megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: jεερεπεhοου hε εβολ νταυjποι νhητf αυω τευsη νταυjοοσ jεουsρhοουτ πε
English: Let the day perish in which I was born, and that night in which they said, Behold a man-child!
Coptic: ερετευsη ετμμαυ ρκαακε ννεπjοεισ sινε νσωσ hντπε ννεουειν ει εhραι εροσ
English: Let that night be darkness, and let not the Lord regard it from above, neither let light come upon it.
Coptic: ερεπκακε jιτσ μντhαιβεσ μπμου ερεου cοσμ ει εjωσ πεhοου ετμμαυ σhουορτ
English: But let darkness and the shadow of death seize it; let blackness come upon it;
Coptic: μντευsη ετμμαυ ερεπκακε jιτf ννεfsωπε εhοου νρομπε ννευοπf εhοου νεβοτ
English: let that day and night be cursed, let darkness carry them away; let it not come into the days of the year, neither let it be numbered with the days of the months.
Coptic: αλλα ερετευsη ετμμαυ sωπε μμοκhσ ννεουνοf ει εροσ ουδε ραsε
English: But let that night be pain, and let not mirth come upon it, nor joy.
Coptic: αλλα εfνασhουωρσ νcιπετνασhουρ πεhοου ετμμαυ πετνακακε πνοc νκητοσ .
English: But let him that curses that day curse it, even he that is ready to attack the great whale.
Coptic: ερενσιου ντευsη ετμμαυ ρκακε αυω ννευhυπομινε ννευει επουειν ννεσναυ επσουνhτοουε εfναsα
English: Let the stars of that night be darkened; let it remain dark, and not come into light; and let it not see the morning star arise:
Coptic: jεμπεσsταμ ερν μπυλη νhητσ νταμααυ νεσναταλcε νειhισε γαρ νναhραι πε
English: because it shut not up the gates of my mother's womb, for so it would have removed sorrow from my eyes.
Coptic: ετβεου γαρ μπιμου hντhη ντεριει εβολ hντhη μπιτακο ντευνου
English: For why died I not in the belly? and why did I not come forth from the womb and die immediately?
Coptic: ετβεου δε α ναπατ jωσ ετβεου δε αιjιεκιβε
English: and why did the knees support me? and why did I suck the breasts?
Coptic: νειναωβs πε νταμτον .
English: Now I should have lain down and been quiet, I should have slept and been at rest,
Coptic: μννερωου νβοληυτησ μπκαh ναι νταυjισε μμοου εjννευσηfε
English: with kings and councillors of the earth, who gloried in their swords;
Coptic: η μνναρχων ετερεπευνουβ οs ναι νταυμεh νευηι νhατ
English: or with rulers, whose gold was abundant, who filled their houses with silver:
Coptic: ντhε νουhουhε εfνηυ εβολhι τοοτf ντεfμααυ η ντhε ννειsηρεsημ ετεμπουναυ επουοειν
English: or I should have been as an untimely birth proceeding from his mother's womb, or as infants who never saw light.
Coptic: ντανασεβησ τμhε πcωντ ντευοργη μμαυ ντανετhοσε hμπευσωμα μτον μμοου μμαυ
English: There the ungodly have burnt out the fury of rage; there the wearied in body rest.
Coptic: νsαενεh δε hιουσοπ εμπουσωτμ ετεσμη νρεfjιsωμ
English: And the men of old time have together ceased to hear the exactor's voice.
Coptic: ερεπεκουει μνπνοc μμαυ αυω πhμhαλ ετρhοτε hητf μπεfjοεισ .
English: The small and great are there, and the servant that feared his lord.
Coptic: ετβεου γαρ αυt πουοειν ννετhν hενhισε αυω πωνh ννεψυχη ννετhν μμοκhσ
English: For why is light given to those who are in bitterness, and life to those souls which are in griefs?
Coptic: ναι ετουεs πμου μπουhε εροf ευsικε νσωf ντhε νhεναhωρ
English: who desire death, and obtain it not, digging for it as for treasures;
Coptic: sαυραsε δε ευsανhε εροf
English: and would be very joyful if they should gain it?
Coptic: πμου γαρ ουμτον μπρωμε πε α πνουτε γαρ sτομ ερωf
English: Death is rest to such a man, for God has hedged him in.
Coptic: hατhη γαρ νταhρε αυαsαhομ ει ναι tριμε δε ανοκ ειsοοπ hνουhοτε
English: For my groaning comes before my food, and I weep being beset with terror.
Coptic: τhοτε γαρ ενιfει μπεσροουs ασι ναι αυω πετιρhοτε hητf αfτωμντ εροι
English: For the terror of which I meditated has come upon me, and that which I had feared has befallen me.
Coptic: μπιρειρη νημπειhεκαρωι μπειμτον αυοργη δε ει ναι
English: I was not at peace, nor quiet, nor had I rest; yet wrath came upon me.
Coptic: αfουωsβ δε νcιελιφασ πεθαιμανιτησ πεjαf
English: Then Eliphaz the Thaemanite answered and said,
Coptic: jεμε αυsαjε νμμακ νhαh νσοπ hνουhισε νιμ δε πετναsfι hατcομ ννεκsαjε
English: Hast thou been often spoken to in distress? but who shall endure the force of thy words?
Coptic: εsjε ντοκ γαρ ακtσβω νουμηηsε αυω ακσεπσ νcιj ννcωβ
English: For whereas thou hast instructed many, and hast strengthened the hands of the weak one,
Coptic: ακτουνεσ νετsωνε hννεκsαjε ακtτωκ νμπατ ννcωβ
English: and hast supported the failing with words, and hast imparted courage to feeble knees.
Coptic: τενου δε α πhισε ει εhραι εjωκ αfjωh εροκ ντοκ δε ακsτορτρ
English: Yet now that pain has come upon thee, and touched thee, thou art troubled.
Coptic: ειε ερετεκhοτε sοοπ αν hνουμντατhητ αυω τεκhελπισ μντκακια ντεκhιη .
English: Is not thy fear founded in folly, thy hope also, and the mischief of thy way?
Coptic: αριπμεευε jενιμ πενταfhε εβολ εfουααβ η νιμ νρμμμε πενταfπωρκ αfτακο
English: Remember then who has perished, being pure? or when were the true-hearted utterly destroyed?
Coptic: κατατhε νταιναυ ενετσκαι ννετεμεssε νετjο δε μμοου ευναωhσ ναυ νhενhισε
English: Accordingly as I have seen men ploughing barren places, and they that sow them will reap sorrows for themselves.
Coptic: σεναhε δε εβολhιτμ πεπροσλαγμα μπjοεισ αυω σενατακο hιτμπεπνευμα ντοργη
English: They shall perish by the command of the Lord, and shall be utterly consumed by the breath of his wrath.
Coptic: τcομ νουμουι τεσμη δε νουλαβαι πsουsου δε ννεδρακων αfωsμ
English: The strength of the lion, and the voice of the lioness, and the exulting cry of serpents are quenched.
Coptic: α πμυρμηκοληων τακο jεμντεf hρη μμαυ α μμασ δε μμουει ωjν ννευερηυ
English: The old lion has perished for want of food, and the lions' whelps have forsaken one another.
Coptic: ενε νταsαjε δε μμε sωπε hννεκsαjε νε μνλααυ ννειπετhοου νατωμντ εροκ μη παμααjε νασωτμ αν εhενsπηρε εβολhιτοοτf
English: But if there had been any truth in thy words, none of these evils would have befallen thee. Shall not mine ear receive excellent revelations from him?
Coptic: εουhοτε μνουhροου νcωρh ερετhοτε hηυ εjννρωμε
English: But as when terror falls upon men, with dread and a sound in the night,
Coptic: αυνεhsλf δε τωμντ εροι μνουστωτ αυω αfνοειν ννακεεσ εματε .
English: horror and trembling seized me, and caused all my bones greatly to shake.
Coptic: αυπνα ει αhραι hιπαhο α ναβω δε νεhsλf μννασαρξ .
English: And a spirit came before my face; and my hair and flesh quivered.
Coptic: αιτωουν μπειναυ αιcωsτ μπιcν σμοτ μπαμτο εβολ αλλα νευο ειαατε αυω νευσωτμ εουσμη
English: I arose and perceived it not: I looked, and there, was no form before my eyes: but I only heard a breath and a voice, saying,
Coptic: εsαρε ου γαρ sωπε μη ου νρωμε νατββο μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ η πρωμε ναsωπε νατνοβε hννεfhβηυε
English: What, shall a mortal be pure before the Lord? or a man be blameless in regard to his works?
Coptic: εsjε μεfτανhουτf ρω μννεfhμhαλ αfμεευε δε ευcωωμε ενεfαγγελοσ
English: Whereas he trust not in his servants, and perceives perverseness in his angels.
Coptic: ειε νετουηh ρω hννειηι νομε εαν hενεβολ hωων hμπειομε νουωτ αυσμοτ δε νjοολεσ τακοου
English: But as for them that dwell in houses of clay, of whom we also are formed of the same clay, he smites them like a moth.
Coptic: αυω νσεsοοπ αν jινhτοουε sαρουhε αυτακο δε jεμνscομ μμοου εβοηθει εροου
English: And from the morning to evening they no longer exist: they have perished, because they cannot help themselves.
Coptic: αυνιβε γαρ εροου αυω αυsοουε αυτακο δε jεμνταυ τσοφια
English: For he blows upon them, and they are withered: they have perished for lack of wisdom.
Coptic: μουτε νγναυ jεουνπετνασωτμ εροκ η jενγναναυ ελααυ ναγγελοσ εfουααβ
English: But call, if any one will hearken to thee, or if thou shalt see any of the holy angels.
Coptic: και γαρ sαρετοργη τακε πατhητ sαρεπκωh δε μευτ πετσορμ
English: For wrath destroys the foolish one, and envy slays him that has gone astray.
Coptic: ανοκ δε αιναυ ενατhητ ευνεj νουνε εβολ αλλα ντευνου αυωjν hμπευμα
English: And I have seen foolish ones taking root: but suddenly their habitation was devoured.
Coptic: ερενευsηρε ουε μπουjαι ευhιουε δε εροου hιτννρο ννετββιηυ εροου αυω νfτμsωπε νcιπετνουhμ μμοου
English: Let their children be far from safety, and let them be crushed at the doors of vile men, and let there be no deliverer.
Coptic: νεντα ναι γαρ σοουhου εhουν νδικαιοσ νετναουομου ντοου δε ννευου jαι επετhοου ερετευcομ ωjν
English: For what they have collected, the just shall eat; but they shall not be delivered out of calamities: let their strength be utterly exhausted.
Coptic: μερε hισε γαρ ει εβολhμ πκαh ουδε μερε μοκhσ tουω hιτοου
English: For labour cannot by any means come out of the earth, nor shall trouble spring out of the mountains:
Coptic: αλλα ευjπο μπρωμε επhισε ερεμμασ δε ννουρε hηλ hννετjοσε .
English: yet man is born to labour, and even so the vulture's young seek the high places.
Coptic: μμον δε ανοκ hω tνασεπσ πjοεισ tναωs δε εhραι επjοεισ πετhιjν ουον νιμ
English: Nevertheless I will beseech the Lord, and will call upon the Lord, the sovereign of all;
Coptic: πενταfταμιε νεινοc μννειαταρηjνου νετταειηυ αυω νειsπηρε ετεμντουηπε .
English: who does great things and untraceable, glorious things also, and marvellous, of which there is no number:
Coptic: πετt μπhοου εjμπκαh πεττννοου νουμοου hατπε .
English: who gives rain upon the earth, sending water on the earth:
Coptic: πετjισε ννεθββιηυ πεττουνουσ ννεττακο
English: who exalts the lowly, and raises up them that are lost:
Coptic: πετsιβε μπsοjνε ννρμνhητ αυω ννενευcιj ρ λααυ μμε .
English: frustrating the counsels of the crafty, and their hands shall not perform the truth:
Coptic: πετταhο ννεισοφοσ hννευμντσαβε αfπωsσ δε μπsοjνε ννεισανκοτσ
English: who takes the wise in their wisdom, and subverts the counsel of the crafty
Coptic: πκακε νατομντ εροου μπεhοου σεναcομcμ δε μπναυ μμεερε ντhε ντευsη
English: In the day darkness shall come upon them, and let them grope in the noon-day even as in the night:
Coptic: ευετακο δε hνουπολεμοσ ερεουcωβ δε ρβολ ετcιj μπjωωρε εροf .
English: and let them perish in war, and let the weak escape from the hand of the mighty.
Coptic: ερεουhελπισ δε sωπε μπατcομ ερετταπρο δε μπρεfjινcονσ τωμ
English: And let the weak have hope, but the mouth of the unjust be stopped.
Coptic: ναιατf δε μπρωμε νταπjοεισ jπιοf μπρκω δε νσωκ ντεσβω μππαντοκρατωρ
English: But blessed is the man whom the Lord has reproved; and reject not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
Coptic: ντοf γαρ πε sαfμοκhου αυω νfταhοου ερατου επευμα αυω sαfsααρ ντετεfcιj ον ταλcο
English: for he causes a man to be in pain, and restores him again: he smites, and his hands heal.
Coptic: fνατουjοκ νσοου νσοπ hννεκαναγγη αυω ννεπετhοου jωh εροκ hμπμεhσαsf
English: Six time he shall deliver thee out of distresses: and in the seventh harm shall not touch thee.
Coptic: fναναhμεκ επμου hμπhεβωων fνατουjοκ δε hνουπολεμοσ ετοοτf μππενιπε
English: In famine he shall deliver thee from death: and in war he shall free thee from the power of the sword.
Coptic: fναhοπκ ευουωsσ νλασ αυω ννεκρhοτε hητου νhενπετhοου ευνηυ
English: He shall hide thee from the scourge of the tongue: and thou shalt not be afraid of coming evils.
Coptic: κνασωβε νσανρεfjινcονσ μννανομοσ ννεκρhοτε hητου ννεθυριον ναγριον
English: Thou shalt laugh at the unrighteous and the lawless: and thou shalt not be afraid of wild beasts.
Coptic: νεθυριον γαρ ναγριον νασωτμ νακ
English: For the wild beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
Coptic: ειτα κναειμε jεπεκηι νασωτμ νακ αυω ννεπμανsωπε ντεκσκυνη ρνοβε
English: Then shalt thou know that thy house shall be at peace, and the provision for thy tabernacle shall not fail.
Coptic: κναειμε δε jεναsε πεκσπερμα αυω νεκsηρε ναsωπε ντhε ννρωτ τηρου ντσωsε
English: And thou shalt know that thy seed shall be abundant; and thy children shall be like the herbage of the field.
Coptic: κνηυ δε επταφοσ ντhε νουσουο hμπεfδε εαυοhσf hμπεfουοειs η ντhε νουjατμε νjνοου εαυjιτσ εhουν ντεσουνου .
English: And thou shalt come to the grave like ripe corn reaped in its season, or as a heap of the corn-flour collected in proper time.
Coptic: εισhηητε ανhετhτ ναι νthε αυω ναι νεντανσοτμου .
English: Behold, we have thus sought out these matters; these are what we have heard: but do thou reflect with thyself, if thou hast done anything wrong.
Coptic: ντοκ δε ειμε νhητκ jεντακρ ου α ιωβ δε ουωsβ εfjω μμοσ
English: But Job answered and said,
Coptic: jεενε ουν ουα γαρ ναsι hνουsι hνταοργη ετρεfjωλκ δε νναhισε hνουμαsε hιουσοπ
English: Oh that one would indeed weigh the wrath that is upon me, and take up my griefs in a balance together!
Coptic: και γαρ σεναhροs εhουε πsω ννεκρρωου ντθαλασσα αλλα εsjε ναsαjε σοsf
English: And verily they would be heavier than the sand by the seashore: but, as it seems, my words are vain.
Coptic: νσοτε γαρ μπjοεισ hμπασωμα ναι ερεπευcωντ σωνγ μπασνοf ειη ειναsαjε sαυτωβσ μμοι .
English: For the arrows of the Lord are in my body, whose violence drinks up my blood: whenever I am going to speak, they pierce me.
Coptic: εsαρε ου γαρ sωπε μη sαρεουεια ντοου ωs εβολ επjινjη νσαβελjε εfsινε νσατεfhρε μη sαρεμασε ωs εβολ ευν hρε hμπεfουομf
English: What then? will the wild ass bray for nothing, if he is not seeking food? or again, will the ox low at the manger, when he has a fodder?
Coptic: μη sαυουεμ οεικ εjνhμου η μμον ουν tπε νsαjε εfsουειτ
English: Shall bread be eaten without salt? or again, is there taste in empty words?
Coptic: μμνscομ γαρ ετρετεψυχη cω tναυ δε εταhρε εσsονs ντhε νουστοι μμουι
English: For my wrath cannot cease; for I perceive my food as the smell of a lion to be loathsome.
Coptic: ενε fναt γαρ ναι ντεπατωhβ ει αυω ντεπjοεισ t ναι νταhελπισ α πjοεισ αρχει μαρεfτοβστ μπρτρεfτσαβοι δε sαβολ
English: For oh that he would grant my desire, and my petition might come, and the Lord would grant my hope!
Coptic: ερεταπολισ ναρ ταφοσ ναι ται ενειjιβοcσ hιjννεσσοβτ νtναtσο αν μπιjιcολ γαρ ενsαjε ετουααβ ντεπνουτε
English: Let the grave be my city, upon the walls of which I have leaped: I will not shrink from it; for I have not denied the holy words of my God.
Coptic: ου γαρ τε ταcομ jεthυπομινη η αs πε παουοειs jεταψυχη ανειχε
English: For what is my strength, that I continue? what is my time, that my soul endures?
Coptic: μη ουcομ ενωνε τε ταcομ η hενπενιπε νε νασαρξ
English: Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?
Coptic: η νται ναhτε εροf αν α τεfβοηθεια ουε μμοι
English: Or have I not trusted in him? but help is far from me.
Coptic: α πνευμα καατ νσωf α πcμπsινε δε μππαντοκρατωρ οβsf εροι
English: Mercy has rejected me; and the visitation of the Lord has disregarded me.
Coptic: αιρ τhε νουμουνσωρμ εαfωjν αυω αυσαατ ντhε ννειhοειμ .
English: My nearest relations have not regarded me; they have passed me by like a failing brook, or like a wave.
Coptic: ναι ενευρhοτε hητ τενου δε αυτωουν εhραι εjωι ντhε νουχιων η ουκρυσταλλοσ εαfωcρ
English: They who used to reverence me, now have come against me like snow or congealed ice.
Coptic: ντhε εsαfβωλ εβολ ερsανουhμμε sωπε εμευσουν πμα ενεfνhητf .
English: When it has melted at the approach of heat, it is not known what it was.
Coptic: ται τε ταhε hω νταουον νιμ καατ νσωου αιτακο δε αιρπβολ μπαηι
English: Thus I also have been deserted of all; and I am ruined, and become an outcast.
Coptic: αιναυ ενεhιοουε νθαιμανων μμα μμοοsε νσαβων
English: Behold the ways of the Thaemanites, ye that mark the paths of the Sabaeans.
Coptic: νετναυ δε ουν sιπε ναρ εροου ναι ετκω νhτηυ ενειχρημα μννειπολισ
English: They too that trust in cities and riches shall come to shame.
Coptic: μμον δε ατετντωουν εhραι εjωι hωττηυτν εhραι εjωι hνουμντατνα hωστε ατετνναυ επασαs αριhοτε
English: But ye also have come to me without pity; so that beholding my wound ye are afraid.
Coptic: εsαρε ου γαρ sωπε μη τει αιαιτει μμωτν νλααυ η ειsαατ ντετνcομ
English: What? have I made any demand of you? or do I ask for strength from you,
Coptic: hωστε ετουjοει εναjαjε η εναhμετ ετσιj ννρεfjιjναh
English: to deliver me from enemies, or to rescue me from the hand of the mighty ones?
Coptic: ματσαβοι ανοκ δε tνακαρωι ματαμοι επενταιπλανα νhητf
English: Teach ye me, and I will be silent: if in anything I have erred, tell me.
Coptic: αλλα νsαjε μπρμμμε σοsf ννειαιτει γαρ αν νουcομ ντετηυτν
English: But as it seems, the words of a true man are vain, because I do not ask strength of you.
Coptic: αυω πεjπιο ννετνsαjε ναταλcοι αν ουδε γαρ νtναανειχεα νπουωsf μπετνsαjε
English: Neither will your reproof cause me to cease my words, for neither will I endure the sound of your speech.
Coptic: πλην ρω τετντωουν εjμπορφανοσ τετνβωcε εjνπετνsβηρ
English: Even because ye attack the fatherless, and insult your friend.
Coptic: τενου δε ειεcωsτ εhουν hνπετνhο τατμjιcολ
English: But now, having looked upon your countenances, I will not lie.
Coptic: hμοοσ δε ντετμ jινcονσ sωπε αυω ον ντετνσωουh ετμντμε
English: Sit down now, and let there not be unrighteousness; and unite again with the just.
Coptic: μνjινcονσ γαρ hμπαλασ η ερεταsουωβε μελετα αν νουμντσαβε
English: For there is no injustice in my tongue; and does not my throat meditate understanding?
Coptic: μη νουμανjωμντ αν πε παhε μπρωμε hιjμπκαh αυω πεfαhε ντhε νουjαιβεκη μμηνε
English: Is not the life of man upon earth a state of trial? and his existence as that of a hireling by the day?
Coptic: η ντhε νουhμhαλ εfρhοτε hητf μπεfjοεισ αυω εαfhε ευhοιβεσ η ντhε αν πε νουjαιβεκη εfcεετ επεfβεκε
English: Or as a servant that fears his master, and one who has grasped a shadow? or as a hireling waiting for his pay?
Coptic: ται τε ταhε hωωτ νταιhυ πομινη εhενεβατε ευsουειτ hενουsη δε νhισε νεττο ναι
English: So have I also endured months of vanity, and nights of pain have been appointed me.
Coptic: ειsανενκοτκ sαιjοοσ jεερεhτοουε sωπε τναυ αυω ον ειsαντωουν jεερερουhε νηυ τναυ tsοοπ δε ειμηh νhισε jινρουhε sαhτοουε
English: Whenever I lie down, I say, When will it be day? and whenever I rise up, again I say when will it be evening? and I am full of pains from evening to morning.
Coptic: πασωμα δε ουωsμ hνhενβντ ευhοου tβωλ δε εβολ νhενπολcσ νκαh ειhωωκε νταειααβε
English: And my body is covered with loathsome worms; and I waste away, scraping off clods of dust from my eruption.
Coptic: πααhε δε ασωου επsααjε αfτακο δε hνουhελπισ εσsουειτ
English: And my life is lighter than a word, and has perished in vain hope.
Coptic: αριπμεευ δε jεουνιβε πε παωνh αυω μπαβαλ νατστοf αν εναυ αγαθον .
English: Remember then that my life is breath, and mine eye shalt not yet again see good.
Coptic: αιωjν ντhε νουκλοολε εαυτββοσ hατπε ερsανπρωμε δε βωκ επεσητ εαμντε νfτστοf αν εει εhραι
English: I am as a cloud that is cleared away from the sky: for if a man go down to the grave, he shall not come up again:
Coptic: αυω ννεfσοτf επεfηι μμινε μμοf αυω ννεπεfμα κοτf εσουωνf
English: and he shall surely not return to his own house, neither shall his place know him any more.
Coptic: νtναtσο hω αν ερωι tναsαjε hντααναγκη ειsοοπ hμπενουcσ νταψυχη
English: Then neither will I refrain my mouth: I will speak being in distress; being in anguish I will disclose the bitterness of my soul.
Coptic: μη ανγ τhαλασσα η πεδρακων jεακthτηκ εροι jεακσμινε νhενπετhοου εροι
English: Am I a sea, or a serpent, that thou hast set a watch over me?
Coptic: αιjοοσ jεπαcλοc ντωουν νασλσωλτ tναεινε δε ναι μαυαατ νουsαjε hιπαcλοc
English: I said that my bed should comfort me, and I would privately counsel with myself on my couch.
Coptic: ακτhρsοι hνhενρασου αυω ακνοsπτ hνhενhορομα
English: Thou scarest me with dreams, and dost terrify me with visions.
Coptic: κναπωρj νταψυχη επαπνευμα αυω νακεεσ επμου
English: Thou wilt separate life from my spirit; and yet keep my bones from death.
Coptic: ννειναωνh γαρ αν sαενεh jεειαhροs νhητ σαhωκ εβολ μμοι πααhε γαρ sουειτ
English: For I shall not live for ever, that I should patiently endure: depart from me, for my life is vain.
Coptic: ου γαρ πε πρωμε jεακjαστf η jεεκt νhτηκ εροf .
English: For what is man, that thou hast magnified him? or that thou givest heed to him?
Coptic: η jεκναcμπεfsινε εhτοουε
English: Wilt thou visit him till the morning, and judge him till the time of rest?
Coptic: η jεεκεκρινε μμοf ευμτον sατναυ ενγνακαατ αν αυω νγναβωs ναι αν sαντιουωμκ νταπαcσε hνουsσνhητ
English: How long dost thou not let me alone, nor let me go, until I shall swallow down my spittle?
Coptic: εsjε ανοκ αιρνοβε ειναsρ ου νακ πετσοουν μπhητ ννρωμε ετβεου αfκαατ ουβηκ tω δε νουετπω νακ
English: If I have sinned, what shall I be able to do, O thou that understandest the mind of men? why hast thou made me as thine accuser, and why am I a burden to thee?
Coptic: ετβεου μπεκρπωβs νταανομια αυω νγτββο μπανοβε τενου δε ειναβωκ επκαh αυω tνατστοι αν εsορπτ
English: Why hast thou not forgotten my iniquity, and purged my sin? but now I shall depart to the earth; and in the morning I am no more.
Coptic: α βαλδαδ ουωsβ πσαυχιτησ πεjαf
English: Then Baldad the Sauchite answered, and said,
Coptic: jεsατναυ κναjε ναι ουπνευμα νhαhνsαjε πετhνρωκ
English: How long wilt thou speak these things, how long shall the breath of thy mouth be abundant in words?
Coptic: μη πjοεισ ναjινcονσ εfκρινε η πενταfταμιε πτηρf ναsτρτρ πδικαιοσ
English: Will the Lord be unjust when he judges; or will he that has made all things pervert justice?
Coptic: εsjε νεκsηρε νενταυρνοβε μπεfμτο εβολ αfjοουσου hντcιj ντευανομια
English: If thy sons have sinned before him, he has cast them away because of their transgression.
Coptic: ντοκ δε σοπσ επjοεισ ππαντοκρατωρ εκσοπσ
English: But be thou early in prayer to the Lord Almighty.
Coptic: εsjε κουααβ αυω ντκ ουμε fνασωτμ επεκσοπσ fνασμινε δε νακ νουμανsωπε νδικαιοσυνη
English: If thou art pure and true, he will hearken to thy supplication, and will restore to thee the habitation of righteousness.
Coptic: νεκsορπ ναsωπε ευσοβτ νεκhαεευε δε νσεναssαjε εροου αν
English: Though then thy beginning should be small, yet thy end should be unspeakably great.
Coptic: μαjνε τsορπ δε νγενεα hοτhτ δε καταγενοσ ννειοτε
English: For ask of the former generation, and search diligently among the race of our fathers:
Coptic: νταυjπον γαρ νσαf αυω ντνσοουν αν ουhαιβεσ γαρ πε πεναhε hιjμπκαh
English: (for we are of yesterday, and know nothing; for our life upon the earth is a shadow:)
Coptic: μη νναι αν νετνατσαβοκ νσεταμοκ αυω νσνhενsαjε εβολhμ πευhητ
English: shall not these teach thee, and report to thee, and bring out words from their heart?
Coptic: μη sαρεπjοουf tουω εjμμοου η sαρεπτρβαειν jισε εjνμοου
English: Does the rush flourish without water, or shall the flag grow up without moisture?
Coptic: hατεfνουνε αυω μευεhσ ντηc νιμ μπεfσω ουδε μεfsοουε
English: When it is yet on the root, and though it has not been cut down, does not any herb wither before it has received moisture?
Coptic: ται cε τε τhε ντhαη νουον νιμ ετρπωβs μπjοεισ πτακο γαρ πε τhελπισ μπασεβησ
English: Thus then shall be the end of all that forget the Lord: for the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
Coptic: πεfηι γαρ ναsωf αυω πεfμανsωπε ναρ hαλλουσ
English: For his house shall be without inhabitants, and his tent shall prove a spider's web.
Coptic: εsωπε εfsανταhε πεfηι ερατf ννεfcω εfsαναμαhτε δε μμοf ννεfhυπομινη
English: If he should prop up his house, it shall not stand: and when he has taken hold of it, it shall not remain.
Coptic: νfποσε γαρ αν hιτμπρη αυω ερεπεfhρηρε νηυ εβολ hμπεfτακο
English: For it is moist under the sun, and his branch shall come forth out of his dung-heap.
Coptic: εfνανκοτκ hιουσοουhσ νωνε αυω νfωνh hντμητε νhενχαλιξ
English: He lies down upon a gathering of stones, and shall live in the mist of flints.
Coptic: ερsανπμα ομκf νfναjιcολ εροf αν μπεκναυ εουον νthε ουδε νγρsπηρε αν εjννετιjω μμοου
English: If God should destroy him, his place shall deny him. Hast thou not seen such things,
Coptic: jεουtμινε πε πsορsρ ννασεβησ fναtουω δε νκεουα εβολ hμπκαh
English: that such is the overthrow of the ungodly? and out of the earth another shall grow.
Coptic: ννεπjοεισ γαρ κω νσωf μπβαλhητ αυω ννεfjι δωρον νιμ ντνπασεβησ
English: For the Lord will by no means reject the harmless man; but he will not receive any gift of the ungodly.
Coptic: εfεμεh τταπρο δε ννρμμμε νσωβε αυω νευσποτου νσμου
English: But he will fill with laughter the mouth of the sincere, and their lips with thanksgiving.