megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ννε νασφοτου jε hανσαjι νανομον ουδε ταψυχη ννεσερμελεταν νhανcινjονσ
English: my lips shall not speak evil words, neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts.
Coptic: ννεσsωπι νηι εθριjοσ jε νθωτεν hανθμηι sαtμου νναχω γαρ νσωι νταμετατκακια
English: Far be it from me that I should justify you till I die; for I will not let go my innocence,
Coptic: ειεt δε νhθηι εtμεθμηι νναχαρωι tσωουν μμωι γαρ αν εαιερ hλι νcινjονσ
English: but keeping fast to my righteousness I will by no means let it go: for I am not conscious to myself of having done any thing amiss.
Coptic: μμον αλλα ναjαjι ευεερ μφρηt μφουωjπ ννιασεβησ ουοh νη ετωουνου εhρηι εjωι μφρηt μπτακο ννιπαρανομοσ
English: Nay rather, but let mine enemies be as the overthrow of the ungodly, and they that rise up against me, as the destruction of transgressors.
Coptic: αs γαρ τε τhελπισ μπιασεβησ jε fνααμονι ντοτf αfsανχαhθηf επcσ hαρα fνανοhεμ ιε fνασωτεμ επεfτωβh νjε πcσ
English: For what is the hope of the ungodly, that he holds to it? will he indeed trust in the Lord and be saved?
Coptic: ισ ασsανι εjωf νjε ουαναγκη μη fναjεμ hλι μπαρρησια μπεfμθο εβολ
English: Will God hear his prayer? or, when distress has come upon him,
Coptic: ιε αfsανωs ουβηf μη fνασωτεμ εροf
English: has he any confidence before him? or will God hear him as he calls upon him?
Coptic: αλλα ανοκ tναταμωτεν jε ου νε νη ετkεν νενjιj μπcσ ουοh νναjεμεθνουj ενη ετε ντοτf μπιπαντοκρατωρ
English: Yet now I will tell you what is in the hand of the Lord: I will not lie concerning the things which are with the Almighty.
Coptic: hηππε τετενεμι τηρου jε hανπετsουιτ ετναι εβολ ννη ετsουιτ
English: Behold, ye all know that ye are adding vanity to vanity.
Coptic: φαι πε φμεροσ ννιρωμι νασεβησ εβολ hιτεν πcσ πιjφο δε ντε πιjωρι εfει εβολ hιjωου εβολ hιτεν πcσ νεμ hιτοτf μπιπαντοκρατωρ
English: This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of oppressors shall come upon them from the Almighty.
Coptic: αυsαναsαι νjε νεfsηρι ευεsωπι επkολkελ ουοh εsωπ αυsανjεμνομt ευεsατ μεθναι
English: And if their children be many, they shall be for slaughter: and if they grow up, they shall beg.
Coptic: νη δε ετsοπ ναf ευεμου μφμου νουχηρα δε ννε hαι ναι νωου
English: And they that survive of him shall utterly perish, and no one shall pity their widows.
Coptic: αυsανθουετ hατ μφρηt νουκαhι ντεfσοβt νουνουβ μφρηt νουομι
English: Even if he should gather silver as earth, and prepare gold as clay;
Coptic: ναι τηρου νιθμηι ετναcιτου νεfχρημα δε hανρεμνηι πετνααμονι μμωου
English: All these things shall the righteous gain, and the truehearted shall possess his wealth.
Coptic: πεfηι δε αfsωπι μφρηt νhανhολι νεμ μφρηt νhανσταjουλ
English: And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider’s web.
Coptic: εfενκοτ δε νjε ουραμαο ννεfουαhτοτf αfουων ννεfβαλ ουοh fsοπ αν
English: The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue: he has opened his eyes, and he is not.
Coptic: αυι εkουν εhραf μφρηt νουμωου νjε νιμκαh νhητ kεν ουεjωρh δε αfολf νjε ουγνοφοσ
English: Pains have come upon him as water, and darkness has carried him away by night.
Coptic: εfεολf νjε ουκαυσων ουοh εfεsε ναf ουοh εfεsαsf εβολ kεν πεfτοποσ
English: And a burning wind shall catch him, and he shall depart, and it shall utterly drive him out of his place.
Coptic: εfεβορβερ εhρηι εjωf ουοh ννεftασο αν kεν ουφωτ εfεφωτ εβολ kεν νεfjιj
English: And God shall cast trouble upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
Coptic: εfεcακ ννεfjιj εhρηι εjωου ουοh εfεωst μμοf εβολ kεν πεfμα
English: He shall cause men to clap their hands against them, and shall hiss him out of his place.
Coptic: fsοπ γαρ νjε ουμα μπιhατ φη ετουθαμιο μμοf νkητf
English: For there is a place for the silver, whence it comes,
Coptic: νεμ ουμα μπινουβ φη ετουουωτh μμοf εβολ νkητf πιβενιπι μεν γαρ αfθαμιο μμοf εβολ kεν πκαhι πιhομτ δε αυερhωβ εροf μφρηt μπιωνι
English: and a place for the gold, whence it is refined. (2) For iron comes out of the earth, and brass is hewn out like stone.
Coptic: αfχω γαρ νουταξισ μπιχακι ουοh χαη νιβεν νθοf ετkοτkετ μμωου ουουωινι νεμ ουχακι ετkεν τkηιβι μφμου
English: He has set a bound to darkness, and he searches out every limit: a stone is darkness, and the shadow of death.
Coptic: ουsωτ εβολ ντε ουχιμαροσ εβολ kεν ουκονια νη ετιρι μπωβs ννιρωμι ντε tμεθμηι sαυsωνι εβολ kεν νιρωμι
English: There is a cutting off the torrent by reason of dust: so they that forget the right way are weakened; they are removed from among men.
Coptic: πκαhι ουωικ εfει εβολ μμοf σαπεσητ μμοf αfφωνh μφρηt νουχρωμ
English: As for the earth, out of it shall come bread: under it has been turned up as it were fire.
Coptic: ουμα νσαππιροσ νε νεfωνι ουοh ουκαhι πε πουνουβ
English: Her stones are the place of the sapphire: and her dust supplies man with gold.
Coptic: ουμωιτ μπε hαλητ σουωνf ουδε μπεfναυ εροf νjε φβαλ νουνοsερ
English: There is a path, the fowl has not known it, neither has the eye of the vulture seen it:
Coptic: μπουhωμι hιωτf νjε hανsηρι ντε hανcασι hητ μπεfσινι hιωτf νjε ουμουι
English: neither have the sons of the proud trodden it, a lion has not passed upon it.
Coptic: αfσουτων τεfjιj εβολ kεν ουjαjλακh αfουωjπ νhαντωου εβολ kεν νουσενt
English: He has stretched forth his hand on the sharp rock, and turned up mountains by the roots:
Coptic: αfφωρj δε ντjομ ντε hανιαρωου hωβ νιβεν ετταιηουτ αfναυ ερωου νjε παβαλ
English: and he has interrupted the whirlpools of rivers, and mine eye has seen every precious thing.
Coptic: νιsωκ δε ντε νιιαρωου αfcορπου εβολ αfουωνh δε ντεfjομ εουουωινι
English: And he has laid bare the depths of rivers, and has brought his power to light.
Coptic: tσοφια δε εταυjεμσ νθων αs δε πε φμα ντε tεπιστιμη
English: But whence has wisdom been discovered? and what is the place of knowledge?
Coptic: μμον ρωμι σωουν μπεσμωιτ ουδε ννουjεμσ kεν νιρωμι
English: A mortal has not known its way, neither indeed has it been discovered among men.
Coptic: φνουν αfjοσ jε σενkητ αν ουοh φιομ αfjοσ νjε σνεμηι αν
English: The depth said, It is not in me: and the sea said, It is not with me.
Coptic: ννεft νουτατhο ντεσsεβιω ννουfαι μμοσ νεμ ουνουβ ντε σωφιρ
English: One shall not give fine gold instead of it, neither shall silver be weighed in exchange for it. (16) Neither shall it be compared with gold of Sophir,
Coptic: kεν ουιεβ εfταιηουτ νεμ ουσαπφιροσ
English: with the precious onyx and sapphire.
Coptic: ννουερhυσοσ νεμασ νjε ουνουβ νεμ ουαβαjηινι ουοh νεσsεβιω πε hανσκευοσ ννουβ
English: Gold and crystal shall not be equalled to it, neither shall vessels of gold be its exchange.
Coptic: hανρωουs νεs hανκαβισ ον ννεσερπουμευι ουοh σσωκ νtσοφια εhοτε νη ετσαkουν
English: Coral and fine pearl shall not be mentioned: but do thou esteem wisdom above the most precious things.
Coptic: ννεfερhυσοσ νεμασ νjε πιτοπαδιον ντε tθιοπια ννουfαι μμοσ νεμ ουνουβ εfταιηουτ
English: The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equalled to it; it shall not be compared with pure gold.
Coptic: tσοφια δε εταυjεμσ νθων αs δε πε φμωιτ μπικαt
English: Whence then is wisdom found? and of what kind is the place of understanding?
Coptic: σεοβs εροf νjε ρωμι νιβεν ουοh αfhωπ ενιhαλαt ντε τφε
English: It has escaped the notice of every man, and has been hidden from the birds of the sky.
Coptic: πτακο δε νεμ φμου αυjοσ jε ανσωτεμ επεσsουsου
English: Destruction and Death said, We have heard the report of it.
Coptic: πcσ αfερσυνισταν μπεσμωιτ νθοf δε ετσωουν μπεσμα
English: God has well ordered the way of it, and he knows the place of it.
Coptic: νθοf γαρ ετναυ ενη τηρου ετσαπεσητ ντφε
English: For he surveys the whole earth under heaven,
Coptic: fσωουν ννη ετhιjεν πκαhι τηρου εταfθαμιωου νιsι ντε νιθηου νεμ νιθοs ντε νιμωου
English: knowing the things in the earth: (25) all that he has made; the weight of the winds, the measures of the water.
Coptic: hοτε εταfθαμιωου εταfναυ ερωου μπαιρηt αfcιηπι μμωου
English: When he made them, thus he saw and numbered them, and made a way for the pealing of the thunder.
Coptic: τοτε εταfναυ εροσ αfφιρι εθβητσ εταfσεβτωτσ δε αfkετkωτσ
English: Then he saw it, and declared it: he prepared it and traced it out.
Coptic: αfjοσ δε μφρωμι jε hηππε ισ tμετθεοσεβησ πε tσοφια πιhενκ δε σαβολ μπιπετhωου πε tεπιστιμη
English: And he said to man, Behold, godliness is wisdom: and to abstain from evil is understanding.
Coptic: αfουαhτοτf ον νjε ιωβ πεjαf kεν πιπροοιμιον
English: And Job continued and said in his parable,
Coptic: jε νιμ πεθναst νηι νhανκεεβητ μφρηt νsορπ νιεhοου εταfαρεh εροι νkητου νjε φt
English: Oh that I were as in months past, wherein God preserved me!
Coptic: hοταν ναρε πεfkηβσ ερουωινι σαπsωι ντααφε hοταν αιμοsι kεν πχακι εkρηι kεν πεfουωινι
English: As when his lamp shone over my head; when by his light I walked through darkness.
Coptic: hοτε ναιουεσθων hα ναμωιτ hοτε εναfjιμι μπsινι μπαηι νjε πcσ
English: As when I steadfastly pursued my ways, when God took care of my house.
Coptic: hοτε εναιοι νhυλη μμαsο ευκωt δε εροι νjε νααλωουι
English: When I was very fruitful, and my children were about me;
Coptic: hοτε ναυφενφων νcελι νjε ναμωιτ ουοh νατωου ναυπενφων νερωt
English: when my ways were moistened with butter, and the mountains flowed for me with milk.
Coptic: hοτε ναινηου εβολ νsωρπ kεν ταβακι εναυχω δε μπατοτσ kεν νεσπλατια
English: When I went forth early in the city, and the seat was placed for me in the streets.
Coptic: αυsανναυ εροι νjε hανsηρι sαυχοπου νιkελλοι δε τηρου sαυοhι ερατου
English: The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and all the old men stood up.
Coptic: νιjωρι δε sαυκην ευσαjι νσεχω μπουτηβ hιρεν ρωου
English: And the great men ceased speaking, and laid their finger on their mouth.
Coptic: νη δε ευαυσωτεμ αυερμακαριζιν μμοι ουοh πουλασ αfjωλj ετουsβωβι
English: And they that heard me blessed me, and their tongue clave to their throat.
Coptic: jε ουμαsj αfσωτεμ ουοh αftωου μβαλ νηι ουβαλ αfναυ εροι ουοh αfρικι εβολ hαροι
English: For the ear heard, and blessed me; and the eye saw me, and turned aside.
Coptic: αινοhεμ γαρ νουhηκι ντοτf νουjωρι ουοh ουορφανοσ μμοντεf βοηθοσ μμαυ αιερβοηθιν εροf
English: For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, and helped the fatherless who had no helper.
Coptic: ουσμου δε ντε ουαι εfνατακο αfι εhρηι εjωι ρωσ δε νουχηρα ασσμου εροι
English: Let the blessing of the perishing one come upon me; yea, the mouth of the widow has blessed me.
Coptic: tμεθμηι δε ναστοι hιωτ πε αιjολτ μπhαπ μφρηt νουδιπολισ
English: Also I put on righteousness, and clothed myself with judgment like a mantle.
Coptic: ναιοι μβαλ ννιβελλευ πε ουοh ναιοι μφατ ννιcαλευ
English: I was the eye of the blind, and the foot of the lame.
Coptic: ανοκ ναιοι νιωτ ννιατjομ πιhαπ δε ετε ναισωουν μμοf αν αιkετkωτf
English: I was the father of the helpless; and I searched out the cause which I knew not.
Coptic: αιkομkεμ δε ννιναjhι ντε νιρεfcινjονσ ουοh αιινι εβολ ουτε νιναjhι ννη εταυhολμου
English: And I broke the jaw-teeth of the unrighteous; I plucked the spoil out of the midst of their teeth.
Coptic: αιjοσ δε jε tναερkελλο kεν ταμαιη μφρηt μπχαf νουβενι tναωνk δε νουνιst νχρονοσ
English: And I said, My age shall continue as the stem of a palm-tree; I shall live a long while.
Coptic: τανουνι ασουωνh hιjεν ουμωου ουοh ουιωt εσεsωπι kεν παωσk
English: My root was spread out by the water, and the dew would lodge on my crop.
Coptic: παωου fsουιτ νεμηι ουοh ταφιt εσεsε νασ kεν ταjιj
English: My glory was fresh in me, and by bow prospered in his hand.
Coptic: εταυσωτεμ εροι αυthθηου αυχαρωου δε εhρηι εjεν πασοcνι
English: Men heard me, and gave heed, and they were silent at my counsel.
Coptic: ουδε μπαυτουhο εjεν πασαjι sαυραsι δε εsωπ αυsανσαjι νεμωου
English: At my word they spoke not again, and they were very gland whenever I spoke to them.
Coptic: μφρηt νουκαhι εfοβι εfjουsτ εβολ kαjωf νουμουνhωου παιρηt hωου ναυjουsτ εβολ kαjωf μπασαjι
English: As the thirsty earth expecting the rain, so they waited for my speech.
Coptic: αιsανσωβι νεμωου μπαυτενhουτσ ουοh μπαρε φουωινι hει εβολ kεν παhο
English: Were I to laugh on them, they would not believe it; and the light of my face has not failed.
Coptic: αισωτπ μπουμωιτ ουοh αιhεμσι ειοι ναρχων ουοh ναιουεh μφρηt νουουρο kεν hανμονοζωνοσ μφρηt νhανουον ευερhηβι ειtνομt νωου
English: I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the midst of warriors, as one comforting mourners.
Coptic: tνου δε αυσωβι μμοι νjε hανελαχιστοσ tνου δε σεtσβω νηι kεν ουμεροσ νjε νη εναιsωs ννουιοt νη εναιχω μμωου jε σεμπsα ννιουhωρ ντε ναεσωου
English: But now the youngest have laughed me to scorn, now they reprove me in their turn, whose fathers I set at nought; whom I did not deem worthy to be with my shepherd dogs.
Coptic: κε γε ερου νηι τjομ ντε νουjιj ουσυντελια αστακο εhρηι εjωου
English: Yea, why had I the strength of their hands? for them the full term of life was lost.
Coptic: kεν ουμετρεfερkαε νεμ ουhβων νατsηρι νη ετφητ εβολ kεν ουμα ναθμωου νσαf ουτατhο νεμ ουταλεπωρια
English: One is childless in want and famine, such as they that fled but lately the distress and misery of drought.
Coptic: νη ετκωt εhαναραριμ kεν ουμα εfσενσεν νη ετε hαναραριμ νε νουkρηουι νιαδοκιμοσ νσα πετhωου ευεερkαε ναγαθον νιβεν νη ετε sαυουοjπου hιjεν hαννουνι νροκh hιτεν ουhβων εfοs
English: Who compass the salt places on the sounding shore, who had salt herbs for their food, and were dishonorable and of no repute, in want of every good thing; who also ate roots of trees by reason of great hunger.
Coptic: αυτωουνου εhρηι εjωι νjε hανρεfcιουι
English: Thieves have risen up against me,
Coptic: νη ετε hανχολ μπετρα νε νουηου
English: whose houses were the caves of the rocks, who lived under the wild shrubs.
Coptic: ευωs εβολ kεν θμηt νhανμα ευσενσεν νκαλωσ νη εναυsοπ εkουν kεν hανλεβsι ναγριον
English: They will cry out among the rustling bushes.
Coptic: πιsηρι ντε νιατσβω να πιραν ετsηs νεμ πιsουsου εταfcενο hιjεν πκαhι
English: They are sons of fools and vile men, whose name and glory are quenched from off the earth.
Coptic: tνου δε tοι νκυθαρα νωου ουοh ανοκ ετοι νjηι ντοτου
English: But now I am their music, and they have me for a by-word.
Coptic: αυμεστωι δε ουοh αυουει σαβολ μμοι μπουtασο δε εhι ουθαf εkουν kεν παhο
English: And they stood aloof and abhorred me, and spared not to spit in my face.
Coptic: αfουων γαρ ντεfφιt ουοh αftμκαh νηι ουοh πχαλινουσ ντε παhο αfουορπf εβολ αυτωουνου εjεν θαουιναμ ντε πετφορι εβολ
English: For he has opened his quiver and afflicted me: they also have cast off the restraint of my presence.
Coptic: αfσουτεν νεfcαλαυj εβολ ουοh αfσουτωτf εβολ αfσοβt εhρηι εjωι νhανμανμοsι ντε πτακο
English: They have risen up against me on the right hand of their offspring; they have stretched out their foot, and directed against me the ways of their destruction.
Coptic: αυkιt εβολ νjε ναμανμοsι αυβαsτ νταστολη
English: My paths are ruined; for they have stripped off my raiment:
Coptic: αfhιουι ννεfσοθνεf εkουν εροι αfερχρασθε νηι μφρηt εταfουωs tουοsεμ kεν hανμκαh νhητ
English: he has shot at me with his weapons. (14) And he has pleaded against me as he will: I am overwhelmed with pains.
Coptic: σετασθηουτ δε νjε ναιμκαh νhητ ασsε νασ νjε ταhελπισ μφρηt νουπνα ουοh τασωτηρια μφρηt νουcηπι
English: My pains return upon me; my hope is gone like the wind, and my safety as a cloud.
Coptic: ουοh tνου εσεφων εhρηι εjωι νjε ταψυχη hανεhοου δε νεμκαh νhητ σεαμονι μμοι
English: Even now my life shall be poured forth upon me; and days of anguish seize me.
Coptic: kεν πιεjωρh δε αυρωκh νjε νακασ εβολ μμοι ναμοt δε αυβωλ εβολ
English: And by night my bones are confounded; and my sinews are relaxed.
Coptic: kεν ουνιst δε νjομ αfαμονι νταστολη αfκωt εροι μφρηt νhθηf νταsθην
English: With great force my disease has taken hold of my garment: it has compassed me as the collar of my coat.
Coptic: ακιρι δε νηι μφρηt νουομι αρε παμεροσ sωπι νηι kεν ουκαhι νεμ ουκερμι
English: And thou hast counted me as clay; my portion in dust and ashes.
Coptic: tωs επsωι hαροκ ουοh σωτεμ εροι αυοhι ερατου ουοh αυjουsτ εροι
English: And I have cried to thee, but thou hearest me not: but they stood still, and observed me.
Coptic: αυτωουν δε εhρηι εjωι kεν ουμετατναι ακερμαστιγγοιν μμοι kεν ουjιj εσjορ
English: They attacked me also without mercy: thou hast scourged me with a strong hand.
Coptic: ακθαsτ δε εhανεμκαh νhητ ουοh ακβερβωρτ εβολ hα πιουjαι
English: And thou hast put me to grief, and hast cast me away from safety.
Coptic: tεμι jε φμου πετναμουνκτ πηι γαρ ννιρεfμωουτ τηρου πε πικαhι
English: For I know that death will destroy me: for the earth is the house appointed for every mortal.
Coptic: αμοι γαρ νε ουον sjομ μμοι πε εkοθβετ μμαυατ ιε νταthο εκεουαι ντεfερ φαι νηι
English: Oh then that I might lay hands upon myself, or at least ask another, and he should do this for me.
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιριμι εjεν ατjομ νιβεν sαιfιαhομ δε αιsανναυ εουρωμι kεν hαναναγκη
English: Yet I wept over every helpless man; I groaned when I saw a man in distress.
Coptic: ειχη ανοκ kεν νιαγαθον hηππε αυι εhρηι εjωι μαλλον νjε hανεhοου ντε hανπετhωου
English: But I, when I waited for good things, behold, days of evils came the more upon me.
Coptic: τανεjι ασλωkεμ ουοh νναχαρωι αυερsορπ νταhοι νjε hανεhοου ντε ουμετhηκι
English: My belly boiled, and would not cease: the days of poverty prevented me.
Coptic: αιμοsι ειfιαhομ νtχω νρωι αν αιοhι ερατ kεν ουθωουτσ ειωs εβολ
English: I went mourning without restraint: and I have stood and cried out in the assembly.
Coptic: αιερ σον ενισηρηνοσ ουοh νsφηρ ενιστρουθοσ
English: I am become a brother of monsters, and a companion of ostriches.
Coptic: παsαρ αfερχακι ουοh νακασ εβολ kεν πκαυμα
English: And my skin has been greatly blackened, and my bones are burned with heat.
Coptic: ασsωπι δε ευhηβι νjε τακυθαρα πιψαλμοσ δε αfsωπι νηι ευριμι
English: My harp also has been turned into mourning, and my song into my weeping.
Coptic: αισεμνι νουδιαθηκη νναβαλ ουοh ννακαt εjεν ουπαρθενοσ
English: I made a covenant with mine eyes, and I will not think upon a virgin.
Coptic: ου πε ετα πcσ θαsf εβολ μπsωι ουοh tκληρονομια ντε πιhυκανοσ ου εβολ kεν νη ετcοσι τε
English: Now what portion has God given from above? and is there an inheritance given of the Mighty One from the highest?
Coptic: ουουοι νεμ ουτακο μπιρεfcινjονσ νεμ ουμετsεμμο ννη ετιρι νtανομια
English: Alas! destruction to the unrighteous, and rejection to them that do iniquity.
Coptic: μη νθοf αν ετναυ εναμωιτ ουοh ετναcιηπι νναsεντατσι τηρου
English: Will he not see my way, and number all my steps?
Coptic: ισjε δε αιμοsι νεμ hανρεfσωβι ισjε ασιησ νjε ταφατ εουχροf
English: But if I had gone with scorners, and if too my foot has hasted to deceit:
Coptic: αιοhι δε ερατ kεν ουsι νθμηι fσωουν δε νjε πcσ νταμετατκακια
English: (for I am weighed in a just balance, and the Lord knows my innocence:)
Coptic: ισjε δε ασρικι νjε ταφατ εβολ hι πεfμωιτ ισjε δε α παhητ ουαhf νσα παβαλ ισjε αιcοh εδωρον kεν ναjιj
English: if my foot has turned aside out of the way, or if mine heart has followed mine eye, and if too I have touched gifts with my hands;
Coptic: ειεcο ανοκ ντε hανκεχωουνι ουομου ειεερ ατνουνι δε hιjεν πικαhι
English: then let me sow, and let others eat; and let me be uprooted on the earth.
Coptic: ισjε δε α παhητ ρικι νσα τσhιμι νκεουαι ισjε αιhεμσι hιρεν νεσρωου
English: If my heart has gone forth after another man’s wife, and if I laid wait at her doors;
Coptic: ιε hαρα ερε τασhιμι hω ραναf νκεουαι ουοh νακουjι ναλωουι ευεtκεh νωου
English: then let my wife also please another, and let my children be brought low.
Coptic: ουjωντ γαρ ντε ουμβον ναταμονι μμοf πε εσωf ντσhιμι νουρωμι
English: For the rage of anger is not to be controlled, in the case of defiling another man’s wife.
Coptic: ουχρωμ δε εfμοh σασα νιβεν φμα εsαfι εjωf sαfτακοf νεμ νεfνουνι
English: For it is a fire burning on every side, and whomsoever it attacks, it utterly destroys.
Coptic: ισjε δε αικελj πhαπ νουβωκ ντηι ιε ουβωκι εfεcι hαπ ουβηι
English: And if too I despised the judgment of my servant or my handmaid, when they pleaded with me;
Coptic: ου γαρ πεtνααιf αfsανsεντ νjε πcσ ιε αιναουοhεμ ναf ναs νρηt εsωπ αfsανjεμπαsινι
English: what then shall I do if the Lord should try me? and if also he should at all visit me, can I make an answer?
Coptic: μη μφρηt αν εταιsωπι kεν θνεjι αυsωπι hωου ετανsωπι δε ευσοπ kεν ταιθνεjι ρω
English: Were not they too formed as I also was formed in the womb? yea, we were formed in the same womb.
Coptic: νιατjομ δε μπαιτασθωου εβολ εsωπ ντουερχρια φβαλ δε νουχηρα μπαιtμκαh ναf
English: But the helpless missed not whatever need they had, and I did not cause the eye of the widow to fail.
Coptic: ισjε δε αιουωμ μπαωικ μμαυατ μπιt νουορφανοσ εβολ μμοf
English: And if too I ate my morsel alone, and did not impart of it to the orphan;
Coptic: ισjε δε ισjεν ταμεταλου ναιsανs μφρηt νουιωτ ουοh ισjεν ειkεν θνεjι ντε ταμαυ ναιcιμωιτ
English: (for I nourished them as a father from my youth and guided them from my mother’s womb.)
Coptic: ισjε δε αιναυ εουαι εfβηs εfνατακο μπιhοβσf
English: And if too I overlooked the naked as he was perishing, and did not clothe him;
Coptic: νιατjομ δε ισjε μπουσμου εροι αυkμομ γαρ νjε νουjφοι εβολ kεν νιkωκ ντε ναhιηβ
English: and if the poor did not bless me, and their shoulders were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;
Coptic: ισjε αιfιτοτ εjεν ουορφανοσ ερε hθηι jορ jε ουον ουνιst μβοηθια sοπ
English: if I lifted my hand against an orphan, trusting that my strength was far superior to his:
Coptic: ερε παsωβs hει εβολ kεν τεfκελι ουοh παjφοι εfεkομkεμ εβολ kεν πεfκαλανκεh
English: let them my shoulder start from the blade-bone, and my arm be crushed off from the elbow.
Coptic: thοt γαρ ντε πcσ ασαμονι μμοι ουοh νναsωπ εροι εβολ hα πεfλημμα
English: For the fear of the Lord constrained me, and I cannot bear up by reason of his burden.
Coptic: ισjε αιθωs νουνουβ εουκαhι ντηι ισjε αιχαhθηι εουωνι εναsενσουενf
English: If I made gold my treasure, and if too I trusted the precious stone;
Coptic: ισjε δε αιουνοf μμοι ετα ουνιst μμετραμαο sωπι νηι ισjε δε αιραsι εjεν πhει μπαjαjι
English: and if too I rejoiced when my wealth was abundant, and if too I laid my hand on innumerable treasures:
Coptic: ισjε αιφερs τοτ εβολ εjεν hανατηπι sαντενναυ εφρη ετερουωινι jε fκην ιε fχω ντοτf εβολ ουοh πιιοh fμουνκ εβολ εhνωου γαρ αν πε
English: (do we not see the shining sun eclipsed, and the moon waning? for they have not power to continue:)
Coptic: ουοh ισjε αυερhαλ μπαhητ kεν πετενhηπ ιε νcιουι ισjε δε αιχα ταjιj hιρεν ρωι αιtφι εροσ
English: and if my heart was secretly deceived, and if I have laid my hand upon my mouth and kissed it:
Coptic: παιχετ ευεοπf νηι ευνιst νανομια jε αιjε μεθνουj μπεμτο μπcσ ετcοσι
English: let this also then be reckoned to me as the greatest iniquity: for I should have lied against the Lord Most High.
Coptic: ισjε αιραsι εjεν πhει μπαjαjι ουοh αfjοσ νjε παhητ jε καλωσ
English: And if too I was glad at the fall of mine enemies, and mine heart said, Aha!
Coptic: εfεσωτεμ νjε παμαsj επασαhουι ειεερsjηι δε kεν παλασ ευtμκαh νηι
English: let then mine ear hear my curse, and let me be a byword among my people in my affliction.
Coptic: ιε αν μπουjοσ νουμηs νσοπ νjε ναβωκι jε νιμ εθναt ναν ντενσι εβολ kεν νεfσαρξ εθβε jε ανοκ ουhελjε μμαsω πε
English: And if too my handmaids have often said, Oh that we might be satisfied with his flesh; (whereas I was very kind:
Coptic: μπαfνκοτ δε σαβολ μπαηι νjε ουsεμμο παρο δε ναfουην πε νουον νιβεν
English: for the stranger did not lodge without, and my door was opened to every one that came:)
Coptic: ισjε αιερνοβι νtεμι αν ουοh αιχωπ ννανοβι
English: or if too having sinned unintentionally, I hid my sin;
Coptic: μπιsφιτ γαρ kατhη νουμηs εfοs εsτεμουωνh εβολ μπεfμθο ισjε δε αιχα ουjωβ εερσαβολ μπαρο ερε κενf sουιτ
English: (for I did not stand in awe of a great multitude, so as not to declare boldly before them:) and if too I permitted a poor man to go out of my door with an empty bosom:
Coptic: νιμ εθναt μφη εθνασωτεμ εροι τjιj γαρ μπcσ ναιερhοt
English: (Oh that I had a hearer,)and if I had not feared the hand of the Lord;
Coptic: ιε kατεσhη ουσkαι δε εfεντοτ ντε ουαι ισjε ουαι αιt νουχλομ εjεν ναμοt ουοh ναιωs μμοf
English: and as to the written charge which I had against any one, (36) I would place it as a chaplet on my shoulders, and read it.