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Attribution: Ecclesiastes 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_01, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

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ref	L0 witness	L1 Cairene	L2 Kemetic	English
1:1	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲉⲁϥⲣⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϫⲙⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϩⲛⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉⲁϥⲣⲣⲣⲟ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ	nai ne ǹsaji ǹpekklysiastys p̀ṡyri ǹdavid eafrrro èjen ǹpisrayl xen t̀·hierousalym	The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Israel in Jerusalem.
1:2	ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ	ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ	oupetṡoueit nem petṡouit petṡop pejepekklysiastys oupetṡouit nem petṡouit p hōb niven èpetṡouit petnxytou	Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
1:3	ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲁⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ	ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉϥϩⲁⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ	ou pe p̀houò ǹp̀rōmi etṡop naf xen pefxisi tyrf fai ètefhase ǹxytf xarof ǹp̀ry	What advantage is there to a man in all his labour that he takes under the sun?
1:4	ϫⲉⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ϣⲁⲥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲙⲁ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ	ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ̀ ϣⲁⲥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲓ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲁ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲡ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ	je ougeneà ṡasvōk ǹte keoui ì èpesma p̀kahi ḋe ṡop ṡa èneh	A generation goes, and a generation comes: but the earth stands for ever.
1:5	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲏ ϣⲁϥϣⲁ ⲛϥϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲛϥⲥⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲁ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ϣⲁϥϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲁ	ouoh p̀ry ṡafṡa ǹtefhōtp ǹtefsōk on ehrai èpefma ǹθof efnaṡa	And the sun arises, and the sun goes down and draws toward its place;
1:6	ϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲡⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉϣⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲙϩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲕⲟⲧⲥ	ϣⲁ ϥ̀ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉϣⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲙϩⲓⲧ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥⲕⲟⲧⲥ	ṡa f̀moṡi èp̀·sa ǹf̀rys ouoh ǹtefkotf eṡafktof èp̀·sa ǹpemhit pip̀nevma efmoṡi efkōti ouoh ṡafktof ehrai ènefkots	arising there it proceeds southward, and goes round toward the north. The wind goes round and round, and the wind returns to its circuits.
1:7	ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱⲣⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲙⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩϩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱⲣⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ	ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟϩ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ	m̀mou ǹsōrem tyrou evmoṡi ehrai èθalassa ouoh t̀θalassa mpasmoh xaroou m̀moou ǹsōrem tyrou ṡavmoṡi ehrai ènouma eṡavmoṡi ǹθōou èθrevvōk èp̀ma ète m̀mav	All the rivers run into the sea; and yet the sea is not filled: to the place whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
1:8	ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲛⲉϣⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉϣⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲥⲉⲓ ϩⲁⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉϣⲡⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲓ ϩⲁⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ	ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϣⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲉϣⲡ̀ⲃⲁⲗ ⲥⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲉϣⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ	ǹsaji tyrou seṡaat ǹneṡp̀rōmi saji ǹxytou ouoh ǹteneṡp̀val si xa p̀nav ouoh ǹteneṡp̀maaje si xa p̀·sōtem	All things are full of labour; a man will not be able to speak of them: neither shall the eye be satisfied with seeing, neither shall the ear be filled with hearing.
1:9	ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲃⲣⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ	ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ	ou petafṡōpi ǹθof on petnaṡōpi ou petavθamiof ǹθof on petounaθamiof ouoh m̀mon laav ǹhōb ǹvrre èjen f ǹp̀ry	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.
1:10	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲇⲏ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲛϩⲓⲏ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲇⲏ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲧ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ	èrep̀rōmi nasaji èrōou ǹtefgos je isfai ouvrre pe èḋy avouō evṡōpi xen naiōn ètavṡōpi xat̀ǹmōit	Who is he that shall speak and say, Behold, this is new? it has already been in the ages that have passed before us.
1:11	ⲙⲙⲛⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲕⲉϩⲁⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲛϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲙⲛⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲑⲁⲏ	ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϣⲱⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉϩⲁⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲧ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲏ	m̀monerf̀mevi ṡōp ǹǹṡorp ouoh ǹkehaeeve ètavṡōpi xat̀ǹmōit m̀mon erf̀mevi ṡop ouoh netnaṡōpi èt̀·hay	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.
1:12	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲓⲣⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϩⲛⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡ̀ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲓⲣⲣⲣⲟ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ	anok p̀ekklysiastys airrro èjen pisrayl xen t̀·hierousalym	I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
1:13	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϯⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϯⲟⲩⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲓϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲇⲟⲛⲏ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϯⲛⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ϯⲟⲩⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩϫⲓϩⲣⲁⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲩⲇⲟⲛⲏ	ouoh aitinpahyt èṡini ouoh ètiouoi xen t̀sofia eθve netavṡōpi tyrou xaros ǹt̀fe je ouperispasmos ǹponyron a f̀nouti tyif ǹǹṡyri ǹǹrōmi èθrevjihraou ǹxytf xen ouhiḋony	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.
1:14	ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲛⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ	ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲛⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ	ainav ǹθamio tyrou etavθamioou tyrou xarof ǹp̀ry ouoh is hyyne tyrou oupetṡouit petnxytou nem ououōṡ ǹp̀nevma	I beheld all the works that were wrought under the sun; and, beheld, all were vanity and waywardness of spirit.
1:15	ⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϣ ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲧϥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲏⲡⲉ	ⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣ ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣ ⲉⲧϥ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲏⲡⲉ	petċoome ǹsenaṡ kosmei an m̀mof ouoh petṡaat ǹsenaṡ etf an èouype	That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and deficiency cannot be numbered.
1:16	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲁϩⲓⲏ ϩⲛⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲣⲁϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ	anok aisaji xen pahyt xen p̀tragos je is·hyppe anok aiċisi paranetavṡōpi xa pamōit xen t̀·hierousalym	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.
1:17	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲁϩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ	ouoh a pahyt nōou èhah ǹhōb ousofia nem ousōoun ouoh ouparaboly nem ous̀vō anok aiemi èrōou je ispaike on ououōṡ pe ǹp̀nevma	And my heart knew muchwisdom, and knowledge, parables and understanding: I perceived that this also is waywardness of spirit.
1:18	ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲩⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ	ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲩⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ	je èreouniṡti ǹsōoun ṡop xen p̀àṡai ǹt̀sofia ouoh petnaouōh etotf èjen p̀·sōoun efnaouehoumok·hs	For in the abundance of wisdom is abundance of knowledge; and he that increases knowledge will increase sorrow.

Provenance

title: Ecclesiastes 1
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_01
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_01, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Ecclesiastes/01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Ecclesiastes 1 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_01)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_01, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
generated by: tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier b, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: th_resolved=4 tokens=231
file: Bible/Old Testament/Ecclesiastes/01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Ecclesiastes 1 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_01, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Ecclesiastes/01.sahidic.scriptorium.L2.txt
what it is: DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
lines: 18 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 21_Ecclesiastes_01 (18 lines)

Cite as:

Ecclesiastes 1. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_01. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/ecclesiastes/01.sahidic.scriptorium/. Ecclesiastes 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_01, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

What the layers are

L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.

L0.5 transliteration
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).

L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.

L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.

English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.