megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: μπρ τρε λααυ μμον sωπε μπβολ ννενμντsνα μαρνκα συμβουλη νουνοf hμ μα νιμ jε ται τε τενμερισ αυω πενκληροσ.
English: Let none of us go without his part of our voluptuousness: let us leave tokens of our joyfulness in every place: for this is our portion, and our lot is this.
Coptic: ουhηκε νδικαιοσ μαρνjιτf νcονσ μπρτρενtσο ετεχηρα ουδε μπρτρενsιπε hητου ννεσκιμ νουhλλο ννοc ναhε.
English: Let us oppress the poor righteous man, let us not spare the widow, nor reverence the ancient gray hairs of the aged.
Coptic: μαρε τενcομ sωπε ναν ννομοσ νδικαιοσυνη τμντcωβ γαρ εsαυjπιοσ hωσ ατsαυ.
English: Let our strength be the law of justice: for that which is feeble is found to be nothing worth.
Coptic: μαρνcωρc επδικαιοσ jε fμοκh ερχρηστοσ ναν αυω ft ουβε νενhβηυε fνοcνεc μμον ννεννοβε hιτμ πνομοσ αυω fουωνh εβολ ννεννοβε hιτν τεσβω.
English: Therefore let us lie in wait for the righteous; because he is not for our turn, and he is clean contrary to our doings: he upbraideth us with our offending the law, and objecteth to our infamy the transgressings of our education.
Coptic: fjω μμοσ jε tσοουν μπνουτε αυω fειρε μμοf νsηρε μπενjοεισ.
English: He professeth to have the knowledge of God: and he calleth himself the child of the Lord.
Coptic: sαfsωπε ναν ευjπιο ννενμεευε fhορs ναν εναυ εροf.
English: He was made to reprove our thoughts.
Coptic: jε μπεfβιοσ εινε αν μπα ουον νιμ αυω νεfhιοουε σεsοβε.
English: He is grievous unto us even to behold: for his life is not like other men’s, his ways are of another fashion.
Coptic: ενηπ ντοοτf εhενjοουτ αυω fσαhηυ εβολ ννενhιοουε νθε ννιακαθαρσια fμακαριζε νθαη ννδικαιοσ αυω fsουsου μμοf jε παιωτ πε πνουτε.
English: We are esteemed of him as counterfeits: he abstaineth from our ways as from filthiness: he pronounceth the end of the just to be blessed, and maketh his boast that God is his father.
Coptic: μαρνναυ jε hμμε νε νεfsαjε αυω ντνπειραζε ντεfhαη.
English: Let us see if his words be true: and let us prove what shall happen in the end of him.
Coptic: εsjε πδικαιοσ γαρ πε πsηρε μπνουτε fναsοπf εροf νfναhμεf ντοοτου ννετt ουβηf.
English: For if the just man be the son of God, he will help him, and deliver him from the hand of his enemies.
Coptic: μαρνhεταζε μμοf hν hενsωs μν hενβασανοσ jεκασ ενεειμε ετεfμντhακ αυω ντνδοκιμαζε ντεfμντhαρs hητ.
English: Let us examine him with despitefulness and torture, that we may know his meekness, and prove his patience.
Coptic: μαρντcαειοf hν ουμου εfσηs σεναcμ πεfsινε γαρ κατα νεfsαjε.
English: Let us condemn him with a shameful death: for by his own saying he shall be respected.
Coptic: ναι αυμεευε εροου αυω αυσωρμ α τευκακια γαρ τωμ μπευhητ
English: Such things they did imagine, and were deceived: for their own wickedness hath blinded them.
Coptic: αυω μπουσουν μμυστηριον μπνουτε ουδε μπουκα hτηυ επβεκε ντδικαιοσυνη μπουπιστευε επταιο ννεψυχη ννετουααβ.
English: As for the mysteries of God, they knew them not: neither hoped they for the wages of righteousness, nor discerned a reward for blameless souls.
Coptic: jε πνουτε αfσωντ μπρωμε ευμνταττακο αυω αfταμιοf hν θικων μπεfεινε.
English: For God created man to be immortal, and made him to be an image of his own eternity.
Coptic: hμ πεφθονοσ δε μπδιαβολοσ α πμου ει εhουν επκοσμοσ
English: Nevertheless through envy of the devil came death into the world:
Coptic: σεπειραζε δε μμοf νcι τμερισ μπετμμαυ.
English: and they that do hold of his side do find it.
Coptic: νεψυχη δε ννδικαιοσ ευhν τcιj μπjοεισ αυω μν βασανοσ ντε πμου ναjωh εροου.
English: But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them.
Coptic: αυρ θε ννενταυμου μπεμτο εβολ νναθητ αυω αυοπ πευβωκ εβολ ευμοκh
English: In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery,
Coptic: καν ευsανκολαζε μμοου μπεμτο εβολ νρρωμε τευhελπισ jηκ εβολ νωνh
English: For though they be punished in the sight of men, yet is their hope full of immortality.
Coptic: ταυtσβω ναυ νhενκουι ευναρ hεννοc ναυ μπετνανουf jε πνουτε πενταfπειραζε μμοου αfhε εροου ευμπsα μμοf
English: And having been a little chastised, they shall be greatly rewarded: for God proved them, and found them worthy for himself.
Coptic: αfδοcιμαζε μμοου νθε νουνουβ hν ουhρω αfsοπου εροf νθε νhενcλιλ νθυσια.
English: As gold in the furnace hath he tried them, and received them as a burnt offering.
Coptic: hμ πευοειs μπευcμπsινε σεναρουοειν σεναπωτ νθε νhενtκ hν ουροουε.
English: And in the time of their visitation they shall shine, and run to and fro like sparks among the stubble.
Coptic: σενακρινε νhενhεθνοσ νσεαμαhτε εjν hνλαοσ αυω πjοεισ ναρρρο εhραι εjωου sα νιενεh.
English: They shall judge the nations, and have dominion over the people, and their Lord shall reign for ever.
Coptic: νετναhτε εροf σενασουν τμε αυω μπιστοσ hν ταγαπη ναcωsτ εβολ hητf jε ουν ουχαρισ μν ουνα ναsωπε ννεfσωτπ.
English: They that put their trust in him shall understand the truth: and such as be faithful in love shall abide with him: for grace and mercy is to his saints, and he hath care for his elect.
Coptic: νευhιομε hεναθητ νε αυω νευsηρε hενπονηροσ νε αυω fσhουορτ νcι πευjπο.
English: Their wives are foolish, and their children wicked:
Coptic: jε ναιατσ νουαcρην εμπεστωλμ ται ετε μπσσουν μα ννκοτκ hν ουνοβε σναjι γαρ νουκαρποσ hμ πcμπsινε ννευψυχη.
English: Their offspring is cursed. Wherefore blessed is the barren that is undefiled, which hath not known the sinful bed: she shall have fruit in the visitation of souls.
Coptic: αυω ουσιουρ εμπfρανομια hν νεfcιj ουδε μπfμεευε επεθοου εhουν επjοεισ σεναt γαρ ναf νουχαρισ νσωτπ hα τεfπιστισ αυω ουκληροσ ενανουf hμ περπε μπjοεισ.
English: And blessed is the eunuch, which with his hands hath wrought no iniquity, nor imagined wicked things against God: for unto him shall be given the special gift of faith, and an inheritance in the temple of the Lord more acceptable to his mind.
Coptic: fταιηυ γαρ νcι πκαρποσ ννhισε ετνανουου αυω σταjρηυ νcι τνουνε ντμντρμνhητ.
English: For glorious is the fruit of good labours: and the root of wisdom shall never fall away.
Coptic: νsηρε δε νννοεικ hενsαραhε νε αυω fναfωτε εβολ νcι πεσπερμα εβολ hν ουμα ννκοτκ μπαρανομοσ.
English: As for the children of adulterers, they shall not come to their perfection, and the seed of an unrighteous bed shall be rooted out.
Coptic: ευsανsωπε ννοc γαρ ναhε ευναοπου ευλααυ αυω τευhελπισ ναsωπε εσσηs hν τευhαη.
English: For though they live long, yet shall they be nothing regarded: and their last age shall be without honour.
Coptic: εsωπε ον ευsανμου ευο νsαραhε μντουhελπισ μμαυ ουδε ουσολσλ hμ πεhοου μπcμπsινε
English: Or, if they die quickly, they have no hope, neither comfort in the day of trial.
Coptic: θαη γαρ hοου ντγενεα νρρεfjινcονσ.
English: For horrible is the end of the unrighteous generation.
Coptic: νανου ουμντατsηρε hν ουαρετη ουωνh γαρ πετsοοπ hμ πεσρπμεευε jε σουονh εβολ hατμ πνουτε μν νρωμε.
English: Better it is to have no children, and to have virtue: for the memorial thereof is immortal: because it is known with God, and with men.
Coptic: sαυτντωνου εροσ εσμπεειμα αυω sαυsινε νσωσ εσsανβωκ αυω hμ πκεαιων σναπομπευε ερε πεκλομ hιjωσ εασταjρο μπαγων ναθλον ετε μευεsjρο εροf.
English: When it is present, men take example at it; and when it is gone, they desire it: it weareth a crown, and triumpheth for ever, having gotten the victory, striving for undefiled rewards.
Coptic: πμηηsε γαρ νjπο νασεβησ ναρsαυ αν αυω ντωcε νουj ναjε νουνε αν επsικε ουδε νσεναταjρο αν νουσντε εσορj.
English: But the multiplying brood of the ungodly shall not thrive, nor take deep rooting from bastard slips, nor lay any fast foundation.
Coptic: καν ευsανtουω γαρ νhενκλαδοσ προσ ουοιs εαυει εhραι ευλοοβε σενακιμ εροου hιτν ουτηου νσεπορκου hιτν hεντηυ ευναsτ.
English: For though they flourish in branches for a time; yet standing not last, they shall be shaken with the wind, and through the force of winds they shall be rooted out.
Coptic: νsηρε γαρ νταυjποου εβολ hν hενμα ννκοτκ μπαρανομον σεναsωπε μμντρε ντπονηρια ννευειοτε hμ πευcμπsινε
English: For children begotten of unlawful beds are witnesses of wickedness against their parents in their trial.
Coptic: πδικαιοσ δε εfsανμου εfναsωπε hν ουμτον
English: But though the righteous be prevented with death, yet shall he be in rest.
Coptic: ντμντhλλο γαρ αν ετταειηυ πε ουνοc ναhε ουδε νουαsη αν νρομπε τε
English: For honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years.
Coptic: αλλα τμντρμνhητ πε πεσκιμ νρρωμε αυω τμντhλλο πε ουαhε νατνοβε.
English: But wisdom is the gray hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age.
Coptic: εαfραναf μπνουτε αfουαsf αυω εfονh ντμητε νρρεfρνοβε αυποονεf εβολ
English: He pleased God, and was beloved of him: so that living among sinners he was translated.
Coptic: αυτορπf jε ννε τκακια sιβε ντεfμντρμνhητ η ντε πεκροf απατα ντεfψυχη.
English: Yea speedily was he taken away, lest that wickedness should alter his understanding, or deceit beguile his soul.
Coptic: εαfρτελειοσ hν ουκουι sαfjωκ εβολ hενουοειs εναsωου
English: He, being made perfect in a short time, fulfilled a long time:
Coptic: νεσραναf γαρ μπjοεισ νcι τεfψυχη ετβε παι αfπωτ εβολ ντμητε ντπονηρια. λλαοσ δε ντερουναυ μπουνοι ουδε μπουκα παι hμ πευhητ.
English: For his soul pleased the Lord: therefore hasted he to take him away from among the wicked.
Coptic: jε ουν ουχαρισ μν ουνα ναsωπε ννεfσωτπ αυω ουcμπsινε ννεfπετουααβ.
English: This the people saw, and understood it not, neither laid they up this in their minds, That his grace and mercy is with his saints, and that he hath respect unto his chosen.
Coptic: πδικαιοσ δε εταfμου fνατcαιε νασεβησ ετονh αυω ουsηρε sημ εαfjωκ εβολ hν ουcεπη fνατcαιε τμντhλλο μπρεfjινcονσ
English: Thus the righteous that is dead shall condemn the ungodly which are living; and youth that is soon perfected the many years and old age of the unrighteous.
Coptic: σεναναυ γαρ επμου ννσοφοσ νσετμνοι jε νταfμεευε εροf εου αυω ετβε ου α πjοεισ ορjf.
English: For they shall see the end of the wise, and shall not understand what God in his counsel hath decreed of him, and to what end the Lord hath set him in safety.
Coptic: σεναναυ νσεσωsf ντοου δε πjοεισ νασωβε νσωου.
English: They shall see him, and despise him; but God shall laugh them to scorn:
Coptic: μννσα παι σεναsωπε ευhτοπ εfσηs αυω ευσωsf hν νετμοουτ sα ενεh jε fναραhτου εjμ πευhο ενσεssαjε αν. νfκιμ εροου jιν νευσντε αυω σεναsηf sα θαη. νσεsωπε hν ουμκαh ντε πευρπμεευε τακο
English: and they shall hereafter be a vile carcase, and a reproach among the dead for evermore. (19) For he shall rend them, and cast them down headlong, that they shall be speechless; and he shall shake them from the foundation; and they shall be utterly laid waste, and be in sorrow; and their memorial shall perish.
Coptic: σεναβωκ ευο νcαβhητ hμ πρπμεευε ννευνοβε ντε νευανομια jπιοου μπευμτο εβολ.
English: And when they cast up the accounts of their sins, they shall come with fear: and their own iniquities shall convince them to their face.
Coptic: τοτε πδικαιοσ νααhε ρατf hν ουνοc μπαρhησια εναsωσ μπεμτο εβολ ννενταυθλιβε μμοf αυω νενταυαθετι ννεfhισε.
English: Then shall the righteous man stand in great boldness before the face of such as have afflicted him, and made no account of his labours.
Coptic: σεναναυ νσεsτορτρ hν ουhοτε εσναsτ νσεπωsσ εjν τμοειhε μπεfουjαι.
English: When they see it, they shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the strangeness of his salvation, so far beyond all that they looked for.
Coptic: νσεjοοσ hραι νhητου ευμετανοι αυω ευαsαhομ ετβε πλωjh μπευπνευμα jε παι πε νενσωβε νσωf μπιουοειs εfsοοπ ναν μπαραβολη ννοcνεc ννιαθητ
English: And they repenting and groaning for anguish of spirit shall say within themselves, This was he, whom we had sometimes in derision, and a proverb of reproach:
Coptic: ενωπ μπεfαhε ευλιβε αυω πεfμου ευσωs.
English: We fools accounted his life madness, and his end to be without honour:
Coptic: ναs νhε αυοπf hν νsηρε μπνουτε αυω πεfκληροσ hν νετουααβ
English: How is he numbered among the children of God, and his lot is among the saints!
Coptic: εειε ντανπλανα ντοουν εβολ hν νεhιοουε ντμε αυω μπfsα ναν νcι πουοειν ντδικαιοσυνη αυω πρη μπfπειρε ναν.
English: Therefore have we erred from the way of truth, and the light of righteousness hath not shined unto us, and the sun of righteousness rose not upon us.
Coptic: ανμουh νανομια hι τακο ννενhιοουε ανβωκ hιτν νjαιε εμευμοοsε νhητου τεhιη δε μπjοεισ μπνσουωνσ.
English: We wearied ourselves in the way of wickedness and destruction: yea, we have gone through deserts, where there lay no way: but as for the way of the Lord, we have not known it.
Coptic: ντασtου μμον νου νcι τνμντjασι hητ η τμντρμμαο μν τμντβαβε ρωμε ντασtου νου ναν
English: What hath pride profited us? or what good hath riches with our vaunting brought us?
Coptic: α νη τηρου ουεινε νθε νουhαιβεσ αυω νθε νουω εαfπαραγε
English: All those things are passed away like a shadow, and as a post that hasted by;
Coptic: η νθε νουjοι εfσcηρ hν ουhοειμ μμοου εμν θε νcν νεfταcσε η τεhιη μπεfτοπ hν νhοειμ
English: And as a ship that passeth over the waves of the water, which when it is gone by, the trace thereof cannot be found, neither the pathway of the keel in the waves;
Coptic: η νθε νουhαλητ εαfhωλ εβολ εμευcν μαειν μπεfhωλ εβολ εfhιουε ννεfτνh επαηρ ετασωου εfπωh μμοf νcονσ hμ πουοει εfκιμ ννεfτνh εfhηλ μννσωσ εμευcν μαειν μπεfhωλ εβολ
English: Or as when a bird hath flown through the air, there is no token of her way to be found, but the light air being beaten with the stroke of her wings and parted with the violent noise and motion of them, is passed through, and therein afterwards no sign where she went is to be found;
Coptic: η νθε νουσοτε εαυνοjf επσοουτν εαfπεh παηρ ντευνου ον αfτωcε εμευσουν τεfhιη.
English: Or like as when an arrow is shot at a mark, it parteth the air, which immediately cometh together again, so that a man cannot know where it went through:
Coptic: ται τε θε hωων ον εαυjπον ανωjν μπνhε ευμαειν ναρετη εουονhf εβολ.
English: Even so we in like manner, as soon as we were born, began to draw to our end, and had no sign of virtue to shew;
Coptic: νδικαιοσ δε ντοου ναωνh sα ενεh αυω ερε πευβεκε sοοπ hμ πjοεισ αυω πευροουs hατμ πετjοσε.
English: But the righteous live for evermore; their reward also is with the Lord, and the care of them is with the most High.
Coptic: ετβε παι σεναjι μπσα ντμντερο αυω ουcρηπε ενεσωσ εβολ hιτοοτf μπjοεισ jε fναρhαειβεσ εροου hν τεfουναμ νfρναsτε ναυ hμ πεfcβοι
English: Therefore shall they receive a glorious kingdom, and a beautiful crown from the Lord’s hand: for with his right hand shall he cover them, and with his arm shall he protect them.
Coptic: fναjι ντπανhοπλια μπεfκωh νfhοκf ντεκτισισ επjικβα ννjαjε
English: He shall take to him his jealousy for complete armour, and make the creature his weapon for the revenge of his enemies.
Coptic: fναt hιωωf μφωκ ντδικαιοσυνη νft εjωf ντπερικεφαλαια ντεκρισισ αjν hυποκρισισ.
English: He shall put on righteousness as a breastplate, and true judgment instead of an helmet.
Coptic: fναjι μπhοπλον ετjοορ μπτββο.
English: He shall take holiness for an invincible shield.
Coptic: fναjωρ ντσηfε ντεfοργη ετsωωτ εβολ ντε πκοσμοσ νμμαf μιsε ουβε ναθητ.
English: His severe wrath shall he sharpen for a sword, and the world shall fight with him against the unwise.
Coptic: σεναμοοsε ευσουτων νcι νσοτε ννεβρηcε νσεfωcε εβολ hν νεκλοολε επσοουτν νθε εβολ hν ουπιτε εσσομτ.
English: Then shall the right aiming thunderbolts go abroad; and from the clouds, as from a well drawn bow, shall they fly to the mark.
Coptic: σενανουjε νhενχαλαζα ευμεh νcωντ νθε εβολ hν ουβακ ωνε. πμοου νθαλασσα ναhωβσ εβολ εjωου. νειερωου ναομσου hι ουσοπ.
English: And hailstones full of wrath shall be cast as out of a stone bow, and the water of the sea shall rage against them, and the floods shall cruelly drown them.
Coptic: ουν ουπνευμα νcομ ναt ουβηου ντε ουhατηυ sαsου εβολ τανομια γαρ ναρ πκαh τηρf νjαειε αυω πνοβε ναsρsρ νεθρονοσ ννδυναστησ.
English: Yea, a mighty wind shall stand up against them, and like a storm shall blow them away: thus iniquity shall lay waste the whole earth, and ill dealing shall overthrow the thrones of the mighty.
Coptic: σωτμ cε νερωου ντετννοι jισβω ρρεfthαπ εαυρηjf μπκαh
English: Hear therefore, O ye kings, and understand; learn, ye that be judges of the ends of the earth.
Coptic: jισμη νεταμαhτε εjν νιμηηsε νετsουsου μμοου εjν νιαsη νhεθνοσ
English: Give ear, ye that rule the people, and glory in the multitude of nations.
Coptic: jε νταυt παμαhτε νητν εβολ hιτμ πjοεισ αυω τcομ εβολ hιτμ πετjοσε
English: For power is given you of the Lord, and sovereignty from the Highest,
Coptic: παι ετναsινε νσα νετνhβηυε νfhοτhτ νσα νετνsοjνε
English: who shall try your works, and search out your counsels.
Coptic: jε ετετνο νhυπηρετησ ντεfμντερο μπετνκρινε hν ουσοουτν ουδε μπετναρεh επεfνομοσ ουδε μπετνμοοsε κατα πsοjνε μπνουτε
English: Because, being ministers of his kingdom, ye have not judged aright, nor kept the law, nor walked after the counsel of God;
Coptic: ουν ουhοτε νηυ εhραι εjωτν jε ουν ουκρισισ εσsωωτ εβολ ναsωπε νννοc
English: Horribly and speedily shall he come upon you: for a sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places.
Coptic: νκουι γαρ μπsα νουνα νjωωρε δε ντοου σεναhεταζε μμοου εματε.
English: For mercy will soon pardon the meanest: but mighty men shall be mightily tormented.
Coptic: πjοεισ γαρ μπτηρf ναjιhο αν ουδε νfναsιπε αν hητου νννοc jε νκουι μν ννοc ντοf αfταμιοου αυω ον ffιροουs hαροου τηρου.
English: For he which is Lord over all shall fear no man’s person, neither shall he stand in awe of any man’s greatness: for he hath made the small and great, and careth for all alike.
Coptic: νετjοορ δε σεναhετhωτου εματε.
English: But a sore trial shall come upon the mighty.
Coptic: εειsαjε cε νεμητν ντυραννοσ jεκασ ετετνσβο ετσοφια ντετντμhε εβολ
English: Unto you therefore, O kings, do I speak, that ye may learn wisdom, and not fall away.
Coptic: νενταυhαρεh γαρ εμμντμε hν ουουοπ σενατμαιοου αυω νενταυσβο εροου σεναhε ευαπολογια.
English: For they that keep holiness holily shall be judged holy: and they that have learned such things shall find what to answer.
Coptic: ουεs ναsαjε cε ντετνμεριτου ταρετνjι τεσβω.
English: Wherefore set your affection upon my words; desire them, and ye shall be instructed.
Coptic: ουοειν τε τσοφια εμεσhωcβ αυω sαυναυ εροσ αjν μκαh νcι νετμε μμοσ sαυhε εροσ νcι νετsινε νσωσ.
English: Wisdom is glorious, and never fadeth away: yea, she is easily seen of them that love her, and found of such as seek her.
Coptic: sασρsορπ εουωνh ννετεπιθυμι εροσ.
English: She preventeth them that desire her, in making herself first known unto them.
Coptic: πετναsορπf εροσ νfναhισε αν fναhε γαρ εροσ εσαhε ρατσ hιρν νεfρο
English: Whoso seeketh her early shall have no great travail: for he shall find her sitting at his doors.
Coptic: πρπμεευε γαρ εροσ ουμντρμνhητ τε εσjηκ εβολ. αυω πενταfρ ουsη νροεισ ετβητσ ναρατροουs hν ουcεπη.
English: To think therefore upon her is perfection of wisdom: and whoso watcheth for her shall quickly be without care.
Coptic: jε ντοσ sασμοοsε εσsινε νσα νετμπsα μμοσ νσουωνh εροου hι νεhιοου εσνοτμ νστωμντ εροου hν ουsοjνε νιμ.
English: For she goeth about seeking such as are worthy of her, sheweth herself favourably unto them in the ways, and meeteth them in every thought.
Coptic: τεσhουειτε γαρ τε τεπιθυμια ντεφβω μμε
English: For the very true beginning of her is the desire of discipline; and the care of discipline is love;
Coptic: προουs δε ντεσβω πε ταγαπη ταγαπη δε πε πhαρεh επεσνομοσ πthτηκ δε επνομοσ πε πταjρο ντμνταττακο
English: And love is the keeping of her laws; and the giving heed unto her laws is the assurance of incorruption;
Coptic: τμνταττακο δε sαστρευhων εhουν επνουτε.
English: And incorruption maketh us near unto God:
Coptic: τεπιθυμια cε ντσοφια ναjιτου εhουν επωνh εhουν ετμντερο
English: Therefore the desire of wisdom bringeth to a kingdom.
Coptic: εsjε τετνμε cε ννεθρονοσ μν νεcρηπε ντυραννοσ νλλαοσ
English: If your delight be then in thrones and sceptres, O ye kings of the people,
Coptic: ματαιε τσοφια jε ετετνερρρο sα ενεh.
English: honour wisdom, that ye may reign for evermore.
Coptic: ου δε πε τσοφια αυω ντασsωπε ναs νhε tναjοοσ αυω νtναhωπ αν ερωτν μπειμυστηριον αλλα tναhετhωτσ jιν τεhουειτε μπεσταμιο νταουωνh εβολ μπεσσοουν νtναρ πβολ αν ντμε
English: As for wisdom, what she is, and how she came up, I will tell you, and will not hide mysteries from you: but will seek her out from the beginning of her nativity, and bring the knowledge of her into light, and will not pass over the truth.
Coptic: ουδε νναβωκ μν πεκροf εjοου jε μπαικοινωνι αν μν τσοφια.
English: Neither will I go with consuming envy; for such a man shall have no fellowship with wisdom.
Coptic: ουουjαι μπκοσμοσ πε παsη ννσοφοσ αυω ουρρο νσαβε πε πεσμινε μπεμηηsε
English: But the multitude of the wise is the welfare of the world: and a wise king is the upholding of the people.
Coptic: jισβω cε εναsαjε ταρετνthηου
English: Receive therefore instruction through my words, and it shall do you good.
Coptic: ανγ ουρωμε πε hωωτ νθε νουον νιμ ουjπο εβολ hν πρμνκαh ενταυπλασσε μμοf νsορπ εαυμονγτ νσαρξ νhητσ νταμααυ.
English: I myself also am a mortal man, like to all, and the offspring of him that was first made of the earth,
Coptic: αιτωκ hν ουσνοf μμητ νεβοτ εβολ hν ουσπερμα ρρωμε εασει εhουν εροf hμ πενκοτκ hν ουhηδονη.
English: And in my mother’s womb was fashioned to be flesh in the time of ten months, being compacted in blood, of the seed of man, and the pleasure that came with sleep.
Coptic: ντεριsωπε δε αιhων εβολ επαηρ αιhε εhραι εjμ πεικαh ουωτ αιt ντsορπ νσμη ειριμε νθε νουον νιμ.
English: And when I was born, I drew in the common air, and fell upon the earth, which is of like nature, and the first voice which I uttered was crying, as all others do.
Coptic: αυσανουsτ hν hεντοεισ μν hενροουs.
English: I was nursed in swaddling clothes, and that with cares.
Coptic: μν λααυ γαρ νρρο ευντf κε hουειτε νjπο.
English: For there is no king that had any other beginning of birth.
Coptic: ουcινει νουωτ τε νουον νιμ εhουν επκοσμοσ αυω ουcινβωκ εβολ.
English: For all men have one entrance into life, and the like going out.
Coptic: ετβε παι αιsληλ αυt ναι νουμντρμνhητ αιεπικαλει αfει ναι νcι ουπνευμα νσοφια.
English: Wherefore I prayed, and understanding was given me: I called upon God, and the spirit of wisdom came to me.
Coptic: αισοτπσ ενεcρηπε μν νεθρονοσ μπιεν τμντρμμαο νμμασ νθε νουλααυ
English: I preferred her before sceptres and thrones, and esteemed riches nothing in comparison of her.
Coptic: ουδε πωνε μμε μπιτντωνf εροσ. jε πνουβ τηρf νναhρασ εfο νθε νουsημ νsω αυω ερε φατ μπεμτο εβολ νθε νουομε.
English: Neither compared I unto her any precious stone, because all gold in respect of her is as a little sand, and silver shall be counted as clay before her.
Coptic: αιμεριτσ εhουε ουjρο μν ουσα αισοτπσ εκαασ ναι επμα μπουοειν jε πεσουοειν ντοσ μεfνκοτκ.
English: I loved her above health and beauty, and chose to have her instead of light: for the light that cometh from her never goeth out.
Coptic: αυει δε ναι νμμασ νcι ναγαθον τηρου hι ουσοπ αυω ουμντρμμαο εναsωσ hν νεσcιj.
English: All good things together came to me with her, and innumerable riches in her hands.
Coptic: αιραsε δε εjωου τηρου jε τσοφια τετjιμοειτ hητου νεισοουν δε αν πε jε ντοσ ασjποου τηρου.
English: And I rejoiced in them all, because wisdom goeth before them: and I knew not that she was the mother of them.
Coptic: αισβο αjν κροf tναt αjν φθονοσ νtναhωπ αν ντεσμντρμμαο
English: I learned diligently, and do communicate her liberally: I do not hide her riches.
Coptic: ουαhο γαρ νρρωμε πε εμεfωjν νενταυχρω μμοσ αυρsβηρ επνουτε αυσυνhιστα μμοου ετβε νδωρον ντεσβω.
English: For she is a treasure unto men that never faileth: which they that use become the friends of God, being commended for the gifts that come from learning.
Coptic: ερε πνουτε δε t ναι εjοου κατα ταγνωμη αυω εμεευε κατα πεμπsα ννετfνατααυ jε ντοf πετjιμοειτ hητσ ντσοφια αυω πετtσβω ννσοφοσ.
English: God hath granted me to speak as I would, and to conceive as is meet for the things that are given me: because it is he that leadeth unto wisdom, and directeth the wise.