megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: τsεερε νσαβη νακληρονομει μπεσhαι αυω τρεftsιπε ουλυπη τε μπεσειωτ
English: A wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but she that liveth dishonestly is her father's heaviness.
Coptic: sαρετναsτμμε tsιπε μπεσειωτ μνπεσhαι αυω sασjισωs hιτοοτου μπεσναυ
English: She that is bold dishonoureth both her father and her husband, but they both shall despise her.
Coptic: ουsαjε νατουοειs πε hνουλλε hνουhηβε μμαστιγξ δε αυω τεσβω ευhν οουοειs νιμ μνουσοφια
English: A tale out of season is as musick in mourning: but stripes and correction of wisdom are never out of time.
Coptic: ερεπετtσβω νουσοc ο ντhε μπεττεcβλjε εβλjε αυω ντhε μπεττουνοσ μπετνκοτκ hνουhινηβ εfhορs
English: If children live honestly, and have wherewithal, they shall cover the baseness of their parents.
Coptic: ερεπετsαjε μνουσοc ο ντhε μπετsαjε μνουα εfhινηβ αυω τhαη sαfjοοσ jεου πετsοοπ
English: But children, being haughty, through disdain and want of nurture do stain the nobility of their kindred.
Coptic: ριμε εjνουκωωσ jεαfκαπουοειν νσωf αυω ριμε εjνουσοc jεαfκω νσωf ντμντσαβε νανουριμε εjνουκωωσ jεαfμοτνεf πωνh δε μπσοc hοου εhουε πεfμου
English: Weep for the dead, for he hath lost the light: and weep for the fool, for he wanteth understanding: make little weeping for the dead, for he is at rest: but the life of the fool is worse than death.
Coptic: σαsf νhοου πε πhηβε νουκωωσ παπσοc δε μνπασεβησ πε πεfαhε τηρf
English: Seven days do men mourn for him that is dead; but for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of his life.
Coptic: μπρταsεsαjε μνουσοc αυω μπρβωκ ερατf νουατhητ αρεh εροκ εροf jεκασ ννεκsπhισε αυω ννεκτωλμ εfsαννεhf εβολ σαhωκ εβολ μμοf ταρεκhε ευμτον αυω ννεκμκαh νhητ hντεfαπονοια
English: Talk not much with a fool, and go not to him that hath no understanding: beware of him, lest thou have trouble, and thou shalt never be defiled with his fooleries: depart from him, and thou shalt find rest, and never be disquieted with madness.
Coptic: ου πετhορs επταhτ αυω ου πε πεfραν νσασοc
English: What is heavier than lead? and what is the name thereof, but a fool?
Coptic: σμοτν εfι hαουsω μνουhμου μνουταc μπενιπε εhουο ευρωμε νατhητ
English: Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear, than a man without understanding.
Coptic: ντhε νουλοcλεc νsε εfμηρ hνουκωτ ενfνακιμ αν hνουκμτο ται τε τhε νουhητ εfταjρηυ εjνουμεευε νsοjνε
English: As timber girt and bound together in a building cannot be loosed with shaking: so the heart that is stablished by advised counsel shall fear at no time.
Coptic: μνουhητ εfταjρηυ εjνουμεευε μμντρμνhητ ενfναρhοτε αν ενεh ντhε μπσα νουjο εσjηh
English: A heart settled upon a thought of understanding is as a fair plaistering on the wall of a gallery.
Coptic: η ντhε νhνκαs ευhιjν ουμα εfjοσε εννευcω νναhρντηυ νιμ ται τε τhε νουhητ νcωβ υμεευε νσοc εννεfcω νναhρνhοτε νιμ
English: Pales set on an high place will never stand against the wind: so a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool cannot stand against any fear.
Coptic: πετνατβσουβαλ fναθειεhενρμειη αυω πετνατβσουhητ fναουωνh εβολ νουαισθησισ
English: He that pricketh the eye will make tears to fall: and he that pricketh the heart maketh it to shew her knowledge.
Coptic: πετνανεjουωνε εhνhαλητ fνανοsπου εβολ αυω πετνανεcνεcπεfsβηρ fναβωλ εβολ ντεfμντsβηρ
English: Whoso casteth a stone at the birds frayeth them away: and he that upbraideth his friend breaketh friendship.
Coptic: εκsανρπκετεκμτεκσηfε εjνπεκsβηρ μπρειατοοτκ νσωf ουντhε γαρ ετρενκοτκ εροf
English: Though thou drewest a sword at thy friend, yet despair not: for there may be a returning to favour.
Coptic: εκsανουων νρωκ εjμπεκsβηρ μπρρhοτε ουντhε γαρ νhωτπ εροf sατν νεcνουcf αυω εjισε νhητ εjωf αυω εcλππεfμυστηριον εβολ αυω ερουπληγη εροf νκροf sβηρ νιμ νακαακ ετβεναι
English: If thou hast opened thy mouth against thy friend, fear not; for there may be a reconciliation: except for upbraiding, or pride, or disclosing of secrets, or a treacherous wound: for for these things every friend will depart.
Coptic: jπο νακ νουναhτε μνπεκsβηρ hντεfμντhηκε jεεκεευφρανε hννεfαγαθον μουν εβολ νεμαf hμπεουοειs ννεfθλιψισ jεεκεκληρονομει νμμαf hντεfκληρονομια
English: Be faithful to thy neighbour in his poverty, that thou mayest rejoice in his prosperity: abide stedfast unto him in the time of his trouble, that thou mayest be heir with him in his heritage: for a mean estate is not always to be contemned: nor the rich that is foolish to be had in admiration.
Coptic: ντhε ετερεουλhωβ νhρω μνουκαπνοσ πβολ νουκωhτ ται τε τhε hνσαhου νετhατhη μπεhτσνοf εβολ
English: As the vapour and smoke of a furnace goeth before the fire; so reviling before blood.
Coptic: νtναsιπε αν εhεππαsβηρ αυω νναhοπτ hητf
English: I will not be ashamed to defend a friend; neither will I hide myself from him.
Coptic: καν εsωπε ουνhνπετhοου ναταhοι ετβητf ουον νιμ ετνασωτμ νααρεh εροf εροf
English: And if any evil happen unto me by him, every one that heareth it will beware of him.
Coptic: νιμ πετναt ναι νουαρεh ερν ρωι αυω ουσφραγισ μμντρμνhητ εjννασποτου jεκαασ ενναhε hνρωι αυω ντεπαλασ τακοι
English: Who shall set a watch before my mouth, and a seal of wisdom upon my lips, that I fall not suddenly by them, and that my tongue destroy me not?
Coptic: πjοεισ πειωτ πjοεισ μπαωνh μπρκαατ νσωκ hμπευsοjνε αυω μπρκαατ εhε νhητου
English: O Lord, Father and Governor of all my whole life, leave me not to their counsels, and let me not fall by them.
Coptic: νιμ πετναεινε νhενμαστιγξ εjνναμεευε αυω ουσβω νσοφια εjνπαhητ jεκασ ννευtσο εjνναμντατσοουν
English: Who will set scourges over my thoughts, and the discipline of wisdom over mine heart? that they spare me not for mine ignorances, and it pass not by my sins:
Coptic: jενεναοβsσ αsαι ντενανοβε ρhουο νταhε μπεμτο εβολ νναjαjε αυω ντεπαjαjε ραsε μμοι
English: Lest mine ignorances increase, and my sins abound to my destruction, and I fall before mine adversaries, and mine enemy rejoice over me, whose hope is far from thy mercy.
Coptic: πjοεισ πειωτ πνουτε μπαωνh μπρt ναι νουμνττασβαλ
English: O Lord, Father and God of my life, give me not a proud look, but turn away from thy servants always a haughty mind.
Coptic: εβολ μμοι ννεπιθυμια
English: Turn away from me vain hopes and concupiscence, and thou shalt hold him up that is desirous always to serve thee.
Coptic: σωτμ ναsηρε ετεσβω ντταπρο αυω πετhαρεh εροσ ννεfτακο
English: Hear, O ye children, the discipline of the mouth: he that keepeth it shall never be taken in his lips.
Coptic: αυω σεναταhοσ hινεfσποτου πρεfρνοβε μνπρεfσαhου μνπjασιhητ νασκανδαλιζε νhητου
English: The sinner shall be left in his foolishness: both the evil speaker and the proud shall fall thereby.
Coptic: μπρτσαβερωκ εωρκ αυω μπρτοπκ εταυεπραν μπετουααβ
English: Accustom not thy mouth to swearing; neither use thyself to the naming of the Holy One.
Coptic: ντhε γαρ νουhμhαλ ευjνο μμοf νhαh νσοπ ενfναρβολ αν εσηsε ται τε τhε μπετωρκ εfταυο μπραν νhαh νσοπ ενfνατββο αν ενοβε
English: For as a servant that is continually beaten shall not be without a blue mark: so he that sweareth and nameth God continually shall not be faultless.
Coptic: ουρωμε νρεfαsαι νωρκ fναμουh νανομια αυω ννεμαστιγξ καπεfηι εfsανρhτηf πεfνοβε νhητf καν εfsανοβsf αfρνοβε σναυ αυω εsωπε νταfωρκ επjινjη νfνατμαειο αν πεfηι γαρ ναμουh μμμοχριστοσ
English: A man that useth much swearing shall be filled with iniquity, and the plague shall never depart from his house: if he shall offend, his sin shall be upon him: and if he acknowledge not his sin, he maketh a double offence: and if he swear in vain, he shall not be innocent, but his house shall be full of calamities.
Coptic: ουsαjε εfcοολε μπμου ννευcντf hντεκληρονομια νιακωβ ναι γαρ τηρου ναουε ννρμννουτε αυω νεντου hννοβε
English: There is a word that is clothed about with death: God grant that it be not found in the heritage of Jacob; for all such things shall be far from the godly, and they shall not wallow in their sins.
Coptic: μπρτσαβετεκταπρο εσβω εσhοου jεουνsαjε ννοβε νhητσ
English: Use not thy mouth to intemperate swearing, for therein is the word of sin.
Coptic: αριπμεευε μπεκειωτ μντεκμααυ εκνασωουh γαρ εhουν hντμητε νhεννοc μηποτε νγρπωβs μπευμτο εβολ νγρσοc ντεκτοπσ νγουωs ενεμπουjποκ νγσhουρπεhοου νταυμαστκ
English: Remember thy father and thy mother, when thou sittest among great men. Be not forgetful before them, and so thou by thy custom become a fool, and wish that thou hadst not been born, and curse they day of thy nativity.
Coptic: ουρωμε εfταπηυ εhνsαjε ννοcνεc ννεfjισβω ννεfhοου τηρου
English: The man that is accustomed to opprobrious words will never be reformed all the days of his life.
Coptic: hωβ σναυ νεsαυταsενοβε αυω πμεhsομντ sαfεινε νουοργη
English: Two sorts of men multiply sin, and the third will bring wrath: a hot mind is as a burning fire, it will never be quenched till it be consumed: a fornicator in the body of his flesh will never cease till he hath kindled a fire.
Coptic: ουψυχη νhητ sημ ντhε νουκωhτ εfμουh αυω ουρωμε μπορνοσ hμπσωμα ντεfσαρξ αυω νεfκατοοτf εβολ εμπfjερεουκωhτ οεικ νιμ hολc νουρωμε μπορνοσ αυω νεfκατοοτf εβολ εμπfμου
English: All bread is sweet to a whoremonger, he will not leave off till he die.
Coptic: ουρωμε εfτωουν hιπεfcλοc εfjω μμοσ hμπεfhητ jενιμ πετναυ εροι πκακε μπακωτε αυω νιjο hωβσ μμοι μνλααυ ναυ εροι ειρhοτε hητf ννιμ μπετjοσε ναρ αν ννανοβε
English: A man that breaketh wedlock, saying thus in his heart, Who seeth me? I am compassed about with darkness, the walls cover me, and no body seeth me; what need I to fear? the most High will not remember my sins:
Coptic: νβαλ ννρωμε νετfρhοτε hητου νfειμε αν jενβαλ μπjοεισ ο νουοειν επρη νουτβα νκωβ ευcωsτ εjννεhιοουε τηρου ννρωμε αυω ευναυ εμμα ετhηπ
English: Such a man only feareth the eyes of men, and knoweth not that the eyes of the Lord are ten thousand times brighter than the sun, beholding all the ways of men, and considering the most secret parts.
Coptic: εμπατfσντνκα νιμ σεουονh εροf αυω ουον νιμ μννσατρεfjωκου εβολ
English: He knew all things ere ever they were created; so also after they were perfected he looked upon them all.
Coptic: σεναjικβα μπαι hννεπλατια νουπολισ αυω σεναcοπf hμπετεμπfμεευε εροf
English: This man shall be punished in the streets of the city, and where he suspecteth not he shall be taken.
Coptic: ται ον τε τhε νουσhιμε εσνακαπεσhαι νσωσ νσjπεsηρε μνκεουα
English: Thus shall it go also with the wife that leaveth her husband, and bringeth in an heir by another.
Coptic: sορπ μεν jεασρατσωτμ νσαπνομοσ μπετjοσε πμεhσναυ jεασρνοβε επεσhαι πμεhsομντ ντασρνοεικ hνουπορνεια αυω ασjπεsηρε μνκεουα
English: For first, she hath disobeyed the law of the most High; and secondly, she hath trespassed against her own husband; and thirdly, she hath played the whore in adultery, and brought children by another man.
Coptic: ευνται εβολ ετμητε νουμηηsε αυω ευεcνπsινε ννεσsηρε
English: She shall be brought out into the congregation, and inquisition shall be made of her children.
Coptic: ννενεσsηρε jενουνε εβολ αυω νενεσκλαδοσ ταυεκαρποσ
English: Her children shall not take root, and her branches shall bring forth no fruit.
Coptic: σνακαπεσρπμεευε ν
English: She shall leave her memory to be cursed, and her reproach shall not be blotted out.
Coptic: αυω σεναειμε νcινενταυsωjπ jεμνπετνανουf ετhοτε μπjοεισ αυω μνπετhολc εthτηκ ενεfεντολη
English: And they that remain shall know that there is nothing better than the fear of the Lord, and that there is nothing sweeter than to take heed unto the commandments of the Lord.
Coptic: τσοφια νασμου ετεσψυχη σναsουsου μμοσ hντμητε μπεσλαοσ
English: Wisdom shall praise herself, and shall glory in the midst of her people.
Coptic: σναουων νρωσ hντεκκλησια μπετjοσε νσsουsου μμοσ μπεμτο εβολ ννεfcομ
English: In the congregation of the most High shall she open her mouth, and triumph before his power.
Coptic: jεανοκ νταιει εβολ hνρωf μπετjοσε αυω αιhβσπκαh ντhε νουνειf
English: I came out of the mouth of the most High, and covered the earth as a cloud.
Coptic: ανοκ αιουωh hννετjοσε αυω ερεπαθρονοσ hνουστυλοσ νκλοολε
English: I dwelt in high places, and my throne is in a cloudy pillar.
Coptic: αικωτε επκωτε ντπε μαυαατ αιμοοsε hμπsικ νννουν
English: I alone compassed the circuit of heaven, and walked in the bottom of the deep.
Coptic: hννhοειμ ντθαλασσα μνπκαh τηρf αικω ναι hνλαοσ νιμ μνhεθνοσ νιμ
English: In the waves of the sea and in all the earth, and in every people and nation, I got a possession.
Coptic: αιsινε νσαουωh νμμαυ τηρου ειναουωh hντεκληρονομια ννιμ
English: With all these I sought rest: and in whose inheritance shall I abide?
Coptic: τοτε αfhων ετοοτνcιπρεfσωντ ννκα νιμ αυω πενταfσονττ αfσμινε μπμα νsωπε αfjοοσ ναι jεουωh hνιακωβ αυω jικληρονομια hμπισραηλ
English: So the Creator of all things gave me a commandment, and he that made me caused my tabernacle to rest, and said, Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thine inheritance in Israel.
Coptic: hατhη νενεh αfσονττ jιννsορπ αυω νtναωjν αν νsαενεh
English: He created me from the beginning before the world, and I shall never fail.
Coptic: αιsμsε hντεσκηνη ετουααβ μπεfμτο εβολ αυω ται τε τhε νταfταjροι hνσιων
English: In the holy tabernacle I served before him; and so was I established in Sion.
Coptic: αfτραουωh hντεfπολισ μμεριτ αυω ερεταεξουσια hντhιερουσαλημ
English: Likewise in the beloved city he gave me rest, and in Jerusalem was my power.
Coptic: αιjενουνε εβολ hμπλαοσ ετταιηυ hντμερισ ντεκληρονομια μπjοεισ
English: And I took root in an honourable people, even in the portion of the Lord's inheritance.
Coptic: αιjισε ντhε ννικεδροσ ετhνπλιβανοσ αυω ντhε ννικυπαρισσοσ ετhνντοου νναερμων
English: I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, and as a cypress tree upon the mountains of Hermon.
Coptic: αιjισε ντhε ννιβννε ετhννεκρωου αυω ντhε ννιsε ννιουρτ ετhνhιεριχω αυω ντhε νουβω νjοειτ ενεσωσ hντσωsε αιjισε ντhε νουπλατανοσ
English: I was exalted like a palm tree in En-gaddi, and as a rose plant in Jericho, as a fair olive tree in a pleasant field, and grew up as a plane tree by the water.
Coptic: αυω ντhε νουcιναμωμον αυω ουsε νσωτf μνουασπαλαθοσ ναρωματα αιt μπαστοι αυω ντhε νουχαλβανη μνουειβ μνουστακτη αυω ντhε νουλhωβ νλιβανοσ hνουσκηνη
English: I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon and aspalathus, and I yielded a pleasant odour like the best myrrh, as galbanum, and onyx, and sweet storax, and as the fume of frankincense in the tabernacle.
Coptic: ανοκ αιtουω ντεχαρισ ντhε νουβω νελοολε αυω ναtουω hενκαρποσ νεοου νε hιμντρμμαο
English: As the vine brought I forth pleasant savour, and my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches.
Coptic: νετεπιθυμει εροι tπετνουοι εροι ντετνσει εβολ hνναcρωc
English: Come unto me, all ye that be desirous of me, and fill yourselves with my fruits.
Coptic: παρπμεευε γαρ hολc εhουο επεβιω αυω τακληρονομια εhουο επεβιω μπμουλh
English: For my memorial is sweeter than honey, and mine inheritance than the honeycomb.
Coptic: νετουωμ μμοι σεναhκο μμοι ον αυω νετσω μμοι σεναειβε μμοι ον
English: They that eat me shall yet be hungry, and they that drink me shall yet be thirsty.
Coptic: πετσωτμ εροι fναjιsιπε αν αυω νετρhωβ νhητ ννευρνοβε
English: He that obeyeth me shall never be confounded, and they that work by me shall not do amiss.
Coptic: ναι τηρου πjωωμε πε ντδιαθηκη μπνουτε ετjοσε πνομοσ πε νταμωυσησ hονf ετοοτν νκληρονομια ννσυναγωγη νιακωβ
English: All these things are the book of the covenant of the most high God, even the law which Moses commanded for an heritage unto the congregations of Jacob.
Coptic: πετμουh ντhε μφεισων hντσοφια αυω ντhε ντιγρισ hννεhοου νβρρε
English: He filleth all things with his wisdom, as Phison and as Tigris in the time of the new fruits.
Coptic: πετμουh hντμντρμντhητ ντhε μπευφρατησ αυω ντhε μπιορδανησ hεhοου μπωhσ
English: He maketh the understanding to abound like Euphrates, and as Jordan in the time of the harvest.
Coptic: πετουωνh εβολ ντεσβθε μπουοειν αυω ντhε νγηων hννεhοου μπjωωλε
English: He maketh the doctrine of knowledge appear as the light, and as Geon in the time of vintage.
Coptic: μπεπsορπ jωκ εειμε εροσ αυω μπεπhαε hετhωτσ
English: The first man knew her not perfectly: no more shall the last find her out.
Coptic: ανεσμεευε γαρ αsαι εβολ hντεθαλασσα αυω πεσsοjνε εβολ hμπνοc ννουν
English: For her thoughts are more than the sea, and her counsels profounder than the great deep.
Coptic: jεανοκ ειο ντhε νουειοορ εβολ hνουιερο αυω ντhε νουfο εσσωκ ευsνη
English: I also came out as a brook from a river, and as a conduit into a garden.
Coptic: αιjοοσ jεtνατσο μπαμα νουοοτε αυω tνατσο μπατλομ αυω εισ hηητε απαειοορ sωπε ναι νιερο αυω απαιερο sωπε ναι ντθαλασσα
English: I said, I will water my best garden, and will water abundantly my garden bed: and, lo, my brook became a river, and my river became a sea.
Coptic: ετι tναουενhτσοφια εβολ ντhε νhτοουε νταουονhου εβολ επουε
English: I will yet make doctrine to shine as the morning, and will send forth her light afar off.
Coptic: ετι tναπεhττεσβω ντhε νουπροφητια αυω ντακαασ sανjωμ νsαενεh
English: I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy, and leave it to all ages for ever.
Coptic: αναυ jενταιsπhισε ναι μαυαατ αν αλλα νουον νιμ ετsινε νσωσ
English: Behold that I have not laboured for myself only, but for all them that seek wisdom.
Coptic: αισαατsομντ νhωβ αυω αιτωων ενεσωι μπεμτο εβολ μπjοεισ μννρωμε hνhενσνηυ ευο νουhητ νουοτ αυω ουsβηρ μνπετhιτουωf αυω ουρωμε μντεfσhιμε ευfι hανευερηυ
English: In three things I was beautified, and stood up beautiful both before God and men: the unity of brethren, the love of neighbours, a man and a wife that agree together.
Coptic: sομντ νhωβ νενταταψυχη μεστωου αυω αιμεστενευhβηυε εματε ουhηκε νjασιhητ μνουρμμαο νρεfjιcολ μνουhλλο ννοεικ νατhητ
English: Three sorts of men my soul hateth, and I am greatly offended at their life: a poor man that is proud, a rich man that is a liar, and an old adulterer that doateth.
Coptic: εμπfσωουh εhουν hντεfμντκουι εfναcινε των hντεfμντhλλο
English: If thou hast gathered nothing in thy youth, how canst thou find any thing in thine age?
Coptic: εsjε νεσεπhαπ ννρμνσκιμ αυω νhλλο ετρευειμε εsοjνε
English: O how comely a thing is judgment for gray hairs, and for ancient men to know counsel!
Coptic: εsjε νεσετσοφια ννhλλο αυω πμεευε μνπsοjνε ννετταιηυ
English: O how comely is the wisdom of old men, and understanding and counsel to men of honour.
Coptic: πjντhαh πε πεκλομ ννhλλο αυω πευsουsου πε τhοτε μπjοεισ
English: Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory.
Coptic: αιμακαριζε μψιτ νhωβ hμπαhητ αυω tναjεπμεhμητ hμπαλασ ουρωμε εfευφρανε εjννεfsηρε εfονh εfcωsτ επhε ννεfjαjε
English: There be nine things which I have judged in mine heart to be happy, and the tenth I will utter with my tongue: A man that hath joy of his children; and he that liveth to see the fall of his enemy:
Coptic: πετsοοπ μνουσhιμε νσαβε αυω πετεμπfσλαατε hμπεfλασ μνπετεμπfρhμhαλ μπετσηs εροf
English: Well is him that dwelleth with a wife of understanding, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served a man more unworthy than himself:
Coptic: ναιατf μπενταfhε ετμντσαβε αυω πετsαjε ευμααjε μπετσωτμ
English: Well is him that hath found prudence, and he that speaketh in the ears of them that will hear:
Coptic: εsjε ουνοc πε πενταfhε ετσοφια αλλα μνπετο ννοc επετρhοτε hητf μπjοεισ
English: O how great is he that findeth wisdom! yet is there none above him that feareth the Lord.
Coptic: πjοεισ σοτπ εροου τηρου ερεπεταμαhτε μμοσ τντων ενιμ
English: But the love of the Lord passeth all things for illumination: he that holdeth it, whereto shall he be likened?
Coptic: νανουπληγη νιμ επληγη νhητ νανουπονηρια νιμ επονηρια νσhιμε
English: Give me any plague, but the plague of the heart: and any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman:
Coptic: νανουμοχριστοσ νιμ εhουε μοκhσ ννετμοστε νανουjικβα νιμ εhουο εjικβα νjαjε
English: And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate me: and any revenge, but the revenge of enemies.
Coptic: μναπε hοου εταπε μφοf αυω μνcωντ επαπjαjε
English: There is no head above the head of a serpent; and there is no wrath above the wrath of an enemy.
Coptic: tναουεsουωh μνουμουι μνουδρακων εhουο εουωh μνουσhιμε εσhοου αυω νρεfcωντ
English: I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon, than to keep house with a wicked woman.
Coptic: sαρετπονηρια νουσhιμε εσhοου sιβε μπεσhο αυω sασρπεσhο νκακε ντhε νουcοουνε
English: The wickedness of a woman changeth her face, and darkeneth her countenance like sackcloth.
Coptic: ερsανπεσhαι νοjf hντμητε μπετhιτουωf νfσωτμ sαfαsαhομ εfσαsε
English: Her husband shall sit among his neighbours; and when he heareth it shall sigh bitterly.
Coptic: κακια νιμ σοβκ νναhρντκακια ντεσhιμε ερεπεκληροσ νουρεfρνοβε hε ετοοτσ
English: All wickedness is but little to the wickedness of a woman: let the portion of a sinner fall upon her.
Coptic: ντhε νουhλλο εfωλ εhραι hνουσκαρακιρ νsω ται τε τουσhιμε νρεfαsκακ εβολ νναhρνουhαι νρμραs
English: As the climbing up a sandy way is to the feet of the aged, so is a wife full of words to a quiet man.
Coptic: μπρhε ετοοτσ νουσhιμε ενεσωσ αυω μπρμερεσhιμε
English: Stumble not at the beauty of a woman, and desire her not for pleasure.
Coptic: ουοργη μνουμντατβαλ μνουsιπε πε ουσhιμε εσt ετοοτf μπεσhαι
English: A woman, if she maintain her husband, is full of anger, impudence, and much reproach.
Coptic: ουhητ εfθβιηυ μνουhο εfοκμ μνουπληγη νhητ πε ουσhιμε εσhοου hνcιj ευκη μνhνπατ ευβηλ εβολ πε ουσhιμε ενσμακαριζε αν μπεσhαι
English: A wicked woman abateth the courage, maketh an heavy countenance and a wounded heart: a woman that will not comfort her husband in distress maketh weak hands and feeble knees.
Coptic: νταταρχη μπνοβε ει εβολ hντεσhιμε αυω ετβητσ εναμου τηρν
English: Of the woman came the beginning of sin, and through her we all die.
Coptic: μπρtτεhιη νουμοου εfσωκ μπρtπαρhησια νουσhιμε εσhοου
English: Give the water no passage; neither a wicked woman liberty to gad abroad.
Coptic: εsωπε ενσναουαhσ νσωκ αν σολπσ εβολ ννεκσαρξ
English: If she go not as thou wouldest have her, cut her off from thy flesh, and give her a bill of divorce, and let her go.
Coptic: ναιατf μπhαι νουσhιμε ενανουσ αυω τηηπε μπεfαhε κηβ
English: Blessed is the man that hath a virtuous wife, for the number of his days shall be double.
Coptic: sαρεουσhιμε νjωωρε ευφρανε μπεσhαι αυω sασjεκνεfρομπε εβολ hνουειρηνη
English: A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband, and he shall fulfil the years of his life in peace.
Coptic: ουμερισ ενανουσ πε ουσhιμε ενανουσ ευναταασ ντμερισ ννετρhοτε hητf μπjοεισ
English: A good wife is a good portion, which shall be given in the portion of them that fear the Lord.
Coptic: ουρμμαο μνουhηκε εουντουουhητ ενανουf νουοειs νιμ πευhο ροουτ
English: Whether a man be rich or poor, if he have a good heart toward the Lord, he shall at all times rejoice with a cheerful countenance.
Coptic: απαhητ ρhοτε hητf νsμτhωβ αυω αιουωλσ μπαhο εjνπμεhfτοου τδιαβολη νουπολισ μντσοουhσ νουμηηsε αυω ουhιλα ναι τηρου hοου επμου
English: There be three things that mine heart feareth; and for the fourth I was sore afraid: the slander of a city, the gathering together of an unruly multitude, and a false accusation: all these are worse than death.
Coptic: ουμκαh μνουhηβε πε ουσhιμε εσκωh ευσhιμε αυω ουμαστιγξ νλασ τε εσκοινωνι εουον νιμ
English: But a grief of heart and sorrow is a woman that is jealous over another woman, and a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all.
Coptic: ουναhβ εfκιμ πε ουσhιμε εσhοου ερεπεταμαhτε μμοσ ο ντhε μπεταμαhτε νουουοhε
English: An evil wife is a yoke shaken to and fro: he that hath hold of her is as though he held a scorpion.
Coptic: ουνοc νοργη πε ουσhιμε νρεfthε αυω ννεσhωβσ μπεσsιπε
English: A drunken woman and a gadder abroad causeth great anger, and she will not cover her own shame.
Coptic: ερετπορνεια νουσhιμε hντεσμντjασιβαλ αυω sαυσουωνσ hινεσβουhε
English: The whoredom of a woman may be known in her haughty looks and eyelids.
Coptic: αρεh εματε ευsεερε νναsτμμε jενεσhε ευμα νμτον   νσρπετσουαsf
English: If thy daughter be shameless, keep her in straitly, lest she abuse herself through overmuch liberty.
Coptic: αρεh εροουα νουsπηρε εσsανρνοβε εροκ
English: Watch over an impudent eye: and marvel not if she trespass against thee.