megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: πνουτε γαρ ναsωπε hινεκhιοουε τηρου νfταjρενεκουερητε jεννεκκιμ
English: And thou shalt not be afraid of alarm coming upon thee, neither of approaching attacks of ungodly men.
Coptic: μπρλο εκρπετνανουf μπετρcρωh ευντετεκcιj εβοηθει
English: For the Lord shall be over all thy ways, and shall establish thy foot that thou be not moved.
Coptic: μπρjοοσ jεβωκ νγκοτκ αυω ραστε ταt νακ ευνcομ μμοκ ερπετνανουf νγσοουν γαρ αν jεερεραστε ναjπεου
English: Forbear not to do good to the poor, whensoever thy hand may have power to help him.
Coptic: μπρμεευε εhενπετhοου επεκsβηρ ετcαληυ ετκω νhτηf εροκ
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: μπρρμαιjαjε ευρωμε επjινjη jεκασ εννεfρπετhοου νακ
English: Devise not evil against thy friend, living near thee and trusting in thee.
Coptic: μπρjπο νακ νννοcνεc ννρωμε ετhοου ουδε μπρκωh ενευhιοουε
English: Be not ready to quarrel with a man without a cause, lest he do thee some harm.
Coptic: ουακαθαρτοσ γαρ μπεμτο εβολ μπνουτε πε ουρωμε μπαρανομοσ αυω νfσωουh εhουν hννδικαιοσ
English: Procure not the reproaches of bad men, neither do thou covet their ways.
Coptic: ερεπσαhου μπνουτε hννηι ννασεβησ
English: For every transgressor is unclean before the Lord; neither does he sit among the righteous.
Coptic: σενασμου δε ενρσοουε ννδικαιοσ πνουτε ναt ουβενjασιhητ fναt δε νουhμοτ ννετθββιηυ
English: The curse of God is in the houses of the ungodly; but the habitations of the just are blessed.
Coptic: νσοφοσ νακληρονομει μπεοου νατhητ δε νασωτπ ναυ νουσωs εfjοσε
English: The Lord resists the proud; but he gives grace to the humble.
Coptic: σωτμ ναsηρε ετεσβω μπετνειωτ αυω thτητν εειμε ευμεευε
English: Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Coptic: ουδωρον γαρ ενανουf πετιt μμοf νητν μπρκω νσωτν μπαsαjε
English: For I give you a good gift; forsake ye not my law.
Coptic: αιρsηρε γαρ hω πε εισωτμ νσαπαειωτ αυω ερεταμααυ 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
English: who spoke and instructed me, saying, Let our speech be fixed in thine heart, keep our commandments, forget them not:
Coptic: jεμαρεπενsαjε ταjρο hμπεκhητ hαρεh εναεντολη νγτμρπευωβs αυω μπροβs 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 jεεfεjαστκ ματαιοf jεεfεsοπκ εροf
English: Secure it, and it shall exalt thee: honour it, that it may embrace thee;
Coptic: jεεfεt νουκλομ νhμοτ εjντεκαπε νfρναsτε εροκ hνουκλομ 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 ερεhαh 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 εjνhενhιοουε 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 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 μπρκαασ νσωκ hαρεh εροσ νακ επεκαhε
English: Take hold of my instruction; let it not go, but keep it for thyself for thy life.
Coptic: μπρμοοsε hινεhιοουε 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 νγsβτκκ εροου
English: In whatever place they shall pitch their camp, go not thither; but turn from them, and pass away.
Coptic: ννευωβs γαρ εμπουρπετhοου απhινηβ 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 hνhενhρε μμντsαfτε σεταhε δε hνουηρπ νρεfρνοβε
English: For these live upon the bread of ungodliness, and are drunken with wine of transgression.
Coptic: νεhιοουε δε ννδικαιοσ σερουοιν ντhε μπουοειν σεμοοsε γαρ ευρουοειν sαντεπεhοου 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 jεευjιjροπ ναs νhε
English: But the ways of the ungodly are dark; they know not how they stumble.
Coptic: παsηρε thτηκ επαsαjε ρεκτπεκμααjε δε εναjπιο
English: My son, attend to my speech; and apply thine ear to my words:
Coptic: jεκασ ννενεκπηγη ωjν hαρεhναι hμεκhητ
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: hνhαρεh νιμ hαρεh επεκhητ hενhιοουε γαρ νωνh νε νεβολ hνναι
English: Keep thine heart with the utmost care; for out of these are the issues of life.
Coptic: fι εβολ μμοκ νουταπρο εσcοομε αυω μαρεhενσποτου νjινcονσ ουε νσαβολ μμοκ
English: Remove from thee a froward mouth, and put far away from thee unjust lips.
Coptic: μαρενεκβακ cωsτ ενετσουτων ντενεκβουhε ειωρμ εμμντμε
English: Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids assent to just things.
Coptic: σουτνhενhιοουε ννεκουερητε αυω νγσοουτν ννεκhιοουε
English: Make straight paths for thy feet, and order thy ways aright.
Coptic: μπρρακτκ εουναν ουδε εhβουρ κτο δε εβολ ντεκουερητε εβολ hιhιη νιμ ετhοου πνουτε γαρ σοουν ννεhιοουε ετhιουναμ σεcοομε δε νcινετhιhβουρ ντοf δε fνασοουτν ννεκhιοουε αυω fναεινε εβολ ννεκhιη μμοοsε hνουειρηνη
English: Turn not aside to the right hand nor to the left, but turn away thy foot from an evil way: for God knows the ways on the right hand, but those on the left are crooked: and he will make thy ways straight, and will guide thy steps in peace.
Coptic: παsηρε thτηκ ετασοφια ρεκτπεκμααjε δε εναsαjε
English: My son, attend to my wisdom, and apply thine ear to my words;
Coptic: jεεκεhαρεh ευμεευε ενανουf thων δε ετοοτκ εταισθησισ ννασποτου
English: that thou mayest keep good understanding, and the discretion of my lips gives thee a charge. Give no heed to a worthless woman;
Coptic: μπρthτηκ ευσhιμε εσhοου ουεβιω γαρ πεττλτκ εβολ hννεσποτου νουσhιμε μπορνη ται προσ τευνου εσναthλοc ντεκsουωβε
English: for honey drops from the lips of a harlot, who for a season pleases thy palate:
Coptic: μννσωσ κναcντσ εσσαsε ευσιsε αυω εστημ εhουεουσηfε νhο σναυ
English: but afterwards thou wilt find her more bitter than gall, and sharper than a two-edged sword.
Coptic: hραι γαρ hντεσμθντατhητ ερενεσουερητε jι επεσητ ενετναχρω μμοσ μπμου 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 hινεhιοουε 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: μαρετεκhιη ουε μμοσ αυω μπρhων εhουν ενρο μπεσηι
English: Remove thy way far from her; draw not near to the doors of her house:
Coptic: jεννεκt μπεκωνh νhενκοουε αυω νγt μπεκαhε νhενατνα
English: lest thou give away thy life to others, and thy substance to the merciless:
Coptic: jεννεhενκουε σι ντεκcομ ντενεκhισε βωκ εhουν ενηι νhενκοουε
English: lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours come into the houses of strangers;
Coptic: μννσωσ νγρhτηκ hντεκμντhλλο ερsαννσαρξ μπεκσωμα hιτε
English: And thou repent at last, when the flesh of thy body is consumed,
Coptic: μννσωσ νγjοοσ jεετβεου γαρ νειουαsου αν πε ευtσβω ναι αυω απαhητ ρικε εβολ ννεjπιο
English: and thou shalt say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart avoided reproofs!
Coptic: νγjοοσ δε jεμπισωτμ επεhρου μπετtσβω ναι αυω μπιρικε μπαμααjε
English: I heard not the voice of him that instructed me, and taught me, neither did I apply mine ear.
Coptic: παρακεsημ αιsωπε hμπετhοου νιμ ντμητε ννισοουhσ μννιμηηsε
English: I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
Coptic: σεμοου εβολ hννεκαγγιον αυω εβολ hννsωτε ντεκπηγη
English: Drink waters out of thine own vessels, and out of thine own springing wells.
Coptic: μπρτρενεκμοου πων εβολ πβολ ντεκπηγη μαρενεκμοου δε μοοsε hννεκπλαtα
English: Let not waters out of thy fountain be spilt by thee, but let thy waters go into thy streets.
Coptic: μαρεσsωπε νακ ουαακ μπρτρελααυ νsμμο μετεχε εροσ νμμακ
English: Let them be only thine own, and let no stranger partake with thee.
Coptic: μαρετπηγη μπεκμοου sωπε νακ ουαακ αυω νγευφρανε μντεκσhιμε 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 μαρετετε τωκ τε jισε εροκ αυω νσουαhσ νσωκ νουοειs νιμ εκμοοsε γαρ hντμντsβηρ 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 νουsμμω 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 εjννευhιοουε 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 hνμμρρε ννεfνοβε
English: Iniquities ensnare a man, and every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.
Coptic: ερεπαι ναμου μννιμηηsε ετβετεfμντατσβω αυνοjf δε εβολ hμπαsαι μπεfουνοf αυω αfτακο ετβετεfμντατhητ
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 εκναtτοοτκ 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 μμινμμοf αυω sαfτακο hννsαjε 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 μμου ετοοτκ ταρεκωνh ακει γαρ ετοοτου νhενπετhοου ετβεπεκsβηρ 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: μπρthινηβ ννεκβαλ αυω μπρtρεκρικε ννεκβουhε
English: Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber with thine eyelids;
Coptic: jεεκερβολ ντhε νουchοσ εβολ hνhενhαcε αυω ντhε νουhαλητ εβολ hνουπαs
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 ενεfhιουε νγρσαβε εhουεροf
English: Go to the ant, O sluggard; and see, and emulate his ways, and become wiser than he.
Coptic: εμντηπετμμαυ γαρ σωsε ουδε εμντfπεταναγκαζε μμοf ουδε εμντfjοεισ hιjωf
English: For whereas he has no husbandry, nor any one to compel him, and is under no master,
Coptic: ντhε εsαfσβτετεfhρε μπsωμ νfταsο δε μπεfκω εhραι hμπωhσ η νγβωκ ερατf μπαf νεβιω νγειμε ετεfμντρεfθρhωβ αυω εfειρε μπεfhωβ hωσ μντσαβε παι ετουt ννεfhισε ννερρωου μννρωμε ευμτον εfταιηυ δε νναhρνουον νιμ αυω ευουαsf καιπερ εουcωβ πε hντεfcομ αfταιετσοφια αfει εβολ
English: he prepares food for himself in the summer, and lays by abundant store in harvest. Or go to the bee, and learn how diligent she is, and how earnestly she is engaged in her work; whose labours kings and private men use for health, and she is desired and respected by all: though weak in body, she is advanced by honouring wisdom.
Coptic: αsτναυ κνηj πρεfjνααυ εκνατωουν δε hαπhινηβ τναυ
English: How long wilt thou lie, O sluggard? and when wilt thou awake out of sleep?
Coptic: εκοβs νουαπρητε κhμοοσ νουαπρητε κjιρεκρικε δε νουαπρητε ουαπρητε δε ετετοοτκ 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 sαρετμντhηκε ει νακ ντhε νουα εfμοοsε νμμακ hιουhιη εfhοου αυω πεcρωh ντhε νουρεfπωτ ενανουf εsωπε δε μεκjνααυ πεκωhσ νηυ ντhε νουπηγη αυω πεcρωh ναπωτ εβολ μμοκ ντhε νουρωμε εfhοου
English: Then poverty comes upon thee as an evil traveller, and want as a swift courier: but if thou be diligent, thine harvest shall arrive as a fountain, and poverty shall flee away as a bad courier.
Coptic: sαρεουρωμε νατhητ αυω μπαρανομοσ μοοsε hιhενhιοουε ευhοου
English: A foolish man and a transgressor goes in ways that are not good.
Coptic: αυω sαfjωρμ hμπαfβαλ νfσημειν hντεfουερητε 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: sαρεπεfhητ ετcοομε μεευε εhενπετhοου νουοειs νιμ sαρεπαι ντειμινε ρhενsτορτρ νhενπολισ
English: His perverse heart devises evils: at all times such a one causes troubles to a city.
Coptic: ετβεπαι πεfτακο νηυ hνουsσνε ουcοjj μνουωsf νατταλcο jεfραsε εjνhωβ νιμ ετhοου ετερεπνουτε μοστε μμοου fναουωsf δε ετβετακαθαρσια ντεfψυχη
English: Therefore his destruction shall come suddenly; overthrow and irretrievable ruin.
Coptic: σοου νhωβ νενταπjοεισ 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: πβαλ νουρεfσωs ουλασ νjινcονσ hενcιj ευπενσνοf εβολ νδικαιοσ
English: The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust, hands shedding the blood of the just;
Coptic: ουhητ εfμεευε εhενμεευε ευhοου hενουρητε ευcεπη ερπετhοου
English: and a heart devising evil thoughts, and feet hastening to do evil, are hateful to God.
Coptic: sαρεουμντρε νρεfjινcονσ τμhεhενcολ αυω sαfjοου νουtτων εfhοου νhενσνηυ
English: An unjust witness kindles falsehoods, and brings on quarrels between brethren.
Coptic: παsηρε hαρεh εννομοσ μπεκειωτ αυω μπρκω νσωκ ννανσμμε ντεκμααυ
English: My son, keep the laws of thy father, and reject not the ordinances of thy mother:
Coptic: μορου δε ετεκψυχη hνουωρj 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: ουρεfρουοειν γαρ τε τεντολη ετνανουσ πνομοσ δε ουουοειν πε νhιη sαρετεσβω γαρ jπιενεhιοουε μπαhε
English: For the commandment of the law is a lamp and a light; a way of life; reproof also and correction:
Coptic: jεεσεhαρεh εροκ ευσhιμε εντωκ αν τε αυω ευδιαβολη νλασ νhενsμμο
English: to keep thee continually from a married woman, and from the calumny of a strange tongue.
Coptic: μπρτρεπσα νουεπιθυμια jρο εροκ αυω μπρτρευcωρc εροκ hννεκβαλ αυω μπρτρεστορπκ hινεσβουhε
English: Let not the desire of beauty overcome thee, neither be thou caught by thine eyes, neither be captivated with her eyelids.
Coptic: πταειο γαρ νουσhιμε μπορνη sαουοεικ νουωτ πε sαρετεσhιμε δε cωρc ενεψυχη 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 ουνουα ναμρhενjββεσ νκωhτ hνκουνf νfτμρωκh ννεfhοιτε κη
English: Shall any one bind fire in his bosom, and not burn his garments?
Coptic: η ουνα ναμοοsε hιjνhενjββεσ νσατε νfτμjεfνεfουερητε
English: or will any one walk on coals of fire, and not burn his feet?
Coptic: ται τε τhε μπετβηκ εhουν sαουσhιμε ευντσhαι ενfναsωπε αν εfουααβ 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 ευsανcεπουα εfjιουε εfjιουε γαρ jεεfετσιο 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 ετβετεfμντατhητ fναjπο νουτακο ντεfψυχη μαυααf
English: But the adulterer through want of sense procures destruction to his soul.
Coptic: fναfι νhενμκαh νhητ μνhενσωs αυω πεfνοcνεc ναfωτε εβολ αν sαενεh
English: He endures both pain and disgrace, and his reproach shall never be wiped off.
Coptic: πcωντ γαρ μπεσhαι μεh νκωh νfναtσο αν hνουhοου ντωωβε
English: For the soul of her husband is full of jealousy: he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Coptic: αυω νfναhωτπ αν ντεfμντjαjε hαλααυ νσωτε ουδε ννεfβωλ hαhαh νδωρον
English: He will not forego his enmity for any ransom: neither will he be reconciled for many gifts.
Coptic: παsηρε hαρεh εναsαjε αυω hεπναεντολη hατηκ ματαιεπνουτε ταρεκcμcομ αυω μπρρhοτε hητf νκεουα νβλλαf
English: My son, keep my words, and hide with thee my commandments. My son, honour the Lord, and thou shalt be strong; and fear none but him:
Coptic: hαρεh δε εναεντολη νταρεκωνh t νναsαjε ενεκτηηβε ντhε νhενκεκε νβαλ
English: keep my commandments, and thou shalt live; and keep my words as the pupils of thine eyes.
Coptic: σhαισου δε εjμππωjc μπεκhητ
English: And bind them on thy fingers, and write them on the table of thine heart.
Coptic: αjισ ντσοφια jετεκσωνε τε αυω jετεκρωμε τε τμντρμνhητ jποσ δε νακ
English: Say that wisdom is thy sister, and gain prudence as an acquaintance for thyself;
Coptic: εσεhαρεh εροκ ευσhιμε εντωκ αν αυω εσhοου εσsανsαjε hνhενsαjε 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 hμπsουsτ 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: πsιρε ετσναναυ εροf νατhητ εfsαατ νσβω
English: passing by the corner in the passages near her house,
Coptic: εfμοοsε hατννκλjε ννhιρ μπεσηι
English: and speaking, in the dark of the evening,
Coptic: εfsαjε hμπκακε μπναυ νρουhε ερεπμα hορκ ερουhε hενουκακε
English: when there happens to be the stillness of night and of darkness:
Coptic: sαρετεσhιμε τωμντ εροf hνουσμοτ μπορνη ται εsαστρεπhητ 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 ουsνα τε μερενεσουερητε δε cω hμπεσηι
English: And she is fickle, and debauched, and her feet abide not at home.
Coptic: sασουοειs γαρ εσκωτε hιβολ ουοειs δε εσcορc hατννκλjε νιμ hννεπλατια
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 νσtπι ερωf hνουhο δε νατsιπε sασjοοσ ναf
English: Then she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said to him,
Coptic: jεουθυσια νειρηνικη ναι πε πhοου tναt νναερατε
English: I have a peace-offering; today I pay my vows:
Coptic: ετβεπαι αιει εβολ ετωμντ εροκ ειουεsπεκhο αιhε εροf
English: therefore I came forth to meet thee, desiring thy face; and I have found thee.
Coptic: αισωμντ μπαcλοc hνhενκερεα αιπορsf δε ναμφιταποσ ντεκημε
English: I have spread my bed with sheets, and I have covered it with double tapestry from Egypt.
Coptic: αινουjc μπαcλοc hνουκροκοσ αυω παηι hνουκιναμωμον
English: I have sprinkled my couch with saffron, and my house with cinnamon.
Coptic: αμου ντνμτον μμον hνουμντsβηρ sαhτοουε αμου ντνhωλc hνουμε
English: Come, and let us enjoy love until the morning; come, and let us embrace in love.
Coptic: μπαhαι γαρ hμπαηι αν αfβωκ ευhιη εσουηυ
English: For my husband is not at home, but is gone on a long journey,
Coptic: ερεουτωωμε hννεfcιj hιτνουμηηsε 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 hνουνοc νhομιλια νsαjε ασμορf δε νhεννhαcε νε εβολ hννεσσποτου 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 εfsτρτωρ ντhε νουμασε ευναντf επεfμανκονσf αυω ντhε 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 ντhε νουειουλ εαυsοοcεf νουσοτε επεfhηπαρ fcεπη δε ντhε νουhαλητ ευπαs νfσοουν αν jεπμα 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: μπρτρεπεκhητ ρικε ενεσhιοουε
English: Let not thine heart turn aside to her ways :
Coptic: ασκνσουμηηsε 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: ερενεσhιοουε βηκ ενηι ναμντε ευβηκ δε επεσητ ενταμιειον μπμου
English: Her house is the way of hell, leading down to the chambers of death.
Coptic: ντοκ δε ταsεοειs ντσοφια jεερετμντρμνhητ σωτμ νακ
English: Thou shalt proclaim wisdom, that understanding may be obedient to thee.
Coptic: εσhιjννκοοh γαρ ετjοσε σαhε δε ερατσ hντμητε ννεhιοουε
English: For she is on lofty eminences, and stands in the midst of the ways.
Coptic: σcορc hατνμπυλη ννjωωρε αυω σεσμου εροσ hνθμμανβωκ εhουν
English: For she sits by the gates of princes, and sings in the entrances, saying,
Coptic: jεtπαρακαλει μμωτν νρωμε αυω tjω νητν ντασβω νsηρε ννρωμε
English: You, O men, I exhort; and utter my voice to the sons of men.
Coptic: νβαλhητ νοει νουμντσαβε νατhητ t μπετνhητ
English: O ye simple, understand subtlety, and ye that are untaught, imbibe knowledge.
Coptic: σωτμ εροι jεειναjω γαρ νhενσβω αυω ειναουων ννετσουτων εβολ hννασποτου
English: Hearken to me; for I will speak solemn truths; and will produce right sayings from my lips.
Coptic: ερερωι γαρ μελετα νουπιστισ νεσποτου δε νcολ jαhμ μπαμτο εβολ
English: For my throat shall meditate truth; and false lips are an abomination before me.
Coptic: ερενsαjε τηρου νρωι hνουδικαιοσυνη μνλααυ νhητου εfcοομε ουδε εfjηυ νκοτσ
English: All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing in them wrong or perverse.
Coptic: σεμπεμτο εβολ τηρου ννετνοει σεσουτων δε ννετουωs εjι νουαισθησισ
English: They are all evident to those that understand, and right to those that find knowledge.
Coptic: thηυ νουσβω νουhατ αν αυω ουσοουν εhουεουνουβ εfσοτπ σετπτμντρμνhητ εhουεπνουβ ετταιηυ
English: Receive instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than tried gold.
Coptic: τσοφια γαρ σοτπ εhουεhενενε μμε νετταιηυ δε τηρου μπsα μμοσ αν
English: For wisdom is better than precious stones; and no valuable substance is of equal worth with it.
Coptic: ανοκ τσοφια αισωντ μπsοjνε ανοκ αικω ναι νταισθησισ μνπμεευε
English: I wisdom have dwelt with counsel and knowledge, and I have called upon understanding.
Coptic: τμντμαινουτε μοστε ντκακια αυω σμοστε νουσωs μνουμντjασιhητ μνhενhιοουε ευhοου μνουταπρο νcολ πωι πε πsοjνε μνπωρj
English: The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, and insolence, and pride, and the ways of wicked men; and I hate the perverse ways of bad men.
Coptic: τωι τε τμντρμνhητ τωι τε τcομ
English: Counsel and safety are mine; prudence is mine, and strength is mine.
Coptic: ερενερρωου ο νρρο εβολ hιτοοταυω ερενjωωρε αμαhτε πκαh εβολ hιτοοτερεννοc
English: By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
Coptic: hιτοοτερεννοc αιαι εβολ hιτοοταυω ερεντυραννοσ αμαhτε μπκαh εβολ hιτοοτανοκ
English: By me nobles become great, and monarchs by me rule over the earth.
Coptic: hιτοοτανοκ ειμε ννετμε μμοι νετsινε δε νσωι σεναcντ
English: I love those that love me; and they that seek me shall find me.
Coptic: ουνταιτμντρμμαο γαρ μνπεου αυω ουjπεhαh μνουδικαιοσυνη
English: Wealth and glory belong to me; yea, abundant possessions and righteousness.