megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ερsανπσαβε ναυ επετhοου ευhιουε εροf τντοf δε sαfjισβω νhουο sαρενατhητ δε ει εβολ hιτοοτf νσεtοσε
English: An intelligent man seeing a bad man severely punished is himself instructed, but fools pass by and are punished.
Coptic: τγενεα ντσοφια τε τhοτε μπjοεισ sασjπο δε νουμντρμμαο μνπεοου νωνh
English: The fear of the Lord is the offspring of wisdom, and wealth, and glory, and life.
Coptic: hεναροουε μνhενcορcσ νετhινεhιοουε ετcοομε πετhαρεh δε ετεfψυχη νασαhωf εβολ μμοου
English: Thistles and snares are in perverse ways; but he that keeps his soul will refrain from them.
Coptic: νhηκε ναρjοεισ ενρμμαο αυω νhμhαλ ναt εμησε ννευjισοουε μμινμμοου
English: The rich will rule over the poor, and servants will lend to their own masters.
Coptic: πετjονετhοου εfναωhσ ννετβοονε fναjωκ δε εβολ ννεfhβηυε hνουπληγη πνουτε νασμου επρωμε ετροουτ αυω νρεft fναjωκ δε εβολ ντμντμακαριοσ ννεfhβηυε
English: He that sows wickedness shall reap troubles; and shall fully receive the punishment of his deeds. God loves a cheerful and liberal man; but a man shall fully prove the folly of his works.
Coptic: πετνα νουhηκε ντοf πετουνασανουsf αft γαρ μπhηκε εβολ hννεfοεικ πετtδωρον ναjπο νουjρο μνουταειο τεfψυχη μνναsωωτ ννταfτααυ
English: He that has pity on the poor shall himself be maintained; for he has given of his own bread to the poor. He that gives liberally secures victory an honour; but he takes away the life of them that posses them.
Coptic: νουjε εβολ νουα εfhοου hνουμηsε ταρεπtτων βωκ εβολ νμμαf εfsανhμοοσ γαρ hμπμηηsε sαfσοsου τηρου
English: Cast out a pestilent person from the council, and strife shall go out with him; for when he sits in the council he dishonours all.
Coptic: ερεπνουτε με ννhητ ετουααβ ουον δε νιμ ετουααβ σοτπ ναf ερεπsωσ μοονε hινεfσποτου ερεπρρο δε hμπεfαμαhτε
English: The Lord loves holy hearts, and all blameless persons are acceptable with him: a king rules with his lips.
Coptic: νβαλ μπνουτε hαρεh ενρεfαισθανε sαρεππαρανομοσ σωsf νhενsαjε
English: But the eyes of the Lord preserve discretion; but the transgressor despises wise words.
Coptic: sαρεπρεfjνααυ cνλοιcε νfjιουω jεπμουι hννεhιοουε αυω σεhωτβ hννεπλατια
English: The sluggard makes excuses, and says, There is a lion in the ways, and murderers in the streets.
Coptic: ουhιειτ εfsηκ τε τταπρο νμπαρανομοσ πενταυμεστωf δε hιτμπνουτε fναhε εhραι εροf ουνhενhιοουε ευhοου μπεμτο εβολ μπρωμε αυω νfμε αν νκτοf εβολ μμοου ssε δε νκοτκ εβολ νhιη νιμ ετcοουc αυω ετhοου
English: The mouth of a transgressor is a deep pit; and he that is hated of the Lord shall fall into it. Evil ways are before a man, and he does not like to turn away from them; but it is needful to turn aside from a perverse and bad way.
Coptic: απhητ μπsηρε νsημ jιfοcσ hντμντατhητ πcερωβ γαρ μντεσβω ουηυ μμοf
English: Folly is attached to the heart of a child, but the rod and instruction are then far from him.
Coptic: πετhιλα ευhηκε εfταsο ννεfπετhοου fναt δε μπρμμαο εjμπετρhρωh
English: He that oppresses the poor, increases his own substance, yet gives to the rich so as to make it less.
Coptic: ρικε μπεκμααjε ενsαjε ννσοφοσ αυω νγσωτμ εναsαjε νγσμινε δε μπεκhητ jεεκεειμε εροου jενανουου
English: Incline thine ear to the words of wise men: hear also my word, and apply thine heart,
Coptic: αυω εκsανκααυ hμπεκhητ κναthηυ σουτωνου δε hιουσοπ εjννεκσποτου
English: that thou mayest know that they are good: and if thou lay them to heart, they shall also gladden thee on thy lips.
Coptic: jεκασ ερεουτωκ νhητ sωπε νακ εjμπνουτε αυω νfταμοκ ετεfhιη
English: That thy hope may be in the Lord, and he may make thy way known to thee.
Coptic: ντοκ δε hωκ σhαισου νακ νsμτσοπ ευsοjνε μνουσοουν
English: And do thou too repeatedly record them for thyself on the table of thine heart, for counsel and knowledge.
Coptic: tτσαβο δε μμοκ εσουντμε αυω εjω ννsαjε ντμε ννετναjνουκ πsοjνε ναsτ επουοι νουμοου σωτμ εjι νουω ννετναjνουκ
English: I therefore teach thee truth, and knowledge good to hear; that thou mayest answer words of truth to them that question thee.
Coptic: μπρjιουhηκε νcονσ jεfρcρωh γαρ αυω μπρσεsfουασθησισ hνhενπυλη
English: Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: neither dishonour the helpless man in the gates.
Coptic: πjοεισ γαρ νακρινε μπεfhαπ αυω κνατουjο ντεκψυχη ναταρικε
English: For the Lord will plead his cause, and thou shalt deliver thy soul in safety.
Coptic: μπρρsβηρ ευρωμε νρεfcωντ μπρsωπε μνουsβηρ νρεfνουcσ
English: Be not companion to a furious man; neither lodge with a passionate man:
Coptic: μηποτε νγjισβω ενεfhιοουε νγjι ονυhαcε ετεκψυχη
English: lest thou learn of his ways, and get snares to thy soul.
Coptic: μπρταακ νsπτωρε εακsιπε hητf νουhο
English: Become not surety from respect of a man's person.
Coptic: εsωπε γαρ εμντακ ετααυ σεναfι μπεπρηs ετhανεκσπιροουε
English: For if those have not whence to give compensation, they will take the bed that is under thee.
Coptic: μπεπεενε ντοs εβολ sαενεh ντανεκειοτε σμντου
English: Remove not the old landmarks, which thy fathers placed.
Coptic: ουρωμε νρεfthτηf νρεfcεπη hννεfhβηυε hαπσ ετρεfαhερατf εhενερωου νfτμαhερατf εhενρωμε νcωβ
English: It is fit that an observant man and one diligent in his business should attend on kings, and not attend on slothful men.
Coptic: εκsανhμοοσ εουωμ hιτετραπεζα νουjωωρε hνουνοει νοει ννετουκω μμοου hαρωκ
English: If thou sit to sup at the table of a prince, consider attentively the things set before thee:
Coptic: νγhιτοοτκ εροου εκσοουν jεκναjπισοβτε ντειhε
English: and apply thine hand, knowing that it behoves thee to prepare such meats: but if thou art very insatiable,
Coptic: εsωπε ντκουατσει μπρεπιθυμι ενεfcινουωμ ναι γαρ hην εhουν ευωνh ννουj
English: desire not his provisions; for these belong to a false life.
Coptic: μπρσουτντοοτκ εβολ μνουρμμαο ντκουhηκε σαhωκ δε εβολ μμοf hμπεκhητ
English: If thou art poor, measure not thyself with a rich man; but refrain thyself in thy wisdom.
Coptic: εsωπε εκsανσμνιατκ εjωf ννεfουωνh εβολ hνλααυ μμα αfσοβτε γαρ ναf νhεντνh ντhε νουαhωμ εβολ επαηρ αυω fνακτοf επηι μπετhιjωf πωνε hορs αυω πsω μοκh νfι hαροf τοργη δε μπατhητ hορs εhουεροου μπεσναυ
English: If thou shouldest fix thine eye upon him, he will disappear; for wings like an eagle's are prepared for him, and he returns to the house of his master.
Coptic: μπρουωμ μνουρωμε νειερβοονε αυω μπρεπιθυμι ενεfcινουωμ
English: Sup not with an envious man, neither desire thou his meats:
Coptic: ντhε γαρ νουα εfναεμκουfω ται τε τhε ετfναουωμ αυω ντhfσω
English: so he eats and drinks as if any one should swallow a hair, and do not bring him in to thyself, nor eat thy morsel with him:
Coptic: μπρjιτf εhουν επεκηι jεννεκουωμ ννεκοεικ νμμαf fνακαβολ γαρ μμμοhοου νfτακενεκsαjε ετνανουου
English: for he will vomit it up, and spoil thy fair words.
Coptic: μπρjελααυ εμμααjε μπατhητ μηποτε νfκμsνεκsαjε
English: Say nothing in the ears of a fool, lest at any time he sneer at thy wise words.
Coptic: μπρβωκ εhουν εcωμ νορφανοσ
English: Remove not the ancient landmarks; and enter not upon the possession of the fatherless:
Coptic: πνουτε γαρ ετjοορ πετσωτε μμοου αυω fναjιhαπ νθμμακ hαροου
English: for the Lord is their redeemer; he is mighty, and will plead their cause with thee.
Coptic: tπεκhητ ετεσβω νγσβτενεκμααjε ενsαjε νταισθησισ
English: Apply thine heart to instruction, and prepare thine ears for words of discretion.
Coptic: μπρλο εκtσβω νουκουι jεεκsανραhτf νουcερωβ νεfναμου αν
English: Refrain not from chastening a child; for if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die.
Coptic: ντοκ μνγαρ εκναρεhτπεκsηρε hνουcερωβ κνατουjο δε ντεfψυχη εβολ hμπμου
English: For thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from death.
Coptic: παsηρε ερsανπεκhητ ρσοφοσ κναευφρανε μπωι hω
English: Son, if thy heart be wise, thou shalt also gladden my heart;
Coptic: αυω ντενασποτου sαjε μννεκσποτου εsωπε ευσουτων
English: and thy lips shall converse with my lips, if they be right.
Coptic: μπρτρεπεκhητ κωh ενρεfρνοβε αλλα ματαsοκ ευμντμαινουτε αυω νγsωπε hντhοτε μπjοεισ μπεhοου τηρf
English: Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day.
Coptic: εκsανhαρεh γαρ εναι ουνhενjπο ναsωπε νακ αυω τεκhελπισ ναωjν αν
English: For if thou shouldest keep these things, thou shalt have posterity; and thine hope shall not be removed.
Coptic: σωτμ παsηρε νγρσοφοσ αυω νγρhενμεευε ευσουτων μπεκhητ
English: Hear, my son, and be wise, and rightly direct the thoughts of thine heart.
Coptic: μπρνρεfthε αυω μπρσουτντοοτκ εβολ εhενσυμβολη εsεπαf
English: Be not a wine-bibber, neither continue long at feasts, and purchases of flesh:
Coptic: ρεfthε γαρ νιμ hιπορνοκοποσ ναρhηκε αυω σαουηρπ νιμ ναt hιωωf νhεντοεισ
English: for every drunkard and whoremonger shall be poor; and every sluggard shall clothe himself with tatters and ragged garments.
Coptic: σωτμ παsηρε νσαπεκειωτ νταfjποκ αυω μπρκαταφρονει jεατεκμααυ ρhλλω
English: Hearken, my son, to thy father which begot thee, and despise not thy mother because she is grown old.
Coptic: sαρεουειωτ νδικαιοσ sανs καλωσ sαρεπεfhητ δε ευφρανε εjνουsηρε νσαβε
English: A righteous father brings up his children well; and his soul rejoices over a wise son.
Coptic: μαρεπεκειωτ μντεκμααυ ευφρανε hραι εjωκ ντετεντασjποκ ραsε
English: Let thy father and thy mother rejoice over thee, and let her that bore thee be glad.
Coptic: παsηρε μα ναι μπεκhητ μαρενεκβαλ δε hαρεh εναhιοουε
English: My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
Coptic: ουπιθοσ γαρ εfcοτh πε ουηι ενπωκ αν πε αυω ουsωτε τε εσεσcηυ εσμοκh νειεhραι
English: For a strange house is a vessel full of holes; and a strange well is narrow.
Coptic: ηδη γαρ fνατακο ντευνου αυω παρανομοσ νιμ ναωjν
English: For such a one shall perish suddenly; and every transgressor shall be cut off.
Coptic: ερεπουοι ναsωπε ννιμ αυω πεsτορτρ ννιμ μνπjιhαπ ννιμ μννλεσχη ετhοου νιμ ερενουωsσf επjινjη sοοπ ννιμ η νιμ πετερενεfβαλ ο νελελκημε
English: Who has woe? who trouble? who has quarrels? and who vexations and disputes? who has bruises without a cause? whose eyes are livid?
Coptic: ννετωσκ αν νε hνηρπ ννετsινε αν νε jεερεμμα νσωναsωπε των
English: Are not those of them that stay long at wine? are not those of them that haunt the places where banquets are? Be not drunk with wine; but converse with just men, and converse with them openly.
Coptic: μπρthε hμπηρπ αλλα sαjε μννρωμε αυω ντετνsαjε μννετμοοsε εκsανtνεκβαλ γαρ ενεφιαλη μννjω μννσωσ κναμοοsε εκκηκαhηυ εhουεουσαhμεσ
English: For if thou shouldest set thine eyes on bowls and cups, thou shalt afterwards go more naked than a pestle.
Coptic: ντhαη δε κναρτhε μπενταfμου εαυsοοcεf hιτνουhοf αυω ντhε μπενταουκεραστησ λοκσf εατματου sωλ εροf
English: But at last such a one stretches himself out as one smitten by a serpent, and venom is diffused through him as by a horned serpent.
Coptic: ερsαννεκβαλ ναυ ενετννουκ αν νε τεκταπρο ναjω ννετcοομε
English: Whenever thine eyes shall behold a strange woman, then thy mouth shall speak perverse things.
Coptic: κνανοjκ ντhε μπετhμπhητ ντθαλασσα αυω ντhε νουνεεβ εfhνουνοc νhοειμ
English: And thou shalt lie as in the midst of the sea, and as a pilot in a great storm.
Coptic: κναjοοσ jεννευhιουε εροι αυω μπιμκαh αυω νευσωβε μμοι πε ανοκ δε νεισοουν αν πε ερεhτοουε ναsωπε τναυ jεειεβωκ ταsινε νσανεtνασουωh νμμαυ
English: And thou shalt say, They smote me, and I was not pained; and they mocked me, and I knew it not: when will it be morning, that I may go and seek those with whom I may go in company?
Coptic: μπρκωh ενρωμε ετhοου αυω μπρουεssωπε νμμαυ
English: My son, envy not bad men, nor desire to be with them.
Coptic: ερεπευhητ μελετα μπcολ αυω ερενευσποτου jω ννhισε
English: For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs.
Coptic: εsαυκετουηι hνουσοφια αυω εsαυσαhωf ερατf hνουμθντσαβε
English: A house is built by wisdom, and is set up by understanding.
Coptic: hνουαισθησισ εsαυμεhνταμειον μμθντρμμαο νιμ ετταιηυ αυω ενανουου
English: By discretion the chambers are filled with all precious and excellent wealth.
Coptic: νανου ουσοφοσ εhουε ουjωωρε αυω ουρωμε νρμνhητ εhουεουνοc νσωsε
English: A wise man is better than a strong man; and a man who has prudence than a large estate.
Coptic: εsαυρουπολεμοσ hνουρhμμε ερετβοηθια δε hνπhητ ννρεfjιsοjνε
English: War is carried on with generalship, and aid is supplied to the heart of a counsellor.
Coptic: ερετσοφια δε μνπμεευε ετνανουf hνμπυλη ννσοφοσ
English: Wisdom and good understanding are in the gates of the wise: the wise turn not aside from the mouth of the Lord,
Coptic: μερενσοφοσ jενευμεευε εβολ hνρρωου hνουμηηsε πμου νατωμντ ενατσβω
English: but deliberate in council. Death befalls uninstructed men.
Coptic: πατhητ δε ναμου hνhεννοβε νακαθαρσια νατωλμ ευρωμε νλοιμοσ
English: The fools also dies in sins; and uncleanness attaches to a pestilent man.
Coptic: hνουhοου εfhοου μνουhοου νθλιψισ sαντfωjν
English: He shall be defiled in the evil day, and in the day of affliction, until he be utterly consumed.
Coptic: νεhμνετουjι μμοου επμου αυω μπρtσο εσετνετουμουουτ μμοου
English: Deliver them that are led away to death, and redeem them that are appointed to be slain; spare not thy help.
Coptic: εκsανjοοσ δε jενtσοουν αν μπαι ειμε jεπjοεισ σοουν μπhητ νουον νιμ αυω πενταfπλασσε μπνιfε νουον νιμ σοουν μμοου τηρου πετναt μπουα πουα κατανεfhβηυε
English: But if thou shouldest say, I know not this man; know that the Lord knows the hearts of all; and he that formed breath for all, he knows all things, who renders to every man according to his works.
Coptic: παsηρε ουεμεβιω νανουπμουλh γαρ jεερετεκsουωβε κννε
English: My son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, that thy throat may be sweetened.
Coptic: εκνααισθανε γαρ ντειhε ετσοφια hμπεκhητ εκsανhε δε εροσ πεκμου ναραναι αυω τεκhελπισ ναωjν αν
English: Thus shalt thou perceive wisdom in thy soul: for if thou find it, thine end shall be good, and hope shall not fail thee.
Coptic: μπρhν ουασεβησ εhουν ετεκσκυνη ννδικαιοσ αυω μπρτρευαπατα μμοκ hνουσι νhη
English: Bring not an ungodly man into the dwelling of the righteous: neither be deceived by the feeding of the belly.
Coptic: πδικαιοσ γαρ ναhε νσαsf νσοπ αυω νfτωουν νασεβησ δε ναhε hνhενπετhοου
English: For a righteous man will fall seven times, and rise again: but the ungodly shall be without strength in troubles.
Coptic: ερsανπεκjαjε hε μπρραsε μμοf αυω μπρjισε μμοκ hμπεfσλαατε
English: If thine enemy should fall, rejoice not over him, neither be elated at his overthrow.
Coptic: jεννεπjοεισ ναυ νfτμραναf αυω νfκωτεπεfcωντ εβολ μμοf
English: For the Lord will see it, and it will not please him, and he will turn away his wrath from him.
Coptic: μπρραsε εjνπρεfρπετhοου αυω μπρκωh ενρεfρνοβε
English: Rejoice not in evil-doers, neither be envious of sinners.
Coptic: γαρ sωπε νμπονηροσ πουοειν δε ννασεβησ ναjενα sαενεh
English: For the evil man shall have no posterity: and the light of the wicked shall be put out.
Coptic: παsηρε αριhοτε hητf μπνουτε μνπρρο αυω μπρρνοβε εουον μμοου
English: My son, fear God and the king; and do not disobey either of them.
Coptic: σεναjικβα γαρ ννασεβησ hνουsσνε νιμ δε πετναειμε ενετιμορια μπεσναυ πsηρε ετhαρεh ευsαjε fναουjαι επτακο πετsωπ δε εροf μπτακο αfjιτf ναf πετενfταμο δε αν μπεfsηρε νsορπ ετρεfhαρεh εροf επετhοου fναλυπει hνουsσνε μπρjιcολ λααυ hμπεκλασ επρρο αυω ννελααυ νcολ ει εβολ hμπεκλασ ουσηfε γαρ πε πλασ ννουρρο αυω νουσαρξ αν πε πετουνατααf ναf fναουοsff ευsαντωβσ γαρ μπεfcωντ fναωjν ννsηρε ννρωμε fναουωμ δε νhενκεεσ νρωμε αυω νfροκhου ντhε νουκωhτ hωστε ετμτρενsηρε ναhωμε ουομου
English: For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, and who can know the vengeance inflicted by both? [A son that keeps the commandment shall escape destruction; for such an one has fully received it. Let no falsehood be spoken by the king from the tongue; yea, let no falsehood proceed from his tongue. The king's tongue is a sword, and not one of flesh; and whosoever shall be given up to it shall be destroyed: for if his wrath should be provoked, he destroys men with cords, and devours men's bones, and burns them up as a flame, so that they are not even fit to be eaten by the young eagles. My son, reverence my words, and receive them, and repent.]
Coptic: ειjω cε νναι νητν νσοφοσ ετρετννοει νανουjιhο αν hνουhαπ ουδε επιβουλευε ουααβ αν
English: And this thing I say to you that are wise for you to learn: It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Coptic: πετναjοοσ jεουδικαιοσ πε πασεβησ fναsωπε εfσhουορτ hννλαοσ αυω μμεστε hννhεθνοσ
English: He that says of the ungodly, He is righteous, shall be cursed by peoples, and hateful among the nations.
Coptic: cεναταιο δε ννετjπιο πεσμου δε ετνανουf νηυ εjωου
English: But they that reprove him shall appear more excellent, and blessing shall come upon them;
Coptic: σεναμερενεσποτου δε ετjω ννsαjε ετνανουου
English: and men will kiss lips that answer well.
Coptic: σβτενεκhβηυε ετεκhιη αυω νγσβτωτκ ετεκσωsε νγουαhκ νσωι αυω κνακωτ μπεκηι
English: Prepare thy works for thy going forth, and prepare thyself for the field; and come after me, and thou shalt rebuild thine house.
Coptic: μπρρμντρε ννουj επεκρμνtμε αυω μπρουωsσ μμοκ hινεκσποτου
English: Be not a false witness against thy fellow citizen, neither exaggerate with thy lips.
Coptic: μπρjοοσ jεtναειρε ναf κατατhε ενταfειρε ναι τατωωβε ναf ννεfjινcονσ ενταfααυ ναι
English: Say not, As he has treated me, so will I treat him, and I will avenge myself on him for that wherein he has injured me.
Coptic: ερεπρωμε νατhητ ο ντhε νουειωhε αυω πρωμε νατσβω ντhε νουcωμ
English: A foolish man is like a farm, and a senseless man is like a vineyard.
Coptic: εκsανκααf fναρsνα αυω νεfρντηc τηρf νfρjhιμ νσεταυο εhραι ννjολjλ ννεfωνε
English: If thou let him alone, he will altogether remain barren and covered with weeds; and he becomes destitute, and his stone walls are broken down.
Coptic: μννσωσ ανοκ αιμετανοει αιcωsτ εσετπτεσβω sατναυ κνεjπρεfjνααυ εκνατωουν δε hαπhινηβ τναυ
English: Afterwards I reflected, I looked that I might receive instruction.
Coptic: ουαπρητε μνκjιρεκρικε κνκοτκ νουαπρητε κκωλj ννεκcιj hακουνγ νουαπρητε
English: The sluggard says, I slumber a little, and I sleep a little, and for a little while I fold my arms across my breast.
Coptic: εsωπε δε εκsανρπαι τμντhηκε νηυ νακ εσμοοsε αυω πεcρωh ντhε νουδρομευε ενανουf
English: But if thou do this, thy poverty will come speedily; and thy want like a swift courier.
Coptic: ναι νε νεσβοουε νσολομων αjνμεευε ναι ντανεsβεερ νεζεκιασ πρρο ντιουδαια σhαισου
English: These are the miscellaneous instructions of Solomon, which the friends of Ezekias king of Judea copied out.
Coptic: πεοου μπνουτε πεhωπ νουsαjε πεοου δε μπρρο πε ταιενεfhβηυε
English: The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honours business.
Coptic: τπε jοσε πκαh sηκ hενατειμε δε εροου νε νhητ ννερρωου
English: Heaven is high, and earth is deep, and a king's heart is unsearchable.
Coptic: ρεhτουhατ εfhοου ταρεfτββο τηρf
English: Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be made entirely pure.
Coptic: μπεμτο εβολ μπρρο αυω πεfθρονοσ νασοουτν hνουδικαιοσυνη
English: Slay the ungodly from before the king, and his throne shall prosper in righteousness.
Coptic: μπρjισε μμοκ μπεμτο εβολ νουρρο αυω μπραhερατκ επμα νhενjωωρε
English: Be not boastful in the presence of the king, and remain not in the places of princes;
Coptic: νανουσ γαρ νσεjοοσ νακ jεαμου εhραι ναι εhουε νγθββιο μπεμτο εβολ ννjωωρε ναυ εροου
English: for it is better for thee that it should be said, Come up to me, than that one should humble thee in the presence of the prince; speak of that which thine eyes have seen.
Coptic: νσετμhε εροκ hνουμιsε hνουcεπη jεκασ ννεκρhτηκ hντεκhαη ερsανπεκsβηρ νεcνουcκ
English: Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest thou repent at last.
Coptic: σαhωκ hητf μπρκαταφρονει
English: Whenever thy friend shall reproach thee, retreat backward, despise him not;
Coptic: ννεπεκsβηρ μεν νεcνουcκ πμιsε δε μντμντjαjε νασαhωσ αν εβολ μμοκ αλλα εσναρτhε νακ μπμου hαρεh νακ ευχαρισ μνουμντsβηρ hνουμντρμhε jεννεκsωπε hανοcνεc αλλα hαρεh ενεκhιοουε ευσμοντ
English: lest thy friend continue to reproach thee, so thy quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to thee like death. Favour and friendship set a man free, which do thou keep for thyself, lest thou be made liable to reproach; but take heed to thy ways peaceably.
Coptic: ντhε νουjμπεh ννουβ hνουhορμισκοσ νσαρδιον ται τε τhε νουsαjε εfταιηυ εjοοf ευμααjε νστμητ
English: As a golden apple in a necklace of sardius, so is it to speak a wise word.
Coptic: ουcαjε ννουβ ερεουσαρδιον εfταιηυ το εροf ται τε τhε ννsαjε ννσοφοσ ευμααjε νρεfσωτμ
English: In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; so is a wise word to an obedient ear.
Coptic: ντhε μπιεβολ νουχιων hμπωhσ εsαftμτον νουjουf ται τε τhε νουfαιsινε εfνhοτ ννετνναjοουf sαfωφελει γαρ ννεψυχη ννετfναjιουω ναυ
English: As a fall of snow in the time of harvest is good against heat, so a faithful messenger refreshes those that send him; for he helps the souls of his employers.
Coptic: ντhε νhεντηυ μνhενκλοολε μνhενhωου ευουηh εβολ ται τε τhε ννετsουsου μμοου hνουt ννουj
English: As winds and clouds and rains are most evident objects, so is he that boasts of a false gift.
Coptic: sοοπ ννερρωου hνουμντhαρshητ sαρεουλασ δε νcωντ ουεsfhενκεεσ
English: In long-suffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.
Coptic: εκsανhε εεβιω ουεμπεκρωsε μηποτε νγσει νγκαβολ
English: Having found honey, eat only what is enough, lest haply thou be filled, and vomit it up.
Coptic: μπρταsεβωκ εhουν μπεκsβηρ μηποτε νfσει μμοκ νfμεστωκ
English: Enter sparingly into thy friend's house, lest he be satiated with thy company, and hate thee.
Coptic: ντhε νουcερωβ μνουσηfε μνουσοτε νακισ ται τε τhε νουρωμε εfρμντρε επεfsβηρ νουμντμντρε ννουj
English: As a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.
Coptic: τεhιη μππετhοου μντουερητε μππαρανομοσ νατακο hνουhοου εfhοου
English: The way of the wicked and the foot of the transgressor shall perish in an evil day.
Coptic: εsαρεουhμj ρβοονε νουσαs ται τε τhε νουsωνε hμπσωμα εsαfλυπει μπhητ ντhε νουhοολε hνουhοιτε αυω ουfντ hνουsε ται τε τhε εsαρετλυπι μπρωμε βλαπτε μπεfhητ
English: As vinegar is bad for a sore, so trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart. As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, so the grief of a man hurts the heart.
Coptic: ερsανπεκjαjε hκο ματμμοf αυω εfsανειβε ματσοf
English: If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;
Coptic: εκειρε γαρ μπαι κναπρshενjββεσ νκωhτ εjντεfαπε πνουτε δε νατωωβε νακ νμμντμε
English: for so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee with good.
Coptic: sαρεουτηυ νμhιτ τουνεσhενκλοολε ουhο δε νατsιπε sαftνουcσ νhενλασ
English: The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.
Coptic: νανουουωh hιουκλjε νουjενεπωρ εhουεουωh hνουηι νβρρε μνουσhιμε νρεfσαhου
English: It is better to dwell on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.
Coptic: εfκηβ νουψυχη εσοβε αυω ουουω ενανουf μπουε
English: As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.
Coptic: ντhε μπετνατωμ ερνουπηγη μμοου αυω πετνατακεουμοου εfσωκ fjι νcονσ ται τε τhε μπετνασεsουρωμε νδικαιοσ μπεμτο εβολ νουασεβησ
English: As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, so is it unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.
Coptic: νανουουεμhαh αν νεβιω ssε δε εταιενsαjε ετταιηυ
English: It is not good to eat much honey; but it is right to honour venerable sayings.
Coptic: ντhε νουπολισ ερενεσσοβτ sρsωρ ται τε τhε μπρωμε ετενfρhωβ αν hνουsοjνε
English: As a city whose walls are broken down, and which is unfortified, so is a man who does anything without counsel.
Coptic: ντhε νουειωτε hμπωhσ αυω ουhωου hμπsωμ ενσεταιηυ αν ται τε τhε ετεμντηατhητ ταιο
English: As dew in harvest, and as rain in summer, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
Coptic: ντhε νhενhαλατε μνhενjαj ευhηλ ται τε τhε νουσαhου εfsουειτ ενfνηυ αν εjνλααυ
English: As birds and sparrows fly, so a curse shall not come upon any one without a cause.
Coptic: ουμαστιγξ νουhτο αυω ουjοοκεf νουειω ουcερωβ δε νουhεθνοσ νατhητ
English: As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so is a rod for a simple nation.