megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ερενεκjααjε δε thιωου μπsινε ννεfsωπε δε νcιπμανsωπε ννασεβησ .
English: But their adversaries shall clothe themselves with shame; and the habitation of the ungodly shall perish.
Coptic: α ιωβ δε ουωsβ πεjαf
English: Then Job answered and said,
Coptic: jεhνουμε tσοουν jεται τε τhε ετσμοντ ναs γαρ νhε πρωμε ναsρ δικαιοσ μπεμτο εβολ μπjοεισ
English: I know of a truth that it is so: for how shall a mortal man be just before the Lord?
Coptic: εsωπε γαρ εfsανουεs jιhαπ νμμαf ννεfσωτμ εροf jεκασ ννεfουοsβεf νουsαjε νουωτ εβολ hννεfσποτου
English: For if he would enter into judgment with him, God would not hearken to him, so that he should answer to one of his charges of a thousand.
Coptic: ουσοφοσ γαρ πε hμπεfhητ fjοορ αυω ουνοc πε νιμ πενταfsωπε εfναsτ μπεfμτο εβολ αfhυπομινη
English: For he is wise in mind, and mighty, and great: who has hardened himself against him and endured?
Coptic: πετhιτε νντοου νσεσοουν αν πετsορsρ μμοου hντεfοργη
English: Who wears out the mountains, and men know it not: who overturns them in anger.
Coptic: πετνοειν μπκαh sανεfσντε sαρενεfστηλλοσ κιμ
English: Who shakes the earth under heaven from its foundations, and its pillars totter.
Coptic: πετjω μμοσ επρη jεμπρsα αυω μεfsα αυω εττωωβε ερν νσιου
English: Who commands the sun, and it rises not; and he seals up the stars.
Coptic: πενταfταμιε τπε μαυααf πετμοοsε hιjντhαλασσα ντhε μπετμοοsε hιjνππετsουωου
English: Who alone has stretched out the heavens, and walks on the sea as on firm ground.
Coptic: πενταfταμιε τcινμουτ μνπσουνρουhε μνπsωπs μννταμειον μπρησ
English: Who makes Pleias, and Hesperus, and Arcturus, and the chambers of the south.
Coptic: πενταfταμιε νεινοc μννειαταρηjνου νετταειηυ αυω νειsπηρε ετεμντουηπε
English: Who does great and unsearchable things; glorious also and excellent things, innumerable.
Coptic: εfsανσαατ νναναυ εροf αυω εfsανει εβολhιτοοτ νναειμε
English: If ever he should go beyond me, I shall not see him: if he should pass by me, neither thus have I known it.
Coptic: εfsαντακοου νιμ πετνατανhοου η νιμ πετναjοοσ ναf jεντακρ ου
English: If he would take away, who shall turn him back? or who shall say to him, What hast thou done?
Coptic: ντοf γαρ μερε οργη κτοf νταυκλj νκητοσ εβολhιτοοτf ετhα τπε
English: For if he has turned away his anger, the whales under heaven have stooped under him.
Coptic: εfsανσωτμ εροι fναμεsτ ναsαjε tνασεπσ πεfhαπ
English: Oh then that he would hearken to me, or judge my cause.
Coptic: εsωπε γαρ ανγ ουδικαιοσ νfνασωτμ εροι αν εsωπε ειsανμουτε νfσωτμ ννειτανhουτσ jεαfσωτμ εροι
English: And if I should call and he should not hearken, I cannot believe that he has listened to my voice.
Coptic: μη εκναουοsβετ hνουcοσμ αfταsε ναουωsf γαρ επjινjη
English: Let him not crush me with a dark storm: but he has made by bruises many without cause.
Coptic: νfνακω αν μμοι εανsτηυ αfμαhτ γαρ νναcσε
English: For he suffers me not to take breath, but he has filled me with bitterness.
Coptic: jεfαμαhτε γαρ hνταcομ νιμ cε πετναstουβε πεfhαπ .
English: For indeed he is strong in power: who then shall resist his judgment?
Coptic: εsωπε γαρ ανγ ουδικαιοσ ταταπρο ρνοβε εsωπε δε ανγ ουσωτπ tνηυ εβολ ειcοομε
English: For though I should seem righteous, my mouth will be profane: and though I should seem blameless, I shall be proved perverse.
Coptic: εsjε αιρνοβε γαρ νtσοουν αν hμπαhητ πλην ρω σεfι μπαωνh
English: For even if I have sinned, I know it not in my soul: but my life is taken away.
Coptic: ετβεπαι αιjοοσ jεsαρετοργη τακε ννοc μννδυναστησ
English: Wherefore I said, Wrath slays the great and mighty man.
Coptic: jενεκροf ναμου νουμου νsπηρε αλλα σεσωβε νσανδικαιοσ .
English: For the worthless die, but the righteous are laughed to scorn.
Coptic: αυταατ γαρ ετοοτf μπασεβησ
English: For they are delivered into the hands of the unrighteous man: he covers the faces of the judges of the earth: but if it be not he, who is it?
Coptic: πααhε γαρ ασωου ευρεfπωτ αυπωτ αυω μπουναυ
English: But my life is swifter than a post: my days have fled away, and they knew it not.
Coptic: μη ουν ταcσε νhιη νjοει η ναhωμ εfhηλ εfsινε νσατεfhρε
English: Or again, is there a trace of their path left by ships? or is there one of the flying eagle as it seeks its prey?
Coptic: ειsανjοου γαρ νtναρπωβs ειsαjε ειεπεhjωι ντααsαhομ
English: And if I should say, I will forget to speak, I will bow down my face and groan;
Coptic: σενοειν δε μμοι νναμελοσ τηρου tσοουν γαρ jενγνακαατ αν ειουααβ
English: I quake in all my limbs, for I know that thou wilt not leave me alone as innocent.
Coptic: εβολ δε jεανγ ουασεβησ ετβεου μπιμου
English: But since I am ungodly, why have I not died?
Coptic: ειsανjοκμετ γαρ hνουχιων ντατββο hνhενcιj ευουααβ
English: For if I should wash myself with snow, and purge myself with pure hands,
Coptic: ακjοcτ εματε hμπτωλμ α ταστολη βοττ .
English: thou hadst thoroughly plunged me in filth, and my garment had abhorred me.
Coptic: ντκ ουρωμε γαρ αν νταhε jεειεjιhαπ ουβηκ jεκασ ενεει επhαπ hιουσοπ .
English: For thou art not man like me, with whom I could contend, that we might come together to judgment.
Coptic: ευν ουμεσιτ η σντε νμετε εfσωτμ εfjπιο μμον hιουσοπ
English: Would that he our mediator were present, and a reprover, and one who should hear the cause between both.
Coptic: μαρεffι πεfcερωβ hιjωι αυω μπρτρετεfhοτε sτρτωρτ
English: Let him remove his rod from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
Coptic: νtναρhοτε αν πε αλλα tναsαjε νtσοουν γαρ αν μμοι νtμινε
English: so shall I not be afraid, but I will speak: for I am not thus conscious of guilt.
Coptic: ειsπhισε hνταψυχη tναουεh ναι νταsαjε εhραι εjωf ειαsαhομ tναsαjε ειsοοπ hμπενουcσ νταψυχη
English: Weary in my soul, I will pour my words with groans upon him: I will speak being straitened in the bitterness of my soul.
Coptic: ταjοοσ μπjοεισ jεμπρτσαβοι ρνοβε αυω ετβεου εκκρινε μμοι hαναι
English: And I will say to the Lord, Do not teach me to be impious; and wherefore hast thou thus judged me?
Coptic: μη νανουσ νακ ειsανρνοβε jεακκω νσωκ ννεhβηυε ννεκcιj ακthτηκ δε επsοjνε ννsαfτε
English: Is it good before thee if I be unrighteous? for thou hast disowned the work of thy hands, and attended to the counsel of the ungodly.
Coptic: μη εκναυ ντhε εsαρε ουρωμε ναυ
English: Or dost thou see as a mortal sees? or wilt thou look as a man sees?
Coptic: η ουαhε νρωμε πε πεκαhε η νεκρομπε hενρομπε νρωμε νε
English: Or is thy life human, or thy years the years of a man,
Coptic: jεακsινε νσαταανομια αυω ακhοτhτ νσαπανοβε
English: that thou hast enquired into mine iniquity, and searched out my sins?
Coptic: κσοουν γαρ jεμπειρνοβε αλλα νιμ πετναρβολ ενεκcιj
English: For thou knowest that I have not committed iniquity: but who is he that can deliver out of thy hands?
Coptic: νεκcιj νενταυ πλασσε μμοι αυταμιοι μννσωσ ακκοτκ ακραhτ
English: Thy hands have formed me and made me; afterwards thou didst change thy mind, and smite me.
Coptic: αριπμεευε cε jεντακπλασσε μμοι νομε αυω ον κνακτοι επκαh
English: Remember that thou hast made me as clay, and thou dost turn me again to earth.
Coptic: μη ντοκhορτ αν ντhε νουερωτε ακτοκτ δε ντhε νουhαλωμ
English: Hast thou not poured me out like milk, and curdled me like cheese?
Coptic: ακthιωωτ νουsααρ μνhεναf ακμολhτ δε νhενκεεσ μνhενμουτε
English: And thou didst clothe me with skin and flesh, and frame me with bones and sinews.
Coptic: ακκω νhητ νουωνh μνουναπεκcμπsινε δε πενταfhαρεh επαπνευμα
English: And thou didst bestow upon me life and mercy, and thy oversight has preserved my spirit.
Coptic: εουντκ ναι νhητ tσοουν jεουνcομ μμοκ εhωβ νιμ μνλααυ δε ο νακ νατcομ
English: Having these things in thyself, I know that thou canst do all things; for nothing is impossible with thee.
Coptic: ειsανρνοβε γαρ κναthτηκ εροι μπεκτββοι δε εναανομια
English: And if I should sin, thou watchest me; and thou hast not cleared me from iniquity.
Coptic: ουοι γαρ ναι πε ειsανρνοβε εsωπε ον ανγ ουδικαιοσ μνscομ μμοι εfειjωι εhραι tμεh γαρ νσωs
English: Or if I should be ungodly, woe is me: and if I should be righteous, I cannot lift myself up, for I am full of dishonour.
Coptic: σεcορc γαρ εροι ντhε ννειμουι ευπαhσ αυω ον ακκοτκ ακτακοι εματε
English: For I am hunted like a lion for slaughter; for again thou hast changed and art terribly destroying me;
Coptic: ακειρε ντασηsε νβρρε εροι ακχρω δε ναι hνουνοc νοργη ακεινε δε εhραι εjωι νhενμανσοονε
English: renewing against me my torture: and thou hast dealt with me in great anger, and thou hast brought trials upon me.
Coptic: ετβεου δε ακντ εβολ hντhη μπιμου νε μνβαλ δε ναυ εροι πε
English: Why then didst thou bring me out of the womb? and why did I not die, and no eye see me,
Coptic: αυω νειναρ τhε μπετε νfsοοπ αν ετβεου γαρ ντεριει εβολ hντhη μπιμου
English: and I become as if I had not been? for why was I not carried from the womb to the grave?
Coptic: μη ουκουι αν πε πεουειs μπααhε καατ ταμτον μμοι νουκουι .
English: Is not the time of my life short? suffer me to rest a little,
Coptic: μπατιβωκ επμα ντατμσοττ ευκαh νκακε hιcοσμ ουκαh νκακε sαενεh πμα ετεμνουοειν νhητf ουδε ναυ εcινωρ hνρωμε
English: before I go whence I shall not return, to a land of darkness and gloominess;
Coptic: α σωφαρ δε πμινναιοσ ουωsβ εfjω μμοσ
English: Then Sophar the Minaean answered and said,
Coptic: jεπετο νhαh νsαjε sαfσετμ πευουhμ η ερεπρεfsαjε μεευε jεουδικαιοσ πε
English: He that speaks much, should also hear on the other side: or does the fluent speaker think himself to be righteous? blessed is the short lived offspring of woman.
Coptic: ναιατf μπρωμε νsαραhε μπραsαι hννεκsαjε μνπετjιhαπ γαρ ουβηκ .
English: Be not a speaker of many words; for is there none to answer thee?
Coptic: μπρjοοσ jεtουααβ γαρ hνναhβηυε αυω tσοτπ μπεfμτο εβολ
English: For say not, I am pure in my works, and blameless before him.
Coptic: αλλα ερεπjοεισ ναsαjε νμμακ ναsνhε .
English: But oh that the Lord would speak to thee, and open his lips to thee!
Coptic: ειτα fναjω νακ ντcομ ντσοφια jεfναsωπε εfκηβ μπετεινε μμοκ τοτε κναειμε jενετκμπsα μμοου νενταυει εjωκ hιτμπjοεισ ννοβε ντακααυ
English: Then shall he declare to thee the power of wisdom; for it shall be double of that which is with thee: and then shalt thou know, that a just recompence of thy sins has come to thee from the Lord.
Coptic: μη κναcν ρατf μπjοεισ η κναsταhε αρηjνου ννενταππαντοκρατωρ ταμιοου
English: Wilt thou find out the traces of the Lord? or hast thou come to the end of that which the Almighty has made?
Coptic: τπε jοσε εκναρ ου ου δε πετsοκh εαμντε εκσοουν μμοf
English: Heaven is high; and what wilt thou do? and there are deeper things than those in hell; what dost thou know?
Coptic: η νετsοι επsι μπκαh η ππωjc ντθαλασσα
English: Or longer than the measure of the earth, or the breadth of the sea.
Coptic: εfsανταυοου τηρου εhραι νιμ πετναjοοσ ναf jεντακρ ου
English: And if he should overthrow all things, who will say to him, What hast thou done?
Coptic: fσοουν γαρ ντοf ννεhβηυε ννανομοσ εαfναυ δε ενεhβηυε ετεμεssε νfναοβsf αν
English: For he knows the works of transgressors; and when he sees wickedness, he will not overlook it.
Coptic: αλλα εsjε ερεπρωμε νηηβε hννεfcιj ερεπρωμε δε νjπο νσhιμε ο νουειαντοου hιπjαιε
English: But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman is like an ass in the desert.
Coptic: ενε ντοκ δε ακτββε πεκhητ νεκναjεστ νεκcιj εhραι εροf πε
English: For if thou hast made thine heart pure, and liftest up thine hands towards him;
Coptic: εsjε ουν νοβε λααυ hννεκcιj μαρεfουε μμοκ μπρτρεjινcονσ sωπε hμπεκμανουωh
English: if there is any iniquity in thy hands, put if far from thee, and let not unrighteousness lodge in thy habitation.
Coptic: ται γαρ τε τhε ετερεπεκhο ναουοπ ντhε νουμοου εfσοτf κνακαακ δε καhηυ μπτωλμ νγτμρhοτε
English: For thus shall thy countenance shine again, as pure water; and thou shalt divest thyself of uncleanness, and shalt not fear.
Coptic: αυω κναρπωβs ννεκhισε ντhε νουhοειμ εαfσαατκ αυω νγτμsτορτρ
English: And thou shalt forget trouble, as a wave that has passed by; and thou shalt not be scared.
Coptic: ντεπεκsληλ sωπε ντhε μπσουνhτοουε ντεπωνh sανακ μπναυ μμεερε
English: And thy prayer shall be as the morning star, and life shall arise to thee as from the noonday.
Coptic: κνακαhτηκ πε jεουντακ μμαυ νουhελπισ εβολ δε hννεκλεh μννεκροουs τ ναουωνh νακ εβολ
English: And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; and peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.
Coptic: κναhροκ γαρ νfτμsωπε νcιπετtουβηκ ουν hαh δε νακτοου νσεσπσωπκ
English: For thou shalt be at ease, and there shall be no one to fight against thee; and many shall charge, and make supplication to thee.
Coptic: πουjαι δε ναβωκ νfκααυ τευhελπισ γαρ πε πτακο νβαλ δε ννασεβησ ναβωλ εβολ
English: But safety shall fail them; for their hope is destruction, and the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.
Coptic: α ιωβ δε ουωsβ εfjω μμοσ
English: And Job answered and said,
Coptic: jεειτα ντετνhενρωμε μη ερετσοφια ναμου νμμητν
English: So then ye alone are men, and wisdom shall die with you?
Coptic: ουν hητ hω μμοι ντετνhε .
English: But I also have a heart as well as you.
Coptic: αυουδικαιοσ γαρ νρωμε αυω νσωτπ sωπε νσωβε .
English: For a righteous and blameless man has become a subject for mockery.
Coptic: αυσβτωτf γαρ ευοειs εfτηs εhε hιτνhενκοουε .
English: For it had been ordained that he should fall under others at the appointed time, and that his houses should be spoiled by transgressors: let not however any one trust that, being evil, he shall be held guiltless,
Coptic: ετρευsωλ ννεfηι hιτννανομοσ μμον δε μπρτρελααυ μπονεροσ μεευε ερβολ ναι ετtνουcσ μπjοεισ μη ντευκεhετασισ ναsωπε αν
English: even as many as provoke the Lord, as if there were indeed to be no inquisition made of them.
Coptic: αλλα μαjνε ντβνοουε ευsανjοοσ νακ νhαλαατε ντπε ευsανταμοκ
English: But ask now the beasts, if they may speak to thee; and the birds of the air, if they may declare to thee.
Coptic: αjισ δε μπκαh εfsανουωsβ νακ
English: Tell the earth, if it may speak to thee: and the fishes of the sea shall explain to thee.
Coptic: μη ερετεψυχη ννετονh τηρου αν ντοοτf αυω πεπνευμα νρωμε νιμ
English: Whereas the life of all living things is in his hand, and the breath of every man.
Coptic: πhητ μεν γαρ εsαfμεsτ νsαjε τεsουωβε δε sαστεπ νcινουωμ .
English: For the ear tries words, and the palate tastes meats.
Coptic: ερετσοφια hνουνοc νουειs αυω τεσβω hνουνοc ναhε
English: In length of time is wisdom, and in long life knowledge.
Coptic: ερετσοφια hαhτηf μντcομ πωf πε πsοjνε μντμντρμνhητ
English: With him are wisdom and power, with him counsel and understanding.
Coptic: εfsανsανsορsρ νιμ πετνακωτ εfsανsταμ ερεν νρωμε νιμ πετναsουων νρρωου .
English: If he should cast down, who will build up? if he should shut up against man, who shall open?
Coptic: εfsαντμν πμοου fνατρε πκαh sοουε αυω εfsανκααf hιjωf αfτακοf η αfsρsωρf
English: If he should withhold the water, he will dry the earth: and if he should let it loose, he overthrows and destroys it.
Coptic: ερετcομ hαhτηf μντνομτε τωf τε τεσβω μντμντσαβε
English: With him are strength and power: he has knowledge and understanding.
Coptic: πετjοου ννειβουλευτησ ναιχμαλωτοσ αfπωsσ δε ννρεfthαπ μπκαh
English: He leads counsellors away captive, and maddens the judges of the earth.
Coptic: πετθμσο ννερρωου εjννευθρονοσ
English: He seats kings upon thrones, and girds their loins with a girdle.
Coptic: πετjοου ννουηηβ ναιχμαλωτοσ αfsορsρ δε ννληναστησ μπκαh
English: He sends away priests into captivity, and overthrows the mighty ones of the earth.
Coptic: πετsιβε ννεσποτου νμπιστοσ αfειμε δε ετμντ σαβε ννhλλο αfταλcο δε ννεθββιηυ
English: He pours dishonour upon princes, and heals the lowly.
Coptic: πετcωλπ εβολ ννετjηκ μπκακε αfειμε δε επουοειν ννhαιβεσ ννετπλανα
English: Revealing deep things out of darkness: and he has brought into light the shadow of death.
Coptic: πετsιβε ννhητ νναρχων μπκαh αfσορμου δε hνουhιη νσεσοουν μμοσ αν
English: Perplexing the minds of the princes of the earth: and he causes them to wander in a way, they have not known, saying,
Coptic: ευεcομcμ δε hμπκακε hμπουοειν αν ευεσωρμ δε ντhε ννετταhε
English: Let them grope in darkness, and let there be no light, and let them wander as a drunken man.
Coptic: εισhηητε α παβαλ ναυ εναι αυω α παμααjε σοτμου
English: Behold, mine eye has seen these things, and mine ear has heard them.
Coptic: αυω tσοουν ννετετνσοουν μμοου αυω ανγ ουατhητ αν νhουο ερωτν
English: And I know all that ye too know; and I have not less understanding than you.
Coptic: μμον δε αλλα tναsαjε μνπjοεισ tναjπιο δε μπεfμτο εβολ εsωπε εhναf
English: Nevertheless I will speak to the Lord, and I will reason before him, if he will.
Coptic: ντωτν δε ντετνhενσαειν νρεfjινcονσ αυω νρεfταλcο ννετhοου τηρου
English: But ye are all bad physicians, and healers of diseases.
Coptic: εσεsωπε δε ντετνκαρουτν νσωπ ερωτν ευσοφια
English: But would that ye were silent, and it would be wisdom to you in the end.
Coptic: σωτμ επεjπιο νρωι thτητν δε επhαπ ννασποτου
English: But hear ye the reasoning of my mouth, and attend to the judgment of my lips.
Coptic: μη ετετνsαjε αν μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ αυω ετετνjω νουsαjε μπεfμτο εβολ
English: Do ye not speak before the Lord, and utter deceit before him?
Coptic: η μμον τετνναshωπ ντωτν δε thαπ
English: Or will ye draw back? nay do, ye yourselves be judges.
Coptic: νανουσ γαρ εfsανμεsτ τηυτν jετετνειρε γαρ νναι τηρου τετντωcε μμωτν εροf
English: For it were well if he would thoroughly search you: for though doing all things in your power ye should attach yourselves to him,
Coptic: ειη νfναjπιε τευτν αν εsjε τετνjιhο δε hμπhωπ
English: he will not reprove you at all the less: but if moreover ye should secretly respect persons,
Coptic: μη νετναsτ ντοοτf ναsτρτρ τηυτν αν τhοτε δε ναhε εjωτν εβολhιτοοτf .
English: shall not his whirlpool sweep you round, and terror from him fall upon you?
Coptic: πετνsουsου δε ναρ τhε νητν νουκερμεσ αυω πετνσωμα νκαh
English: And your glorying shall prove in the end to you like ashes, and your body like a body of clay.
Coptic: καρωτν ταsαjε ταουεh ναι μπαcωντ
English: Be silent, that I may speak, and cease from mine anger,
Coptic: ταμεh ρωι ννασαρξ τακα ταψυχη hνναcιj
English: while I may take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand.
Coptic: ερsανπjωωρε δε τακοι εβολjε αfαρχει η μμον tναsαjε ταjπιο μπεfμτο εβολ
English: Though the Mighty One should lay hand upon me, forasmuch as he has begun, verily I will speak, and plead before him.
Coptic: αυω παι ναsωπε ναι νουjαι μνκροf γαρ ναβωκ εhουν μπεfμτο εβολ
English: And this shall turn to me for salvation; for fraud shall have no entrance before him.
Coptic: σωτμ σωτμ εναsαjε tναsαjε γαρ ετετνσωτμ
English: Hear, hear ye my words, for I will declare in your hearing.
Coptic: εισhηητε thην εhουν επhαπ tσοουν δε jεtναουωνh εβολ νδικαιοσ .
English: Behold, I am near my judgment: I know that I shall appear evidently just.
Coptic: νιμ γαρ πετναjιhαπ νμμαι
English: For who is he that shall plead with me, that I should now be silent, and expire?
Coptic: fναειρε δε ναι νσναυ
English: But grant me two things: then I will not hide myself from thy face.
Coptic: σαhε τεκcιj εβολ μμοι αυω μπρτρετεκhοτε sτρτωρτ
English: Withhold thine hand from me: and let not thy fear terrify me.
Coptic: αυω κναμουτε πετνασωτμ εροκ η εκναsαjε ανοκ δε tναουωsβεκ
English: Then shalt thou call, and I will hearken to thee: or thou shalt speak, and I will give thee an answer.
Coptic: ουηρ νε νανοβε μνναανομια ματσαβοι jεου νε
English: How many are my sins and my transgressions? teach me what they are.
Coptic: ετβεου κhωπ εροι ακκαατ δε ουβηκ
English: Wherefore hidest thou thyself from me, and deemest me thine enemy?
Coptic: μη εκναρhοτε ντhε εsαρε ουcωβε κιμ hιτνουτηυ η εκναtουβηι ντhε νουχορτοσ ερεουτηυ fι μμοf
English: Wilt thou be startled at me, as at a leaf shaken by the wind? or wilt thou set thyself against me as against grass borne upon the breeze?
Coptic: jεακσhαι νhενπετhοου εροι ακκω δε εjωι νννοβε νταμντκουι
English: for thou hast written evil things against me, and thou hast compassed me with the sins of my youth.
Coptic: ακκα ταουηρε δε hιουjροπ ακhαρεh δε εναhβηυε τηρου ακπωh δε εαρηjνου νναουηρητε
English: And thou hast placed my foot in the stocks; and thou hast watched all my works, and hast penetrated my heels.
Coptic: ναι εsαυhιτε ντhε ννειασκωσ η ντhε νουhοιτε εαfρhοολε
English: I am as that which waxes old like a bottle, or like a moth-eaten garment.
Coptic: πρωμε γαρ νjπο νσhιμε ουsαραhε πε εfμηh νοργη
English: For a mortal born of a woman is short lived, and full of wrath.
Coptic: η ντhε μπενταfρhρερε αfσροfρεf αfπωτ δε ντhε νουhαιβεσ αυω ννεfαhερατf
English: Or he falls like a flower that has bloomed; and he departs like a shadow, and cannot continue.
Coptic: μη μπεκfι προουs μπικετ αυω ακκα παι εει εhουν εjιhαπ μπεκμτο εβολ
English: Hast thou not taken account even of him, and caused him to enter into judgment before thee?
Coptic: νιμ γαρ πετναρβολ ετωλμ εμνλααυ
English: For who shall be pure from uncleanness? not even one;
Coptic: καν εsωπε ουhοου νουωτ πε πεfαhε hιjμπκαh νεfεβατε δε ηπ ντοοτf ακτοsf ευοειs αυω ννεfεsσαατf
English: if even his life should be but one day upon the earth: and his months are numbered by him: thou hast appointed him for a time, and he shall by no means exceed it.
Coptic: σαhωκ εβολ μνοf jεεfεcω αυω νfουεs πεfαhε ντhε μπjαιβεκη
English: Depart from him, that he may be quiet, and take pleasure in his life, though as a hireling.
Coptic: ουν hελπισ γαρ sοοπ νουsην ευsανsαατf γαρ fναtουω νκεσοπ αυω ννεπεftουω ωjν
English: For there is hope for a tree, even if it should be cut down, that it shall blossom again, and its branch shall not fail.
Coptic: ερsαντεfνουνε γαρ ρhλο hμπκαh νσμου δε hιουπετρα
English: For though its root should grow old in the earth, and its stem die in the rock;
Coptic: sαρεπεfκαf tουω εβολ hνουαcβεσ αυω σεναsαατf ντhε νουcωβε νβρρε
English: it will blossom from the scent of water, and will produce a crop, as one newly planted.
Coptic: ερsανπρωμε δε μου αfβωκ ερsανπhερsιρε δε hε μεfτστοf
English: But a man that has died is utterly gone; and when a mortal has fallen, he is no more.
Coptic: εsωπε τhαλασσα δε ναωjν νουοειs ντεπμοου ρjαιε νfsοουε
English: For the sea wastes in length of time, and a river fails and is dried up.
Coptic: ερsανπρωμε δε νκοτκ ννεfτωουν αυω ννευει ετουν νευηρηυ ερετπε sοοπ
English: And man that has lain down in death shall certainly not rise again till the heaven be dissolved, and they shall not awake from their sleep.
Coptic: νανουσ γαρ ενε ντακhαρεh εροι hναμντε νγhοπτ δε sαντετεκοργη λο νγσμν ουοειs ναι εκναρ παμεευε νhητf
English: For oh that thou hadst kept me in the grave, and hadst hidden me until thy wrath should cease, and thou shouldest set me a time in which thou wouldest remember me!
Coptic: ερsανπρωμε γαρ μου fναωνh εαfjεκ νεhοου εβολ μπεfαhε tναcω sαντιsωπε ον
English: For if a man should die, shall he live again, having accomplished the days of his life? I will wait till I exist again?
Coptic: αυω νγμουτε ανοκ tναουωsβεκ μπρκω δε νσωκ ννεhβηυε ννεκcιj
English: Then shalt thou call, and I will hearken to thee: but do not thou reject the work of thine hands.
Coptic: ακεπ νανοβε δε τηρου αυω ννελααυ νανομια σαατκ
English: But thou hast numbered my devices: and not one of my sins shall escape thee?
Coptic: ακτωωβε δε ερν νανοβε hνουτωωμε ακtμαειν δε επενταιααf ν ταcομ αν τε .
English: An thou hast sealed up my transgressions in a bag, and marked if I have been guilty of any transgression unawares.
Coptic: ακτοcνεf εβολ sαβολ αfβωκ ακcωsτ εjωf hμπεκhο αυω ακτσβκοf
English: Thou drivest him to an end, and he is gone: thou settest thy face against him, and sendest him away;
Coptic: ντερενεfsηρε δε αsαι μπεfειμε ευsανσβοκ δε νfσοουν αν
English: and though his children be multiplied, he knows it not; and if they be few, he is not aware.
Coptic: αλλα νεfσαρξ μκαh αυω τεfψυχη ρhηβε .
English: But his flesh is in pain, and his soul mourns.
Coptic: α ελιφασ δε ουωsβ πεθαιμανιτησ πεjαf
English: Then Eliphaz the Thaemanite answered and said,
Coptic: jεμη πσοφοσ ναουωsβ νουμντρμνhητ μπνευμα αfμου γαρ hνουτκασ νhη
English: Will a wise man give for answer a mere breath of wisdom? and does he fill up the pain of his belly,
Coptic: εfjπιο hνhενsαjε εμεssε αυω hενhενsαjε εμνλααυ νhηυ νhητου
English: reasoning with improper sayings, and with words wherein is no profit?