megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: 32 μννσωσ ανοκ αιμετανοει αιcωsτ εσετπ τεσβω sατναυ κνηj πρεfjνααυ εκνατωουν δε hα πhινηβ τναυ.
English: Afterwards I reflected, I looked that I might receive instruction.
Coptic: 33 ουαπρητε μεν κjιρεκρικε κνκοτκ νουαπρητε κκωλj ννεκcιj hα κουνγ νουαπρητε.
English: The sluggard says,I slumber a little, and I sleep a little, and for a little while I fold my arms across my breast.
Coptic: 34 εsωπε δε εκsανρ παι τμντhηκε νηυ νακ εσμοοsε αυω πεcωρh νθε νουδρομευσ ενανουf.
English: But if thou do this, thy poverty will come speedily; and thy want like a swift courier.
Coptic: 3015 ουντε τεβδελλη sμτsε ερεεσμε μμοου hν ουμε αυω τει sομτε μπουτσιοσ.
English: The horse-leech had three dearly-beloved daughters: and these three did not satisfy her; and the fourth was not contented so as to say, Enough.
Coptic: 3016 αμντε μν πμε νσhιμε μν πταρταροσ μν πκαh εμεfσι μμοου μν πμοου μν πκωhτ εννευjοοσ jε hω αυω τμεhfτοου μπουhε εροσ εσjοοσ jε fρωsε.
English: The grave, and the love of a woman, and the earth not filled with water; water also and fire will not say, It is enough.
Coptic: 3017 πβαλ ετσωβε νσα πεfειωτ αυω ετσωs ντμντhλλο ντεσμααυ ερε ναβοοκε sεκsωκf εβολ hν νεια αυω ντεμμασ ναhωμε ουομf.
English: The eye that laughs to scorn a father, and dishonours the old age of a mother, let the ravens of the valleys pick it out, and let the young eagles devour it.
Coptic: 3018 sομντ δε νετμοκh ναι ενοι μμοου αυω νtσοουν ενοι μμοου αυω νtσοουν αν μπμεhfτοου.
English: Moreover there are three things impossible for me to comprehend, and the fourth I know not:
Coptic: 3019 τεhιη νουαhωμ εfhηλ αυω νεhιοουε νουhοf hι ουπετρα μν νεhιοουε νουjοι εfρhωτ αυω νεhιοουε νουρωμε εfhν τεfμντκουι.
English: the track of a flying eagle; and the ways of a serpent on a rock; and the paths of a ship passing through the sea; and the ways of a man in youth.
Coptic: 3020 ουτειμινε τε τεhιη νουσhιμε ννοεικ ται ετσναρπετσναααf νσειαασ νσjοοσ jε μπιρλααυ ννοβε.
English: Such is the way of an adulterous woman, who having washed herself from what she has done, says she has done nothing amiss.
Coptic: 3021 ερε πκαh κιμ hν sμτ hωβ αυω μνcομ μμοf εfι hα πμεhfτοου.
English: By three thing the earth is troubled, and the fourth it cannot bear:
Coptic: 3022 ουhμhαλ εfsανρρρο αυω ντε ουαθητ σει νουοεικ.
English: if a servant reign; or a fool be filled with food;
Coptic: 3023 αυω ντε ουhμhαλ νεj τεσjοεισ εβολ αυω ντε ουσhιμε 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: 3024 fτοου δε νελαχιστον νετhιjμ πκαh ναι δε hενσαβε νε εhουε νσοφοσ.
English: And there are four very little things upon the earth, but these are wiser than the wise:
Coptic: 3025 νcαjιf ετεμντουcομ ετεsαυσβτε νευhρηυε μπsωμ.
English: the ants which are weak, and yet prepare their food in summer;
Coptic: 3026 αυω νσαραcωουs ευhεθνοσ πε νcωβ ναι νταυταμιε νευηι hν μπετρα.
English: the rabbits also are a feeble race, who make their houses in the rocks.
Coptic: 3027 μνρρο hιjμ πεsjε αυω sαυhωλ εβολ hν ουουεhσαhνε νουωτ ευτηs.
English: The locusts have no king, and yet march orderly at one command.
Coptic: 3028 αυω πhακλf εfταjρηυ εjν νεfcιj αυω εfμοτν ντακοf εfουηh hεννηι ννρρωου.
English: And the eft, which supports itself by its hands, and is easily taken, dwells in the fortresses of kings.
Coptic: 3029 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: 3030 ουμασ μμουι εfjοορ εντβνοουε παι εμεfκτοf ουδε μερε τβνη νοsπf.
English: A lion’s whelp, stronger than all other beasts, which turns not away, nor fears any beast;
Coptic: 3031 αυω ουαλεκτωρ εfμοοsε hν hενσhιμε εfροουτ αυω ουcιε εfσωκ hητf μποhε νβααμπε αυω ουρρο εfsαjε hν ουνοc 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: 3032 παsηρε εκsανκαακ εhραι ευουνοf αυω νγσουτν τεκcιj εβολ ερωκ hν ουμιsε κναjισωs.
English: If thou abandon thyself to mirth, and stretch forth thine hand in a quarrel, thou shalt be disgraced.
Coptic: 3033 hρερωτε ταρεκcνσαειρε εκsανοfου δε πεσνοf νηυ εβολ εκsανσωκ δε νhενsαjε sαρε hενhαπ μν hενμιsε 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: 311 νταυjε ναsαjε hιτμ πνουτε πsαjε μπρρο ντα τεfμααυ tσαβοf εροf.
English: My words have been spoken by God - the oracular answer of a king, whom his mother instructed.
Coptic: 312 ουπετκναhαρεh εροf παsηρε νsαjε μπνουτε νε tναjω νακ μπsρπ νsωνε παsηρε ου πε πsηρε νhητ η 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: 313 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: 314 αριhωβ νιμ hν ουsοjνε μν ουτωs σεηρπ hν ουsοjνε hενρεfcωντ νε νεινοc μπρτρευσε ηρπ δε
English: Princes are prone to anger: let them then not drink wine:
Coptic: 315 jε ννευσω νσερπωβs ντσοφια αυω νσετμεscμcομ εκρινε ννcωβ hν ουσοουτν.
English: lest they drink, and forget wisdom, and be not able to judge the poor rightly.
Coptic: 316 t πthε ννετhν hενλυπη αυω πσεηρπ ννετhν hενμκαh νhητ.
English: Give strong drink to those that are in sorrow, and the wine to drink to those in pain:
Coptic: 317 jε ευρπωβs ντευμντhηκε αυω νσετμρπμεευε ννευhισε jιν τενου.
English: that they may forget their poverty, and may not remember their troubles any more.
Coptic: 318 αυων νρωκ επsαjε μπνουτε νγκρινε μμοου τηρου hν ουουjαι.
English: Open thy mouth with the word of God, and judge all fairly.
Coptic: 319 νγδιακρινε δε μπhηκε μν πcωβ.
English: Open thy mouth and judge justly, and plead the cause of the poor and weak.
Coptic: ναι νε νεσβοουε νσολομων αjν μεευε ναι ντα νεsβεερ νεζεκιασ πρρο νtουδαια σhαισου.
English: These are the miscellaneous instructions of Solomon, which the friends of Ezekias king of Judea copied out.
Coptic: πεοου μπνουτε πε hων νουsαjε πεοου δε μπρρο πε ται ενεfhβηυε.
English: The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honours business.
Coptic: τπε jοσε πκαh sηκ hενατειμε δε εροου νε νhητ ννερωου.
English: Heaven is high, and earth is deep, and a king’s heart is unsearchable.
Coptic: ρεhτ ουhατ εfhοου ταρεfτββο τηρf.
English: Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be made entirely pure.
Coptic: μευτνασεβησ μπεμτο εβολ μπρρο αυω πεfθρονοσ νασοουτν hν ουδικαιοσυνη.
English: Slay the ungodly from before the king, and his throne shall prosper in righteousness.
Coptic: νανουσ γαρ νσεjοοσ νακ jε αμου εhραι ναι εhουε νγθββιο μπεμτο εβολ ννjωωρε αjι νεντα νεκβαλ ναυ εροου.
English: for it is better for thee that it should be said, Come up to me, than that one should humble thee in the presence of the prince; speak of that which thine eyes have seen.
Coptic: νσετμhε εροκ hν ουμιsε hν ουcεπη jεκασ ννεκρhτηκ hν τεκhαη ερsαν νεκsβηρ νεcνουcκ.
English: Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest thou repent at last. (9) Whenever thy friend shall reproach thee,
Coptic: σαhωκ hητf μπρκαταφρονει.
English: retreat backward, despise him not;
Coptic: jε ννε πεκsβηρ μεν νεcνουcκ πμιsε δε ντμντjαjε νασαhωσ αν εβολ μμοκ αλλα εσναρθε νακ μπμου hαρεh νακ ευχαρισ μν ουμντsβηρ hν ουμντρμhε ταjροσ νακ jε ννεκsωπε hα νοcνεc αλλα hαρεh ενεκhιοουε ευσμοντ.
English: lest thy friend continue to reproach thee, so thy quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to thee like death. (10a) Favour and friendship set a man free, which do thou keep for thyself, lest thou be made liable to reproach; but take heed to thy ways peaceably.
Coptic: νθε νουjμπεh ννουβ hν ουhορμισκοσ νσαρδιον ται τε θε νουsαjε εfταιηυ εjοοf ευμααjε νστμητ.
English: As a golden apple in a necklace of sardius, so is it to speak a wise word.
Coptic: ουcαjε ννουβ ερε ουσαρδιον εfταιηυ το εροf ται τε θε ννsαjε ννσοφοσ ευμααjε νρεfσωτμ.
English: In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; so is a wise word to an obedient ear.
Coptic: νθε μπιεβολ νουχιων hμ πωhσ εsαftμτον νουjουf ται τε θε νουfαιsινε εfνhοτ ννετναjοοf sαfωφελι γαρ ννεψυχη ννετfναjιουω ναυ.
English: As a fall of snow in the time of harvest is good against heat, so a faithful messenger refreshes those that send him; for he helps the souls of his employers.
Coptic: νθε νhεντηυ μν hενκλοολε μν hενhωου ευουονh εβολ ται τε θε ννετsουsου μμοου hν ουt ννουj.
English: As winds and clouds and rains are most evident objects, so is he that boasts of a false gift.
Coptic: ερε πσοουτν sοοπ ννερρωου hν ουμντhαρshητ sαρε ουλασ δε νcωντ ουεsf hενκεεσ.
English: In long-suffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.
Coptic: εκsανhε εεβιω ουεμ πεκρωsε μηποτε νγει νγναβολ.
English: Having found honey, eat only what is enough, lest haply thou be filled, and vomit it up.
Coptic: μπρταsε βωκ εhουν μπεκsβηρ μηποτε νfσει μμοκ νfμεστωκ.
English: Enter sparingly into thy friend’s house, lest he be satiated with thy company, and hate thee.
Coptic: νθε νουcερωβ μν ουσηfε μν ουσοτε νακισ ται τε θε νουρωμε εfρμντρε επεfsβηρ νουμντμντρε ννουj.
English: As a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.
Coptic: τεhιη μππεθοου μντουρητε μππαρανομοσ νατακο hν ουhοου εfhοου.
English: The way of the wicked and the foot of the transgressor shall perish in an evil day.
Coptic: νθε εsαρε ουhμj ρβοονε νουσαs ται τε θε νουsωωνε hν ουσωμα εsαfλυπι μπhητ νθε νουhοολε hν ουhοιτε αυω ουfντ hν ουsε ται τε θε εsαρε τλυπη μπρωμε βλαπτει μπεfhητ.
English: As vinegar is bad for a sore, so trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart. (20a) As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, so the grief of a man hurts the heart.
Coptic: ερsαν πεκjαjε hκο ματμμοf αυω εfsανειβε ματσοf.
English: If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;
Coptic: εκειρε γαρ μπαι κναπρs hενjββεσ νκωhτ εjν τεfαπε πνουτε δε νατωωβε νακ νμμντμε.
English: for so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee with good.
Coptic: sαρε ουτηυ νμhιτ τουνεσ hνκλοολε ουhο δε νατsιπε sαft νουcσ νhενλασ.
English: The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.
Coptic: νανου ουωh hικλjε νουjενεπωρ εhουε εουωh hν ουηι νβρρε μν ουσhιμε νρεfσαhου.
English: It is better to dwell on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.
Coptic: νανου ουμοου εfκηβ νουψυχη εσοβε αυω ουουω ενανουf μπουε.
English: As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.
Coptic: νθε μπετνατωμ ερνουπηγη μμοου αυω πετνατακε ουμοου εfσωκ fjινcονσ ται τε θε μπετνασεs ουρωμε νδικαιοσ μπεμτο εβολ νουασεβησ
English: As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, so is it unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.
Coptic: νανου ουεμ hαh αν νεβιω ssε δε εταιε νsαjε ετταιηυ.
English: It is not good to eat much honey; but it is right to honour venerable sayings.
Coptic: νθε νουπολισ ερε νεσσοβτ sρsωρ ται τε θε μπρωμε ετενfρhωβ αν hν ουsοjνε.
English: As a city whose walls are broken down, and which is unfortified, so is a man who does anything without counsel.
Coptic: νθε νουειωτ hμ πωhσ αυω ουhωου hμ πsωμ ενσεταιηυ αν ται τε θε ετεμντεαθητ ταιο.
English: As dew in harvest, and as rain in summer, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
Coptic: νθε νhενhαλατε μν hενjαj ευhηλ ται τε θε νουσαhου εfsουειτ ενfνηυ αν εjν λααυ.
English: As birds and sparrows fly, so a curse shall not come upon any one without a cause.
Coptic: ουμαστιγξ νουhτο αυω ουjοοκεf νουειω ουcερωβ δε νουhεθνοσ ναθητ.
English: As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so is a rod for a simple nation.
Coptic: μπρουωsβ νουαθητ κατα τμνταθητ μπετμμαυ jε ννεκρ τεfhε.
English: Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou become like him.
Coptic: αλλα ουωsβ νουαθητ ουβε τεfμνταθητ jε ννεfουωνh εβολ νσοφοσ νναhραf μαυααf.
English: Yet answer a fool according to his folly, lest he seem wise in his own conceit.
Coptic: αυω sαfjπο νουνοcνεc εβολ hν νεfsαjε εκsανjοου νουsαjε hιτν ουfαιsινε ναθητ.
English: He that sends a message by a foolish messenger procures for himself a reproach from his own ways.
Coptic: fι μμαυ ντεhιη ννεfουερητε αυω ουπαρhοιμια εβολ hνρωου νναθητ.
English: As well take away the motion of the legs, as transgression from the mouth of fools.
Coptic: νθε μπετναμουρ νουωνε hν ουσφενδονη ται τε θε μπετtεοου νουαθητ.
English: He that binds up a stone in a sling, is like one that gives glory to a fool.
Coptic: sαρε hενsοντε ρωτ hν νcιj μπρεfthε αυω ουμντhμhαλ hν νcιj νναθητ.
English: Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, and servitude in the hand of fools.
Coptic: sαρε ρωμε νιμ σωβε νσα ναθητ αυω τευhιη γαρ νατακο.
English: All the flesh of fools endures much hardship; for their fury is brought to nought.
Coptic: νθε νουhοορ εsαfκοτf επεfκαβολ νσεμεστωf ται τε θε μπαθητ hν τεfκακια εsαfκοτf επεfνοβε ουν ουsιπε εsαfjπε νοβε αυω ουν ουsιπε ευεοου πε μν ουχαρισ.
English: As when a dog goes to his own vomit, and becomes abominable, so is fool who returns in his wickedness to his own sin. (11a) There is a shame that brings sin: and there is a shame that is glory and grace.
Coptic: αιναυ ευρωμε εfμεευε εροf ουααf jε ουσαβε πε ουντε παθητ δε hελπισ εhουο εροf.
English: I have seen a man who seemed to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.
Coptic: sαρε πρεfjνααυ jοοσ jε ευναjοουf ευhιη jε πμουι hν νεhιοουε αυω σεhωτβ μμοου hν νεπλατια.
English: A sluggard when sent on a journey says, There is a lion in the ways, and there are murderers in the streets.
Coptic: νθε νουρο εfκωτε hιjμ πεfμεstβσ ται τε θε νουρεfjνααυ hι πεfcλοc.
English: As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed.
Coptic: sαρε πρεfjνααυ κλj νεfcιj hακουνf νfτμεsντου ερωf.
English: A sluggard having hid his hand in his bosom, will not be able to bring it up to his mouth.
Coptic: ουσαβε πε πρεfjνααυ ναf ουααf εhουε πεττσιηυ ετστο εβολ νουουω.
English: A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who most satisfactorily brings back a message.
Coptic: νθε μπεταμαhτε μπσατ νουουhοορ ται τε θε μπεταhερετf μπβολ νουμιsε εμπωf αν πε.
English: As he that lays hold of a dog’s tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another’s cause.
Coptic: νθε ννετjωντ ετνουjε εhουν νhενsαjε ενρωμε επετνατωμτ δε επsαjε νsορπ νασλαατε.
English: As those who need correction put forth fair words to men, and he that first falls in with the proposal will be overthrown;
Coptic: ται τε θε νουον νιμ ετcωωρc ενευsβεερ ευsανταhο ουδε sαυjοοσ jε νταιαασ εισωβε.
English: so are all that lay wait for their own friends, and when they are discovered, say, I did it in jest.
Coptic: sαρε πκωhτ μουh hν hαh νsε πμιsε δε ναcω hμ πμα ετεμνρεfcωντ νhητf.
English: With much wood fire increases; but where there is not a double-minded man, strife ceases.
Coptic: hενjββσ μνουεσχαρα αυω hενsε hμ πκωhτ ουρωμε hωωf νρεfσαhου εfsτορτρ νουμιsε.
English: A hearth for coals, and wood for fire; and railing man for the tumult of strife.
Coptic: νsαjε μπκορsf cην ναι δε ρωhτ εhουν ενταμιον νθη.
English: The words of cunning knaves are soft; but they smite even to the inmost parts of the bowels.
Coptic: νθε νhενβλjε πε ουhατ ευt μμοf hν ουκροf sαρε hενσποτου νκροf hβσ ουhητ νρεfλυπη.
English: Silver dishonestly given is to be considered as a potsherd: smooth lips cover a grievous heart.
Coptic: sαρε πjαjε ουωsβ εfjωρμ εουον νιμ hι νεfσποτου fμεευε δε hμ πεfhητ εhενκροf.
English: A weeping enemy promises all things with his lips, but in his heart he contrives deceit.
Coptic: ερsαν πεκjαjε σπσωπκ εfκωρs hν τεfσμη μπρσωτμ νσωf ουν σαsfε γαρ μπονηρια hμ πεfhητ.
English: Though thine enemy intreat thee with a loud voice, consent not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
Coptic: πετhωπ νουμντjαjε sαfτουνεσ ουπονηρια sαρε ουσαβε δε cωλπ εβολ ννεfνοβε hν ουμηηsε.
English: He that hides enmity frames deceit: but being easily discerned, exposes his own sins in the public assemblies.
Coptic: πετsικε νουhιειτ επετhιτουωf fναhε εhραι εροf πετσκορκρ δε νουωνε εfναhε εjωf.
English: He that digs a pit for his neighbour shall fall into it: and he that rolls a stone, rolls it upon himself.
Coptic: πλασ ννουj μοστε ντμε τταπρο δε εsτρτωρ ναειρε νhενsτορτρ.
English: A lying tongue hates the truth; and an unguarded mouth causes tumults.
Coptic: μπρsουsου μμοκ επεfραστε νγσοουν γαρ αν jε ερε ραστε ναjπεου
English: Boast not of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what the next day shall bring forth.
Coptic: μαρε κεταπρο ταιοκ εντωκ αν τε ουsμμο αυω ννεκσποτου αν.
English: Let thy neighbour, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Coptic: πωνε hορs αυω πsω μοκh νfιτf τοργη δε μπαθητ hορs εhουο εροου μπεσναυ.
English: A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than both.
Coptic: πcωντ ουατνα πε αυω τοργη ναsτ αλλα μερε λααυ fι hα πκωh.
English: Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
Coptic: νανου hενjπιο ευcωλπ εβολ εhουε ουμντsβηρ εσhηπ.
English: Open reproofs are better than secret love.
Coptic: νανου μπωλh νουsβηρ εhουε μπι νουjαjε.
English: The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.
Coptic: sαρε τεψυχη εττσιηυ jηρ εστε πεβιω εβολ sαρε νκεπετσαsε δε hλοc ντεψυχη ετρcρωh.
English: A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.
Coptic: νθε νουhαλητ εfsανhωλ εβολ hμ πεfμαh ται τε θε εsαρε πρωμε ρhμhαλ εfsανρsμμο ενεfμα
English: As when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.
Coptic: sαρε πhητ ουνοf hν hενσοcν μν hενηρπ μνhενsουhηνε sαρε πhητ δε hε hν ουsωνε.
English: The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
Coptic: μπρκω νσωκ νουsβηρ νσαβε αυω ουsβηρ ντε πεκειωτ μπρβωκ εhουν επηι μπεκσον εκμοκh νανου ουsβηρ εfhην εhουν εhουε ουσον εfουηυ μμοκ.
English: Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother’s house: better is a friend that is near than a brother living far off.
Coptic: αρισαβε παsηρε jε ερε παhητ ουνοf αυω νγκτο εβολ μμοκ νhενsαjε ννοcνεc.
English: Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself reproachful words.
Coptic: sαρε πσαβε hοπf εhενπεθοου ευνηυ ναθητ σενηυ εjωf νσεtοσε.
English: A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.
Coptic: fι τεκsτην α πρεfσωs γαρ σαατκ εfσωs γαρ νhενκοουε.
English: Take away the man’s garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another’s goods.
Coptic: πετνασμου επεfsβηρ hν ουνοc νσμη εhτοουε εsjε νfsοβε αν επετσαhου μμοf.
English: Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses him.
Coptic: sαρε πhωου νεj πρωμε εβολ hμ πεfηι ννεhοου ντε πρω ται τε θε νουσhιμε νρεfσαhου εβολ hμ πεκηι μμινε μμοκ.
English: On a stormy day drops of rain drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman drive a man out of his own house.
Coptic: πτηυ μπεμhιτ ναsτ εsαυμουτε εροf jε πετσουτων.
English: The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.
Coptic: ππενιπε πε sαfτωμ μππενιπε πρωμε δε πε sαfτβσ πhο μπfsβηρ.
English: Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
Coptic: πετνατωcε νουβω νκντε fνασει ννεσκαρποσ πετhαρεh δε επεfjοεισ ναjιταιο.
English: He that plants a fig-tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits on his own master shall be honoured.
Coptic: νθε ετερε νhοεινε αν ννευευρηυ ται τε θε ετερε νκεhητ ννρωμε εινε αν ννευερηυ.
English: As faces are not like other faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.
Coptic: μερε αμντε μν πτακο σει ται τε θε εhενατσει νε νβαλ ννρωμε νρεfjινcονσ τβοτε μπjοεισ πε ννjαρβαλ αυω νατσβω ετεμευαμαhτε μπευλασ.
English: Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable. (20a) He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the uninstructed do not restrain their tongue.
Coptic: τδοκιμη μπhατ μν πνουβ πε παστου εsαυδοκιμαζε δε μπρωμε εβολ hν ρωου ννετsαjε εροf πhητ μπανομοσ sαfsινε νσα hενπεθοου sαρε πhητ δε ετσουτων sινε νσα ουσοουν.
English: Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him. (21a) The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
Coptic: εκsανμαστιγου νουαθητ ντμητε νουμηηsε εκσωs μμοf ννεκfι ντεfμνταθητ.
English: Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt still in no wise remove his folly from him.
Coptic: hν ουειμε εκεειμε ενεψυχη μπεκοhε νγσμν πεκhητ ενεκαγελη.
English: Do thou thoroughly know the number of thy flock, and pay attention to thine herds.
Coptic: jε τcομ μπαμαhτε sοοπ αν μπρωμε sα ενεh ουδε μευτααf jινουjωμ sα ουjωμ.
English: For a man has not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.
Coptic: fιπροουs ννουοτουετ εfρητ hν τσωsε ταρεκθιοου νsορπ νγσοουh εhουν νουχορτοσ μπεfτε.
English: Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;
Coptic: jε εκεhε εεσοου εhοιτε fι προουs ντσωsε jε εκεhε εhιειβ.
English: that thou mayest have wool of sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that thou mayest have lambs.
Coptic: παsηρε αιτκ hεννοc νsαjε επεκωνh αυω ευωνh ννεκhμhαλ.
English: My son, thou hast from me words very useful for thy life, and for the life of thy servants.
Coptic: sαρε πασεβησ πωτ εμνπετπητ νσωf ερε πδικαιοσ jε ταjρηυ νθε ννιμουι.
English: The ungodly man flees when no one pursues: but the righteous is confident as a lion.
Coptic: sαρε hενhαπ νεhσε ετβε ννοβε ννασεβησ πρωμε δε νσαβε ναωsμ ννοργη.
English: By reason of the sins of ungodly men quarrels arise; but a wise man will quell them.
Coptic: sαρε πεττηκ hν τεfμντsαfτε hιλα ευhηκε νθε νουhωου εfοsε νfρνοβε αν.
English: A bold man oppresses the poor by ungodly deeds. As an impetuous and profitable rain,
Coptic: ται τε θε ννετκω νσωου μπνομοσ ευταιο ντμντsαfτε νετμε δε μπνομοσ ευκτο εροου νουσοβτ.
English: so they that forsake the law praise ungodliness; but they that love the law fortify themselves with a wall.
Coptic: νρωμε δε εθοου νανοι αν νουhαπ νετsινε δε νσα πjοεισ νανοι hν αγαθον νιμ.
English: Evil men will not understand judgment: but they that seek the Lord will understand everything.
Coptic: νανου ουhηκε εfμοοsε hν τεfμντμε εhουε ουρμμαο νρεfjιcολ.
English: A poor man walking in truth is better than a rich liar.
Coptic: sαρε πsηρε νσαβε hαρεh επνομοσ πετsοοπ δε hν ουμντsνα ftsιπε μπεfειωτ.
English: A wise son keeps the law: but he that keeps up debauchery dishonours his father.
Coptic: πετταsο ντεfμντρμμαο hν ουjιμησε νετνα ννhηκε νετνατσιοου μμοσ.
English: He that increases his wealth by usuries and unjust gains, gathers it for him that pities the poor.
Coptic: πετναρικε εβολ μπεfμααjε ετμσωτμ επνομοσ πεsληλ μπαιβητ.
English: He that turns away his ear from hearing the law, even he has made his prayer abominable.
Coptic: πετσωρμ ννετσουτων hν ουhιη εσhοου εfναhε ντοf εhραι εhενπεθοου νετουααβ δε ναπωs εjωου νμπετνανουου.
English: He that causes upright men to err in an evil way, himself shall fall into destruction: transgressor also shall pass by prosperity, but shall not enter into it.
Coptic: πρωμε νρμμαο ο νσαβε ναf ουααf πhηκε δε νσαβε ναcναρικε εροf.
English: A rich man is wise in his own conceit; but an intelligent poor man will condemn him.
Coptic: sαρε ουνοc νεοου sωπε ετβε τβοηθια ννδικαιοσ sαρε νρωμε δε τακο hνμα ννασεβησ.
English: By reason of the help of righteous men great glory arises: but in the places of the ungodly men are caught.
Coptic: πετhωβσ δε ντεfμντsαfτε νασοουτν αν πετjω δε μμοσ αυω ετjπιο μμοσ σεναμεριτf.
English: He that covers his own ungodliness shall not prosper: but he that blames himself shall be loved.
Coptic: ναιατf μπρωμε ετtσο εουον νιμ ετβε θοτε πνουτε πναsτhητ δε ντοf fναhε εhραι εhενπεθοου.
English: Blessed is the man who religiously fears always: but the hard of heart shall fall into mischiefs.