megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: μπρουωsβ νουατhητ κατατμντατhητ μπετμμαυ jεννεκρτηfhε
English: Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou become like him.
Coptic: αλλα ουωsβ νουατhητ ουβετεfμντατhητ jεννεfουωνh εβολ νσοφοσ ναhραf μαυααf
English: Yet answer a fool according to his folly, lest he seem wise in his own conceit.
Coptic: αυω sαfjπο νουνοcνεc εβολ hννεfsαjε εκsανjοου νουsαjε hιτνουfαιsινε νατhητ
English: He that sends a message by a foolish messenger procures for himself a reproach from his own ways.
Coptic: fι μμαυ ντεhιη ντεfουερητε αυω ουπαρhοιμια εβολ hνρρωου ννατhητ
English: As well take away the motion of the legs, as transgression from the mouth of fools.
Coptic: ντhε μπετναμουρ νουωνε hνουσφενδονη ται τε τhε μπετtεοου νουατhητ
English: He that binds up a stone in a sling, is like one that gives glory to a fool.
Coptic: sαρεhενsοντε ρωτ hννcιj μπρεfthε αυω ουμντhμhαλ hννcιj ννατhητ
English: Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, and servitude in the hand of fools.
Coptic: sαρερωμε νιμ σωβε νσανατhητ τευhιη γαρ νατακο
English: All the flesh of fools endures much hardship; for their fury is brought to nought.
Coptic: ντhε νουουhορ εsαfκοτf επεfκαβολ νσεμεστωf ται τε τhε μπατhητ hντεfκακια εsαfκοτf επεfνοβε ουνουsιπε εsαfjπεπνοβε αυω ουνουsιπε ευεοου πε μνουχαρισ
English: As when a dog goes to his own vomit, and becomes abominable, so is fool who returns in his wickedness to his own sin. [There is a shame that brings sin: and there is a shame that is glory and grace.]
Coptic: αιναυ ευρωμε εροf ουααf jεουσαβε πε ουντεπατhητ δε hελπισ εhουεροf
English: I have seen a man who seemed to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.
Coptic: sαρεπρεfjνααυ jοοσ ευναjοοf ευhιη jεπμουι hννεhιουε αυω σεhωτβ μμοου hννεπλατια
English: A sluggard when sent on a journey says, There is a lion in the ways, and there are murderers in the streets.
Coptic: ντhε νουρο εfκωτε hιjμπεfμεstβσ ται τε τhε νουρεfjνααυ hιπεfcλοc
English: As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed.
Coptic: sαρεπρεfjνααυ κλjνεfcιj hακουνf νfτμεsντου ερωf
English: A sluggard having hid his hand in his bosom, will not be able to bring it up to his mouth.
Coptic: ουσαβε πε πρεfjνααυ ναf ουααf εhουε πεττσιηυ ετστο εβολ νουουω
English: A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who most satisfactorily brings back a message.
Coptic: ντhε μπεταμαhτε νουουhορ ται τε τhε μπεταhερατf μπβολ νουμιηε εμπωf αν πε
English: As he that lays hold of a dog's tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another's cause.
Coptic: ντhε ννετjωντ ετνουjε εhουν νhενsαjε νsορπ νασλαατε
English: As those who need correction put forth fair words to men, and he that first falls in with the proposal will be overthrown;
Coptic: ται τε τhε νουον νιμ ετcωρc ενευsβεερ ευsανταhοου δε sαυjοοσ jενταιαασ εισωβε
English: so are all that lay wait for their own friends, and when they are discovered, say, I did it in jest.
Coptic: sαρεπκωhτ μουh hνhαh νsε πμιsε δε ναcω hμπμα ετεμνρεfcωντ νhητf
English: With much wood fire increases; but where there is not a double-minded man, strife ceases.
Coptic: hενjββεσ νουεσχαρα αυω hενsε μπκωhτ ουρωμε hωωf νρεfσαhου εfsτορτρ νουμιsε
English: A hearth for coals, and wood for fire; and railing man for the tumult of strife.
Coptic: νsαjε μπκορsf cην ναι δε ρωhτ εhουν ενταμιειον ντhη
English: The words of cunning knaves are soft; but they smite even to the inmost parts of the bowels.
Coptic: ντhε νhενβλjε πε ουhατ ευt μμοf hνουκροf sαρεhενσποτου νκροf hβσουhητ νρεfλυπι
English: Silver dishonestly given is to be considered as a potsherd: smooth lips cover a grievous heart.
Coptic: sαρεπjαjε ουωsβ εfjωρμ εουον νιμ hινεfσποτου fμεευε δε hμπεfhητ εhενκροf
English: A weeping enemy promises all things with his lips, but in his heart he contrives deceit.
Coptic: ερsανπεκjαjε σεπσωπκ εfκωρs hντεfσμη μπρσωτμ νσωf ουνσαsfε γαρ μπονηρια hμπεfhητ
English: Though thine enemy intreat thee with a loud voice, consent not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
Coptic: πετhωπ νουμντjαjε sαfτουνεσουπονηρια sαρεουσαβε δε cωλπ εβολ ννεfνοβε hνουμηηsε
English: He that hides enmity frames deceit: but being easily discerned, exposes his own sins in the public assemblies.
Coptic: πετsικε νουhιειτ επετhιτουωf fναhε εhραι εροf πετσκορκρ δε νουωνε εfναhε εjωf
English: He that digs a pit for his neighbour shall fall into it: and he that rolls a stone, rolls it upon himself.
Coptic: πλασ ννουj μοσhτε ντμε τταπρο δε ετsτρτωρ ναειρε νhενsτορτρ
English: A lying tongue hates the truth; and an unguarded mouth causes tumults.
Coptic: μπρsουsου μμοκ επεfραστε νγσοουν γαρ αν jεερεραστε ναjπεου
English: Boast not of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what the next day shall bring forth.
Coptic: μαρεκεταπρο ταιοκ εντωκ αν τε ουsμμο αυω νεκσποτου αν
English: Let thy neighbour, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Coptic: πωνε hορs αυω πsω μοκh νfιτf τοργη δε μπατhητ hορs εhουεροου μπεσναυ
English: A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
Coptic: πcωντ ουατνα πε αυω τοργη ναsτ αλλα μερελααυ fι hαπκωh
English: Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
Coptic: νανουhενjπιο ευcολπ εβολ εhουεουμντsβηρ εσhηπ
English: Open reproofs are better than secret love.
Coptic: νανουμπωλh νουsβηρ εhουεμπι νουjαjε
English: The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.
Coptic: sαρετεψυχη εττσιη jηρ ντεστεπεβιω εβολ sαρενκεπετσαsε δε hλοc ντεψυχη ετρcρωh
English: A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.
Coptic: ντhε νουhαλητ εfsανhωλ εβολ hμπεfμαh ται τε τhε εsαρεπρωμε ρhμhαλ εfsανρsμμο ενεfμα
English: As when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.
Coptic: sαρεπhητ ουνοf hνhενσοcν μνhενηρπ μνhενsουhηνε sαρεπhητ δε hε hνουsωνε
English: The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
Coptic: μπρκω νσωκ νουsβηρ νσαβε αυω ουsβηρ ντεπεκειωτ μπρβωκ δε εhουν επηι μπεκσον εκμοκh νανου ουsβηρ εfhην εhουν εhουεουσον εfουηυ μμοκ
English: Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother's house: better is a friend that is near than a brother living far off.
Coptic: αρισαβε παsηρε jεερεπαhητ ουνοf αυω νγκτο εβολ μμοκ νhενsαjε ννοcνεc
English: Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself reproachful words.
Coptic: sαρεπσαβε hοπf εhενπετhοου ευνηυ νατhητ δε νηυ εjωf νσεtοσε
English: A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.
Coptic: fιτεκsτηα πρεfσωs γαρ σαατκ εfσωs γαρ νhενκοουε
English: Take away the man's garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another's goods.
Coptic: πετνασμου επεfsβηρ hνουνοc νσμη εhτοουε εsjε νfsοβε αν επετσαhου μμοf
English: Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses him.
Coptic: sαρεπhωου νεjπρωμε εβολ hμπεfηι ννεhοου ντεπρω ται τε τhε νουσhιμε νρεfσαhου εβολ hμπεκηι μμινμμοκ
English: On a stormy day drops of rain drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman drive a man out of his own house.
Coptic: πτηυ μπεμhιτ ναsτ εsαυμουτε εροf jεπετσουτων
English: The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.
Coptic: ππενιπε sαfτωμ μππενιπε πρωμε δε πεsαfτβσπhο μπεfsβηρ
English: Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
Coptic: πετνατωcε νουβω νκντε fνασει ννεσκαρποσ πετhαρεh δε επεfjοεισ ναjιταιο
English: He that plants a fig-tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits on his own master shall be honoured.
Coptic: ντhε ετερενhο εινε αν ννευερηυ ται τε τhε ετερενκεhητ ννρωμε εινε αν ννευερηυ
English: As faces are not like other faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.
Coptic: μερεαμντε μνπτακο σει ται τε τhε εhενατσει νε νβαλ ννρωμε νρεfjινcονσ τβοτε μπjοεισ πε νjαρβαλ αυω νατσβω ετεμευαμαhτε μπευλασ
English: Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable. He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the uninstructed do not restrain their tongue.
Coptic: τδοκιμη μπhατ μνπνουβ πε παστου εsαυδοκιμαζε δε μπρωμε εβολ hνρρωου ννετsαjε εροf πhητ μπανομοσ sαfsινε νσαhενπετhοου sαρεπhητ δε ετσουτων sινε νσαουσοουν
English: Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him. The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
Coptic: εκsανμαστιγου νουατhητ ντμητε νουμηηsε εκσωs μμοf ννεκfι ντεfμντατhητ
English: Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt still in no wise remove his folly from him.
Coptic: hνουειμε εκεειμε ενεψυχη μπεκοhε νγσμνπεκhητ ενεκαγελη
English: Do thou thoroughly know the number of thy flock, and pay attention to thine herds.
Coptic: jετcομ μνπαμαhτε sοοπ αν μπρωμε sαενεh ουδε μευτααf jινjωμ sαjωμ
English: For a man has not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.
Coptic: fιπροουs νουουοτουετ ετρητ hντσωsε ταρεκθιοου νsορπ νγσωουh εhουν νουχορτοσ μπεfτε
English: Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;
Coptic: jεεκεhε εεσοου εhοιτε fιπροουs ντεσωsε jεεκεhε εhιειβ
English: that thou mayest have wool of sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that thou mayest have lambs.
Coptic: παsηρε αιτεκhεννοc νsαjε επεκωνh αυω ευωνh ννεκhμhαλ
English: My son, thou hast from me words very useful for thy life, and for the life of thy servants.
Coptic: sαρεπασεβησ πωτ εμνπετπητ νσωf ερεπδικαιοσ δε ταjρηυ ντhε ννιμουι
English: The ungodly man flees when no one pursues: but the righteous is confident as a lion.
Coptic: sαρεhενhαπ νεhσε ετβεννοβε ννασεβησ πρωμε δε νσαβε ναωsμ ννοργη
English: By reason of the sins of ungodly men quarrels arise; but a wise man will quell them.
Coptic: sαρεπεττηκ hντεfμντsαfτε hιλα ευhηκε ντhε νουhωου εfοs ενfρνοfρε αν
English: A bold man oppresses the poor by ungodly deeds. As an impetuous and profitable rain,
Coptic: ται τε τhε ννετκω νσωου μπνομοσ ευταιο νμντsαfτε νετμε δε μπνομοσ ευκτο εροου νουσοβτ
English: so they that forsake the law praise ungodliness; but they that love the law fortify themselves with a wall.
Coptic: νρωμε ετhοου νανοει αν νουhαπ νετsινε δε νσαπjοεισ νανοει hναγαθον νιμ
English: Evil men will not understand judgment: but they that seek the Lord will understand everything.
Coptic: νανουουhηκε εfμοοsε hντεfμντμε εhουεουρμμαο νρεfjιcολ
English: A poor man walking in truth is better than a rich liar.
Coptic: sαρεπsηρε νσαβε hαρεh επνομοσ πετsοοπ δε hνουμντsνα εftsιπε μπεfειωτ
English: A wise son keeps the law: but he that keeps up debauchery dishonours his father.
Coptic: πετταsο ντεfμντρμμαο hνουjιμησε νετνα ννhηκε νετνατσιοου μμοσ
English: He that increases his wealth by usuries and unjust gains, gathers it for him that pities the poor.
Coptic: πετναρικε εβολ μπεfμααjε ετμσωτμ επνομοσ πεsληλ μπαι βητ
English: He that turns away his ear from hearing the law, even he has made his prayer abominable.
Coptic: πετσωρμ ννετσουτων hνουhιη εσhοου εfναhε ντοf εhραι εhενπετhοου νετουααβ δε ναπωs εjωου νμπετνανουου
English: He that causes upright men to err in an evil way, himself shall fall into destruction: transgressor also shall pass by prosperity, but shall not enter into it.
Coptic: πρωμε νρμμαο ο νσαβε ναf ουααf πhηκε δε νσαβε ναcναρικε εροf
English: A rich man is wise in his own conceit; but an intelligent poor man will condemn him.
Coptic: sαρεουνοc νεοου sωπε ετβετβοηθια ννδικαιοσ sαρενρωμε δε τακο hνμμα ννασεβησ
English: By reason of the help of righteous men great glory arises: but in the places of the ungodly men are caught.
Coptic: πετhωβσ δε ντεfμντsαfτε νασοουτν αν πετjω δε μμοσ αυω ετjπιο σεναμεριτf
English: He that covers his own ungodliness shall not prosper: but he that blames himself shall be loved.
Coptic: ναιατf μπρωμε ετtσο εουον νιμ ετβετhοτε πναsτhητ δε ντοf ναhε εhραι εhενπετhοου
English: Blessed is the man who religiously fears always: but the hard of heart shall fall into mischiefs.
Coptic: ουμουι πε εfhκαειτ αυω ουωνs εfοβε πε ουhηκε εfναρjοεισ ευμηηsε νhηκε
English: A hungry lion and a thirsty wolf is he, who, being poor, rules over a poor nation.
Coptic: ουρρο εfsαατ νχρημα ουνοc νρεfjινcονσ πε νετμοστε δε νjινcονσ ναωνh hνουνοc νουοειs
English: A king in need of revenues is a great oppressor: but he that hates injustice shall live a long time.
Coptic: πετναsπτωρε νουρωμε εfhνουλοιcε νhωτβ fναπωτ αυω νfταjρηυ αν πετμοοsε δικαιωσ σεναβοηθει εροf
English: He that becomes surety for a man charged with murder shall be an exile, and not in safety. Chasten thy son, and he shall love thee, and give honour to thy soul: he shall not obey a sinful nation.
Coptic: πετμοοsε δε hιhενhιοουε ευcοομε ναcλομλμ
English: He that walks justly is assisted: but he that walks in crooked ways shall be entangled therein.
Coptic: πετρhωβ επεfκαh νασει νοεικ πετπητ δε νσαουωσf νασειτμντhηκε
English: He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows idleness shall have plenty of poverty.
Coptic: πρωμε νσαβε ναjισμου εματε πρεfρπετhοου δε ναρβολ αν επετhοου
English: A man worthy of credit shall be much blessed: but the wicked shall not be unpunished.
Coptic: πετsιπε hητου ννhο ννρεfjινcονσ νασοουτν αν παι γαρ ντειμινε ναtουρωμε hαουοεικ
English: He that reverences not the persons of the just is not good: such a one will sell a man for a morsel of bread.
Coptic: sαfcεπη ρρμμαο νcιουρωμε νειερβοονε αυω νfσοουν αν jεουναhητ πετναρjοεισ εjωf πετταsο ντεfμντρμμαο hνουjιμησε εfνασοουhσ εhουν μπετνα ννhηκε
English: An envious man makes haste to be rich, and knows not that the merciful man will have the mastery over him.
Coptic: πετjπιο νουρωμε hννεhιοουε fναcνhμοτ εhουεπετthμοτ hμπεfλασ
English: He that reproves a man's ways shall have more favour than he that flatters with the tongue.
Coptic: πετjι μπεfειωτ νcονσ μντεfμααυ εfμεευε jενtρνοβε αν ουκοινωνοσ πε παι νουρωμε νασεβησ
English: He that casts off father or mother, and thinks he sins not; the same is partaker with an ungodly man.
Coptic: sαρεουρωμε νατσει κρινε εικη πετκω δε νhητf επjοεισ ναsωπε hνουhαρεh
English: An unbelieving man judges rashly: but he that trusts in the Lord will act carefully.
Coptic: πετκω νhτηf ευμντναsτhητ παι ουατhητ πε πετμοοsε δε hνουσοφια ναουjαι
English: He that trusts to a bold heart, such an one is a fool: but he that walks in wisdom shall be safe.
Coptic: πετt ννhηκε ναcρωh αν πετκτο δε ννεfβαλ εβολ μμοου ναsωωτ εματε
English: He that gives to the poor shall not be in want: but he that turns away his eye from him shall be in great distress.
Coptic: sαρενδικαιοσ hοjhj hνμα ννασεβησ sαυαsαι δε hμπτακο ννετμμαυ
English: In the places of ungodly men the righteous mourn: but in their destruction the righteous shall be multiplied.
Coptic: νανουουρωμε εfjπιο ευναsτμακh fναjερο γαρ hνουsσνε νfτμταλcο
English: A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.
Coptic: νλαοσ ναευφρανε ευsαjε ενδικαιοσ νρωμε δε ναhοjhj hντμντjοεισ ννασεβησ
English: When the righteous are praised, the people will rejoice: but when the ungodly rule, men mourn.
Coptic: πειωτ μπρωμε ετsινε νσατσοφια ναευφρανε πετμοοsε δε hνουπορνεια νατακετεfμντρμμαο
English: When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
Coptic: sαρεουρρο νδικαιοσ τουνεσουχωρα ντεουρωμε δε μπαρανομοσ sρsωρσ
English: A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys it.
Coptic: πετσοβτε νουsνε νναhρμπεfsβηρ εfνασορf εβολ ενεfουερητε μμινμμοf
English: He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.
Coptic: ουνουνοc νcορcσ sοοπ επρωμε νρεfρνοβε πδικαιοσ δε ναsωπε hνουραsε μνουουνοf
English: A great snare is spread for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.
Coptic: πδικαιοσ σοουν εκρινε ννhηκε πασεβησ δε ναειμε αν επσοουν αυω μντεπhηκε hητ νσοουν
English: A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor: but the ungodly understands not knowledge; and the poor man has not an understanding mind.
Coptic: sαρεhενρωμε ευhοου ρεκhουπολισ sαρενσοφοσ δε κτο εβολ νουοργη
English: Lawless men burn down a city: but wise men turn away wrath.
Coptic: πρωμε νσοφοσ νακρινε ννhεθνοσ sαυσωβε δε νσαπρεfρνοβε εfsανcωντ
English: A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.
Coptic: sαρενρωμε νσνοf μεστεπετουααβ sαρενετσουτων δε sινε νσατεfψυχη
English: Bloody men hate a holy person, but the upright will seek his soul.
Coptic: sαρεπατhητ πεhτπεfcωντ εβολ τηρf πσοφοσ δε sαfντf εβολ sημ sημ
English: A fool utters all is mind: but the wise reserves his in part.
Coptic: ουρρο ηfσωτμ ευsαjε νjινcονσ hενπαρανομοσ τηρου νετsμsε ναf
English: When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors.
Coptic: πετtεμησε μνπετjι αυτωμντ ενευερηυ πνουτε δε ναcμπευsινε μπεσναυ
English: When the creditor and debtor meet together, the Lord oversees them both.
Coptic: ουρρο εfκρινε ννhηκε hνουμε πεfθρονοσ ναsωπε ευμντμντρε
English: When a king judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for a testimony.
Coptic: sαρενσηsε μννεjπιο t νουσοφια πsηρε δε ετπλανα ναtsιπε μπεfειωτ
English: Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.
Coptic: sαρεννοβε αsαι hμπαsαι ννασεβησ ερsαννη δε hε sαρενδικαιοσ ρhοτε
English: When the ungodly abound, sins abound: but when they fall, the righteous are warned.
Coptic: tσβιο μπεκsηρε ταρεftουνοf νακ αυω νft νουτρυφη ντεκψυχη
English: Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest; and he shall give honour to thy soul.
Coptic: μννοc ναsωπε μπhεθνοσ μπαρανομοσ ναιατf δε μπετhαρεh επνομοσ
English: There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: but he that observes the law is blessed.
Coptic: μνουhμhαλ εfναsτ ναjισβω hνhενsαjε εfsαννοει ον νfνασωτμ αν
English: A stubborn servant will not be reproved by words: for even if he understands, still he will not obey.
Coptic: εκsανναυ ευρωμε εfcεπη εsαjε ειμε jεουντεπατhητhελπισ εhουε εροf
English: If thou see a man hasty in his words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.
Coptic: πετσπαταλα jιντεfμντκουι ναρhμhαλ μννσωσ δε fναμκαh νhητ εjωf ουααf
English: He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.
Coptic: sαρεουρωμε νρεfcωντ τουνεσουtτων sαρεπρωμε δε νhακ θμσεπνοβε
English: A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.
Coptic: sαρεπσωs δε θββιεπρωμε πεοου δε νατουνεσπετθββιηυ
English: Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honour.
Coptic: πετjιτο μνουρεfjιουε εfμοσhτε ντεfψυχη ευsανσμινε δε νουαναs νσετμουωνh
English: He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,
Coptic: σεναhε νσεjι sιπε jεαυρhοτε hητου ννρωμε ναιατf δε μπετρhοτε hητf μπνουτε τμντsαfτε ναt νουσλαατε μπρωμε πετναhτε δε επjοεισ ναουjαι
English: they fearing and reverencing men unreasonably have been overthrown, but he that trusts in the Lord shall rejoice. Ungodliness causes a man to stumble: but he that trusts in his master shall be safe.
Coptic: hαh νετsμsε νναhρμπhο νννοc ερετμντμε δε μπρωμε νηυ εβολ hιτμπνουτε
English: Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
Coptic: ουβοτε μπρεfjινcονσ πε πδικαιοσ ουβοτε δε μπδικαιοσ τε τεhιη ννρεfρνοβε ουακαθαρτοσ πε πρωμε νρεfjινcονσ νναhρμπδικαιοσ fσοsf νναhρμπασεβησ νcιπρωμε νδικαιοσ
English: A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.
Coptic: παsηρε αριhοτε hητου νναsαjε εακsοπου δε εροκ μετανοει ναι νεsαρεπρωμε jοου ννετπιστευε επνουτε jεtναλο
English: These things says the man to them that trust in God; and I cease.
Coptic: ανγ ουσαβε γαρ εhουε ρημε νιμ αυω νουμντσαβε νρωμε αν τετνhητ
English: For I am the most simple of all men, and there is not in me the wisdom of men.
Coptic: πνουτε πενταfτσαβοι ετσοφια αυω ανοκ αισουνπσοουν ννετουααβ
English: God has taught me wisdom, and I know the knowledge of the holy.
Coptic: νιμ πενταfβωκ εhραι ετπε αfει επεσητ νιμ πενταfσευhντηυ εhουν hνκουνf νιμ πενταfσευhπμοου εhουν hντεfsτην νιμ πενταfαμαhτε ναρηjf μπκαh νιμ πε πεfραν η πραν ννεfsηρε
English: Who has gone up to heaven, and come down? who has gathered the winds in his bosom? who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? who has dominion of all the ends of the earth? what is his name? or what is the name of his children?
Coptic: νsαjε τηρου μπνουτε σοτπ αυω σεποσε πειμε δε επνομοσ παουμεευε πε ενανουf αsfρναsτε δε ντοf ενετρhοτε hητf
English: For all the words of God are tried in the fire, and he defends those that reverence him.
Coptic: μπρουωh ενεfsαjε jεννεfjπιοκ νγρρεfjιcολ
English: Add not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be made a liar.
Coptic: hωβ σναυ νετιαιt μμοου ντοοτκ μπρfι ντεχαρισ εβολ νhητ εμπατtμου
English: Two things I ask of thee; take not favour from me before I die.
Coptic: μαρεουsαjε εfsουειτ αυω νcολ ουε μμοι μπρt δε ναι νουμντρμμαο μνουμντhηκε τωs ναι ννετιαhε ναυ μνπαρωsε
English: Remove far from me vanity and falsehood: and give me not wealth or poverty; but appoint me what is needful and sufficient:
Coptic: jεννασει νταρρεfjιcολ νταjοοσ jενιμ πετναυ εροι η ταρhηκε νταjιουε νταωρκ μπραν μπανουτε
English: lest I be filled and become false, and say, Who sees me? or be poor and steal, and swear vainly by the name of God.
Coptic: μπρt νουhμhαλ ετοοτf μπεfjοεισ μηποτε νfσhουωρκ νγτακο
English: Deliver not a servant into the hands of his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be utterly destroyed.
Coptic: sαρεουsηρε εfhοου σαhου μπεfειωτ αυω μεfσμου ετεfμααυ
English: A wicked generation curse their father, and do not bless their mother.
Coptic: sαρεπsρ βωων κρινε μμοf hωσ δικαιοσ τεfhιη δε μπfτββοσ
English: A wicked generation judge themselves to be just, but do not cleanse their way.
Coptic: ουjασιβαλ πε ουsηρε εfhοου νεfεντολη δε μμινμμοf νανουου ναhραf αυω sαfjισε μμοf hννεfουhε
English: A wicked generation have lofty eyes, and exalt themselves with their eyelids.
Coptic: hενσηfε νενοβhε μπsηρε ετhοου αυω hενρεfsωωτ νε νεfναjhε hωστε ετακο ννετθββιηυ μπκαh αυω νευhηκε εβολ hννρωμε
English: A wicked generation have swords for teeth and jaw-teeth as knives, so as to destroy and devour the lowly from the earth, and the poor of them from among men.
Coptic: ουντε τεβδελλη sμτ sεερε εσμε μμοου hνουμε αυω τειsομτε μπουτσιοσ
English: The horse-leech had three dearly-beloved daughters: and these three did not satisfy her; and the fourth was not contented so as to say, Enough.
Coptic: αμντε μνπμε νσhιμε μνπταρταροσ μνπκαh εμεfσι μμοου μνπμοου μνπκωhτ εννευjοοσ jεhω αυω τμεhfτοε μπουhε εροσ εσjοοσ jεfρωsε
English: The grave, and the love of a woman, and the earth not filled with water; water also and fire will not say, It is enough.
Coptic: πβαλ ετσωβε νσαπεfειωτ αυω ετσωs ντμντhλλο ντεfμααυ ερεναβοοκε sεκsωκf εβολ hννεια αυω ντεμμασ ναhωμε ουομf
English: The eye that laughs to scorn a father, and dishonours the old age of a mother, let the ravens of the valleys pick it out, and let the young eagles devour it.
Coptic: sομντ δε νετμοκh ναι ενοι μμοου αυω νtσοουν αν μπμεhfτοου
English: Moreover there are three things impossible for me to comprehend, and the fourth I know not:
Coptic: τεhιη νουαhωμε εfhηλ αυω νεhιοουε νουhοf hιουπετρα μννεhιοουε νουjοει εfρhωτ αυω νεhιοουε νουρωμε εfhντεfμντκουι
English: the track of a flying eagle; and the ways of a serpent on a rock; and the paths of a ship passing through the sea; and the ways of a man in youth.
Coptic: ουτειμινε τε τεhιη νουσhιμε ννοεικ ται ετσναρπετσνααf νσειαασ νσjοοσ jεμπιρλααυ ννοβε
English: Such is the way of an adulterous woman, who having washed herself from what she has done, says she has done nothing amiss.
Coptic: ερεπκαh κιμ hνsμτ hωβ αυω μνcομ μμοf εfι hαπμεhfτοου
English: By three thing the earth is troubled, and the fourth it cannot bear:
Coptic: ουhμhαλ εfsανρρρο αυω ντεουατhητ σει νοεικ
English: if a servant reign; or a fool be filled with food;