκ αιjω νουsαjε νhουο hμπαhητ jεπεικε ουπετsουειτ πε jεπατhητ εfsαjε εβολ hμπεhουο μπεfhητ
English: And I said in my heart, As the event of the fool is, so shall it be to me, even to me: and to what purpose have I gained wisdom? I said moreover in my heart, This is also vanity, because the fool speaks of his abundance.
Coptic: jεμμνρ πμεευε sοοπ μπσοφοσ μνπατhητ κατατhε jενεhοου ετνηυ hωβ νιμ αυρ πουωβs νhητου sαενεh αυω ναs νhε εfναμου νcιπσοφοσ μνπατhητ
English: For there is no remembrance of the wise man with the fool for ever; forasmuch as now in the coming days all things are forgotten: and how shall the wise man die with the fool?
Coptic: αυω αιμεστε παωνh τηρf jεουπονηρον εhραι εjωι πε πταμιο νταυταμιοf hαροf μπρη jεουπετsουειτ πε hωβ νιμ αυω ουουωs μπνευμα
English: So I hated life; because the work that was wrought under the sun was evil before me: for all is vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Coptic: αυω ανοκ αιμεστε παhισε τηρf εthοσε ανοκ νhητf hαπρη jεεινακααf μπρωμε ετναει μννσωι
English: And I hated the whole of my labour which I took under the sun; because I must leave it to the man who will come after me.
Coptic: αυω νιμ πε πετσοουν jεfναρ σοφοσ η jενfρ ατhητ αυω νfρ jοεισ επαhισε τηρf νταιsπhισε νhητf αυω αιμοκμεκ νhητf hαπρη πεκετ ουπετsουειτ πε
English: And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? and whether he will have power over all my labour in which I laboured, and wherein I grew wise under the sun? this is also vanity.
Coptic: αυω αικτοι ανοκ ετρεπhητ αποτασση hμπαhισε τηρf νταιsπhισε νhητf hαροf μπρη
English: so I went about to dismiss from my heart all my labour wherein I had laboured under the sun.
Coptic: jεουνρωμε ερεπεfhισε sοοπ ναf ουν ρωμε εfhοσε ναf hνουσοφια αυω hενουσοουν μνουμντjωωρε αυω ουν ρωμε εμεfμοκhf ναf εfναt ναf ντεfμερισ πεικεετ ουπετsουειτ πε αυω ουνοc μπονηρια δε
English: For there is such a man that his labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in fortitude; yet this man shall give his portion to one who has not laboured therein. This is also vanity and great evil.
Coptic: jεsασsωπε μπρωμε hμπεfhισε τηρf αυω hμπουωs μπεfhητ ετεfhοσε νhητf hαροf μπρη
English: For it happens to a man in all his labour, and in the purpose of his heart wherein he labours under the sun.
Coptic: jενεfhοου τηρου hενhοου νε ντκασ hιcωντ ευπερισπασμοσ ναf πε αυω hντκεουsη μερεπεfhητ νκοτκ πεικε ουπετsουειτ πε
English: For all his days are days of sorrows, and vexation of spirit is his; in the night also his heart rests not. This is also vanity.
Coptic: μναγαθον sοοπ μπρωμε νσαπετεfναουμεf αυω πετfνασωf αυω πετεfνατσαβε τεfψυχη εροf επαγαθον πε παι hμπεfhισε πεικετ ανοκ αιναυ εροf jεουεβολ πε hντcιj μπνουτε
English: A man has nothing really good to eat, and to drink, and to shew his soul as good in his trouble. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
Coptic: jενιμ πετναουωμ νfσω εjντf
English: For who shall eat, or who shall drink, without him?
Coptic: jεπρωμε ναγαθοσ αft ναf νουσοφια μπεfμτο εβολ αυω ουσοουν μνουουνοf πετρα νοβε hωωf αft ναf νουπερισπασμοσ ετρεfουωh ετοοτf αυω νfσοουh εhουν ετρεft μπαγαθοσ μπμτο εβολ μπνουτε jεπεικε ουπετsουειτ πε αυω ουπροhαιρεσισ πε μπνευμα
English: For God has given to the man who is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but he has given to the sinner trouble, to add and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God; for this is also vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Coptic: ουοειs πετsοοπ νουον νιμ αυω ουσηυ πετsοοπ hνhωβ νιμ hαροσ ντπε
English: To all things there is a time, and a season for every matter under heaven.
Coptic: ουοειs πε μμισε αυω ουοειs πε μμου ουοειs πε ντωcε αυω ουοειs πε μπωρκ μπενταυτοcf
English: A time of birth, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what has been planted;
Coptic: ουοειs πε μμουουτ αυω ουοειs πε νταλcο ουοειs πε νsορsρ αυω ουοειs πε νκωτ
English: a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to pull down, and a time to build up;
Coptic: ουοειs πε νριμε αυω ουοειs πε νσωβε ουοειs πε ννεhπε αυω ουοειs πε νορχει
English: a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to lament, and a time to dance;
Coptic: ουοειs πε ννεj ωνε εβολ αυω ουοειs πε νσευh ωνε εhουν ουοειs πε νhολc αυω ουοειs πε νουε εβολ μπhωλc
English: a time to throw stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to abstain from embracing;
Coptic: ουοειs πε νsινε αυω ουοειs πε νσωρμ ουοειs πε νhαρεh αυω ουοειs πε ννουjε εβολ
English: a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
Coptic: ουοειs πε μπωh αυω ουοειs πε ντωρπ ουοειs πε ετμsαjε αυω ουοειs πε νsαjε
English: a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to be silent, and a time to speak;
Coptic: ουοειs πε μμε αυω ουοειs πε μμοστε ουοειs πε μπολημοσ αυω ουοειs πε νειρηνη
English: a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Coptic: ου cε πε πεhουο μπρωμε ετρhωβ hννετεfhοσε ντοf νhητου
English: What advantage has he that works in those things wherein he labours?
Coptic: αιναυ εππερισπασμοσ τηρf νταπνουτε τααf ννsηρε τηρου ννρωμε ετρευπερισπα νhητf
English: I have seen all the trouble, which God has given to the sons of men to be troubled with.
Coptic: νκα νιμ νταfταμιοου νανουου hμπευουοειs αυω παιων τηρf αfτααf εhραι επεfhητ jεκασ ννεπρωμε hε επταμιο νταπνουτε ταμιοf jιντεhουειτε sατhαη
English: All the things which he has made are beautiful in his time: he has also set the whole world in their heart, that man might not find out the work which God has wrought from the beginning even to the end.
Coptic: αιειμε jεμναγαθον sοοπ ναυ νhητου νσαευφρανε αυω εειρε νουαγαθον hμπεfωνh
English: I know that there is no good in them, except for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
Coptic: jερωμε νιμ εfναουωμ νfσω νfναυ ευαγαθον hμπεfhισε τηρf ουt ναf πε ντμπνουτε
English: Also in the case of every man who shall eat and drink, and see good in all his labour, this is a gift of God.
Coptic: αιειμε jεπενταπνουτε ταμιοου ντοου νετναsωπε sαενεh μμντhε εουωh εουον νhητου μντhε ον νfει αυω πνουτε αfταμιοου jεκασ ευερ hοτε μπεfμτο 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 ηδε fsοοπ αυω νενταυταsου ετρευsωπε ηδη αυsωπε αυω πνουτε ναsινε νσαπετουπητ 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 ερεπασεβησ μπμα ετμμαυ αυω πμα μπδικαιοσ ερεπευσεβησ 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 hμπαhητ jεπδικαιοσ αυω πασεβησ ερεπνουτε νακρινε μμοου hιουσοπ ουοειs πετsοοπ hνhωβ νιμ αυω hμπταμιο 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 hμπμα ετμμαυ hμπαhητ ετβετcιν sαjε ννsηρε ννρωμε jεπνουτε ναδιακρινε μμοου αυω εταμοου jεντοου 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 νcιπετνατωμντ ενsηρε ννρωμε αυω πετνατωμντ επτβνη παι hωου πετνατωμντ εροου ντhε μπμου μπαι ται τε τhε μπμου μπικετ αυω ουπνευμα νουωτ πετsοοπ νhητου τηρου αυω ου πε πhωβ νταπρωμε ρhουο νhητf λααυ παραπτβνη jεhωβ 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 hμπκαh 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 ετβεπεπνευμα ννsηρε ννρωμε jεενε ντοf fναβωκ εhραι ετπε αυω ετβεπεπνευμα μπτβνη jεενε 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 jεμναγαθον νσαπετεπρωμε ναευφρανε νhητf hννεfhβηυε jεπαι πε τεfμερισ jενιμ πετεfναντf ετρεfναυ hμπετναsωπε 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 νcιπετνασλσωλου ντοου νετουναhιλα εροου hνουcομ αυω μνπετνασλσωλου
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 sατενου
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 νcιπετεμπεfsωπε ρω μπεfναυ επταμιο τηρf 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.