megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ουμ πε νταfsωπι νταf αν πε πετνεsωπι αhα ουμ πεταυταμμιαf νταf αν πετουνε ταμμιαf αhα μαν λαπσ μμουι sαπ ναλασ νττππη
English: What is that which has been? the very thing which shall be: and what is that which has been done? the very thing which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
Coptic: πετνεsεjι νjαf jε πεει ουμουι πε  αfουω εfsωπι ννιαιων νταυsωπι hα τενhη
English: Who is he that shall speak and say, Behold, this is new? it has already been in the ages that have passed before us.
Coptic: μμαν ουμηουι sαπ ννεhουt αhα ννεταυsωπι νσα hαη α τενhη μμαν ουμηουι sαπ ννεει νετνεsωπι νσα hαη
English: There is no memorial to the first things; neither to the things that have been last shall their memorial be with them that shall at the last time.
Coptic: ανακ πεκκλησιαστησ αιλ ρρα μπισλ νιερουσαλημ
English: I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Coptic: αειt μπαhητ εκωt αhα νταjινι μπεσsινι ντασοφια ετβε νεταυsωπι τηλου ναλασ ντπη jε ουωβεs α φt τεεισ ννοινsηλι ννιλωμι jε ευαιωβs νhητf 
English: And I applied my heart to seek out and examine by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven, for God has given to the sons of men an evil trouble to be troubled therewith.
Coptic: αεινευ ενιταμια τηλου νταυταμιααυ νhαλαf μπρε νταυ τηλου hενπιjεει ναι αhα ουειλουατ μπνα
English: I beheld all the works that were wrought under the sun; and, beheld, all were vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Coptic: πετjαμαι μμαν sjαμ νσεσκ fουωf αhα πετjαλh μμαν sjαμ νσεjι ηπι μμαf
English: That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and deficiency cannot be numbered.
Coptic: αειsεjι ανακ hιμ παhητ jε αειεjασ jε hητε αειjισι αhα αιt ουσοφια ναλαει εhουαστ ενη νταυsωπι hα ταhη νιερομλ παhητ αfνεου αfεεουατα ουσοφια μμανν ουσαουν
English: I spoke in my heart, saying, Behold, I am increased, and have acquired wisdom beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem: also I applied my heart to know wisdom and knowledge.
Coptic: αειt παhητ jε αιιειμι εουσοφια μμεν ουσαουν ουπαραβολη μμεν ουσβω ανακ αειμι ελαυ jε πεικητ αν ουλουατ μπνα
English: And my heart knew much—wisdom, and knowledge, parables and understanding: I perceived that this also is waywardness of spirit.
Coptic: jε hιμ παsεει ντε τσοφια παsεει ντε πσαουν πε πεταfειμι επσαουν νεουhε ουμκεh
English: For in the abundance of wisdom is abundance of knowledge; and he that increases knowledge will increase sorrow.
Coptic: αειjασ ανακ μπαhητ jε αμου νταjαντκ hινν ουναf νκνευ ενπετνανουf πεεικητ αν ουπιjεει πε
English: I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth, and behold thou good: and, behold, this is also vanity.
Coptic: αειjασ επσωβι jε νfσματ εν αhα πουναf jε αhακ κιλει μπει
English: I said to laughter, Madness: and to mirth, Why doest thou this:
Coptic: αειjωsτ επαητ jε αειναισετ πααfουι νθη νουηλπ παhητ δε αfjιμαειτ νηει νσοφια αhα εαμεht νπουναf sανtνευ jε εs πετνανουf sαπ ννsηλι ννιλωμι τηπι ννεhαου ντε πευωνh
English: And I examined whether my heart would excite my flesh as with wine, (though my heart guided me in wisdom,) and I desired to lay hold of mirth, until I should see of what kind is the good to the sons of men, which they should do under the sun all the days of their life.
Coptic: αειτλε πταμια αsει αεικατ ενηει νηει αειταj ενμα ναλαλει νηει
English: I enlarged my work; I built me houses; I planted me vineyards.
Coptic: αειταμια νηι ννενsνη μμεν ενπαραδισοσ αειταj ssεν νιμει ετ νhητου νfαει ουτεh
English: I made me gardens and orchards, and planted in them every kind of fruit-tree.
Coptic: αειλι ννενσαμιτ μμαου νηει jε αιει ναιτσα νταsωsι ετουλητ νhητσ
English: I made me pools of water, to water from them the timber-bearing wood.
Coptic: αεικω ννhενhελ νhαυτ νηι αεικω νhενhελ νσhιμι ενμασ hννηι αυsωπι νηει αεικω νηει νhεναhαου εναhωου μεν hενεσαου εναsωου εhουαστ εναιταυhωπι hα ταhη νhιμ
English: I got servants and maidens, and servants were born to me in the house: also I had abundant possession of flocks and herds, beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem.
Coptic: αh αειουωh ετατ αει τεσαsει εhουαστ ενεταυsωπι τηλου hα ταhη νhιεμ α τασοφια ασjω νηει
English: So I became great, and advanced beyond all that were before in Jerusalem: also my wisdom was established to me.
Coptic: αhα νταυ τηλου νετα ναβελ ταβhου μπιsωπ ελαου hαβαλ μμαυ μπιsεsτ παhητ εβαλ νου ναf νιμι jε α παhητ ουναf hαβαλ νναhισι τηλου αhα πεει αfsωπι νηι νταει εβαλ νναhισι τηλου
English: And whatever mine eyes desired, I withheld not from them, I withheld not my heart from all my mirth: for my heart rejoiced in all my labour; and this was my portion of all my labour.
Coptic: αισαμσ εναταμια τηλου ντα ναjεουj ειτου αhα hληει. νναhισι νταιhισι μμαου hητε hενπεjει τηλου ναι αhα ουλουτ μπνα αhα μαν ουhα sαπ hαλαf μπρε
English: And I looked on all my works which my hands had wrought, and on my labour which I laboured to perform: and behold, all was vanity and waywardness of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun.
Coptic: αισμσ ανακ ετλινευ ετασοφια αhα πκιμ αhα πουναf jε νιμ νλωμι πετνε ουhα λετοf νσα sαjνι νταιειτου
English: Then I looked on to see wisdom, and madness, and folly: for who is the man who will follow after counsel, in all things where in he employs it?
Coptic: hητε ανακ αινευ jε ουαν ουhαsαπ νσοφια παρα τμενταιεθητ θη ετε ουαν ουhα sαπ μπουαιν παρ τκεμσ
English: And I saw that wisdom excels folly, as much as light excels darkness.
Coptic: νβελ μπισαβη αυκε hληληι hα τεfαπη πιαθητ αfμαsι ντκεμσ αειμι ανακ jε τειjινκωλh ετνεκωλh ελαου τηλου
English: The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walks in darkness: and I perceived, even I, that one event shall happen to them all.
Coptic: αιjασ ανακ μπαhητ jε νθη νjινκωλh μπιαθητ ασνεsωπι μμαι  
English: And I said in my heart, As the event of the fool is, so shall it be to me, even to me: and to what purpose have I gained wisdom? I said moreover in my heart, This is also vanity, because the fool speaks of his abundance.
Coptic:    j    εα   πταμια τηλεf εταυταμιαf νhαλαf μπρε jε νπιjει τηλου νε αhα ουλουατ μπνα
English: So I hated life; because the work that was wrought under the sun was evil before me: for all is vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Coptic: ανακ αιμεστε ναhισι τηλου νεει εtsιπ hισι ανακ νhητου νhαλαf μπρε jε t νεκεου μπλωμι ετνει μεννσωι
English: And I hated the whole of my labour which I took under the sun; because I must leave it to the man who will come after me.
Coptic: αhα νιμ πετσαουν ι ουσβα πε ι ουαθητ νfιλ οσ ενhισι τηλου εταιsπ hισι νhητου αhα νη νταειμουκh νhητου ναλαf μπρε πεικητ αν ουπιjει πε
English: And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? and whether he will have power over all my labour in which I laboured, and wherein I grew wise under the sun? this is also vanity.
Coptic: αεικατ hιμ παhισι τηλεf ετλε παhητ κω νσωf νταιsιπφισι νhητf ναλαf μπρε
English: so I went about to dismiss from my heart all my labour wherein I had laboured under the sun.
Coptic: jε ουαν ουλωμι νταfhισι μεν ουσοφια μεν ουσαουν μενν ουμινταsιλι αhα ουλωμι ετε μπεfhισι νhητf αfνεt νεf ντεfται πεικητ ουπεjει πε αhα ουναj μπεθαυ
English: For there is such a man that his labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in fortitude; yet this man shall give his portion to one who has not laboured therein. This is also vanity and great evil.
Coptic: jε sασsωπι μπλωμι hιν νεfhισι τηλου αhα πελουατ ντε πεfhητ ετεfhασε νhητf ναλασ μπρε
English: For it happens to a man in all his labour, and in the purpose of his heart wherein he labours under the sun.
Coptic: jε νεfhαου τηλου hενhαου νsενhεt μενν ουαβsσ ντε πεfβωλκ νε hιλληει ντκεουsη πεfhητ μεfνκατ πεικητ αν ουπιjει πε
English: For all his days are days of sorrows, and vexation of spirit is his; in the night also his heart rests not. This is also vanity.
Coptic: μμιν πετνανουf sαπ μπλωμι νσα πετεfνεουαμεf αhα νfσω νfταουα νhενπετνανουf ετεfψυχη hληι hιν νεfισι τηλου πεικητ αανκ αινευ ελαf jε ουεβαλ πε ντjιj μφt
English: A man has nothing really good to eat, and to drink, and to shew his soul as good in his trouble. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
Coptic: jε νιμ πετνεουωμ αhα νιμ πετνεσω αjεντf
English: For who shall eat, or who shall drink, without him?
Coptic: jε νταf πλωμι ετνανουf νταft νεf ννουσοφια μενν ουσαουν μεν ουουναf αhα πετεfιλ ναβι hωf αft. νεf ννουωβεs νfουεh τατf αhα νfταυt. νεf ετλεft. νταf μππετνανουf μπιμτα μφt εβαλ πεικητ αν ουπιjει πε αhα ουλουατ μπνα
English: For God has given to the man who is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but he has given to the sinner trouble, to add and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God; for this is also vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Coptic: πουαιs ννευ τηλου sαπ αhα πκαιροσ sαπ ννετhαλασ ντπη
English: To all things there is a time, and a season for every matter under heaven.
Coptic: ουαιs πε μμισι ουαιs πε μμου ουαιs ντωjι ουαιs μπωλεκ μπεταυτωjι μμαf
English: A time of birth, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what has been planted;
Coptic: ουαιs νhωτβ ουαιs νtιλjα ουαιs νσωσ ουαιs νκωτ
English: a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to pull down, and a time to build up;
Coptic: ουαιs νλιμι ουαιs νσωβι ουαιs ννεhπι ουαιs νjαστ
English: a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to lament, and a time to dance;
Coptic:     αhα παιων μεν αft μμαf αν εhληει hιμ πευhητ jεκεσ ννε πλωμι jινι μπταμια ντα φt ταμιαf νjιν τεhουειt αhα νsα ενεh
English: All the things which he has made are beautiful in his time: he has also set the whole world in their heart, that man might not find out the work which God has wrought from the beginning even to the end.
Coptic: αιειμει ανακ jε μαν ουπετνανουf sαπ νhητου εμεsηι νκουναf νκιλι ννουπετνανουf hιμ πεκωνεh
English: I know that there is no good in them, except for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
Coptic: λωμι νιμι εfνεουωμ αhα νfσω αhα νfνευ εουπετνανουh ννεfhισι τηλου ουt νεf πε εβαλ hιμ φt
English: Also in the case of every man who shall eat and drink, and see good in all his labour, this is a gift of God.
Coptic: αιμι ενετα φt ταμμιαυ τηλου σενεsωπι sα ενεh νεκs ουωh ελαυ ουδε νεκs fι εβαλ μμαυ αhα φt αfεισ κεσ ευελ hαt hα τεfhη
English: I know that whatsoever things God has done, they shall be for ever: it is impossible to add to it, and it is impossible to take away from it: and God has done it, that men may fear before him.
Coptic: πεταfsωπι ναfsαπ πε αhα νεταυει ευνηου εsωπι ναυω ευsωπι πε φt νεsινι νσα πη εταυπωτ νσωf
English: That which has been is now; and whatever things are appointed to be have already been; and God will seek out that which is past.
Coptic: αινευ νhαλαf μπρε επμε νκρισισ αλε πιασεβησ μμευ αhα πμε μπμει αλε πιμαεινουt μμευ
English: And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, there was the ungodly one; and the place of righteousness, there was the godly one.
Coptic: αιjασ ανακ hιν παhητ jε πμει μεν πιασεβησ φt νεt. hεπ ελαου jε πουαιs νhωβ νιμι αhα fsαπ αν εταμια νιμι
English: And I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the ungodly: for there is a time there for every action and for every work.
Coptic: πμε ετμμευ ανακ αιjασ hιμ παhητ ετβε τjιν sεjι μπsηλι νπλωμι jε εfεt hεπ ελαυ εταμαυ jε hεντεβνη ναι
English: I said in my heart, concerning the speech of the sons of man, God will judge them, and that to shew that they are breasts.
Coptic: jε jενκωλh ννsηλι μπλωμι μεν jινκωλh μπτεβνη τε jινκωλh μμαυτσ νθη μπμου μπεει τει τε θη μπμου μπεεικητ ουπνα μμαυετf πετsαπ νhητου τηλου ουμ πε πεhου μπλωμι παρα πτεβνη μμαν jε hενπειjεει τηλου ναι
English: Also to them is the event of the sons of man, and the event of the brute; one event befalls them: as is the death of the one, so also the death of the other; and there is one breath to all: and what has the man more than the brute? nothing; for all is vanity.
Coptic: νταυ τηλου αυνεsη εουμε νουωτ νταυ τηλου αυsωπι εβαλ hιμ πκεhι αυνεκατου αν εhληι επκεhι
English: All go to one place; all were formed of the dust, and all will return to dust.
Coptic: αhα νιμ πετσαυν jενε πνα ννsηλι ννλωμι νεβωκ νταf εhληι ετπη αhα πνα μπτεβνη αfνεβωκ επεσητ επκεhι
English: And who has seen the spirit of the sons of man, whether it goes upward? and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth?
Coptic: αινευ jε μαν λαπt μπετνανουf εμεsηι επλωμι νfουναf hληι hιν νεfταμια jε τει τε τεfται jε νιμ πετεfνεεντf ετλεfνευ επετνεsωπι μεννσωf  
English: And I saw that there was no good, but that wherein a man shall rejoice in his works, for it is his portion, for who shall bring him to see any thing of that which shall be after him?
Coptic: αhα αικατ ανακ αινευ ενιμιντjι νjασ τηλου ετουsαπ hαλαf μπρε αhα αινευ ανακ εhενhαυνι ευλιμι ευjι μμαυ νjασ εμι πεττωβh μμαυ
English: So I returned, and saw all the oppressions that were done under the sun: and behold the tear of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of them that oppressed them was power; but they had no comforter:
Coptic: αιτμαια νεει τηλου νταυμου νεταυουω ευουμου εhουαστ ενετανεh νη τηλου ετανh sαhου νετενου
English: and I praised all the dead that had already died more than the living, as many as are alive until now.
Coptic: αhα νανου πετεμπουjπαf εhουαστ επεισνευ επταμια τηλεf εθαυ jε ι αfhαλασ ντπη ι αfhαλαf μπρε
English: Better also than both these is he who has not yet been, who has not seen all the evil work that is done under the sun.
Coptic: αινευ επαhισι ανακ τηλf μεν τμινταsιλι τηλσ μπεταιταμιαf jε πκωh ννουλωμι εβαλ hιμ πεfαληου πεικητ ουπιjει πε αhα ουλουατ μπνα πε
English: And I saw all labour, and all the diligent work, that this is a man’s envy from his neighbour. This is also vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Coptic: sαλε πιαθητ sαfκωt ννεfαfουι ννεfjευj νfουαμου
English: The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.
Coptic: νανου ουhαρπσ εσμεh ννουματνεσ εhουαστ εβt ευμεh νουμκεh πει ουλουατ μπνα πε
English: Better is a handful of rest than two handfuls of trouble and waywardness of spirit.
Coptic: αεικατ αεινευ εhενπιjει hαλαf μπρε
English: So I returned, and saw vanity under the sun.
Coptic: ουαν ουαειει αυω πμαhβ sαπ εν εμμαντεf ουsηλι εμμαντεf ουσαν μμαν αρωjf μπεfhισι τηλεf αhα πεfβελ μεfσει ννουμετλεμμαα αειhισι ανακ ενιμ αhα αιsετ ταψυχη νhενπετνανουf πεικητ ουπιjει πε αhα τει ουαβsσ τεσhαου
English: There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he has neither son nor brother: yet there is no end to all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with wealth; and for whom do I labour, and deprive my soul of good? this is also vanity, and an evil trouble.
Coptic: νανου πβ εhουαστ εουαιει αλε πευβεκη νανουf hληι ννευhισι
English: Two are better than one, seeing they have a good reward for their labour.
Coptic: jε αυsανhηι πιουαιει νετουνασ μπεfαληου ουαι νπιουα αfsαhηι εfμμαυετf ελε πιμαhσνευ sαπ εν επτουνασf
English: For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falls, and there is not a second to lift him up.
Coptic: αsαν πβ νκατ αυνεt hημι ενευαληου ουν τε θη νταfhμαμ jε νjι πιουαιει
English: Also if two should lie together, they also get heat: but how shall one be warmed alone?
Coptic: αυsνjλα επιουαιει sαλε πβ t ουβηου νε πιhωσ νγ σωλπ νουκωλομ
English: And if one should prevail against him, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord shall not be quickly broken.
Coptic: νανου ουsηλι νhηκι νσαβη εhουαστ εουιρρα νναj νλωμι ναθητ μπεfειμι εt hτηf jη ελαπt
English: Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king, who knows not how to take heed any longer.
Coptic: jε νταf fνεειλ ιρρα εfνει εβαλ μπηι ννη ετσανh jε hιν τεfμιντιρρα πει αν fει νhηκι
English: For he shall come forth out of the house of the prisoners to reign, because he also that was in his kingdom has become poor.
Coptic: αινευ ενη ετανh τηλου ετμαsι hαλαf μπρε μεν πειhελsιλι μμαh β πει ετνεωhι ελετf επεfμε
English: I beheld all the living who were walking under the sun, with the second youth who shall stand up in each one’s place.
Coptic: jε μμαν αρωjf μπλαοσ τηλf νεε τηλου νταυsωπι hα τευhη νικεhαη αν νσενεουναf εhληι εjωf εν πεικητ ουπιjει πε αhα ουειλ ουατ μπνα πε
English: There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them: and the last shall not rejoice in him: for this also is vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Coptic: αλεh ετεκjαλαυjh ακsαννου εμαsι εhουν επηι φt hων επσωτομ πεκsουsαυsι σατπ ενιsουsαυsι νιαθεtμμαντου σαουν ευιλι μππε  θαυ
English: Keep thy foot, whensoever thou goest to the house of God; and when thou art near to hear, let thy sacrifice be better than the gift of fools: for they know not that they are doing evil.
Coptic:   μβελκωλομ hληι hιμ πεκλα πεκhητ ννεfκωλομ νfνουjε ννουsεjι μπιμτα μφt εβαλ jε φt αfsαπ ντπη ντακ ακsαπ hληι hιν πκεhι ελβε πει μαλε νεκsεjι sωπι ευσαβκ
English: Be not hasty with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be swift to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven above, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
Coptic: jε μπιjει μπαναλεσfι hληι hιμ παsει ννεfαβsσ αhα αλε τεσμη ννιαθεt. ννεμμηsε νsεjι
English: For through the multitude of trial a dream comes; and a fool’s voice is with a multitude of words.
Coptic: κατα θη ντακελλητ μφt μπιλωσκ ετουια νεf μμεfουωs νsαυαι ννιαθεt ντακ δε νετεκνελλητ μμαυ ματουια νεf
English: Whenever thou shalt vow a vow to God, defer not to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools: pay thou therefore whatsoever thou shalt have vowed.
Coptic: νανουσ ετιμτλεκελλητ εhουαστ εελλητ νκτιμτουιαυ
English: It is better that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Coptic: μβελτεισ μπεκλα ετλε πεκαfουι ιλναβι μβελjασ jε ουαν ουμετταtμι νhαλαf μφt jεκεσ ννε φt jωντ ετεκσμη αυω νfτακα νινταμια ννεκjεουjh
English: Suffer not thy mouth to lead thy flesh to sin; and say not in the presence of God, It was an error: lest God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the works of thy hands.
Coptic: hιμ παsει νhενλεσfι αhα hενπιjει μεν hενsεjι εναsωου αλι hαt αθη μφt
English: For there is evil in a multitude of dreams and vanities and many words: but fear thou God.
Coptic: ακsαννευ ευμιντνουj μεν ουsαρsρ μφεπ ντε τεfμεντμει ευιλι μμασ hινν ουχωρα μπιλειλ μαhι μπειhωβ ουαν ενhαυνι hιjων πετjασι αλεh ελακ εκνhητου
English: If thou shouldest see the oppression of the poor, and the wresting of judgment and of justice in the land, wonder not at the matter: for there is a high one to watch over him that is high, and high ones over them.
Coptic: αhα ουαουh ντε πκεhι sαπ επτηλf μπιρρα μπεταfιλ hωβ hληι hν jωsι
English: Also the abundance of the earth is for every one: the king is dependent on the tilled field.
Coptic: πετμει μφετ νεfνεσι εν μφετ αhα νιμ πεταfμελλι παsεει ννεfουτευh πεικητ αν ουπιjει πε
English: He that loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver: and who has loved gain, in the abundance thereof? this is also vanity.
Coptic: hιμ παsει νhενπετνανουf αυαsει νjι νετουωμ μμαυ ουν τε τμενταsιλι νπεταλασ jε ταπαρχη τε μπιωρh hληι hιμ πεfβελ
English: In the multitude of good they are increased that eat it: and what virtue has the owner, but the right of beholding it with his eyes?
Coptic: νανου πενκατ ννουhελ ιε ουκουι πετεfνεουαμεfιε ουναj αhα πη ετνεσι ντεfμετλιμμαα μαν πετκω μμαf ενκατ
English: The sleep of a servant is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but to one who is satiated with wealth, there is none that suffers him to sleep.
Coptic: ουαν ουsωνι αινευ ελασ νhαλαf μπρε jε ουαν πεταλεh ετεfμεντλεμμαα εουπετhαυ νεf
English: There is an infirmity which I have seen under the sun, namely, wealth kept for its owner to his hurt.
Coptic: αhα αλε τειμεντλεμμαα ει επτακα νουαβsσ εσhαυ αfjπα νουsηλι αhα μαν λαπτ hληι hιν τεfjιj
English: And that wealth shall perish in an evil trouble: and the man begets a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
Coptic: νθη νταfει εβαλ hιν ουκαλαhη εfκηκ αhηου fνεκατf αν ετλεfμαsι νθη νταfει εβαλ fνεjι λαπσ νιμμεf εν hιμ πεfhισι jε εfεμαsι hιν τεfjιj
English: As he came forth naked from his mother’s womb, he shall return back as he came, and he shall receive nothing for his labour, that it should go with him in his hand.
Coptic: πεικητ αν ουsωνι εfhαυ πε θη νταfει θη αν ετfνεhεt αhα πεfhισι τηλf sωπι επτηου
English: And this is also an evil infirmity: for as he came, so also shall he return: and what is his gain, for which he vainly labours?
Coptic: νεfhαου τηλου hληι hιν κτσ μιν ουhηβι μιν ουναj νjινt μεν ουsωνι μεν ουsα εfαhου
English: Yea, all his days are in darkness, and in mourning, and much sorrow, and infirmity, and wrath.
Coptic: hει νανου πε πετνανουf εταινευ ελαf εουωμ αhα εσω αhα ενευ εουπετνανουf hληι hιν νεfhισι τηλου ετfhαστf νhητου νhαλαf μπρε τηπι νενhαου ντε πεfωνh νη ντα φt τειτου νεf τει τε τεfται
English: Behold, I have seen good, that it is a fine thing for a man to eat and to drink, and to see good in all his labour in which he may labour under the sun, all the number of the days of his life which God has given to him: for it is his portion.
Coptic: λωμι δε νιμι ντα φt t νεf νουμιντλεμμαα αhα ενsωsι αυω αfτλεfειλ οσ ελαου νfουωμ εβαλ μμαου νfjι ντεfαι αhα ετλεfjι ουναf hιμ πεfhισι πεει ουταει ντε φt πε
English: Yea, and as for every man to whom God has given wealth and possessions, and has given him power to eat thereof, and to receive his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
Coptic: jε αfνειλι νπμηουει. ννεhαου μπεfωνh jε φt πεταβsεf hιμ πουναf μπεfhητ
English: For he shall not much remember the days of his life; for God troubles him in the mirth of his heart.
Coptic: αεινευ εουπεθαου αλαf μπρε αhα ναsωf ναλαf μπλωμι
English: There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is abundant with man:
Coptic: πλωμι ετε φt νεjααυ νεf ννουμετλεμμαα μεν hενsωsι μενν ουαυ εντεfψυχη jαλεh εν ννετεfουεsου τηλου μπε φt κεf εουωμ εβαλ μμαυ πλωμι νsιμμα πετfνεουαμου πει ουπειjεει πε αhα ουsωνι εfhαου πε
English: a man to whom God shall give wealth, and substance, and honour, and he wants nothing for his soul of all things that he shall desire, yet God shall not give him power to eat of it, for a stranger shall devour it: this is vanity, and an evil infirmity.
Coptic: αsαjπα ρ ννουλωμι νfωνh ννουατα νλαμπι νfσωκ εβαλ jε νεhαου ντε πεfωνh αυνεsωτ νετεfψυχυ νεσι εν hαβαλ μπεfπετνανουf αhα μπουκασf αειjασ jε νανου πιhουhη. εhουαστ ελαf
English: If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, yea, however abundant the days of his years shall be, yet if his soul shall not be satisfied with good, and also he have no burial; I said, An untimely birth is better than he.
Coptic: jε αfει ννουπιjεει αfνεμαsι hιν κμιτσ τκμιτσ νεsωβσ. hληει εjιν πεfλεν
English: For he came in vanity, and departs in darkness, and his name shall be covered in darkness.
Coptic: μπεfνευ επρε μπεfειμι εουματνεσ πει ναεf επει
English: Moreover he has not seen the sun, nor known rest: there is no more rest to this one than another.
Coptic: αfωνh νsα νκατσ νλαμπι μπεfνεου ευπετνανουf νναυνεμαsι εν ννουμε νουωτ
English: Though he has lived to the return of a thousand years, yet he has seen no good: do not all go to one place?
Coptic: νhισι τηλου ντε πλωμι αυhληι hιμ πεfλα τεfψυχη νεσι εν
English: All the labour of a man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite shall not be satisfied.
Coptic: jε ουαν ουhα sαπ μπισfα εhουαστ επιαθητ jε πιhηκι fσαουν μμαsι μπεμτα μπεfhωνh εβαλ
English: For what advantage has the wise man over the fool, since even the poor knows how to walk in the direction of life?
Coptic: νανου πιωρh ννουβελ εhουαστ επη ετμαsι μεν τεfψυχη πεικητ αν ουπιjει πε αhα ουλουατ μπνευμα πε
English: The sight of the eyes is better than that which wanders in soul: this is also vanity, and waywardness of spirit.
Coptic: πεταfsωπι αυτι λεν ελαf πλωμι ετfνhητf ειμι ελαf μμαν sjαμ μαf εjι hεπ ουβε πjωρι ελαf
English: If anything has been, its name has already been called: and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is stronger than he.
Coptic: jε ουαν hενsεjι sαυτλε hεν πιjεει αsει εs πεhουα μπλωμι
English: For there are many things which increase vanity.