megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: σεναsωπε δε ντhε νhεντωh νναhρεν ουτηυ η ντhε νουsοειs εαυhατηυ fιτf
English: And they shall be as chaff before the wind, or as dust which the storm has taken up.
Coptic: ερενεfνκα δε ωjν ντννεfsηρε
English: Let his substance fail to supply his children: God shall recompense him, and he shall know it.
Coptic: ερενεfβαλ ναυ επκωνσ ννεfουjαι δε hιτμπjοεισ
English: Let his eyes see his own destruction, and let him not be saved by the Lord.
Coptic: πευσανhουν μεh νωτ νευαλτκασ πην εβολ
English: For his desire is in his house with him, and the number of his months has been suddenly cut off.
Coptic: μη πjοεισ αν πετtσβω νουμντρμνhητ μνουμντσαβε ντοf δε πετκρινε ννhωτβ
English: Is it not the Lord who teaches understanding and knowledge? and does not he judge murders?
Coptic: ντοf δε fναμου hιτμπσιsε ντεfψυχη μπεfουεμ λααυ ναγαθον .
English: And another dies in bitterness of soul, not eating any good thing.
Coptic: σενκοτκ δε hιουσοπ hμπκαh α πτακο hοβσου
English: But they lie down in the earth together, and corruption covers them.
Coptic: hωστε tσοουν μμωτν jετετντωουν εjωι hνουτολμη
English: So I know you, that ye presumptuously attack me:
Coptic: ναs δε νhε τετνσοπσ μμοι επjινjη ουλααυ δε πε ετρακαρωι hαρωτν
English: How then do ye comfort me in vain? whereas I have no rest from your molestation.
Coptic: jεμη πjοεισ αν πετtσβω νουμντρμνhητ μνουμντσαβε
English: Is it not the Lord that teaches understanding and knowledge?
Coptic: ου γαρ πε προουs μπjοεισ εsωπε ντκ ουσωτπ hννεκhβηυε
English: For what matters it to the Lord, if thou wert blameless in thy works? or is it profitable that thou shouldest perfect thy way?
Coptic: η fναjπιοκ εffι μπεκροουs η fνηυ νμμακ εhουν ευhαπ
English: Wilt thou maintain and plead thine own cause? and will he enter into judgment with thee?
Coptic: μη ντεκκακια οs αν hενατηπε δε νε νεκνοβε
English: Is not thy wickedness abundant, and thy sins innumerable?
Coptic: ακjιτ νεουω ννεκσνηυ επjινjη ακfι δε ντhβσω ννετκηκαhηυ
English: And thou hast taken security of thy brethren for nothing, and hast taken away the clothing of the naked.
Coptic: ουδε μπεκτσε νετοβε νουμοου αλλα ακfεc νετhκαειτ μπευοεικ
English: Neither hast thou given water to the thirsty to drink, but hast taken away the morsel of the hungry.
Coptic: ακjιπhο δε νhοινε ακπωωνε εβολ ννετhιjμ πκαh
English: And thou hast accepted the persons of some; and thou hast established those that were already settled on the earth.
Coptic: ακjοου δε ννεχηρα ευsουειτ ακμουκh δε ννορφανοσ
English: But thou hast sent widows away empty, and has afflicted orphans.
Coptic: ετβεπαι α νcορcσ κωτε εροκ αυω αυπολεμοσ νsπηρε sτρτωρκ .
English: Therefore snares have compassed thee, and disastrous war has troubled thee.
Coptic: α πεκουοειν ρκακε εροκ ντερεκνκοτκ δε αυμοου hοβσκ .
English: The light has proved darkness to thee, and water has covered thee on thy lying down.
Coptic: μη μπετcωsτ αν ενετjοσε ναυ αfθββιο δε ννρεfσωs
English: Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud?
Coptic: νετjω μμοσ jεερεπjοεισ ναρ ου ναν η ερεππαντοκρατωρ ναεν ου εjων
English: Who say, What will the Lord do to us? or what will the Almighty bring upon us?
Coptic: ντοf δε αfμεh νευηι ναγαθον πsοjνε δε ννασεβησ ουηυ μμοf
English: Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel for the wicked is far from him.
Coptic: α νδικαιοσ ναυ αυσωβε α πσωτπ δε κομsου
English: The righteous have seen it, and laughed, and the blameless one has derided them.
Coptic: sωπε δε εκναsτ εκsανhυπομινη ειτα ντεπεκκαρποσ sωπε hνhεναγαθον
English: Be firm, I pray thee, if thou canst endure; then thy fruit shall prosper.
Coptic: jι δε νουσολσλ εβολ hνρωf αυω νγjι μπεfsοjνε hμπεκhητ
English: And receive a declaration from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
Coptic: εsωπε δε εκsανκοτκ νγθββιοκ μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ ακτρε πjινcονσ ουε μπεκηι
English: And if thou shalt turn and humble thyself before the Lord, thou hast thus removed unrighteousness far from thy habitation.
Coptic: ππαντοκρατωρ cε ναsωπε νακ νβοητοσ εβολ hννεκjαjε fναταακ δε εκουααβ ντhε νουhατ εfποσε
English: So the Almighty shall be thy helper from enemies, and he shall bring thee forth pure as silver that has been tried by fire.
Coptic: ειτα κναπαρρηζιαζε μμοκ μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ νγcωsτ ετπε hνουουροτ
English: Then shalt thou have boldness before the Lord, looking up cheerfully to heaven.
Coptic: εκsανsληλ δε εροf fνασωτμ εροκ fναταασ δε νακ εt ννεκsληλ
English: And he shall hear thee when thou prayest to him, and he shall grant thee power to pay thy vows.
Coptic: fνασμινε δε νακ νουμανsωπε νδικαιο συνη ντεουοειν sωπε hινεκhιοουε
English: And he shall establish to thee again a habitation of righteousness and there shall be light upon thy paths.
Coptic: α ιωβ δε ουωsβ εfjω μμοσ
English: Then Job answered and said,
Coptic: jεtσοουν hω jεερεπαjπιο hνναcιj αυω α τεfcιj hροs εjμπααsαhομ νιμ γαρ πετσοουν jεtναhε εροf αυω tνηυ sαβολ
English: Yea, I know that pleading is out of my reach; and his hand has been made heavy upon my groaning.
Coptic: νfjω δε ναι μπαhαπ εμεh ταταπρο νjπιο
English: And I would plead my own cause, and he would fill my mouth with arguments.
Coptic: ειμε ενταλcο ετεfνα6 jοου ναι αιεσθανε δε jεfναjε ου ναι
English: And I would know the remedies which he would speak to me, and I would perceive what he would tell me.
Coptic: αυω εfναει εjωι hνουνοc νcομ ειτα ννεfχρω ναι hνουαπειλη
English: Though he should come on me in his great strength, then he would not threaten me;
Coptic: ερετμε γαρ μνπεjπιο ντοοτf εfεεινε δε μπαhαπ sαβολ
English: for truth and reproof are from him; and he would bring forth my judgment to an end.
Coptic: ειsανπωh γαρ sανsορπ ντατμsωπε ου δε πετισοουν μμοf hννhαευε
English: For if I shall go first, and exist no longer, still what do I know concerning the latter end?
Coptic: fσοουν γαρ jιντενου νταhιη αfδοκιμαζε μμοι ντhε μπνουβ
English: For he knows already my way; and he has tried me as gold.
Coptic: tνηυ δε εβολ hννεfουεhσαhνε αιhαρεh γαρ ενεfhιοουε αυω ννασαατου
English: And I will go forth according to his commandments, for I have kept his ways; and I shall not turn aside from his commandments,
Coptic: αυω ννακω νσωι ννεfουεhσαhνε αιhωπ δε ννεfsαjε hνκουντ .
English: neither shall I transgress; but I have hid his words in my bosom.
Coptic: εsjε ντοf δε πενταfκρινε μμοι hιναι νιμ πετναουωhμ ναf πενταfουαsf γαρ πενταfααf
English: And if too he has thus judged, who is he that has contradicted, for he has both willed a thing and done it.
Coptic: α πjοεισ δε ουετ παhητ α ππαντοκρατωρ sτηρτωρτ
English: But the Lord has softened my heart, and the Almighty has troubled me.
Coptic: αυcοσμ δε hεβσ παhο .
English: For I knew not that darkness would come upon me, and thick darkness has covered me before my face.
Coptic: ετβεου δε α νεουοειs hωπ επjοεισ
English: But why have the seasons been hidden from the Lord,
Coptic: α νασεβησ δε ρπβολ μπτοs αυτωρπ νουοhε μνπεfsωσ
English: while the ungodly have passed over the bound, carrying off the flock with the shepherd?
Coptic: αυfι πειω μπορφανοσ αυjι τεhε ντεχηρα νεουω
English: They have led away, the ass of the fatherless, and taken the widow's ox for a pledge.
Coptic: αυκτε νcωβ εβολhι τεhιη ντδικαιοσυνη
English: They have turned aside the weak from the right way: and the meek of the earth have hidden themselves together.
Coptic: αυsωπε δε ντhε νhενειαντοου hντσωsε εαυει εβολ hαροι μπευhωβ
English: And they have departed like asses in the field, having gone forth on my account according to their own order: his bread is sweet to his little ones.
Coptic: αυω hσ νουσωsε ντωου αν τε hατhη μπεστη νcωβ ρhωβ μμανελοολε ννασεβησ εjνβεκε hιhρε
English: They have reaped a field that was not their own before the time: the poor have laboured in the vineyards of the ungodly without pay and without food.
Coptic: αυjτο νουμηηsε ευκηκαhηυ εjνhοιτε αυfι δε ντhβσω ννευψυχη
English: They have caused many naked to sleep without clothes, and they have taken away the covering of their body.
Coptic: παραjεμντουhαιβεσ μμαυ νταυcοολου νουπετρα
English: They are wet with the drops of the mountains: they have embraced the rock, because they had no shelter.
Coptic: αυτωρπ νουορφανοσ εβολ hντεfεκιβε αυθββιο δε μπενταfhε
English: They have snatched the fatherless from the breast, and have afflicted the outcast.
Coptic: αυjτο ννετκηκαhηυ hνουjινcονσ αυfι δε μποεικ ννετhκαειτ
English: And they have wrongfully caused others to sleep without clothing, and taken away the morsel of the hungry.
Coptic: αυcωρc hνουjινcονσ εhενμα ευhεjhωj μπουσουν τεhιη δε μμε
English: They have unrighteously laid wait in narrow places, and have not known the righteous way.
Coptic: αυνεj hοινε εβολ hννευπολισ μννευηι μμινε μμοου α τεψυχη δε ννκουι αsαhομ εματε
English: Who have cast forth the poor from the city and their own houses, and the soul of the children has groaned aloud.
Coptic: ντοf δε ετβεου μπεfcμπsινε νναι ευsοοπ γαρ hιjμπκαh αυω μπουειμε νευσοουν δε αν πε ντεhιη ντδικαιοσυνη ουδε μπουβωκ hννεσμαμμοοsε
English: Why then has he not visited these? forasmuch as they were upon the earth, and took no notice, and they knew not the way of righteousness, neither have they walked in their appointed paths?
Coptic: εαfειμε δε ενεhβηυε εαfπαραδιδου μμοου επκακε
English: But having known their works, he delivered them into darkness: and in the night one will be as a thief:
Coptic: τευμερισ σhουορτ hιjμπκαh ερενευsην δε ουωνh εβολ ευsουωου hιjμπκαh
English: He is swift on the face of the water: let his portion be cursed on the earth; and let their plants be laid bare.
Coptic: αυτωρπ δε γαρ ντεcλω ννορφανοσ
English: Let them be withered upon the earth; for they have plundered the sheaves of the fatherless.
Coptic: ειδα αυρπμεευε μπεfνοβε μπεfsωπε δε ντhε νουνιfε νειωτε ευετωωβε ναf ννενταfααυ ερερεfjινcονσ δε νιμ τακο ντhε νουsε εfhοου
English: Then is his sin brought to remembrance, and he vanishes like a vapour of dew: but let what he has done be recompensed to him, and let every unrighteous one be crushed like rotten wood.
Coptic: μπεfρ πετνανουf γαρ νουαcρην αυω μπεfνα μπετε μντεfσhιμε .
English: For he has not treated the barren woman well, and has had no pity on a feeble woman.
Coptic: hμπεfcωντ γαρ αfτακε hενcωβ εfετωουν νfτμτανhετ πεfωνh
English: And in wrath he has overthrown the helpless: therefore when he has arisen, a man will not feel secure of his own life.
Coptic: εfsανλοjλj μπρτρεfμεευε ελο αλλα fναhε hμπsωνε
English: When he has fallen sick, let him not hope to recover: but let him perish by disease.
Coptic: α πεfjισε γαρ τακε hαh αfhωcβ δε ντhε νουμολοχη hνουκαυμα η ντhε νουhμσ εαfhε μαυααf hντεfσβροουε
English: For his exaltation has hurt many; but he has withered as mallows in the heat, or as an ear of corn falling off of itself from the stalk.
Coptic: εsωπε μμον νιμ πετjω μμοσ jεειjιcολ
English: But if not, who is he that says I speak falsely, and will make my words of no account?
Coptic: α βαλλαλ δε ουωsβ πσαυχιτησ πεjαf
English: Then Baldad the Sauchite answered and said,
Coptic: jεου γαρ πε πεπροhομιον νσατhοτε εβολ hιτοοτf πετταμιο μπτηρf hμπjισε
English: What beginning or fear is hiseven he that makes all things in the highest?
Coptic: μπρτρελααυ γαρ μεευε jεουντhε ετρεσοονε ρβολ ετεμνcωρc δε νηυ εjννιμ εβολ hιτοοτf
English: For let none think that there is a respite for robbers: and upon whom will there not come a snare from him?
Coptic: ναs γαρ νhε ερεπρωμε ναsρ δικαιοσ μπμτο εβολ μπjοεισ η νιμ πετναsτββοf νsηρε νσhιμε
English: For how shall a mortal be just before the Lord? or who that is born of a woman shall purify himself?
Coptic: εsjε sαfhωων μποοh αυω νεfρουοειν νσιου δε ουααβ αν μπεfμτο εβολ
English: If he gives an order to the moon, then it shines not; and the stars are not pure before him.
Coptic: καασ δε jεπρωμε hοου αυω ουβντ πε νsηρε νπρωμε
English: But alas! man is corruption, and the son of man a worm.
Coptic: α ιωβ ουωsβ εfjω μμοσ
English: But Job answered and said,
Coptic: jεεκουωhμ μμοκ ενιμ αυω εκναβοηθει ενιμ μη επετερε τεfcομ οs αν αυω πετερε πεfcβοι αμαhτε
English: To whom dost thou attach thyself, or whom art thou going to assist? is it not he that has much strength, and he who has a strong arm?
Coptic: ντακjιsοjνε δε ννιμ μπετε τωf αν τε τσοφια τηρσ η ντακουαhκ νσανιμ νσαπετετωf αν τε τcομ νιμ
English: To whom hast thou given counsel? is it not to him who has all wisdom? whom wilt thou follow? is it not one who has the greatest power?
Coptic: ντακjε νεκsαjε δε ενιμ τεπνοη δε ννιμ τεντασει εβολ νhητκ .
English: To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose breath is it that has come forth from thee?
Coptic: αfσμν τhαλασσα hντεfcομ αfπωρs πκυτοσ δε hντεfσβω α μμανωρj δε ντπε ρhοτεhητf hμπεfουεhσαhνε δε αfμουουτ μπετδρακων να14 ποστατησ τcομ δε μπεfhρουββαι νιμ πετσοουν μμοσ jεεfνααασ τναυ
English: He has calmed the sea with his might, and by his wisdom the whale has been overthrown.
Coptic: α ιωβ δε ον ουωh ετοοτf πεjαf hμπεπροhομιον
English: And Job further continued and said in his parable,
Coptic: jεπjοεισ ονh πενταfκρινε μμοι hιναι αυω ππαντοκρατωρ πενταfνεcσ ταψυχη
English: As God lives, who has thus judge me; and the Almighty, who has embittered my soul;
Coptic: jεετει ερεπανιβε νhητ αυω ερεπεπνευμα ετουααβ hνναcβsα
English: verily, while my breath is yet in me, and the breath of God which remains to me is in my nostrils,
Coptic: ννενασποτου jενοβε ουδε ννεταψυχη μελετα νhενjινcονσ
English: my lips shall not speak evil words, neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts.
Coptic: ννεσsωπε ετραjοοσ jεντετνhενδικα6 ιοσ μπιμου νναfι γαρ νταμντβαλhητ
English: Far be it from me that I should justify you till I die; for I will not let go my innocence,
Coptic: εικω δε νhτηι ετδικαιοσυνη νναhε εβολ tσοουν γαρ αν μμοι εαιρhωβ εμεssε
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 δε ερεναjαjε ρ τhε μπsορsρ ννασεβησ αυω νεττωουν δε εjωι ντhε μπτακο νμπαρανομοσ
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 ττhελπισ μπασεβησ jεfκω νhτηf εfναhτε επjοεισ μη fναουjαι
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: η εfνασωτμ επεfσοπσ η ερsανουαναγε ει εjωf
English: Will God hear his prayer? or, when distress has come upon him,
Coptic: μη ουντf παρρησια μμαυ μπεfμτο εβολ η εfsανωs εhραι ουβηf fνασωτμ εροf .
English: has he any confidence before him? or will God hear him as he calls upon him?
Coptic: αλλα εισhηητε tναταμωτν jεου πετhν τcιj μπjοεισ αυω νtjιcολ αν ενετντοοτf μππαντοκρατωρ
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: εισhηητε τηρτν τετνσοουν jεhενπετsουειτ νετνηυ εjννετsουειτ
English: Behold, ye all know that ye are adding vanity to vanity.
Coptic: ται τε τμερισ μπρωμε νασεβησ εβολhιτμ πjοεισ πετjπιο δε ννρεfjινjναh νηυ εhραι εjωου ντνππαντοκρατωρ
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: εsωπε ερsαννεfsηρε αsαι ευναsωπε επκονσου εsωπε δε ον ευsανcμcομ ευνατωβh .
English: And if their children be many, they shall be for slaughter: and if they grow up, they shall beg.
Coptic: νετsοοπ δε ναf νκοουε ναμου hνουμου μνλααυ δε ναννευχηρα
English: And they that survive of him shall utterly perish, and no one shall pity their widows.
Coptic: εsωπε εfsανσευh hατ εhουν ντhε νουκαh αυω νfσβτε νουβ ντhε νουοομε
English: Even if he should gather silver as earth, and prepare gold as clay;
Coptic: ναι γαρ τηρου νδικαιοσ νετνναjιτου αυω νρμμμε νετναρjοεισ ενεfχρημα
English: All these things shall the righteous gain, and the truehearted shall possess his wealth.
Coptic: ερεπεfηι δε ναρjοολσ αυω ντhε νουhαλλουσ
English: And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider's web.
Coptic: α πρμμαο νκοτκ νfναουοhμεf αν
English: The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue: he has opened his eyes, and he is not.
Coptic: α μμοκhσ τωμντ εροf ντhε νουμοου α νcοσμ δε fιτf ντευsη .
English: Pains have come upon him as water, and darkness has carried him away by night.
Coptic: πμα γαρ μπhατ sοοπ εsαυταμιοf νhητf αυω πμα μπνουβ εsαυοτhf μμαυ
English: For there is a place for the silver, whence it comes, and a place for the gold, whence it is refined.
Coptic: εsαυταμιε ππενιπε γαρ εβολhμ πκαh εsαυsετ πhομντ δε ντhε μποωνε
English: For iron comes out of the earth, and brass is hewn out like stone.
Coptic: αfκω δε νουταξισ μπκακε
English: He has set a bound to darkness, and he searches out every limit: a stone is darkness, and the shadow of death.
Coptic: νετρπωβs δε ντεhιη μμε αυρcωβ hννρωμε
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: αfsορsρ δε νντουειη hννευσντε αfπωh ννβερω μμοου α παβαλ ναυ ενετταιηυ τηρου .
English: He has stretched forth his hand on the sharp rock, and turned up mountains by the roots:
Coptic: αfcωλπ δε εβολ ννsικ νμμοου αfουωνh εβολ ντεfcομ επουοειν
English: And he has laid bare the depths of rivers, and has brought his power to light.
Coptic: νταυhε δε ετεfσωφια των αs δε πε πμα ντεσβω νταυhε δε ετεfσωφια των αs δε πε πμα ντεσβω
English: But whence has wisdom been discovered? and what is the place of knowledge?
Coptic: μνρωμε σοουν ντεσhιη αυω ννευhε εροσ hννρωμε
English: A mortal has not known its way, neither indeed has it been discovered among men.
Coptic: αs δε πε πμα ντμντρμνhητ νταυhε δε ετσωφια των
English: Whence then is wisdom found? and of what kind is the place of understanding?
Coptic: σhηπ ερωμε νιμ
English: It has escaped the notice of every man, and has been hidden from the birds of the sky.
Coptic: ανσωτμ επεσεοου
English: Destruction and Death said, We have heard the report of it.
Coptic: πjοεισ πενταfταhο ερατσ ντεσhιη καλωσ ντοf πετσοουν ντεσμντρμμαο
English: God has well ordered the way of it, and he knows the place of it.
Coptic: ντοf γαρ πετναυ επκαh τηρf εfσοουν ννετhμ πκαh τηρου νταfταμιοου
English: For he surveys the whole earth under heaven, knowing the things in the earth:
Coptic: πsι νντηυ μντηπε νμμοου
English: all that he has made; the weight of the winds, the measures of the water.
Coptic: ντερεfταμιοου hιναι αfναυ εροου αfοπου
English: When he made them, thus he saw and numbered them, and made a way for the pealing of the thunder.
Coptic: αfσβτωτου δε αfhετhωτου
English: Then he saw it, and declared it: he prepared it and traced it out.
Coptic: αfjοοσ δε μπρωμε jεεισhηητε τμντρεfsμsενουτε τε τσοφια πσαhωκ δε εβολ μππετhοου τε τεσβω
English: And he said to man, Behold, godliness is wisdom: and to abstain from evil is understanding.
Coptic: ετι δε α ιωβ ουαhμεf πεjαf hμπεπροhομιον
English: And Job continued and said in his parable,
Coptic: jενιμ πετνακαατ κατανεβατε νsορπ ννεhοου ερεπνουτε hαρεh εροι .
English: Oh that I were as in months past, wherein God preserved me!
Coptic: ενερε πεfhβσ μουh hαjωι
English: As when his lamp shone over my head; when by his light I walked through darkness.
Coptic: ννεhοου ειμοοsε hμπεfουοειν hμπκακε ννεhοου ειτμτμ hιναhιοουε ννεhοου ερεπjοεισ cμπsινε μπαηι
English: As when I steadfastly pursued my ways, when God took care of my house.
Coptic: ννεhοου ειοs εματε ερεναsηρε μπακωτε
English: When I was very fruitful, and my children were about me;
Coptic: ννεhοου ερεναhιοουε hατε νσαιρε αυω ερενατοουε σωκ μπερωτε
English: when my ways were moistened with butter, and the mountains flowed for me with milk.
Coptic: ννεhοου εsαιει εβολ ειsορπ hνταπολισ ενευκω μπατοcσ hννεπλατια
English: When I went forth early in the city, and the seat was placed for me in the streets.
Coptic: ντενhερsιρε ναυ εροι νσεhοπου ντενhλλο δε τηρου αhερατου
English: The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and all the old men stood up.
Coptic: ντενjωωρε καρωου ευsαjε νσεκα πευτηηβε hιρν ρρωου
English: And the great men ceased speaking, and laid their finger on their mouth.
Coptic: νετσωτμ δε αυμακαριζε μμοι
English: And they that heard me blessed me, and their tongue clave to their throat.
Coptic: ερsανουβαλ δε ναυ εροι sαfρακτf εβολ
English: For the ear heard, and blessed me; and the eye saw me, and turned aside.
Coptic: αιτουjο γαρ μπhηκε ετcιj μπρεfjιj ναh αυω αιβοηθει επορφανοσ ετεμντf βοηθοσ
English: For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, and helped the fatherless who had no helper.
Coptic: α τταπρο ντεχηρα σμου εροι
English: Let the blessing of the perishing one come upon me; yea, the mouth of the widow has blessed me.
Coptic: αιt δε hιωωτ ντδικαιωσυνη αιt πhαπ δε hιωωτ ντhε νουδιπλοεισ
English: Also I put on righteousness, and clothed myself with judgment like a mantle.
Coptic: νειο νβαλ ννβλλε ουρητε ννcαλε
English: I was the eye of the blind, and the foot of the lame.
Coptic: ανοκ πε νειωτ ννcωβ αιhοτhετ νσαπhαπ ενισοουν μμοf αν
English: I was the father of the helpless; and I searched out the cause which I knew not.
Coptic: αιουωsβ δε ννναjhε ννρεfjινcονσ αιτωρπ δε μπτωρπ εβολ hννευναjhε
English: And I broke the jaw-teeth of the unrighteous; I plucked the spoil out of the midst of their teeth.
Coptic: αιjοοσ δε jεταcοτ ναρhλλο tναρ ουνοc δε νουοειs ντhε νουsλh νβννε
English: And I said, My age shall continue as the stem of a palm-tree; I shall live a long while.
Coptic: αυσωτμ εροι αυthτηυ αυκαρωου δε εjμπαsοjνε
English: Men heard me, and gave heed, and they were silent at my counsel.
Coptic: αυω μπουοhμου εjμπαsαjε sαυραsε δε ειsανsαjε νμμαυ
English: At my word they spoke not again, and they were very gland whenever I spoke to them.
Coptic: ντhε νουκαh εfοβε εfcωsτ εβολ hητf μπhωου ται τε τhε νναι hητf μπαsαjε
English: As the thirsty earth expecting the rain, so they waited for my speech.
Coptic: ειsανσωβε νμμαυ ννευνhουτσ αυω ννεfhε εβολ νcιπουοειν μπαhο
English: Were I to laugh on them, they would not believe it; and the light of my face has not failed.
Coptic: αισωτπ ετευhιη αυω αιhμοοσ ειο ναρχων αυω ειο ντhε νουρρο hνhενμουε ναζωμενοσ ντhε νhοινε ευρhηβε ειεtνομτε ναυ
English: I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the midst of warriors, as one comforting mourners.
Coptic: τενου δε αυσωβε νσωι hενελαχιστοσ τενου νετtσβω ναι hνουμεροσ νcιναι νταυσωsf ννευειοτε ναι ετεμειοπου jεσεμπsα ννευhοορ νναοhε
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: και γαρ ευρ ου ναι hντcομ ννευcιj τευσυντελεια αστακο εhραι εjωου
English: Yea, why had I the strength of their hands? for them the full term of life was lost.
Coptic: hνουμντρεfρhαε μνουhεβωων νατsηρε νετπητ hνουμα νατμοου νσαf ουτακο μνουταλαιπωρια
English: One is childless in want and famine, such as they that fled but lately the distress and misery of drought.
Coptic: νετκωτε νσαhεναριμ hνουμα εfσενσεν ναι εhενντηc νε νευhρηυε ευσηs αυω ευσοsf ευρcροh ναγαθον νιμ ναι ενευουοcουηc νννουνε νsην hαπνοc νhκο
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: αυτωουν εροι νcιhενρεfjιουε
English: Thieves have risen up against me,
Coptic: ναι εhενsκολ μπετρα νε νευηι
English: whose houses were the caves of the rocks, who lived under the wild shrubs.
Coptic: ναι ετsοοπ hαhενντηc ναγριον
English: They will cry out among the rustling bushes.
Coptic: νsηρε ννατhητ μννετσηs ναπραν μνναπεοου ετοsμ hιjμπκαh
English: They are sons of fools and vile men, whose name and glory are quenched from off the earth.
Coptic: τενου δε tsοοπ ναυ νκιθαρα αυω ανοκ πετsοοπ ναυ νsαjε
English: But now I am their music, and they have me for a by-word.
Coptic: αυβοοττ εαυουε μμοι μπουtσο δε ενεjπαcσε εhουν hμπαhο .
English: And they stood aloof and abhorred me, and spared not to spit in my face.
Coptic: αfουων δε μπεfhνααυ νκασοτε αfμοκhτ
English: For he has opened his quiver and afflicted me: they also have cast off the restraint of my presence.
Coptic: αfκαατ γαρ καhηυ νταστολη
English: My paths are ruined; for they have stripped off my raiment: he has shot at me with his weapons.