megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ουνοc γαρ ναhε μν hενρμποουε νωνh νετhν τεσουναμ αυω ουεοου μν ουμντρμμαο νετhν τεσhβουρ ερε τδικαιοσυνη νηυ εβολ hν ρωσ σοφια δε μπνομοσ μν πνα 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.
Coptic: hενhιοουε ενανουου νε νεσhιοουε αυω νεσμαμμοοsε τηρου hν ουειρηνη.
English: Her ways are good ways, and all her paths are peaceful.
Coptic: ουsην νωνh τε ουον νιμ ετκω νhτηυ εροσ αυω σταjρηυ εjν νετταjρο μμοου εjωσ νθε ννετταjρηυ εjμ πjοεισ.
English: She is a tree of life to all that lay hold upon her; and she is a secure help to all that stay themselves on her, as on the Lord.
Coptic: α πνουτε σμνσντε μπκαh hν τσοφια αfσοβτε δε νμπηυε hν τεfμντσαβε.
English: God by wisdom founded the earth, and by prudence he prepared the heavens.
Coptic: αννουν δε ουων hν ουαισθησισ ανεκλοολε δε sουεειωτε εhραι.
English: By understanding were the depths broken up, and the clouds dropped water.
Coptic: παsηρε μπρβωλ εβολ hαρεh δε ενsοjνε μν παμεευε.
English: My son, let them not pass from thee, but keep my counsel and understanding:
Coptic: jε ερε τεκψυχη ωνh ντε ουχαρισ sωπε hι πεκμακh τοτε ουν ουταλcο ναsωπε ννεκσαρξ αυω ουfιροουs ννεκκεεσ.
English: that thy soul may live, and that there may be grace round thy neck; (22a) and it shall be health to thy flesh, and safety to thy bones:
Coptic: jε εκεμοοsε εκναhτε hν ουειρηνη ννεκhιοουε τηρου αυω τεκουερητε ναjιjροπ αν.
English: that thou mayest go confidently in peace in all thy ways, and that thy foot may not stumble.
Coptic: εκsανhμοοσ γαρ κναρhοτε αν αυω εκsαννκοτκ κναωβs εκμοτν.
English: For if thou rest, thou shalt be undismayed; and if thou sleep, thou shalt slumber sweetly.
Coptic: αυω ννεκρhοτε hητσ νουhοτε εσνηυ νακ αυω hενουοι ννασεβησ ετνηυ.
English: And thou shalt not be afraid of alarm coming upon thee, neither of approaching attacks of ungodly men.
Coptic: πνουτε γαρ ναsωπε hι νεκhιοουε τηρου νfταjρε νεκουερητε jε ννεκκιμ.
English: For the Lord shall be over all thy ways, and shall establish thy foot that thou be not moved.
Coptic: μπρλο εκρπετνανουf μπετρcρωh ευντε τεκcιj εβοηθι.
English: Forbear not to do good to the poor, whensoever thy hand may have power to help him.
Coptic: μπρjοοσ jε βωκ νγκοτκ αυω ραστε ταt νακ ευνcομ μμοκ ερπετνανουf νγσοουν γαρ αν jε ερε ραστε ναjπεου.
English: Say not, Come back another time, to-morrow I will give; while thou art able to do him good: for thou knowest not what the next day will bring forth.
Coptic: μπρμεευε εhενπεθοου επεκsβηρ ετcαληυ ετκω νhητf εροκ.
English: Devise not evil against thy friend, living near thee and trusting in thee.
Coptic: μπρρμαι jαjε ευρωμε επjινjη jεκασ ννεfρ πεθοου νακ.
English: Be not ready to quarrel with a man without a cause, lest he do thee some harm.
Coptic: μπρjπο νακ νννοcνεc ννρωμε εθοου ουδε μπρκωh ενευhιοουε.
English: Procure not the reproaches of bad men, neither do thou covet their ways.
Coptic: ουκαθαρτοσ γαρ μπεμτο εβολ μπνουτε πε ουρωμε μπαρανομοσ αυω νfσωουh εhουν hν νδικαιοσ.
English: For every transgressor is unclean before the Lord; neither does he sit among the righteous.
Coptic: ερε πσαhου μπνουτε hμ πηι ννασεβησ μπνουτε hμ πηι ννασεβησ σενασμου δε ενρσοουε ννδικαιοσ.
English: The curse of God is in the houses of the ungodly; but the habitations of the just are blessed.
Coptic: πνουτε ναtουβε ννjασιhητ fναt δε νουhμοτ ννετθββιηυ.
English: The Lord resists the proud; but he gives grace to the humble.
Coptic: νσοφοσ νακληρονομει μπεοου ναθητ δε νασωτπ νουσωs εfjοσε.
English: The wise shall inherit glory; but the ungodly have exalted their own dishonour.
Coptic: σωτμ ναsηρε ετεσβω μπετνειωτ αυω t hτητν εειμε ευμεευε.
English: Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Coptic: ουδωρον γαρ ενανουf πεtt μμοf νητν μπρκω νσωτν μπαsαjε.
English: For I give you a good gift; forsake ye not my law.
Coptic: αιρsηρε γαρ hω πε εισωτμ νσα παειωτ αυω ερε ταμααυ με μμοι.
English: For I also was a son obedient to my father, and loved in the sight of my mother:
Coptic: ναι ον ευtσβω ναι ευjω μμοσ jε μαρε πενsαjε ταjρο hμ πεκhητ.
English: who spoke and instructed me, saying, Let our speech be fixed in thine heart, keep our commandments, forget them not:
Coptic: hαρεh εναεντολη νγτμρπευωβs αυω μπροβsκ ενsαjε νταταπρο.
English: and do not neglect the speech of my mouth.
Coptic: μπρκααf νσωκ ταρεfsοπκ εροf μεριτf ταρεfhαρεh εροκ.
English: And forsake it not, and it shall cleave to thee: love it, and it shall keep thee.
Coptic: μακτοκ εροf jε εfεjαστκ ματαιοf jε εfεsοπκ εροf.
English: Secure it, and it shall exalt thee: honour it, that it may embrace thee;
Coptic: jε εfεt νουκλομ νhμοτ εjν τεκαπε νfρναsτε εροκ hν ουκλομ ντρυφη.
English: that it may give unto thy head a crown of graces, and may cover thee with a crown of delight.
Coptic: σωτμ παsηρε νγsωπ εροκ νναsαjε jεκασ ερε hαh νhιη νωνh sωπε νακ.
English: Hear, my son, and receive my words; and the years of thy life shall be increased, that the resources of thy life may be many.
Coptic: ειtσβω γαρ νακ ενεhιοουε ντσοφια ειταλο δε μμοκ εhραι εjν hενhιοουε ευσουτων.
English: For I teach thee the ways of wisdom; and I cause thee to go in right paths.
Coptic: εκsανμοοsε γαρ νεκhιοουε ναsταμ ερωκ αν εκsανπωτ δε κναhισε αν
English: For when thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not be distressed.
Coptic: αμαhτε ντασβω hαρεh εροσ νακ επεκαhε.
English: Take hold of my instruction; let it not go, —but keep it for thyself for thy life.
Coptic: μπρμοοsε hι νεhιοουε ννασεβησ αυω μπρκωh ενεhιοουε ννρεfρνοβε.
English: Go not in the ways of the ungodly, neither covet the ways of transgressors.
Coptic: μπρβωκ εhουν νμμαυ επμα ετουσοουh εροf ρακτκ εβολ νγsβτκ εροου.
English: In whatever place they shall pitch their camp, go not thither; but turn from them, and pass away.
Coptic: ννευωβs γαρ εμπουρ πεθοου αν hινηβ γαρ ουε μμοου αυω μευωβs.
English: For they cannot sleep, unless they have done evil: their sleep is taken away, and they rest not.
Coptic: ντοου γαρ ευσαναsτ hν hενhρε μμντsαfτε σεταhε δε hν ουηρπ νρεfρνοβε.
English: For these live upon the bread of ungodliness, and are drunken with wine of transgression.
Coptic: νεhιοουε δε ννδικαιοσ σερουοειν νθε μπουοειν σεμοοsε γαρ ευρουοειν sαντε πεhοου jωκ.
English: But the ways of the righteous shine like light; they go on and shine, until the day be fully come.
Coptic: hενκακε δε νε νεhιοουε ννασεβησ αυω νσεσοουν αν jε ευjιjροπ ναs νhε.
English: But the ways of the ungodly are dark; they know not how they stumble.
Coptic: παsηρε t hτηκ εναsαjε ρεκτ νεκμααjε δε εναjπιο.
English: My son, attend to my speech; and apply thine ear to my words:
Coptic: jεκασ ενενεκπηγη ωjν hαρεh ναι hμ πεκhητ.
English: that thy fountains may not fail thee; keep them in thine heart.
Coptic: ουωνh γαρ πε ννετcολj μμοου αυω ουταλcο πε μπσωμα.
English: For they are life to those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Coptic: hν hαρεh νιμ hαρεh επεκhητ hενhιοουε γαρ νωνh νεν εβολ hν ναι.
English: Keep thine heart with the utmost care; for out of these are the issues of life.
Coptic: fι εβολ μμοκ νουταπρο εσcοομε αυω μαρε hενσποτου νjινcονσ ουε νσαβολ μμοκ.
English: Remove from thee a froward mouth, and put far away from thee unjust lips.
Coptic: μαρε νεκβαλ cωsτ ενετσουτων ντε νεκβουhε ειωρμ εμμντμε.
English: Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids assent to just things.
Coptic: σουτν hενhιοουε ννεκουερητε αυω νγσοουτν ννεκhιοουε.
English: Make straight paths for thy feet, and order thy ways aright.
Coptic: μπρρακτκ εουναμ ουδε εhβουρ κτο δε εβολ ντεκουρητε εβολ hιhιη νιμ εθοου πνουτε γαρ σοουν ννεhιοουε ετhιουναμ σεcοομε δε νcι νετhιhβουρ ντοf δε fνασοουτν ννεκhιοουε αυω fναεινε εβολ ννεκhιη μμοοsε hν ουειρηνη.
English: Turn not aside to the right hand nor to the left, but turn away thy foot from an evil way: (27a) for God knows the ways on the right hand, but those on the left are crooked: (27b) and he will make thy ways straight, and will guide thy steps in peace.
Coptic: παsηρε thτηκ ετασοφια ρεκτ πεκμααjε δε εναsαjε
English: My son, attend to my wisdom, and apply thine ear to my words;
Coptic: jε εκεhαρεh ευμεευε ενανουf thων δε ετοοτκ νταισθησισ ννασποτου
English: that thou mayest keep good understanding, and the discretion of my lips gives thee a charge.
Coptic: μπρt hτηκ ευσhιμε εσhοου ουεβιω γαρ πεττλτλ εβολ hν νεσποτου νουσhιμε μπορνη ται προσ τευνου εσναthλοc ντεκsουωβε.
English: Give no heed to a worthless woman; (3) for honey drops from the lips of a harlot, who for a season pleases thy palate:
Coptic: μννσωσ κναcντσ εσσαsε ευσιsε αυω εστημ εhουε ουσηfε νhο σναυ.
English: but afterwards thou wilt find her more bitter than gall, and sharper than a two-edged sword.
Coptic: hραι γαρ hν τεσμνταθητ ερε νεσουερητε jι επεσητ ννετναχρω μμοσ μν πμου εαμντε νεσcοπ δε ταjρηυ αν.
English: For the feet of folly lead those who deal with her down to the grave with death; and her steps are not established.
Coptic: νσμοοsε γαρ αν hι νεhιοουε μπωνh νεσhιοουε δε sτρτωρ αυω σεhηπ.
English: For she goes not upon the paths of life; but her ways are slippery, and not easily known.
Coptic: τενου cε παsηρε σωτμ εροι αυω μπρστο εβολ νναsαjε.
English: Now then, my son, hear me, and make not my words of none effect.
Coptic: μαρε τεκhιη ουε μμοσ αυω μπρhων εhουν hνρο μπεσηι.
English: Remove thy way far from her; draw not near to the doors of her house:
Coptic: jε ννεκt μπεκωνh νhενκοουε αυω νγt μπεκαhε νhενατνα.
English: lest thou give away thy life to others, and thy substance to the merciless:
Coptic: jε ννε hενκοουε σι ντεκcομ ντε νεκhισε βωκ εhουν ενηι νhενκοουε.
English: lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours come into the houses of strangers;
Coptic: μννσωσ νγρhτηκ hν τεκμντhλλο ερsαν νσαρξ μπεκσωμα hιτε.
English: And thou repent at last, when the flesh of thy body is consumed,
Coptic: μννσωσ νγjοοσ jε ετβε ου γαρ νειουαsου αν πε ευtσβω ναι αυω α παhητ ρικε εβολ ννεjπιο.
English: and thou shalt say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart avoided reproofs!
Coptic: νγjοοσ δε jε μπισωτμ επεhροου μπετtσβω ναι αυω μπιρικε μπαμααjε επετσαβο μμοι
English: I heard not the voice of him that instructed me, and taught me, neither did I apply mine ear.
Coptic: παρακεsημ αιsωπε hμ πεθοου νιμ ντμητε ννισοουhσ μν νιμηηsε.
English: I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
Coptic: σεμοου εβολ hν νεκαγγιον αυω εβολ hν νsωτε ντεκπηγη.
English: Drink waters out of thine own vessels, and out of thine own springing wells.
Coptic: μπρτρε νεκμοου πων εβολ πβολ ντεκπηγη μαρε νεκμοου δε μοοsε hν νεκπλατια.
English: Let not waters out of thy fountain be spilt by thee, but let thy waters go into thy streets.
Coptic: μαρεσsωπε νακ ουαακ μπρτρε λααυ νsμμο μετεχε εροσ νμμακ.
English: Let them be only thine own, and let no stranger partake with thee.
Coptic: μαρε τπηγη μπεκμοου sωπε νακ ουαακ αυω νγευφρανε ντεκσhιμε ντεκμντsηρε sημ.
English: Let thy fountain of water be truly thine own; and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Coptic: πειουλ ντεκμντsβηρ αυω πσηc ννεκhμοτ μαρεfsαjε νμμακ μαρε τετετωκ τε jισε εροκ αυω νσουαhσ νσωκ νουοειs νιμ εκμοοsε γαρ hν τμντsβηρ νται κνααsαι
English: Let thy loving hart and thy graceful colt company with thee, and let her be considered thine own, and be with thee at all times; for ravished with her love thou shalt be greatly increased.
Coptic: μπρταsοκ ερατσ νουsμμο ουδε μπρt μπεκουοι ενεcβοι ντετντωκ αν τε.
English: Be not intimate with a strange woman, neither fold thyself in the arms of a woman not thine own.
Coptic: νεhιοουε γαρ μπρωμε μπεμτο εβολ ννβαλ μπνουτε fcωsτ δε εjν νεfhιοουε τηρου.
English: For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and he looks on all his paths.
Coptic: μπαρανομια cωρc επρωμε ευhωκ δε μπουα μπουα hν μμρρε ννεfνοβε
English: Iniquities ensnare a man, and every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.
Coptic: ερε παι ναμου μν νιμηηsε ετβε τεfμντατσβω αυνοjf δε εβολ hμ παsαι μπεfουνοf αυω αfτακο ετβε τεfμνταθητ.
English: Such a man dies with the uninstructed; and he is cast forth from the abundance of his own substance, and has perished through folly.
Coptic: παsηρε εκsανsπτωρε μπεκsβηρ εκναt τοοτκ μπεκjαjε.
English: My son, if thou become surety for thy friend, thou shalt deliver thine hand to an enemy.
Coptic: ουcορcσ γαρ μπρωμε εfναsτ νε νεfσποτου μμιν μμοf αυω sαfτακο hν νsαjε νρωf.
English: For a man’s own lips become a strong snare to him, and he is caught with the lips of his own mouth.
Coptic: παsηρε αρινεthων μμοου ετοοτκ ταρεκωνh ακει γαρ ετοοτου νhενπεθοου ετβε πεκsβηρ μπρsωπε εκβηλ εβολ τωβσ δε μπεκρμνtμε ντακsπτωρε μμοf.
English: My son, do what I command thee, and deliver thyself; for on thy friend’s account thou art come into the power of evil men: faint not, but stir up even thy friend for whom thou art become surety.
Coptic: μπρt hινηβ ννεκβαλ αυω μπρtρεκρικε ννεκβουhε.
English: Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber with thine eyelids;
Coptic: jε εκερβολ νθε νουchοσ εβολ hν hενhαcε αυω νθε νουhαλητ εβολ hν ουπαs.
English: that thou mayest deliver thyself as a doe out of the toils, and as a bird out of a snare.
Coptic: βωκ sαπcαjιf ω πρεfjνααυ νγκωh ενεfhιοουε νγρσαβε εhουο εροf.
English: Go to the ant, O sluggard; and see, and emulate his ways, and become wiser than he.
Coptic: εμντε πετμμαυ γαρ σωsε ουδε εμντf πεταναγκαζε μμοf ουδε εμντfjοεισ hιjωf.
English: For whereas he has no husbandry, nor any one to compel him, and is under no master,
Coptic: νθε εsαfσβτε τεfhρε μπsωμ νfταsο δε μπεfκω εhραι hμ πωhσ η νγβωκ ερατf μπαfνεβιω νγειμε τεfμντρεfρhωβ αυω εfειρε μπεfhωβ hωσ μντσαβε παι ετουt ννεfhισε ννερρωου μν νρωμε ευμτον εfταιηυ δε νναhρν ουον νιμ αυω ευουαsf καιπερ εfcωβ πε hν τεfcομ αfταιε τσοφια αfει εβολ.
English: he prepares food for himself in the summer, and lays by abundant store in harvest. (8a) Or go to the bee, and learn how diligent she is, and how earnestly she is engaged in her work; (8b) whose labours kings and private men use for health, and she is desired and respected by all: (8c) though weak in body, she is advanced by honouring wisdom.
Coptic: sατναυ κνηj πρεfjνααυ εκνατωουν δε hα πιhινηβ τναυ.
English: How long wilt thou lie, O sluggard? and when wilt thou awake out of sleep?
Coptic: κοβs νουαπρητε κhμοοσ νουαπρητε κjιρεκρικε δε νουαπρητε ουαπρητε δε ερετοοτκ ολκ hατεκμεστhητ
English: Thou sleepest a little, and thou restest a little, and thou slumberest a short time, and thou foldest thine arms over thy breast a little.
Coptic: μννσωσ sαρε τμντhηκε ει νακ νθε νουα εfμοοsε νμμακ hι ουhιη εfhοου αυω πεcρωh νθε νουρεfπωτ ενανουf εsωπε δε μεκjνααυ πεκωhσ νηυ νθε νουπηγη αυω πεcρωh ναπωτ εβολ μμοκ νθε νουρωμε εfhοου.
English: Then poverty comes upon thee as an evil traveller, and want as a swift courier: (11a) but if thou be diligent, thine harvest shall arrive as a fountain, and poverty shall flee away as a bad courier.
Coptic: sαρε ουρωμε ναθητ αυω μπαρανομοσ μοοsε hι hενhιοουε ευhοου
English: A foolish man and a transgressor goes in ways that are not good.
Coptic: αυω sαfjωρμ hμ πεfβαλ νftμαειν hν τεfουερητε νftσβω δε νhενjωρμ ντηηβε.
English: And the same winks with the eye, and makes a sign with his foot, and teaches with the beckonings of his fingers.
Coptic: sαρε πεfhητ ετcοομε μεευε εhενπεθοου νουοειs νιμ sαρε παι ντειμινε ρhενsτορτρ νhενπολισ.
English: His perverse heart devises evils: at all times such a one causes troubles to a city.
Coptic: ετβε παι πεfτακο νηυ hν ουsσνε ουcοjj μν ουωsf νατταλcο.
English: Therefore his destruction shall come suddenly; overthrow and irretrievable ruin.
Coptic: jε fραsε εjν hωβ νιμ εθοου ετερε πνουτε μοστε μμου fναουωsf δε ετβε τακαθαρσια ντεfψυχη σοου νhωβ νεντα πjοεισ μαστου αυω σαsf νε ουβοτε ντεfψυχη.
English: For he rejoices in all things which God hates, and he is ruined by reason of impurity of soul.
Coptic: ουβαλ νουρεfσωs ουλασ νjινcονσ hενcιj ευννσνοf εβολ νδικαιοσ.
English: The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust, hands shedding the blood of the just;
Coptic: ευhητ εfμεευε εhενμεευε ευhοου hενουρητε ευcεπη ερπεθοου
English: and a heart devising evil thoughts, and feet hastening to do evil, —are hateful to God.
Coptic: sαρε ουμντρε νρεfjινcονσ τμhε hενcολ αυω sαfjοου νουtτων εfhοου νhενσνηυ.
English: An unjust witness kindles falsehoods, and brings on quarrels between brethren.
Coptic: παsηρε hαρεh εννομοσ μπκειωτ αυω μπρκω νσωκ νανσμμε ντεκμααυ.
English: My son, keep the laws of thy father, and reject not the ordinances of thy mother:
Coptic: μορου δε ετεκψυχη hν ουωρj νγααυ νουκλαλ επεκμακh.
English: but bind them upon thy soul continually, and hang them as a chain about thy neck.
Coptic: εκsανμοοsε ανισ νμμακ αυω μαρεσsωπε νμμακ εκsαννκοτκ μαρεσhαρεh εροκ jεκασ εκsαντωουν εσεsαjε νμμακ.
English: Whensoever thou walkest, lead this along and let it be with thee; that it may talk with thee when thou wakest.
Coptic: ουρεfρουοιν γαρ τε τντολη ετνανουσ πνομοσ δε ουουοειν πε νhιη sαρε τεσβω γαρ jπιε νεhιοουε μπαhε.
English: For the commandment of the law is a lamp and a light; a way of life; reproof also and correction:
Coptic: jε εσεhαρεh εροκ ευσhιμε εντωκ αν τε αυω ουδιαβολη νλασ νhενsμμο.
English: to keep thee continually from a married woman, and from the calumny of a strange tongue.
Coptic: μπρτρε πσα νουεπιθυμια jρο εροκ αυω μπρτρευcωρc εροκ hν νεκβαλ αυω μπρτρεστορπκ hι νεσβουhε.
English: Let not the desire of beauty overcome thee, neither be thou caught by thine eyes, neither be captivated with her eyelids.
Coptic: πταιο γαρ νουσhιμε μπορνη sαουοεικ νουωτ πε sαρε τεσhιμε δε cωρc ενευψυχη ννρωμε ετταιηυ
English: For the value of a harlot is as much as of one loaf; and a woman hunts for the precious souls of men.
Coptic: μη ουν ουα ναμρ hενjββεσ νκωhτ hν κουνf νfτμρωκh ννεfhοιτε.
English: Shall any one bind fire in his bosom, and not burn his garments?
Coptic: η ουν α ναμοοsε hιjν hενjββεσ νσατε νfτμjεf νεfουερητε.
English: or will any one walk on coals of fire, and not burn his feet?
Coptic: ται τε θε μπετβηκ εhουν sα ουσhιμε ευντσ hαι ενfναsωπε αν εfουααβε ενοβε ουδε ουον νιμ ετjωh εροσ.
English: So is he that goes in to a married woman; he shall not be held guiltless, neither any one that touches her.
Coptic: νουsπηρε αν τε ευsανcε πουα εfjιουει εfjιουε γαρ jε εfετσιο ντεfψυχη ετhκαειτ.
English: It is not to be wondered at if one should be taken stealing, for he steals that when hungry he may satisfy his soul:
Coptic: ευsανcοπf γαρ fνατααυ νσαsf νκωβ αυω fναt ννεfhυπαρχοντα τηρου νfτουjοf.
English: but if he should be taken, he shall repay sevenfold, and shall deliver himself by giving all his goods.
Coptic: πνοεικ δε ετβε τεfμνταθητ ναjπο νουτακο ντεfψυχη μμαυααf.
English: But the adulterer through want of sense procures destruction to his soul.
Coptic: fναfι νhενμκαh νhητ μν hενσωs αυω πεfνοcνεc ναfωτε εβολ αν sα ενεh.
English: He endures both pain and disgrace, and his reproach shall never be wiped off.
Coptic: πcωντ γαρ μπεσhαι μηh νκωh νfναtσο αν hν ουhοου ντωωβε.
English: For the soul of her husband is full of jealousy: he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Coptic: αυω νfναhωτβ αν ντεfμντjαjε hαλααυ νσωτε ουδε ννεfβωλ hα hαh νδωρον.
English: He will not forego his enmity for any ransom: neither will he be reconciled for many gifts.
Coptic: παsηρε hαρεh εναsαjε αυω hεν ναεντολη hατηκ ματαιε πνουτε ταρεκcμcομ αυω μπρρhοτε hητf νκεουα νβλλαf.
English: My son, keep my words, and hide with thee my commandments. (2) My son, honour the Lord, and thou shalt be strong; and fear none but him:
Coptic: hαρεh δε εναεντολη νταρεκωνh t νναsαjε ενεκτηηβε νθε νhενκεκε νβαλ.
English: keep my commandments, and thou shalt live; and keep my words as the pupils of thine eyes.
Coptic: σhαισου δε εjν ππωjc μπεκhητ.
English: And bind them on thy fingers, and write them on the table of thine heart.
Coptic: αjισ ντσοφια jε τεκσωνε τε αυω jε τεκρωμε τε τμντρμνhητ jποσ δε νακ.
English: Say that wisdom is thy sister, and gain prudence as an acquaintance for thyself;
Coptic: jε εσεhαρεh εροκ ευσhιμε εντωκ αν τε αυω εσhοου εσsανsαjε νμμακ hν hενsαjε νhμοτ.
English: that she may keep thee from the strange and wicked woman, if she should assail thee with flattering words.
Coptic: εσcωsτ γαρ εβολ hμ sουsτ μπεσηι ενhιρ.
English: For she looks from a window out of her house into the streets, at one whom she may see of the senseless ones, a young man void of understanding,
Coptic: πhρsιρε ετσναυ εροf ναθητ εfsαατ νσβω
English: passing by the corner in the passages near her house,
Coptic: εfμοοsε hατν νκλjε ννhιρ μπεσηι
English: and speaking, in the dark of the evening,
Coptic: εfsαjε hμ πκακε μπναυ νρουhε ερε πμα hορκ ερουhε hν ουκακε.
English: when there happens to be the stillness of night and of darkness:
Coptic: sαρε τεσhιμε τωμντ εροf hν ουσμοτ μπορνη ται εsαστρε πhητ ννsηρε sημ jιfοcσ.
English: and the woman meets him having the appearance of a harlot, that causes the hearts of young men to flutter.
Coptic: σασωου δε αυω ουναsτε μερε νεσουερητε δε cω hμ πεσηι
English: And she is fickle, and debauched, and her feet abide not at home.
Coptic: sασρουοειs γαρ εσκωτε hιβολ ουουοειs jε εσcορc hατν νκλjε νιμ hν νπλατια.
English: For at one time she wanders without, and at another time she lies in wait in the streets, at every corner.
Coptic: μννσωσ sασαμαhτε μμοf νσtπε ερωf hν ουhο δε νατsιπε sασjοοσ ναf
English: Then she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said to him,
Coptic: jε ουθυσια νειρηνικη ναι πε ποου tναt νναερατε.
English: I have a peace-offering; today I pay my vows:
Coptic: ετβε παι αιει εβολ ετωμντ εροκ ειουεs πεκhο αιhε εροf.
English: therefore I came forth to meet thee, desiring thy face; and I have found thee.
Coptic: αισωμντ μπαcλοc hν hενκερεα αιπορsf δε ναμφιτανοσ ντεκημε.
English: I have spread my bed with sheets, and I have covered it with double tapestry from Egypt.
Coptic: αινουjc μπαcλοc hν ουκροκκοσ αυω παηι hν ουκιναμωμον.
English: I have sprinkled my couch with saffron, and my house with cinnamon.
Coptic: αμου ντνμτον μμον hν ουμντsβηρ sαhτοουε αμου ντνhωλc hν ουμε.
English: Come, and let us enjoy love until the morning; come, and let us embrace in love.
Coptic: μπαhαι γαρ hμ παηι αν αfβωκ ευhιη εσουηυ
English: For my husband is not at home, but is gone on a long journey,
Coptic: ερε ουτωωμε hν νεfcιj hιτν ουμηηsε νhοου εfνακοτf επεfηι.
English: having taken in his hand a bundle of money: after many days he will return to his house.
Coptic: ασπλανα δε μμοf hν ουνοc νhομιλια νsαjε ασμορf δε hν νhαcε εβολ hν νεσποτου ασθιοf εβολ
English: So with much converse she prevailed on him to go astray, and with the snares of her lips forced him from the right path.
Coptic: ντοf δε αfουαhf νσωσ hν ουνοc μμνταθητ εfsτρτωρ νθε νουμασε ευναντf επεfμανκονσf αυω νθε νουουhορ εfcεπη ετααf επεκλαλ.
English: And he followed her, being gently led on, and that as an ox is led to the slaughter, and as a dog to bonds, or as a hart shot in the liver with an arrow:
Coptic: η νθε νουειουλ εαυsοουεf νουσοτε επεfhηπαρ fcεπη δε νθε νουhαλητ ευπαs ενfσοουν αν jε πμα μπεfτηυ πε.
English: and he hastens as a bird into a snare, not knowing that he is running for his life.
Coptic: τενου cε παsηρε σωτμ εροι νγthτηκ ενsαjε νρωι.
English: Now then, my son, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Coptic: μπρτρε πεκhητ ρικε ενεσhιοουε.
English: Let not thine heart turn aside to her ways:
Coptic: ασκνσ ουμηηsε γαρ ασταυοου εhραι αυω hενατηπε νε ντασhοτβου.
English: for she has wounded and cast down many, and those whom she has slain are innumerable.
Coptic: ερε νεhιοουε βηκ ενηι ναμντε ευβηκ δε επεσητ ενταμιον μπμου
English: Her house is the way of hell, leading down to the chambers of death.
Coptic: ντοκ δε ταsεοειs ντσοφια jε ερετμντρμνhητ σωτμ νακ.
English: Thou shalt proclaim wisdom, that understanding may be obedient to thee.
Coptic: εσhιjν νκοοh γαρ ετjοσε σαhε δε ερατσ hν τμητε ννεhιοουε.
English: For she is on lofty eminences, and stands in the midst of the ways.
Coptic: σcορc hατν μπυλη ννjωωρε αυω σεσμου εροσ hν μανβωκ εhουν.
English: For she sits by the gates of princes, and sings in the entrances, saying,
Coptic: jε tπαρακαλι μμωτν ω νρωμε αυω tjω νητν ντασβω νsηρε ννρωμε.
English: You, O men, I exhort; and utter my voice to the sons of men.