megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: παι hωωκ ον ντακκα τεfhοτε νσωκ ακjω νhενsαjε νtμινε μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ
English: Hast not thou moreover cast off fear, and accomplished such words before the Lord?
Coptic: κcηπ ενsαjε νρωκ μπκsβτκ λααυ ενsαjε ννδυναστησ
English: Thou art guilty by the words of thy mouth, neither hast thou discerned the words of the mighty.
Coptic: ερετεκταπρο jπιοκ ν ανοκ αν αυω ερενεκσποτου ρμντρε εροκ
English: Let thine own mouth, and not me, reprove thee: and thy lips shall testify against thee.
Coptic: εsαρε ου γαρ sωπε μη ντκ πsρπ νjπο νρωμε η αυτοοκκ hατhη ννεκρρωου .
English: What! art thou the first man that was born? or wert thou established before the hills?
Coptic: η ντακσωτμ επτωs μπjοεισ α τσοφια δε πωh sαροκ
English: Or hast thou heard the ordinance of the Lord? or has God used thee as his counsellor? and has wisdom come only to thee?
Coptic: εκσοουν γαρ νουντνσοουν μμοf αν εκειμε εουντνειμε εροf αν
English: For what knowest thou, that, we know not? or what understandest thou, which we do not also?
Coptic: νταυμαστιγου μμοκ νhενsημ hανεκνοβε ακsαjε εματε παραπsι
English: Thou hast been scourged for but few of thy sins: thou hast spoken haughtily and extravagantly.
Coptic: νταπεκhητ τολμα εουαυω ντανεκβαλ ειορμ εουjεακπωhτ
English: What has thine heart dared? or what have thine eyes aimed at,
Coptic: εουjεακπωhτ νουcωντ μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ ακταυο δε νhενsαjε νtμινε εβολ hνρωκ
English: that thou hast vented thy rage before the Lord, and delivered such words from thy mouth?
Coptic: ου γαρ πε πρωμε jεεfετββο η jεερεsηρε νσhιμε ρδικαιοσ
English: For who, being a mortal, is such that he shall be blameless? or, who that is born of a woman, that he should be just?
Coptic: εsjε νfτανhουτ μμοf αν μννεfπετουααβ ντπε δε τββηυ αν μπεfμτο εβολ
English: Forasmuch as he trusts not his saints; and the heaven is not pure before him.
Coptic: αμντε δε βητ αυω fjαhμ πρωμε δε ετσευ jινcονσ ντhε μπμοου
English: Alas then, abominable and unclean is man, drinking unrighteousness as a draught.
Coptic: σωτμ δε εροι ενετιjω μμοου νακ αυω tναjω νακ ννενταιναυ εροου
English: But I will tell thee, hearken to me; I will tell thee now what I have seen;
Coptic: νετερενσοφοσ ναjοου μπενευειοτε hοπου εροου εααυ
English: things wise men say, and their fathers have not hidden.
Coptic: μπεsμμο ει εjωου
English: To them alone the earth was given, and no stranger came upon them.
Coptic: παhε τηρf μπασεβησ hνhενροουs hενρομπε δε ευηπ νεττο νουδυναστησ
English: All the life of the ungodly is spent in care, and the years granted to the oppressor are numbered.
Coptic: τεfhοτε δε sοοπ hννεfμααjε hοταν δε εfsανμεευε jεαισμινε τοτε fνατακο sαβολ
English: And his terror is in his ears: just when he seems to be at peace, his overthrow will come.
Coptic: μπρτρεfτανhουτσ jεfναρβολ επκαακε αυουω γαρ ευhωμ μμοf ετοοτσ ντσηfε
English: Let him not trust that he shall return from darkness, for he has been already made over to the power of the sword.
Coptic: αυω αυταsf νhρε νννουρε fσοουν δε νhητf jεεfκη ευhτοπ
English: And he has been appointed to be food for vultures; and he knows within himself that he is doomed to be a carcass: and a dark day shall carry him away as with a whirlwind.
Coptic: ουν ουhοου δε νκακε ναsτρτωρf ουν ουαναγκη μνουθλιψισ ναταhοf ντhε νουλημηηsε εαfhε hατhη νουμλαh
English: Distress also and anguish shall come upon him: he shall fall as a captain in the first rank.
Coptic: jεαfjεστ τοοτf μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ αυω αfνεhμακh μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ ππαντοκρατωρ
English: For he has lifted his hands against the Lord, and he has hardened his neck against the Almighty Lord.
Coptic: αfωπ δε μπεfμτο εβολ hνουσωs
English: And he has run against him with insolence, on the thickness of the back of his shield.
Coptic: εfουωh δε hνhενπολισ ευsηf εfεβωκ δε εhουν εhενηι ευκη εβολ νεντα πη δε σβτωτου hενκοουε νετναjιτου
English: And let him lodge in desolate cities, and enter into houses without inhabitant: and what they have prepared, others shall carry away.
Coptic: ουδε ννεfρρμμαο ουδε ννενεfhυπαρχωντα cω ννεfρhαιβεσ εjμπκαh
English: Neither shall he at all grow rich, nor shall his substance remain: he shall not cast a shadow upon the earth.
Coptic: ουδε ννεfρβολ επκακε ερεπτηυ hηcβ νεftουω ερεπεfhρηρε σροfρεf
English: Neither shall he in any wise escape the darkness: let the wind blast his blossom, and let his flower fall off.
Coptic: μπρτρεfτανhουτσ jεfναμουν εβολ hενπετsουειτ γαρ νετναsωπε μμοf
English: Let him not think that he shall endure; for his end shall be vanity.
Coptic: ερεπεfjωλh τακο hατhη ντεfουνου αυω ννενεfταρ ρhαιβεσ
English: His harvest shall perish before the time, and his branch shall not flourish.
Coptic: ευεjοολεf δε ντhε νουελελhμj hατhη ντεfουνου εfεσροfρεf δε ντhε νουhρηρε νjοειτ
English: And let him be gathered as the unripe grape before the time, and let him fall as the blossom of the olive.
Coptic: πμντρε γαρ μπασεβησ πε πμου πκωhτ δε ναρωκh ννηι ννρεfjι δωρον
English: For death is the witness of an ungodly man, and fire shall burn the houses of them that receive gifts.
Coptic: εfναjι δε νhενμοκhσ νhητf hενπετsουειτ δε νε νετναsωπε μμοf hητf δε ναsωf hαουκροf .
English: And he shall conceive sorrows, and his end shall be vanity, and his belly shall bear deceit.
Coptic: α ιωβ δε ουωsβ εfjω μμοσ
English: But Job answered and said,
Coptic: jεαισωτμ εhαh ντιμινε νρεfσαλσελ ννετhοου τηρου
English: I have heard many such things: poor comforters are ye all.
Coptic: εsαρε ου γαρ sωπε μη ουταξισ νsαjε μπεπνευμα
English: What! is there any reason in vain words? or what will hinder thee from answering?
Coptic: ανοκ hω ειεsαjε ντετνhε ενερε τετνψυχη ο επμα ντωι νειναβωcε πε εjωτν hνhενsαjε tνακιμ ντααπε εjωτν
English: I also will speak as ye do: if indeed your soul were in my soul's stead,
Coptic: ερεουcομ δε sωπε hνρωι ννειtσο δε επκιμ ννασποτου
English: then would I insult you with words, and I would shake my head at you.
Coptic: ειsανsαjε γαρ ννειμκαh επασαs αυω ον ειsανκαρωι νναμτον νhουο
English: And would there were strength in my mouth, and I would not spare the movement of my lips.
Coptic: τενου δε αfhασητ αfαατ νσοc αfλεf λωβτ
English: For if I should speak, I shall not feel the pain of my wound: and if I should be silent, how shall I be wounded the less?
Coptic: αfχρω ντεfοργη αfταυοι εhραι αfhροjρj ννεfοβhε εhραι jωι αfρωhτ δε μμοι hννσοοτε ννεfμανσονε .
English: My falsehood has become a testimony, and has risen up against me: it has confronted me to my face.
Coptic: αffωcε εjωι hμπουοειν ννεfβαλ αfραhτ εjνναπατ αυπωτ δε εhραι εjωι hιουσοπ
English: In his anger he has cast me down; he has gnashed his teeth upon me: the weapons of his robbers have fallen upon me.
Coptic: α πjοεισ γαρ ταατ ετοοτf μπρεfjινcονσ αfνοjτ δε ννασεβησ .
English: He has attacked me with the keen glances of his eyes; with his sharp spear he has smitten me down upon my knees; and they have run upon me with one accord.
Coptic: αfjοορτ εβολ εισμοντ αfαμαhτε μπαβω αfβοcτ αfταhοι ερατντhε νουσκοποσ
English: For the Lord has delivered me into the hands of unrighteous men, and thrown me upon the ungodly.
Coptic: αυκωτε εροι μννλογχη ευνουjε μμοου εναcλοοτε εμνtσο αυπεhτ πασιsε επκαh
English: When I was at peace he distracted me: he took me by the hair of the head, and plucked it out: he set me up as a mark.
Coptic: αυταυοι εhραι νουτοπ εjνουhτοπ αυπωτ εhουν εροι ευjοορ
English: They surrounded me with spears, aiming at my reins: without sparing me they poured out my gall upon the ground.
Coptic: αυthιωωτ νουcοουνε α ταcομ δε ωjν hμπκαh
English: They overthrew me with fall upon fall: they ran upon me in their might.
Coptic: α παhητ ρωκh εβολhμ πριμε αυω ουhαιβεσ τετhι ναβουhε
English: They sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and my strength has been spent on the ground.
Coptic: νε μνλααυ δε νjινcονσ hνναcιj ταsληλ δε ουααβ
English: My belly has been parched with wailing, and darkness is on my eyelids.
Coptic: πκαh μπρhωβσ εβολ εjμπεσνοf ντασαρξ αυω ννεμα sωπε μπααsκακ
English: Yet there was no injustice in my hands, and my prayer is pure.
Coptic: τενου εισhηητε ερεπαμντρε hνμπηυε αυω ερεπετσοουν μμοι hννετjοσε
English: Earth, cover not over the blood of my flesh, and let my cry have no place.
Coptic: ερεπασοπσ πωh επjοεισ αυω ερεπαβαλ tρμιη μπεfμτο εβολ
English: And now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is on high.
Coptic: ερεουjπιο δε ναsωπε μπρωμε μπεμτο εβολ μπjοεισ
English: Let my supplication come to the Lord, and let mine eye weep before him.
Coptic: α ναρομπε δε ετηπ ει ειναβωκ δε ετεhιη νtνακοοτ νhητσ αν
English: Oh that a man might plead before the Lord, even as the son of man with his neighbor!
Coptic: tνατακο ερεουπνευμα fι μμοι tsαατ δε μπετνακοοστ αυω μπιcντf
English: I perish, carried away by the wind, and I seek for burial, and obtain it not.
Coptic: tσοπσ ειsπhισε εhε νταιρ ου hωωf
English: Weary I intreat; and what have I done? and strangers have stolen my goods.
Coptic: α hενsμμο hεβτ ναhυπαρχωντα
English: Who is this? let him join hands with me.
Coptic: ναβαλ βολ εβολ εjνναsηρε
English: He shall promise mischief to his companions: but their eyes have failed for their children.
Coptic: αυκαατ δε νsαjε hννhεθνοσ αιsωπε ναυ νσωβε
English: But thou has made me a byword amount the nations, and I am become a scorn to them.
Coptic: α ναβαλ γαρ τωμ εβολ hνταοργη αυκωτε εροι τηρου εματε
English: For my eyes are dimmed through pain; I have been grievously beset by all.
Coptic: α νρμμμε ρsπηρε hμπαι ερεπδικαιοσ δε τωουν εjμπρεfρνοβε
English: Wonder has seized true men upon this; and let the just rise up against the transgressor.
Coptic: ερεππιστοσ δε jι ντεfhιη ντεπετουααβ hννεfcιj jι νουτωκ
English: But let the faithful hold on his own way, and let him that is pure of hands take courage.
Coptic: μμον δε αλλα ετετνtτων τηρτν νtcν με γαρ αν νhηττηυτν
English: Howbeit, do ye all strengthen yourselves and come now, for I do not find truth in you.
Coptic: α ναhοου ουεινε hνουsνοs αυω α μμρρε μπαhητ πωh
English: My days have passed in groaning, and my heart-strings are broken.
Coptic: ειsανhυπομινη γαρ αμεντε πε παηι αυω αυπωρs μπαπρηs hνουcοσμ .
English: For if I remain, Hades is my habitation: and my bed has been made in darkness.
Coptic: αιμουτε επμου ναι νειωτ πτακο δε μμααυ hισωνε .
English: I have called upon death to be my father, and corruption to be my mother and sister.
Coptic: εστων cε ταhελπισ jιντενου η tναναυ εναγαθον .
English: Where then is yet my hope? or where shall I see my good?
Coptic: η σενηυ επεσητ νμμαι εαμντε η νναβωκ επεσητ επκαh hιουσοπ
English: Will they go down with me to Hades, or shall we go down together to the tomb?
Coptic: α βαλλαλ δε ουωsβ πσαυχιτησ πεjαf jεsατναυ ενγνακαρωκ αν
English: Then Baldad the Sauchite answered and said,
Coptic: cω jενναsαjε hωων
English: How long wilt thou continue? forbear, that we also may speak.
Coptic: ετβεου ανγαρων μπεκμτο εβολ ντhε ννειτβνη
English: For wherefore have we been silent before thee like brutes?
Coptic: αυοργη δε ει νακ εsαρε ου γαρ sωπε μη εκsανμου ερεπκαh ναsωf η ευναsρsρ ντοου sανευσντε .
English: Anger has possessed thee: for what if thou shouldest die; would the earth under heaven be desolate? or shall the mountains be overthrown from their foundations?
Coptic: πουοειν δε ννασεβησ ναjενα αυω πευsαh ναωsμ αν .
English: But the light of the ungodly shall be quenched, and their flame shall not go up.
Coptic: πεfουοειν γαρ ναρκακε ναf hμπεfμανsωπε αυω πεfhηβσ ναjενα εροf
English: His light shall be darkness in his habitation, and his lamp shall be put out with him.
Coptic: ερενελαχιστοσ cωρc ενεfνκα ντεπεfsοjνε πωhσ
English: Let the meanest of men spoil his goods, and let his counsel deceive him.
Coptic: τεfουερητε δε νηj ευπαs αυω ευεσηhσωhf hνουsνη
English: His foot also has been caught in a snare, and let it be entangled in a net.
Coptic: ερεhενcορcσ ει εjωf
English: And let snares come upon him: he shall strengthen those that thirst for his destruction.
Coptic: μπεfκωτε ντεhενsσνhητ τακοf ερεhαh δε κωτε ερατf hνουhκο εfhεjhωj
English: Let pains destroy him round about, and let many enemies come about him,
Coptic: αυσοβτε ναf νουhτοπ νsηρε
English: vex him with distressing hunger: and a signal destruction has been prepared for him.
Coptic: ευεουωμ νμμρρε νρατf
English: Let the soles of his feet be devoured: and death shall consume his beauty.
Coptic: ερεπμου δε ουεμ πεfσα ερεπουjαι δε λο hμπεfμανsωπε ερεουαναγκη δε ταhοf μνουλα νρρο
English: And let health be utterly banished from his tabernacle, and let distress seize upon him with a charge from the king.
Coptic: ερεπεfρπμεευε τακο εβολhμ πκαh
English: Let his memorial perish out of the earth, and his name shall be publicly cast out.
Coptic: ευεντf εβολ hμπουοειν επκακε
English: Let one drive him from light into darkness.
Coptic: αυω ννευσουωνf hμπεfλαοσ ουδε ννεπεfηι ουjαι hατπε αλλα ερεhενκοουε ωνh hννεfνκα
English: He shall not be known among his people, nor his house preserved on the earth.
Coptic: α νhαεευε αsαhομ εjωf α νsορπ δε ρsπηρε
English: But strangers shall dwell in his possessions: the last groaned for him, and wonder seized the first.
Coptic: ναι νε νηι ννρεfjινcονσ παι δε πε πμα ννετε νσεσοουν αν μπjοεισ
English: These are the houses of the unrighteous, and this is the place of them that know not the Lord.
Coptic: jεsατναυ ετετνthισε νταψυχη αυω ετετνsορsρ μμοι hνhενsαjε
English: How long will ye vex my soul, and destroy me with words? only know that the Lord has dealt with me thus.
Coptic: ειμε εματε jεπjοεισ πενταfαατ νthε τετνsαjε νσωι ντετνsιπε hητ αν ετετνhιjωι
English: Ye speak against me; ye do not feel for me, but bear hard upon me.
Coptic: αhε ντοου ναιπλανα ναμε αυω ερεπαπλανοσ hατηι εjω νουsαjε εμεssε ναsαjε δε πλανα αυω πευτη μπε .
English: Yea verily, I have erred in truth, (but the error abides with myself) in having spoken words which it was not right to speak; and my words err, and are unreasonable.
Coptic: καασ δε jετετντωουν εjωι τετνfωcε δε εjωι hνουνοcνεc
English: But alas! for ye magnify yourselves against me, and insult me with reproach.
Coptic: ειμε δε jεπjοεισ πενταfsτρτωρτ αfjισε μπεfταjρο εjωι
English: Know then that it is the Lord that has troubled me, and has raised his bulwark against me.
Coptic: εισhηητε tσωβε hνουνοcνεc αυω νναsαjε tναjιsκακ εβολ αυω μμνhαπ νσαλααυ νσα .
English: Behold, I laugh at reproach; I will not speak: or I will cry out, but there is nowhere judgment.
Coptic: αυκωτε εροι αυω ννασαατου αfκω νουκακε hιρμπαhο
English: I am fenced round about, and can by no means escape: he has set darkness before my face.
Coptic: αfκαατ δε καhηυ μπαεοου αffι δε μπακλομ hιjνταιαπε
English: And he has stripped me of my glory, and has taken the crown from my head.
Coptic: αfτακοι δε μπακωτε αυω αιωjν αfsωωτ δε νταhελπισ ντhε νουsην
English: He has torn me around about, and I am gone: and he has cut off my hope like a tree.
Coptic: αfχρω δε ναι hνουνοc νοργη αfοπτ δε hωσ jαjε
English: And he has dreadfully handled me in anger, and has counted me for an enemy.
Coptic: α νεfμανσοονε δε ει εjωι hιουσοπ hνναhιοουε α νρεfρκροf κωτε εροι
English: His troops also came upon me with one accord, liars in wait compassed my ways.
Coptic: α νασνηυ ουη μμοι αυσουν hενsμμο εhουε εροι α ναsβεερ δε ρ ουαhιhητ
English: My brethren have stood aloof from me; they have recognized strangers rather than me: and my friends have become pitiless.
Coptic: αυω μπενετhιτουωι ρνοfρε ναι α νετσο ουν μπαραν ρ παωβs
English: My nearest of kin have not acknowledged me, and they that knew my name, have forgotten me.
Coptic: αιρsμμο μπμτο εβολ νναρμραυε μνναhμhαλ
English: As for my household, and my maid-servants, I was a stranger before them.
Coptic: αιμουτε επαhμhαλ μπεfσωτμ εροι νερε ταταπρο σοπσ
English: I called my servant, and he hearkened not; and my mouth intreated him.
Coptic: αυω νεικωρs ετασhιμε νειμου δε εικωρs ενsηρε νναπαλλακη
English: And I besought my wife, and earnestly intreated the sons of my concubines.
Coptic: ντοου δε αυκαατ νσωου sαενεh ειsαντωουν sαυsαjε νσωι
English: But they rejected me for ever; whenever I rise up, they speak against me.
Coptic: α νετσοουν μμοι βοοτ αυω α νεtμε μμοου τωουν εjωι
English: They that saw me abhorred me: the very persons whom I had loved, rose up against me.
Coptic: α νασαρξ λοfλεf hμπαsααρ αυω νακεεσ sοοπ hαhεννααjε
English: My flesh is corrupt under my skin, and my bones are held in my teeth.
Coptic: ναναι ναναι ω ναsβεερ τcιj γαρ μπjοεισ τεντασjωh εροι
English: Pity me, pity me, O friends; for it is the hand of the Lord that has touched me.
Coptic: ετβεου δε τετνπητ νσωι ντhε μπjοεισ αυω ντετνσει αν ννασαρξ
English: Wherefore do ye persecute me as also the Lord does, and are not satisfied with my flesh?
Coptic: νιμ γαρ πετναt νναsαjε εσhαισου νσεκααυ hνουjωωμε νsα ενεh
English: For oh that my words were written, and that they were recorded in a book forever,
Coptic: η νσεsτsωτου hνουπετρα
English: with an iron pen and lead, or graven in the rocks!
Coptic: tσοουν γαρ jεουsαενεh πε πετναβολτ εβολ hιjμπκαh
English: For I know that he is eternal who is about to deliver me,
Coptic: ετουνεσ παsααρ ετωτh ναι νναι νταναι γαρ ει εjωι εβολhιτμ πjοεισ
English: and to raise up upon the earth my skin that endures these sufferings: for these things have been accomplished to me of the Lord;
Coptic: ναι ανοκ εtσοουν μμοου νεντα ναβαλ γαρ ναυ εροου νκεουα αν αυjωκ τηρου ναι εβολ hνκουντ
English: which I am conscious of in myself, which mine eye has seen, and not another, but all have been fulfilled to me in my bosom.
Coptic: εsjε τετνναjοοσ δε jενναjε ου μπεfμτο εβολ
English: But if ye shall also say, What shall we say before him, and so find the root of the matter in him?
Coptic: αριhοτε hωωτ τηυτν εβολhμ ππετhηπ πcωντ καρ νηυ εjννανομοσ αυω τοτε σεναειμε jεερετευhηλη των
English: Do ye also beware of deceit: for wrath will come upon transgressors; and then shall they know where their substance is.
Coptic: α σωφαρ δε πμινναιοσ ουωsβ πεjαf
English: Then Sophar the Minaean answered and said,
Coptic: jενειμεευε αν πε jεκναjε ναι αυω ντετνσοουν αν εhουε εροι
English: I did not suppose that thou wouldest answer thus: neither do ye understand more than I.
Coptic: tσωτμ ετεσβω μπαjπιο αυω ουν ουπνευμα μμντρμνhητ ναουωsβ ναι
English: I will hear my shameful reproach; and the spirit of my understanding answers me.
Coptic: μη ακσουν ναι jι νταυκα ρωμε hιjμπκαh
English: Hast thou not known these things of old, from the time that man was set upon the earth?
Coptic: πουνοf γαρ ννασεβησ πε ουhτοπ νsηρε πραsε δε νμπαρανομοσ πε πτακο
English: But the mirth of the ungodly is a signal downfall, and the joy of transgressors is destruction:
Coptic: ερsαννεfδωρον βωκ εhραι ετπε αυω ντετεfθυσια πωh sανεκλοολε
English: although his gifts should go up to heaven, and his sacrifice reach the clouds.
Coptic: hοταν εfsανμεευε jεαιταjρο τοτε fνατακο sαβολ νετσοουν δε μμοf σεναjοοσ jεfτων
English: For when he shall seem to be now established, then he shall utterly perish: and they that knew him shall say, Where is he?
Coptic: αυω νεfαhερατf ντhε νουρασου εασουεινε αfπωτ δε ντhε ννεsαυποορου ντευsη
English: Like a dream that has fled away, he shall not be found; and he has fled like a vision of the night.
Coptic: ερενεθββιηυ εροf τακε νεfsηρε αυω ερενεfcιj τμhε hενsσνhητ
English: Let his inferiors destroy his children, and let his hands kindle the fire of sorrow.
Coptic: αυω ννεfcμcομ εβοεθι εροf
English: yet he shall not at all be able to help himself; the gall of an asp is in his belly.
Coptic: fνακαβαλ ντμντρμμαο νταfσοουhσ νhητf hνουjινcονσ ερεουαγγελοσ σοκf εβολhμ πεfηι
English: His wealth unjustly collected shall be vomited up; a messenger of wrath shall drag him out of his house.
Coptic: ερεουλασ νhοf μοουτf
English: And let him suck the poison of serpents, and let the serpent's tongue slay him.
Coptic: ννεfναυ νhωρ ννεfοhε ουδε πμα μπεfβιω μπσαιρε
English: Let him not see the milk of the pastures, nor the supplies of honey and butter.
Coptic: αfhισε εhενjινjη μνhενπετsουειτ ευμντρμμαο ενfναουωμ νhητσ αν ντhε νουπjω εμευεsουεcουωcf ουδε μευεsομκf
English: He has laboured unprofitably and in vain, for wealth of which he shall not taste: it is as a lean thing, unfit for food, which he cannot swallow.
Coptic: αfτακο γαρ νhαh νηι νcωβ αfτωρπ δε νουμανsωπε αυω μπεfταhοf ερατf
English: For he has broken down the houses of many mighty men: and he has plundered an habitation, though he built it not.
Coptic: μνουjαι δε ναsωπε ννεfhυπαρχωντα
English: There is no security to his possessions; he shall not be saved by his desire.
Coptic: ετβεπαι νεfαγαθον ναtουω αν
English: There is nothing remaining of his provisions; therefore his goods shall not flourish.
Coptic: εfsανμεευε jεαιjωκ εβολ fναθλιβε αναγκε δε νιμ νηυ εjωf .
English: But when he shall seem to be just satisfied, he shall be straitened; and all distress shall come upon him.
Coptic: ευετννοου εjωf μπcωντ ντεfοργη ευεεινε δε εjωf νhενsσνhητ
English: If by any means he would fill his belly, let God send upon him the fury of wrath; let him bring a torrent of pains upon him.
Coptic: αυω ννεfρβολ ετοοτf ντσηfε ερεουσοτε μπενιπε jοτf
English: And he shall by no means escape from the power of the sword; let the brazen bow wound him.
Coptic: αυω ερεπσοτε jετπεfσωμα ννενσιου μοοsε hμπεfηι
English: And let the arrow pierce through his body; and let the stars be against his dwelling-place: let terrors come upon him.
Coptic: ερεκακε δε νιμ sωπε ναf ερεουκωhτ δε ουομεf εμεfωsμ ερεουsμμο δε μεκh πεfηι .
English: And let all darkness wait for him: a fire that burns not out shall consume him; and let a stranger plague his house.
Coptic: ερετπε δε cωλπ εβολ ννεfανομια ερεπκαh δε τωουν εjωf
English: And let the heaven reveal his iniquities, and the earth rise up against him.
Coptic: ερεπτακο δε βλ πεfηι εβολ sαβολ ερεουhοου νοργη νηυ εjωf
English: Let destruction bring his house to an end; let a day of wrath come upon him.
Coptic: ται τε τμερισ μπρωμε νασεβησ εβολhιτμ πjοεισ αυω πεjπο ννεfhυπαρχωντα εβολhιτμ πισκοποσ
English: This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of his goods appointed him by the all-seeing God.
Coptic: jεσωτμ εροι σωτμ εναsαjε jεκασ ννεπαι sωπε ναι νσολσλ ντετηυτν
English: Hear ye, hear ye my words, that I may not have this consolation from you.
Coptic: fι ερωτν ανοκ δε νταsαjε αυω ννετν σωβε νσωι
English: Raise me, and I will speak; then ye shall not laugh me to scorn.
Coptic: εsαρε ου γαρ sωπε μη παjπιο παουρωμε πε η ετβεου νtναcωντ αν
English: What! is my reproof of man? and why should I not be angry?
Coptic: ετετνcωsτ εhουν εhραι ντετνρsπηρε ντετνt τετνcιj ερν τν
English: Look upon me, and wonder, laying your hand upon your cheek.
Coptic: ειsανρ γαρ sαιsτορτρ μμοκhσ δε sοοπ hννασαρξ
English: For even when I remember, I am alarmed, and pains seize my flesh.
Coptic: ετβεου νασεβησ ονh αυω σκ δε hντευμντρμμαο
English: Wherefore do the ungodly live, and grow old even in wealth?
Coptic: πευjπο νηυ εβολ hμπευhητ αυω νευsηρε μπευμτο εβολ
English: Their seed is according to their desire, and their children are in their sight.
Coptic: νευηι ουοολε μνhοτε νσαλααυ νσαμνμαστιγξ hιτμπjοεισ hιjωου
English: Their houses are prosperous, neither have they any where cause for fear, neither is there a scourge from the Lord upon them.
Coptic: μπετευεhε hιhητσ ασουjαι δε εσεετ αυω μπεσsτορτρ
English: Their cow does not cast her calf, and their beast with young is safe, and does not miscarry.
Coptic: σεsοοπ δε ντhε νhενεσοου νsαενεh νευsηρε δε τηληλ
English: And they remain as an unfailing flock, and their children play before them, taking up the psaltery and harp;
Coptic: ευjι νουψαλτηριον μνουκιθαρα αυω ευευφρανε hνουhροου μψαλμοσ
English: and they rejoice at the voice of a song.
Coptic: αυjεκ πευαhε δε εβολ hνhεναγαθον αυω αυνκοτκ hνουμτον hναμντε
English: And they spend their days in wealth, and fall asleep in the rest of the grave.
Coptic: fjω δε μμοσ μπjοεισ jεσαhωκ εβολ μμοι νtουεsειμε αν ενεκhιοουε
English: Yet such a man says to the Lord, Depart from me; I desire not to know thy ways.
Coptic: νερε νευαγαθον γαρ hντοοτου νfcωsτ δε αν ενεhβηυε ννασεβησ
English: For their good things were in their hands, but he regards not the works of the ungodly.
Coptic: μμον δε αλλα πhηβσ ννασεβησ ναjενα πευτακο δε νηυ εjωου νναακε δε ναjιτου εβολ hντοργη
English: Nevertheless, the lamp of the ungodly also shall be put out, and destruction shall come upon them, and pangs of vengeance shall seize them.