megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: κερhοt δε αν jε fσεβτωτ νηι νιμ γαρ αft εkουν εhραι ιε νιμ πε εταfοhι ερατf ουβηι ουοh αfερhυπομενιν ισjε ενχαι νιβεν ετσαπεσητ ντφε νουι νε
English: Dost thou not fear because preparation has been made by me? for who is there that resists me? (2) Or who will resist me, and abide, since the whole world under heaven is mine?
Coptic: νναχαροι εθβητf ουοh ουσαjι νjομ εfεναι μφη ετοι νhυσοσ εροf
English: I will not be silent because of him: though because of his power one shall pity his antagonist.
Coptic: νιμ ετναscωρπ εβολ μπhο ντε τεfhεβσω ιε νιμ πε ετναssε εkουν kεν νισναυh ντε τεfkελιβs
English: Who will open the face of his garment? and who can enter within the fold of his breastplate?
Coptic: νιπυλη ντε πεfhο νιμ πε ετναsουων ερωου ουhοt ετκωt ενεfsολ
English: Who will open the doors of his face? terror is round about his teeth.
Coptic: ουοh νεfμαkτ hανhοf νhομτ νε πεfμουρ δε αfμφρηt νουωνι νσμιριτησ
English: His inwards are as brazen plates, and the texture of his skin as a smyrite stone.
Coptic: πιουαι τομι επιουαι ουπνα δε ννεfsουοθνεf
English: One part cleaves fast to another, and the air cannot come between them.
Coptic: ουρωμι εfετωμι επεfσον σεθουητ ουοh ννουφωτ
English: They will remain united each to the other: they are closely joined, and cannot be separated.
Coptic: sαρε ουωινι sωπι εβολ kεν πεfαναs νεfβαλ δε σεοι μφρηt μπισιου ντε hανατοουι
English: At his sneezing a light shines, and his eyes are as the appearance of the morning star.
Coptic: sαυι εβολ kεν ρωf νjε hανλαμπασ νχρωμ ευμοh ουοh sαυμοh εβολ νjε hανjεβσ νχρωμ
English: Out of his mouth proceed as it were burning lamps, and as it were hearths of fire are cast abroad.
Coptic: sαυι εβολ kεν πεfsαι νjε ουχρεμτσ ντε ουhρω εσμοh kεν hανjεβσ νχρωμ
English: Out of his nostrils proceeds smoke of a furnace burning with fire of coals.
Coptic: τεfψυχη δε hανjεβσ νε ουsαh εθνηου εβολ kεν ρωf
English: His breath is as live coals, and a flame goes out of his mouth.
Coptic: ουjομ δε ετsοπ hι τεfναhβι fcοjι kαjωf νjε ουτακο
English: And power is lodged in his neck, before him destruction runs.
Coptic: νισαρξ δε ντε πεfσωμα σετομι fναφων εjωf ουοh fνακιμ αν
English: The flesh also of his body is joined together: if one pours violence upon him, he shall not be moved.
Coptic: πεfhητ δε cησ μφρηt νουωνι αfοhι ερατf μφρηt νουαμηs νατκιμ
English: His heart is firm as a stone, and it stands like an unyielding anvil.
Coptic: αfsανφονhf δε sαρε ουhοt sωπι ννιθηριον νfτεφατ ετcιφει hιjεν πικαhι
English: And when he turns, he is a terror to the four-footed wild beasts which leap upon the earth.
Coptic: αυsανθοντεν νhανλογχη εροf μπαυερ hλι ναf ουναβι εfταιηουτ ερατf νεμ ουkελιβs
English: If spears should come against him, men will effect nothing, either with the spear or the breast-plate.
Coptic: πιβενιπι γαρ αfεντοτf μφρηt μπιτοh πιhομτ δε μφρηt νουsε νατνομt
English: For he considers iron as chaff, and brass as rotten wood.
Coptic: ννεσjοhτf νjε ουφιt νhομτ αυηπ ντοτf νjε νιπετρα ετhιουι μφρηt νουχορτοσ
English: The bow of brass shall not would him, he deems a slinger as grass.
Coptic: νιαθηρ δε μφρηt νhανρωουι sαfσωβι δε νσα ουμονμεν εfοι νsαh νχρωμ
English: Mauls are counted as stubble; and he laughs to scorn the waving of the firebrand.
Coptic: πεfπρηs δε hανολοβισκοσ ευsεπsωπ νε πινουβ ντε φιομ τηρf αfχη kατοτf μφρηt νουωνι νατηπι
English: His lair is formed of sharp points; and all the gold of the sea under him is an immense quantity of clay.
Coptic: sαfθρε φνουν βερβερ μφρηt νουχακκιον αρε φιομ δε kατοτf μφρηt νουτακο
English: He makes the deep boil like a brazen caldron; and he regards the sea as a pot of ointment,
Coptic: ουοh πιταρταροσ ντε φνουν μφρηt νουεχμαλωτοσ αfχα φνουν ντοτf μφρηt νουμωιτ μμοsι
English: and the lowest part of the deep as a captive: he reckons the deep as his range.
Coptic: μμον hλι hιjεν πικαhι εfτενθωντ εροf εfθαμιηουτ jε νσεσωβι μμοf νjε νιαγγελλοσ
English: There is nothing upon the earth like to him, formed to be sported with by my angels.
Coptic: fναυ δε ενη ετcοσι τηρου νθοf δε ετοι νουρο ενη τηρου ετkεν νιμωου
English: He beholds every high thing: and he is king of all that are in the waters.
Coptic: αfερουω νjε ιωβ πεjαf μπcσ
English: Then Job answered and said to the Lord,
Coptic: tεμι jε ουον sjομ μμοκ kεν hωβ νιβεν ουοh μμον hλι οι νατjομ ντοτκ
English: I know that thou canst do all things, and nothing is impossible with thee.
Coptic: νιμ γαρ ετhωπ εροκ νουσοcνι εftασο δε εhανσαjι ουοh εfμευι jε εfμευι jε fναhωπ εροκ νιμ γαρ ετναταμοι ενη ετε νtσωουν μμωου αν hαννιst νεμ hανsφηρι ναι ετε ναιεμι ερωου αν
English: For who is he that hides counsel from thee? or who keeps back his words, and thinks to hide them from thee? and who will tell me what I knew not, great and wonderful things which I understood not?
Coptic: σωτεμ εροι πcσ hινα ντασαjι hω tναsενκ νθοκ δε ματσαβοι
English: But hear me, O Lord, that I also may speak: and I will ask thee, and do thou teach me.
Coptic: kεν ουσμη μεν μμαsj αισωτεμ εροκ νsορπ tνου δε αfναυ εροκ νjε παβαλ
English: I have heard the report of thee by the ear before; but now mine eye has seen thee.
Coptic: εθβεφαι αιtsωs νηι μμαυατ ουοh αιβωλ εβολ αιοπτ δε jε ανοκ ουκαhι νεμ ουκερμι
English: Wherefore I have counted myself vile, and have fainted: and I esteem myself dust and ashes.
Coptic: ασsωπι δε μενενσα θρε ιωβ σαjι νναι τηρου πεjε πcσ νελισαφ πιθεμανιτησ jε ακερνοβι νθοκ νεμ πεκκεsφηρ β μπετενjε hλι γαρ νσαjι μμεθμηι μπαμθο μφρηt μπααλου ιωβ
English: And it came to pass after the Lord had spoken all these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Thaemanite, Thou hast sinned, and thy two friends: for ye have not said anything true before me, as my servant Job has.
Coptic: tνου jε cι νωτεν νζ μμασι νεμ ζ νωιλι ουοh μαsε νωτεν hα πααλου ιωβ ουοh εfειρι νουsουsωουsι εhρηι εjεν θηνου ιωβ δε παβωκ εfετωβh εhρηι εjων jε ουηι νε μπιcι μπεfhο πε εβηλ γαρ εθβητf μμον ναινατακε θηνου πε μπετενσαjι γαρ μμεθμηι hα πααλου ιωβ
English: Now then take seven bullocks, and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and he shall offer a burnt-offering for you. And my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will only accept him: for but his sake, I would have destroyed you, for ye have not spoken the truth against my servant Job.
Coptic: αfsε ναf νjε ελισαφ πιθεμανιτησ νεμ βαλδαδ πισαυχιτησ νεμ σωφαρ πιμιννεοσ ουοh αυιρι μφρηt ετα πcσ jοσ νωου ουοh αυχα πουνοβι νωου εβολ εθβε ιωβ
English: So Eliphaz the Thaemanite, and Baldad the Sauchite, and Sophar the Minaean, went and did as the Lord commanded them: and he pardoned their sin for the sake of Job.
Coptic: πcσ δε αfcισι νιωβ μμαsω αfτωβh δε εhρηι εjεν πεfκεγ νsφερ αfχα πουνοβι νωου εβολ α πcσ κωβ νενχαι νιβεν νιωβ εναυ νταf νsορπ αfτηιτου ναf ευκηβ
English: And the Lord prospered Job: and when he prayed also for his friends, he forgave them their sin: and the Lord gave Job twice as much, even the double of what he had before.
Coptic: αυσωτεμ δε τηρου νjε νεfσον νεμ νεfσωνι εθβε hωβ νιβεν εταυsωπι μμοf αυι hαροf νεμ ουον νιβεν ετσωουν μμοf νsορπ εταυουωμ δε ουοh αυσω kατοτf αυtνομt ναf ουοh αυερsφηρι εjεν hωβ νιβεν ετα πcσ ενου εjωf ουοh αυt ναf νjε φουαι φουαι μμωου νhιεβι νεσωου νεμ δ νκιt ννουβ ευσοπ
English: And all his brethren and his sisters heard all that had happened to him, and they came to him, and so did all that had known him from the first: and they ate and drank with him, and comforted him, and wondered at all that the Lord had brought upon him: and each one gave him a lamb, and four drachms’ weight of gold, even of unstamped gold.
Coptic: πcσ δε αfσμου ενιkαευ ντε ιωβ εhοτε νεfhουαt ουοh νεfτεβνωουι ναυιρι νουθβα νεσωου νεμ δ νsο νεμ ϛ νsο νjαμουλ νεμ ουsο νhεβι νεhε νεμ ουsο νειω μμεσιωt
English: And the Lord blessed the latter end of Job, more than the beginning: and his cattle were fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, a thousand she-asses of the pastures.
Coptic: αυμισι νζ νsηρι ναf νεμ γt νsερι
English: And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.
Coptic: ουοh αftρεν εφραν νthουιτ jε πιεhοου tμαhσνουt δε jε γασια tμαhγt jε μελθιασ κερασ
English: And he called the first Day, and the second Casia, and the third Amalthaea’s horn.
Coptic: ουοh μπουjεμ hλι εfσωτπ μφρηt ννιsερι ντε ιωβ kεν νη τηρου ετσαπεσητ ντφε ουοh αft νωου νjε πουιωτ νουκληρονομια kεν νουσνηου
English: And there were not found in comparison with the daughters of Job, fairer women than they in all the world: and their father gave them an inheritance among their brethren.
Coptic: αfωνk νjε ιωβ μενενσα πιερkοτ νκερθ νρομπι νεfρομπι δε τηρου εταfαιτου σμ νε ουοh αfναυ νjε ιωβ ενεfsηρι νεμ νιsηρι ντε νεfsηρι sα πιμαhδ νjωου
English: And Job lived after his affliction a hundred and seventy years: and all the years he lived were two hundred and forty: and Job saw his sons and his sons’ sons, the fourth generation.
Coptic: ουοh αfμου νjε ιωβ εfοι νkελλο ουοh εfμεh kεν hανεhοου σkηουτ δε ον εθβητf εθρεfτωνf νεμ νη ετε πcσ νατουνοσου
English: And Job died, an old man and full of days: (17a) and it is written that he will rise again with those whom the Lord raises up.
Coptic: φαι μεν sαυουαhμεf kεν πιjωμ ντε tσυριακη εfsοπ μεν kεν πκαhι ντε tαυσιτιτοσ kεν νιcιη ντε thυδουμεα νεμ tαραβια νε πεfραν δε νsορπ πε ιωβαβ αfcι δε νουσhιμι ναραβοσ ασμισι δε ναf νουsηρι επεfραν πε ενων πεfιωτ δε νθοf πε ζαρα εουεβολ πε kεν νιsηρι ντε ησαυ τεfμαυ δε ετε βοζορα hωσδε ναfοι μμαhε μενενσα αβρααμ ουοh ναι νε νιουρωου ναι εταυερουρο kεν εδωμ tχωρα εταfεραρχων εjωσ hωf πιhουιτ πε βαλακ πsηρι νβεωρ ουοh φραν ντεfβακι πε τενναβα μενενσα βαλακ ιωβαβ πετευμουt εροf jε ιωβ μενενσα φαι ασομ πιhηγεμων πιεβολ kεν tθεμανιτησ νχωρα μενενσα φαι δε αταδ πsηρι ναραδ φη εταfjωjι μμαδιαμ kεν τκοι μμωαβ ουοh φραν ντεfβακι πε κεθθεμ νεfsφηρ δε εταυι hαροf ελισαφ ουsηρι ντε ουαι ννενsηρι νησαυ πουρο ντε νιθεμανων νεμ βαλδαδ πιτυραννοσ ντε νισαυχεων νεμ σωφαρ πουρο ντε νιμιννεοσ
English: This man is described in the Syriac book as living in the land of Ausis, on the borders of Idumea and Arabia: and his name before was Jobab;  (17c) and having taken an Arabian wife, he begot a son whose name was Ennon. And he himself was the son of his father Zare, one of the sons of Esau, and of his mother Bosorrha, so that he was the fifth from Abraam. (17d) And these were the kings who reigned in Edom, which country he also ruled over: first, Balac, the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dennaba: but after Balac, Jobab, who is called Job, and after him Asom, who was governor out of the country of Thaeman: and after him Adad, the son of Barad, who destroyed Madiam in the plain of Moab; and the name of his city was Gethaim. (17e) And his friends who came to him were Eliphaz, of the children of Esau, king of the Thaemanites, Baldad sovereign the Sauchaeans, Sophar king of the Minaeans.
Coptic: νιπαροιμια ντε σολομων πsηρι μπουρο δαυιδ φη εταfερουρο kεν πισλ
English: The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel;
Coptic: εεμι εουσοφια νεμ ουσβω εερνοιν νhανσαjι ντε ουμετσαβε
English: to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;
Coptic: εsωπ ερωτεν νhανφωνh ντε hανσαjι εσαβε εουδικεοσυνη νταφμηι νεμ ουhαπ εfσουτων
English: to receive also hard saying, and to understand true justice, and how to direct judgment;
Coptic: hινα ντεσt νουμετσαβε ννιατπετhωου ουοh ουεσθεσισ νεμ ουκαt νουαλου μβερι
English: that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.
Coptic: πισαβε δε αfsανσωτεμ εναι fναερσαβε νhουο πινεβhητ δε εfεjφο νουμετρεfερhεμι
English: For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction;
Coptic: εfεκαt δε εουπαραβολη νεμ ουσαjι νχακι νεμ hανσαjι ντε hανσαβευ νεμ hανσαjι ευhηπ
English: and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.
Coptic: ταρχη νtσοφια thοt ντε πcσ τε πικαt δε νανεf νουον νιβεν ετιρι μμοf tμετευσεβησ δε θα φt ταρχη μπικαt πε tσοφια νεμ tσβω νιασεβησ ευεsωsfου
English: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and there is good understanding to all that practise it: and piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will set at nought wisdom and instruction.
Coptic: σωτεμ παsηρι εtσβω ντε πεκιωτ ουοh μπερhιπhο ννισοcνι ντε τεκμαυ
English: Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and reject not the rules of thy mother.
Coptic: ουχλομ γαρ ντε hανhμοτ ευετηιf hιjωκ νεμ ουχλαλ ννουβ επεκμοt
English: For thou shalt receive for thine head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round thy neck.
Coptic: παsηρι μπενθρουσορμεκ νjε hανρωμι νασεβησ ουδε μπερουωs εsωπ αυsανthο εροκ ευjω μμοσ
English: My son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, neither consent thou to them.
Coptic: jε αμου αριsφηρ νεμαν ευσνοf ουοh ντενχωπ kεν πκαhι νουρωμι νθμηι kεν ουμετοjι
English: If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:
Coptic: μαρενομκf δε εfονk μφρηt ναμενt ουοh ντενωλι μπεfμευι εβολ hιjεν πκαhι
English: and let us swallow him alive, as Hades would, and remove the memorial of him from the earth:
Coptic: τεfκτησισ εθναsενσ μαρενταhοσ μαρενμαh νενηι δε νsωλ
English: let us seize on his valuable property, and let us fill our houses with spoils:
Coptic: πεκκληροσ hιτf νkητκ ουασουι δε μαρενjφοσ ναν τηρου ευσοπ ουοh ουασουι νουωτ μαρεσsωπι ναν
English: but do thou cast in thy lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch:
Coptic: μπερμοsι hι φμωιτ νεμωου ρικι δε ντεκcαλοj εβολ hι νουμωιτ
English: go not in the way with them, but turn aside thy foot from their paths:
Coptic: αυφωρs γαρ ννουsνηου εβολ εjεν νιhαλαt kεν ουμετοjι
English: for nets are not without cause spread for birds.
Coptic: νθωου γαρ νη ετοι νsφηρ εhανkωτεβ σεhιουι νωου εkουν νhανπετhωου φουωjπ δε ντε νιρωμι μπαρανομοσ fhωου
English: For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.
Coptic: ναι νε νιμωιτ ντε ουον νιβεν ετjωκ ννιανομια εβολ νkρηι γαρ kεν ουμετασεβησ σεωλι ννουψυχη μμιν μμωου
English: These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.
Coptic: tσοφια δε σεhωσ εροσ hι νιμωιτ εβολ ουοh kεν νιπλατια σsωπ kεν ουπαρρησια
English: Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.
Coptic: νkρηι δε kεν νιλακh ντε νισβθαιου σεhιωιs μμοσ σμην δε kεν νιπυλη ντε νιjωρι kεν νιπυλη ντε νιβακι σjω μμοσ ερε πεσhητ jορ
English: And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,
Coptic: jε νσνηου νιβεν ερε νιατπετhωου νααμονι νtμεθμηι ννουcιsιπι νιατhητ ευοι νρεfερεπιθυμιν επsωs εταυερασεβησ αυμεστε πικαt
English: So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs.
Coptic: ουοh αυsωπι ευραουηουτ kεν hανσοhι hηππε tναχω kατεν θηνου νουσαjι ντε πανιfι tνασαβωτεν δε επασαjι
English: Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech.
Coptic: επιδη αιμουt ουοh μπετενσωτεμ ουοh ναιφωρs νναjιj εβολ ναρετενt νhθητεν αν πε
English: Since I called, and ye did not hearken; and I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed;
Coptic: αλλα αρετενιρι ννασοcνι hωσ νσετταjρηουτ αν νασοhι δε ναρετενt νhθητεν ερωου αν πε
English: but ye set at nought my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs;
Coptic: εθβεφαι ανοκ hω tνασωβι εhρηι εjεν τετενακω tναραsι δε εsωπ αfsανι εjεν θηνου νjε ουfωt εβολ
English: therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against you when ruin comes upon you:
Coptic: εsωπ αfsανι εjεν θηνου νjε ουsθορτερ νουhοt kεν ουhοt ουοh ντεfι νjε πιωjπ μφρηt νουσαραθηου ουοh αfsανι εjωτεν νjε ουhοjhεj νεμ ουτακο
English: yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and your overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you.
Coptic: εσεsωπι γαρ αρετενsανthο εροι ανοκ δε ννασωτεμ ερωτεν ευεκωt νσωι νjε hανσαμπετhωου ουοh ννουjεμτ
English: For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find me.
Coptic: αυμεστε tσοφια γαρ ουοh thοt ντε πcοισ μπουσοτπσ νωου
English: For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:
Coptic: ουδε ναυουωs αν πε εthθηου ενασοcνι ναυελκsαι δε νσα νασαjι
English: neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.
Coptic: εθβεφαι ουν ευεουωμ μπιουταh ντε πουμωιτ ουοh ευεσι ντουμετασεβησ
English: Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.
Coptic: εφμα γαρ jε ναυcι ννιαλωουι νjονσ ουοh ευεkοθβου ουjεμπsινι εfετακο ννιασεβησ
English: For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.
Coptic: φη ετνασωτεμ νσωι εfεsωπι kεν ουhελπισ ουοh εfεμτον μμοf kεν ουμετατhοt εβολ hα πετhωου νιβεν
English: But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil.
Coptic: παsηρι εsωπ ακsανcι ννασαjι ντε ναεντολη ντεκχοπου νkητκ
English: My son, if thou wilt receive the utterance of my commandment, and hide it with thee;
Coptic: πεκμαsj εfεσωτεμ εουσοφια ουοh εκεt μπεκhητ εουκαt ουοh εκετηιf νσβω μπεκsηρι
English: thine ear shall hearken to wisdom; thou shalt also apply thine heart to understanding, and shalt apply it to the instruction of thy son.
Coptic: εsωπ δε ακsαντωβh νσα tσοφια ουοh ντεκt μπεκkρωου kεν ουκαt ουοh ντεκκωt νσα tεσθεσισ kεν ουνιst νσμη
English: For it thou shalt call to wisdom, and utter thy voice for understanding;
Coptic: ουοh ακsανκωt νσωσ μφρηt νουhατ ουοh ντεκkοτkετ νσωσ μφρηt νhαναhωρ
English: and if thou shalt seek it as silver, and search diligently for it as for treasures;
Coptic: τοτε εκεκαt εthοt ντε πcσ ουοh σουον μφνουt εκεjεμf
English: then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
Coptic: jε πcσ πετt νουσοφια ουοh tγνωσισ νεμ πικαt hανεβολ hιτεν πεfhο νε
English: For the Lord gives wisdom; and from his presence come knowledge and understanding,
Coptic: ουοh fναhιουι εkουν νουουjαι ννη ετταhο μμωου ερατου εfεερναst μπουμωιτ
English: and he treasures up salvation for them that walk uprightly: he will protect their way;
Coptic: εθρουαρεh ενιμωιτ ντε tμεθμηι ουοh φμωιτ ννη ετερhοt kατεfhη εfεαρεh εροf
English: that he may guard the righteous ways: and he will preserve the way of them that fear him.
Coptic: τοτε εκεκαt εουδικεοσυνη νεμ ουhαπ ουοh αζων νιβεν ναγαθον εκεταhωου ερατου
English: Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment; and shalt direct all thy course aright.
Coptic: εsωπ ασsανι νjε tσοφια εjεν πεκhητ tεσθεσισ δε ντε τεκψυχη μευι jε νανεσ
English: For if wisdom shall come into thine understanding, and discernment shall seem pleasing to thy soul,
Coptic: ουσοcνι ενανεf εfεαρεh εροκ ουοh ουμευι εfουαβ εfετουjοκ
English: good counsel shall guard thee, and holy understanding shall keep thee;
Coptic: hινα ντεfναhμεκ εβολ hα ουμωιτ εfhωου νεμ εβολ hα ουρωμι νfjε hλι νσαjι εfενhοτ
English: to deliver thee from the evil way, and from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.
Coptic: ω νη ετχω νσωου ννιμωιτ ετσουτων εθρουμοsι kεν νιμωιτ ντε πχακι
English: Alas for those who forsake right paths, to walk in ways of darkness;
Coptic: νη ετουνοf εjεν hανπετhωου ου ετραsι εjεν ουφωνj εfhωου
English: who rejoice in evils, and delight in wicked perverseness;
Coptic: νη ετε νουμωιτ κολj
English: whose paths are crooked, and their courses winding;
Coptic: hινα ντουθρεκουει εβολ hα πιμωιτ ετσουτων ουοh ντουαικ νsεμμο μπισοcνι νθμηι
English: to remove thee far from the straight way, and to estrange thee from a righteous purpose. My son, let not evil counsel overtake thee,
Coptic: παsηρι μπενθρεfταhοκ νjε ουσοcνι εfhωου φη εταfκωt νσωf νtσβω ισjεν τεfμεταλου ουοh ντεfερπωβs νtδιαθηκη εθουαβ
English: of her who has forsaken the instruction of her youth, and forgotten the covenant of God.
Coptic: αfχω γαρ μπεfηι kατεν φμου ουοh νεfμανμοsι kατεν αμενt νεμ νιjφο ντε πκαhι
English: For she has fixed her house near death, and guided her wheels near Hades with the giants.
Coptic: ουον νιβεν ετμοsι νkητf ννουτασθο ουδε ννουταhο νhανμανμοsι ευεσουτων σεταhο μμωου γαρ αν νjε hανρομπι ντε πωνk
English: None that go by her shall return, neither shall they take hold of right paths, for they are not apprehended of the years of life.
Coptic: εναυμοsι γαρ hι hανμανμοsι ευσουτων ναυναjιμι ννιμανμοsι ετjην ντε tμεθμηι
English: For had they gone in good paths, they would have found the paths of righteousness easy.
Coptic: hανhελjευ ευεsωπι hιjεν πκαhι hανατπετhωου δε ευεσωjπ hιωτf jε νη ετσουτων ετναsωπι hιjεν πκαhι ουοh νη ετουβηουτ ετνασωjπ hιωτf
English: For the upright shall dwell in the earth, and the holy shall be left behind in it.
Coptic: νιμωιτ ντε νιασεβησ ευετακο hιjεν πκαhι νιπαρανομοσ ευεfωt εβολ hιωτf
English: The paths of the ungodly shall perish out of the earth, and transgressors shall be driven away from it.
Coptic: παsηρι νανομιμον μπερερπουωβs ννασαjι δε μαρεfαρεh ερωου νjε πεκhητ
English: My son, forget not my laws; but let thine heart keep my words:
Coptic: ουμετνεβαhι γαρ νεμ hανρομπι ντε πωνk νεμ ουhιρηνη ευεουαhου εροκ
English: for length of existence, and years of life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
Coptic: νιμετναητ δε νεμ ουναht μπενθρουμουνκ ντοτκ σkητου δε hι θουηsσι ντε πεκhητ ματαjρωου δε hι νεκμοt ουοh εκεjιμι νουhμοτ
English: Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; but bind them about thy neck:
Coptic: ουοh fιφρωουs νhανπεθνανευ μπεμθο μπcσ νεμ νιρωμι
English: so shalt thou find favour: and do thou provide things honest in the sight of the Lord, and of men.
Coptic: sωπι ερε hθηκ χη εφt kεν πεκhητ τηρf ουοh μπερcισι μμοκ εhρηι εjεν τεκσοφια
English: Trust in God with all thine heart; and be not exalted in thine own wisdom.
Coptic: νkρηι kεν νεκμωιτ τηρου ουονhσ εβολ hινα ντεσσουτων ννεκμωιτ ουοh ντεσsτεμcιcροπ νjε τεκcαλοj
English: In all thy ways acquaint thyself with her, that she may rightly direct thy paths.
Coptic: μπερsωπι εκοι νσαβε νακ μμαυατκ αριhοt kατhη μφt ουοh ρικι εβολ hα πετhωου νιβεν
English: Be not wise in thine own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil.
Coptic: τοτε ερε ουταλcο sωπι μπεκσωμα νεμ ουουjαι ννεκκασ
English: Then shall there be health to thy body, and good keeping to thy bones.
Coptic: αριτιμαν μφt εβολ kεν νεκkισι μμηι ουοh μοι ναf νhαναπαρχη εβολ kεν νιουταh ντε τεκμεθμηι
English: Honour the Lord with thy just labours, and give him the first of thy fruits of righteousness:
Coptic: hινα ντουμοh νjε νεκταμιον εβολ kεν παsαι ντε ουσουο ουοh νεκhρωτ ντουφονπεν kεν πιηρπ
English: that thy storehouses may be completely filled with corn, and that thy presses may burst forth with wine.
Coptic: παsηρι μπερερκουjι νhητ kεν tσβω ντε πcσ ουδε μπερβωλ εβολ εfσοhι μμοκ
English: My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Coptic: φη γαρ ετε πcσ μει μμοf sαftσβω ναf sαfερμαστιγγοιν δε νsηρι νιβεν ετεfναsοπου εροf
English: for whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, and scourges every son whom he receives.
Coptic: ωουνιατf μπιρωμι εταfjιμι νουσοφια νεμ φη ετναμου ντεfjιμι νουμετσαβε
English: Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, and the mortal who knows prudence.
Coptic: νανεσ γαρ εεριβsωτ νθαι εhοτε hαναhωρ ννουβ hι hατ
English: For it is better to traffic for her, than for treasures of gold and silver.
Coptic: σταιηουτ εhοτε hανωνι εναsεσουενου μπαft εkουν εhρασ νjε hλι μπετhωου σμοτεν νουωνh εβολ νουον νιβεν ετναkωντ εροσ hωβ δε νιβεν ετταιηουτ σεμπsα μμοσ αν
English: And she is more valuable than precious stones: no evil thing shall resist her: she is well known to all that approach her, and no precious thing is equal to her in value.
Coptic: ουμετνεβαhι γαρ νεμ hανρωμι ντε πωνk ετχη kεν τεσουιναμ kεν τεσjαcη δε ουμετραμαο νεμ ουωου εβολ kεν ρωσ sασινι εβολ νtμεθμηι ουνομοσ δε νεμ ουναι ετεσερφοριν μμωου hι πεσλασ
English: For length of existence and years of life are in her right hand; and in her left hand are wealth and glory: (16a) out of her mouth proceeds righteousness, and she carries law and mercy upon her tongue.