megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: σεjι hαιβεσ νhητf νcι ννοc νsην μν νευταρ. αυω νsλh μπsητσ.
English: And the great trees make a shadow over him with their branches, and so do the bushes of the field.
Coptic: ερsαν τεμηρε δε sωπ εμεfαισθανε.
English: If there should be a flood, he will not perceive it; he trust that Jordan will rush up into his mouth.
Coptic: κναεινε δε μπεδρακων hν ουοιμε. κναt δε νουsτοβ ερν sααντf.
English: But wilt thou catch the serpent with a hook, and put a halter about his nose?
Coptic: κναουωτf δε μπεfσποτου hν ουhαλακ.
English: Or wilt thou fasten a ring in his nostril, and bore his lip with a clasp?
Coptic: fναjω δε νακ νουσοπσ νκωρs hν ουθββιο.
English: Will he address thee with a petition? softly, with the voice of a suppliant?
Coptic: fνασμινε δε νμμακ νουδιαθηκη. κναjιτf δε νhμhαλ sα ενεh.
English: And will he make a covenant with thee? and wilt thou take him for a perpetual servant?
Coptic: κνασωβε δε μμοf νθε νουhαλητ η κναμορf νθε νουjαj ετοοτf νουsηρε sημ.
English: And wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or bind him as a sparrow for a child?
Coptic: ερε νhεθνοσ σαανs νhητf. ερε νhεθνοσ ννεφοινιξ πωs μμοf.
English: And do the nations feed upon him, and the nations of the Phoenicians share him?
Coptic: ερsαν jοι δε νιμ ει ευμα νουωτ ννευεsfι hα ουsνfε νουωτ μπεfσατ.
English: And all the ships come together would not be able to bear the mere skin of his tail; neither shall they carry his head in fishing-vessels.
Coptic: κναταλο ντεκcιj εjωf εακρπμεευε μππολεμοσ ετsοοπ hμ πεfσωμα ετμτρεfσωτ εsωπε.
English: But thou shalt lay thy hand upon him once, remembering the war that is waged by his mouth; and let it not be done any more.
Coptic: μπκναυ εροf ουδε ον μπκsπηρε εjν νετουjω μμοου
English: Hast thou not seen him? and hast thou not wondered at the things said of him?
Coptic: ουδε νγρhοτε αν jε εfσβτωτ ναι νιμ γαρ πενταftουβηι. β η νιμ πενταfαhερατf εροι αfυπομινε. πκαh τηρf πωι πε.
English: Dost thou not fear because preparation has been made by me? for who is there that resists me? (2) Or who will resist me, and abide, since the whole world under heaven is mine?
Coptic: νιμ πετναcωλπ εβολ μπhο ντεfhβσω. νιμ δε πενταfβωκ εhουν ενκββε μπεfhωκ.
English: Who will open the face of his garment? and who can enter within the fold of his breastplate?
Coptic: νιμ πετναουων εμπυλη μπεfhο ουhοτε δε πε πκωτε ννεfοβhε.
English: Who will open the doors of his face? terror is round about his teeth.
Coptic: hενσβsε νhομντ νε νετπεfhουν. ερε τεfμρρε δε ο νθε νουωνε νσμηριτησ.
English: His inwards are as brazen plates, and the texture of his skin as a smyrite stone.
Coptic: ννε ουπνα δε σαατf
English: One part cleaves fast to another, and the air cannot come between them.
Coptic: sαρε ουουοειν δε fωcε hμ πεfανταs. ερε νεfβαλ δε ο νθε μπινε μπσουντοουε.
English: At his sneezing a light shines, and his eyes are as the appearance of the morning star.
Coptic: hενλαμπασ ευjερο νετνηυ εβολ hν ρωf. αυω ευhηυ hν hενεσχαρα νκωhτ.
English: Out of his mouth proceed as it were burning lamps, and as it were hearths of fire are cast abroad.
Coptic: ουκαπνοσ νhρω εσμουh hν hενjββεσ νσατε πετνηυ εβολ hν νεfcβsα.
English: Out of his nostrils proceeds smoke of a furnace burning with fire of coals.
Coptic: hενjββεσ νε τεfψυχη. ουsαh δε πετνηυ εβολ hν ρωf.
English: His breath is as live coals, and a flame goes out of his mouth.
Coptic: ερε ουcομ δε sοοπ hμ πεfμακh. ερε πτακο πητ μπεfμτο εβολ.
English: And power is lodged in his neck, before him destruction runs.
Coptic: ερε νσαρξ μπεfσωμα jησ.
English: The flesh also of his body is joined together: if one pours violence upon him, he shall not be moved.
Coptic: α πεfhητ jρο νθε νουωνε. αfαhε δε ερατf νθε νουεμηs εμεfκιμ.
English: His heart is firm as a stone, and it stands like an unyielding anvil.
Coptic: εfsανκοτf δε sαρε ουhοτε ταhε νεθηριον μν ντβνοουε ευfωcε hιjμ πκαh.
English: And when he turns, he is a terror to the four-footed wild beasts which leap upon the earth.
Coptic: ερsαν hενλογχη τωμντ εροf ννευρ λααυ ναf.
English: If spears should come against him, men will effect nothing, either with the spear or the breast-plate.
Coptic: ερε ππενιπε ηπ ντοοτf νθε μπτωh πhομντ δε νθε νουsε εfουοsf.
English: For he considers iron as chaff, and brass as rotten wood.
Coptic: ννε ουσοτε μπενιπε jοτf. ερε νβακωνε ηπ ντοοτf νθε νουχορτοσ
English: The bow of brass shall not would him, he deems a slinger as grass.
Coptic: sαfσωβε δε νσα ουκμτο νκωhτ.
English: Mauls are counted as stubble; and he laughs to scorn the waving of the firebrand.
Coptic: hενhοβολισκοσ ευτημ πε πεfπρηs. ερε πνουβ τηρf νθαλασσα hαροf νθε νουομε εfοs.
English: His lair is formed of sharp points; and all the gold of the sea under him is an immense quantity of clay.
Coptic: sαfτρε πνουν βρβρ νθε νουχαλκιον. αfεπ θαλασσα νθε νουειαλ.
English: He makes the deep boil like a brazen caldron; and he regards the sea as a pot of ointment,
Coptic: αυω πsικ μπνουν νθε νουαιχμαλωτοσ.
English: and the lowest part of the deep as a captive: he reckons the deep as his range.
Coptic: μν λααυ δε hιjμ πκαh εfεινε μμοf. εfταμιηυ εσωβε μμοf εβολ hιτν νεfαγγελοσ.
English: There is nothing upon the earth like to him, formed to be sported with by my angels.
Coptic: fναυ δε ενετjοσε τηρου. ντοf πε πρρο ννετhν μμοου.
English: He beholds every high thing: and he is king of all that are in the waters.
Coptic: α ιωβ δε ουωsβ πεjαf μπjοεισ.
English: Then Job answered and said to the Lord,
Coptic: jε tσοουν jε ουν cομ μμοκ εhωβ νιμ. μν λααυ δε ο νακ νατcομ.
English: I know that thou canst do all things, and nothing is impossible with thee.
Coptic: νιμ γαρ πετhωπ εροκ νουsοjνε. εftσο εhενsαjε εfμεευε jε εfhωπ εροκ. νιμ γαρ πετjω ναι ννετε νtσοουν μμοου αν. νινοc μν νιsπηρε ετε νtειμε εροου αν
English: For who is he that hides counsel from thee? or who keeps back his words, and thinks to hide them from thee? and who will tell me what I knew not, great and wonderful things which I understood not?
Coptic: σωτμ hω εροι πjοεισ jε ειεsαjε. αυω νταjνουκ. ντοκ δε ματσαβοι.
English: But hear me, O Lord, that I also may speak: and I will ask thee, and do thou teach me.
Coptic: νεισωτμ μεν εροκ νsορπ hν ουσμη μμααjε. τενου δε α παβαλ ναυ εροκ.
English: I have heard the report of thee by the ear before; but now mine eye has seen thee.
Coptic: ετβε παι αισουsfτ αυω αιβωλ εβολ. αιοπτ δε jε ανγ ουκαh μν ουκρμεσ.
English: Wherefore I have counted myself vile, and have fainted: and I esteem myself dust and ashes.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε μννσα τρε ιωβ ουω ννειsαjε τηρου. πεjε πjοεισ νελιφασ πεθεμανιτησ. jε ακρνοβε ντοκ μν πεκκεsβηρ σναυ. μπετνjι λααυ γαρ μμε μπαμτο εβολ νθε μπαhμhαλ ιωβ.
English: And it came to pass after the Lord had spoken all these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Thaemanite, Thou hast sinned, and thy two friends: for ye have not said anything true before me, as my servant Job has.
Coptic: τενου δε jι νητν νσαsf μμασε μν σαsf νοιλε ντετνβωκ sα παhμhαλ ιωβ νfειρε νhενταλο hαρωτν. ιωβ δε παhμhαλ ναsληλ εjν τηυτν. νσαβλλαf γαρ νεινατακε τηυτν πε. μπετνjε με γαρ εhουν επαhμhαλ ιωβ.
English: Now then take seven bullocks, and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and he shall offer a burnt-offering for you. And my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will only accept him: for but his sake, I would have destroyed you, for ye have not spoken the truth against my servant Job.
Coptic: α ελιφασ δε βωκ πεθεμανιτησ μν βαλδαδ πσαυχιτησ. μν σωφαρ πμινναιοσ. αυειρε κατα θε εντα πjοεισ jοοσ ναυ. αυβλ πνοβε ναυ εβολ ετβε ιωβ.
English: So Eliphaz the Thaemanite, and Baldad the Sauchite, and Sophar the Minaean, went and did as the Lord commanded them: and he pardoned their sin for the sake of Job.
Coptic: α πjοεισ δε ταsε ιωβ. ντερεfsληλ δε ον hα νεfsβεερ αfκα πνοβε ναυ εβολ. α πjοεισ δε t νιωβ ννκα νιμ. ετευνταf σε νsορπ ευκηβ.
English: And the Lord prospered Job: and when he prayed also for his friends, he forgave them their sin: and the Lord gave Job twice as much, even the double of what he had before.
Coptic: α νεfσνηυ δε τηρου σωτμ μν νεfσωνε ενενταυsωπε μμοf τηρου αυει sαροf. αυω ουον νιμ ενευσοουν μμοf νsορπ. αυουωμ δε αυω αυσω hαhτηf αυπαρακαλει μμοf. αυω αυρsπηρε μμοf ννεντα πjοεισ ντου εjωf τηρου. α πουα δε πουα t ναf νουhιειβ. μν ουσατεερε ννουβ νjαhjh.
English: And all his brethren and his sisters heard all that had happened to him, and they came to him, and so did all that had known him from the first: and they ate and drank with him, and comforted him, and wondered at all that the Lord had brought upon him: and each one gave him a lamb, and four drachms’ weight of gold, even of unstamped gold.
Coptic: α πjοεισ δε σμου ενhαεευ νιωβ εhουε νεfsορπ. ερε νεfτβνοουε ειρε νουτβα μν fτευsο νεσοου. σοου νsο νcαμουλ sο νσοειs νεhε. αυω sο νεια σhιμε νρεfμοονε.
English: And the Lord blessed the latter end of Job, more than the beginning: and his cattle were fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, a thousand she-asses of the pastures.
Coptic: αυjπο δε ναf νσαsf νsηρε. μν sομτε νsεερε.
English: And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.
Coptic: αfμουτε ετsορπ jε πεhοου. αυω τμεhσντε jε τκασια. τμεhsομτε δε jε πταπ ναμαλθια.
English: And he called the first Day, and the second Casia, and the third Amalthaea’s horn.
Coptic: μπουhε δε εντσοτπ ενsεερε νιωβ hιjμ πκαh. α πευειωτ δε t ναυ νουκληρονομια hν νευσνηυ.
English: And there were not found in comparison with the daughters of Job, fairer women than they in all the world: and their father gave them an inheritance among their brethren.
Coptic: α ιωβ δε ωνh μννσα τεπληγη νsε sfε νρομπε. νρομπε δε τηρου μπεfαhε πε sητ hμε sμην.
English: And Job lived after his affliction a hundred and seventy years: and all the years he lived were two hundred and forty: and Job saw his sons and his sons’ sons, the fourth generation.
Coptic: ιη fσηh δε ον ετρεfτωουν μν νετερε πjοεισ νατουνοσου.
English: And Job died, an old man and full of days: (17a) and it is written that he will rise again with those whom the Lord raises up.
Coptic: εsαυhερμηνευε μεν μπαι εβολ hμ πjωωμε νσυριακον. εfουηh μεν hμ πκαh νταυσιτισ. hν ντοs νtδουμαια. μν ταραβια. νευντf ουραν δε νsορπ jε ιωβαβ. αfjι δε νουσhιμε νρμταραβια. αfjπε ουsηρε επεfραν πε αινων. νε πεfειωτ μεν πε ζαρα πsηρε ννsηρε νησαυ. τεfμααυ δε τε βοσορρα. hωστε νfρ μεhtου jιν αβραhαμ. αυω ναι νε νερρωου ενταυρρρο hν εδωμ. τεχωρα hωωf ενταfειρε εjωσ. πsορπ πε βαλακ πsηρε νβαιωρ. αυω πραν ντεfπολισ πε δενναβα. μννσα βαλακ ιωβαβ πετουμουτε εροf jε ιωβ. μννσα παι ασομ πε νεfο νhηγεμων εβολ hν τεχωρα νθναταυσιτησ. μννσα παι αδαδ πsηρε νβαραδ πενταfcοjcj μμαδιhαμ hν τσωsε μμωαβ. αυω πραν ντεfπολεισ πε γεθεμ. νεfsβεερε δε ενταυει sαροf νε ναι. ελιφασ πεβολ hν νsηρε νησαυ πρρο ννεθαιμανων. βαλδαδ πτυραννοσ ννσαυχαιοσ. σωφαρ πρρο νμμινναιοσ.
English: This man is described in the Syriac book as living in the land of Ausis, on the borders of Idumea and Arabia: and his name before was Jobab;  (17c) and having taken an Arabian wife, he begot a son whose name was Ennon. And he himself was the son of his father Zare, one of the sons of Esau, and of his mother Bosorrha, so that he was the fifth from Abraam. (17d) And these were the kings who reigned in Edom, which country he also ruled over: first, Balac, the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dennaba: but after Balac, Jobab, who is called Job, and after him Asom, who was governor out of the country of Thaeman: and after him Adad, the son of Barad, who destroyed Madiam in the plain of Moab; and the name of his city was Gethaim. (17e) And his friends who came to him were Eliphaz, of the children of Esau, king of the Thaemanites, Baldad sovereign the Sauchaeans, Sophar king of the Minaeans.
Coptic: μπαρhοιμια νσολομων πsηρε νδαυειδ πενταfρρο hμ πιηλ.
English: The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel;
Coptic: εειμε ετσοφια μν τεσβω ενοι ννsαjε ντμντρμνhητ.
English: to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;
Coptic: εjι μπεκτο νhενsαjε μν νβωλ νhεναινιγμα ενοι ντουδικαιοσυνη μμε αυω εσουτν ουhαπ.
English: to receive also hard saying, and to understand true justice, and how to direct judgment;
Coptic: jε ειεt νουμντρμνhητ ννβαλhητ αυω ουαισθησισ μν ουμεευε νουsηρε sημ.
English: that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.
Coptic: πσοφοσ γαρ ετνασωτμ εναι fναρhουεσοφοσ πρμνhητ δε ναjπο ναf νουρhμμε.
English: For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction;
Coptic: fνανοι νουπαραβολη μν ουsαjε εfhηπ νsαjε ννσοφοσ μν νευαινιγμα.
English: and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.
Coptic: ταρχη ντσοφια τε θοτε μπνουτε νανου τμνρμνhητ δε νουον νιμ ετναασ ταρχη νταισθησισ τε τμντμαινουτε νασεβησ δε νασωωf ντσοφια μντεσβω.
English: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and there is good understanding to all that practise it: and piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will set at nought wisdom and instruction.
Coptic: σωτμ παsηρε ετεσβω μπεκειωτ αυω μπρκω νσωκ ννανσμμε ντεκμααυ.
English: Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and reject not the rules of thy mother.
Coptic: κναjι γαρ νουκλομ νhμοτ εjν τεκαπε αυω ουκλαλ ννουβ επεκμακh.
English: For thou shalt receive for thine head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round thy neck.
Coptic: παsηρε μπρτρε hενρωμε νρεfρνοβε πλανα μμοκ ουδε μπρουωs ευsανσεπσωπκ ευjω μμοσ.
English: My son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, neither consent thou to them.
Coptic: jε αμου νμμαν νγκοινωνι επειhωτβ ντνhωπ δε επκαh νουρωμε νδικαιοσ hν ουjι νcονσ.
English: If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:
Coptic: ντνομκf δε νθε ναμντε εfονh αυω ντνfι μπεfρπμεευε εβολ hιjμ πκαh.
English: and let us swallow him alive, as Hades would, and remove the memorial of him from the earth:
Coptic: ντνjπο ναν ννεfνκα ετναsωου ντνμεh νενηι νsωλ.
English: let us seize on his valuable property, and let us fill our houses with spoils:
Coptic: νγνουjε μπεκκληροσ νμμαν ντε ουτωωμε νουωτ sωπε ναν.
English: but do thou cast in thy lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch:
Coptic: παsηρε μπρβωκ hι τεhιη νμμαυ ρεκτ τεκουερητε δε εβολ hν νευhιοουε.
English: go not in the way with them, but turn aside thy foot from their paths:
Coptic: ννευπρs sνε γαρ αν εβολ ενhαλατε επρα.
English: for nets are not without cause spread for birds.
Coptic: ντοου γαρ ευμετεχε εhενσνοf ευσευh πεθοου ναυ εhουν.
English: For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.
Coptic: ναι νε νεhιοουε νουον νιμ ετjωκ εβολ νννοβε πsορsρ δε ννρωμε μπαρανομοσ hοου ευνατακο γαρ ντευψυχη hν τευμντsαfτ.
English: These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.
Coptic: σεσμου ετσοφια hν νhιρ αυω ουντσ παρρησια hν νεπλατια.
English: Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.
Coptic: σεταsεοειs δε μμοσ hιjν νκοοh ννσοβτ sασjοοσ δε εστηκ νhητ hιjν μπυλη νμπολισ.
English: And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,
Coptic: jε νουοειs νιμ ερε νβαλhητ cολj ντδικαιοσυνη σεναjιsιπε αν ναθητ δε ευο νρεfεπιθυμι επσωs ντερουρασεβησ αυμεστε ταισθησισ.
English: So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs.
Coptic: αυω αυsωπε ευcηπ εhενjπιο εισ hηητε tναjω νητν μπsαjε νταπνοη tνατσαβωτν δε επαsαjε.
English: Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech.
Coptic: επειδη αιμουτε ερωτν μπετνσωτμ εροι αυω αιπρs ναsαjε εβολ μπετνthτητν.
English: Since I called, and ye did not hearken; and I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed;
Coptic: αλλα ατετντστο εβολ νναsοjνε αυω ατετνρατσωτμ νσα ναjπιο.
English: but ye set at nought my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs;
Coptic: ετβε παι hω tνασωβε νσα πετντακο tναραsε δε μμωτν ερsαν πτακο ει εjωτν.
English: therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against you when ruin comes upon you:
Coptic: αυω ερsαν πεsτορτρ ταhε τηυτν hν ουsσνε ντε πsορsρ ει εjωτν νθε νουhατηυ η ερsαν πτακο ει εjωτν αυω ερsαν ουθλιψισ ει νητν μν ουκτο ερωτν.
English: yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and your overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you.
Coptic: σναsωπε γαρ ντετνμουτε εhραι ουβηι ανοκ δε ντατμσωτμ ερωτν νεθοου ναsινε νσωι νσετμcντ.
English: For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find me.
Coptic: αυμεστε τσοφια γαρ αυω μπουσωτπ ναυ ντμντμαινουτε.
English: For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:
Coptic: αυω μπουεsthτηυ εναsοjνε αυλκsα δε νσα ναjπιο.
English: neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.
Coptic: ετβε παι cε σεναουωμ ννκαρποσ ντευhιη αυω σενασει ντευμντsαfτε.
English: Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.
Coptic: εβολ γαρ jε αυjι hενκουι νcονσ σεναhοτβου αυω πεjνο νατακε νασεβησ.
English: For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.
Coptic: πετσωτμ δε εροι fναμτον μμοf hν ουειρηνη εfταjρηυ αυω fναcω αjν hοτε εβολ μπεθοου νιμ.
English: But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil.
Coptic: παsηρε εκsανjι ννsαjε νταεντολη νγhοπου hαhτηκ.
English: My son, if thou wilt receive the utterance of my commandment, and hide it with thee;
Coptic: πεκμααjε νασωτμ νσα τσοφια πε αυω κναt μπεκhητ ευμντσαβε νγταασ δε μπεκsηρε νσβω.
English: thine ear shall hearken to wisdom; thou shalt also apply thine heart to understanding, and shalt apply it to the instruction of thy son.
Coptic: εsωπε γαρ ερκsανμουτε ουβε τσοφια νγμουτε δε εταισθησισ hν ουνοc νσμη.
English: For it thou shalt call to wisdom, and utter thy voice for understanding;
Coptic: νγsινε δε νσωσ νθε νhεναhο νhατ νγhοτhτ νσωσ hν ουουροτ.
English: and if thou shalt seek it as silver, and search diligently for it as for treasures;
Coptic: τοτε κνανοι ντμντμαινουτε νγhε εταισθησισ ετουααβ ντετεκουερητε τμjιjροπ.
English: then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
Coptic: πνουτε γαρ ναt νακ ντσοφια εβολ hν ρωf μνουαισθησισ μν ουμντρμνhητ.
English: For the Lord gives wisdom; and from his presence come knowledge and understanding,
Coptic: αυω sαfσευh βοηθια εhουν ννδικαιοσ εfρναsτε ενευhιοουε εfhαhεh ενεhιοουε ντμε.
English: and he treasures up salvation for them that walk uprightly: he will protect their way;
Coptic: sαfthτηf δε ενεhιοουε ννναητ.
English: that he may guard the righteous ways: and he will preserve the way of them that fear him.
Coptic: ται cε τε θε νhουο ετκνανοι ντδικαιοσυνη μντμε ουντε τμε γαρ hν hιοουε ευσουτων αυω sαρε νεhιοουε μπε πετνανουf σοουτν.
English: Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment; and shalt direct all thy course aright.
Coptic: ερsαν τσοφια γαρ ει επεκhητ αυω νγμεευε εταισθησισ jε νανουσ ντεκψυχη
English: For if wisdom shall come into thine understanding, and discernment shall seem pleasing to thy soul,
Coptic: πsοjνε ετνανουf ναhαρεh εροκ πε ντε πμεευε ετουααβ thτηf εροκ
English: good counsel shall guard thee, and holy understanding shall keep thee;
Coptic: jε εfεναhμεκ ευhιη εσhοου αυω ευρωμε ενfjε λααυ αν μμε.
English: to deliver thee from the evil way, and from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.
Coptic: ω νετκω νσωου ννhιοουε ετσουτων ετσωτπ ναυ νhενhιοουε νκακε.
English: Alas for those who forsake right paths, to walk in ways of darkness;
Coptic: νετευφρανε εjν νρεfρπεθοου ετσωβε εjν νεθοου.
English: who rejoice in evils, and delight in wicked perverseness;
Coptic: ναι ερε νευhιοουε cοομε αυω ερε νευμαμμοοsε cηυ νκοτσ.
English: whose paths are crooked, and their courses winding;
Coptic: ετρεκουε αυω εαακ νsμμο ετεγνωμη ννδικαιοσ.
English: to remove thee far from the straight way, and to estrange thee from a righteous purpose. My son, let not evil counsel overtake thee,
Coptic: παsηρε μπρτρε ουsοjνε εfhοου ταhοκ παι ετκω νσωf ντεσβω jιν τεfμντκουι αυω ετοβs ετδιαθηκη ετουααβε
English: of her who has forsaken the instruction of her youth, and forgotten the covenant of God.
Coptic: αfκα πεfηι γαρ hατμ πμου αυω ερε νεfμαμμοοsε μν νρωμε hατν αμντε
English: For she has fixed her house near death, and guided her wheels near Hades with the giants.
Coptic: ννε ουον νιμ ετσοουh εροf κοτου αυω ννευταhε νεhιοουε μπωνh αλλα σεναρπκερhτηυ ννερομπε γαρ μπωνh ταhοου.
English: None that go by her shall return, neither shall they take hold of right paths, for they are not apprehended of the years of life.
Coptic: ενε νταυμοοsε γαρ hι νεhιοουε ετνανουου νευναcν νεhιοουε ννδικαιοσ ευσλεcλωc νε.
English: For had they gone in good paths, they would have found the paths of righteousness easy.
Coptic: νετνανουου ναουωh hιjμ πκαh νβαλhητ δε ναsωjπ hιjωf jε νετσουτων ναουωh hιjμ πκαh αυω νβαλhητ ναsωjπ hιjωf.
English: For the upright shall dwell in the earth, and the holy shall be left behind in it.
Coptic: σεναωjν ντοου ννασεβησ hιjμ πκαh αυω μπαρανομοσ σεναfοτου εβολ hιjωf.
English: The paths of the ungodly shall perish out of the earth, and transgressors shall be driven away from it.
Coptic: παsηρε μπρπωβs ννανσμμε αυω μαρε πεκhητ hαρεh εναsαjε.
English: My son, forget not my laws; but let thine heart keep my words:
Coptic: σεναουωh γαρ εροκ νουνοc ναhε μν hενρμποουε νωνh μν ουειρηνη
English: for length of existence, and years of life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
Coptic: μπρτρε μμντνα δε καακ μν τπιστισ μν τμε μορου δε επεκμακh jπο δε νακ νουhμοτ.
English: Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; but bind them about thy neck:
Coptic: μν ουμεευε ενανουf μπεμτο εβολ μπjοεισ μν νρωμε.
English: so shalt thou find favour: and do thou provide things honest in the sight of the Lord, and of men.
Coptic: sωπε εκναhτε hμ πεκhητ τηρf επνουτε αυω μπρjισε μμοκ εjν τεκσοφια.
English: Trust in God with all thine heart; and be not exalted in thine own wisdom.
Coptic: ουονhσ εβολ hεννεκhιοουε τηρου jεκασ εσεσοουτν ννεκhιοουε ντετεκουερητε τμjιjροπ
English: In all thy ways acquaint thyself with her, that she may rightly direct thy paths.
Coptic: μπρsωπε νακ νσαβε ουαακ αριhοτε ντοf hητf μπνουτε νγρακτκ εβολ μπεθοου νιμ.
English: Be not wise in thine own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil.
Coptic: τοτε ουν ουταλcο ναsωπε μπεκσωμα αυω ουfιπροουs ννεκκεεσ.
English: Then shall there be health to thy body, and good keeping to thy bones.
Coptic: παsηρε ματαιε πνουτε εβολ hν νεκhισε μμε αυω νγt ναf ννεhουατε εβολ ννεκκαρποσ ντε τδικαιοσυνη
English: Honour the Lord with thy just labours, and give him the first of thy fruits of righteousness:
Coptic: jε ερε νεκταμιον μουh νσουο αυω ντε νεκειομ μουh νηρπ.
English: that thy storehouses may be completely filled with corn, and that thy presses may burst forth with wine.
Coptic: παsηρε μπρρκουι νhητ hν τεσβω μπjοεισ ουδε μπρsωσμ ευjπιο μμοκ εβολ hιτοοτf.
English: My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Coptic: sαρε πνουτε γαρ tσβω μπετfμε μμοf sαfμαστιγου δε νsηρε νιμ ετfναsοπου εροf ντοf γαρ fναμοκhκ αυω νfταhοκ ερατκ ον.
English: for whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, and scourges every son whom he receives.
Coptic: ναιατf μπρωμε ενταfhε ετσοφια αυω πρωμε ενταfhε ετμντσαβε.
English: Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, and the mortal who knows prudence.
Coptic: σσοτπ γαρ ερhωβ νhητσ εhουε ναhωωρ μπνουβ μν πhατ.
English: For it is better to traffic for her, than for treasures of gold and silver.
Coptic: σταιηυ δε ενενεμμε μν λααυ μπεθοου ναt ουβησ σουονh δε εβολ νουον νιμ ετhην εροσ νετταιηυ δε τηρου μπsα μμοσ αν.
English: And she is more valuable than precious stones: no evil thing shall resist her: she is well known to all that approach her, and no precious thing is equal to her in value.