Ecclesiastes 2 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Ecclesiastes 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_02, 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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2:1	ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϫⲟⲛⲧⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ	ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϫⲟⲛⲧⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ	aigos anok xen pahyt je àmou tagontk xen ouounof ǹteknav xen ouàġaθon ouoh is paiket oupetṡouit pe	I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth, and behold thou good: and, behold, this is also vanity.
2:2	ⲡⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡϣⲉⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲉⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ	p̀·sōvi aitavo èrof ǹp̀ṡeei ouoh p̀ounof aigos naf je ou pe fai etkìri m̀mof	I said to laughter, Madness: and to mirth, Why doest thou this:
2:3	ⲁⲓϯϩⲧⲏⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϣ ⲥⲉⲕⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϣⲁⲛϯⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲛⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ	ⲁⲓϯϩⲧⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲥⲉⲕⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲁⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϣⲁⲧϯⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ	aitihtyi je ene pahyt ǹaṡ sektasarks ǹf̀ryti ǹouyrp ouoh pahyt afjimoeit hyt xen ousofia ouoh èθraamahte èjen p̀ounof ṡattinav je aṡ pe p̀àġaθon etṡop ǹǹṡyri ǹǹrōmi etounaaif xarof ǹp̀ry ǹtype ǹnèhoou ǹpouōnx	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.
2:4	ⲁⲓϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲓⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ	ⲁⲓϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲓⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲓⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲓⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ	aiċisi ǹpetaiθamiof nyi aikōt nyi ǹhanyi aitōċe nyi ǹhanma ǹeloole	I enlarged my work; I built me houses; I planted me vineyards.
2:5	ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲏⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ	ⲁⲓⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲕⲏⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϯⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ	aiθamio nyi ǹhankypos nem hanparaḋisos ouoh aitōċe nyi ǹxytou ǹṡyn niven ǹreftikarpos	I made me gardens and orchards, and planted in them every kind of fruit-tree.
2:6	ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲗⲩⲙⲃⲏⲑⲣⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲧϯⲟⲩⲱ	ⲁⲓⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲗⲩⲙⲃⲏⲑⲣⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲧϯⲟⲩⲱ	aiθamio nyi ǹhankolimbyθra m̀moou etso èvol ǹpama ǹṡyn ettiouō	I made me pools of water, to water from them the timber-bearing wood.
2:7	ⲁⲓⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲙⲏⲥ ϩⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁϣⲏ ⲛⲉϩⲉ ϩⲓⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲧⲁϩⲏ ϩⲛⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ	ⲁⲓⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲙⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲏⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲁϣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲉϩⲉ ϩⲓⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲁ ⲧⲁϩⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ	aikō nyi ǹhanvōk ǹhōout nem hanvōk ǹs·himi ouoh hankemys xen yi avṡōpi nyi ouoh ouniṡti ǹaṡy ǹehe hièsōou asṡōpi nyi èhote netavṡōpi tyrou xa tahy xen t̀·hierousalym	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.
2:8	ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ⲙⲛⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲁⲓⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ⲙⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲧϩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲧϩ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ	ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲁⲓⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲧϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲧϩ ⲛ̀ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ	aisouōh nyi èxoun ǹouhat nem pounoub ouoh ǹṡouṡou ǹnourōou nem ǹxōra aikō nyi ǹhanhōout nem hanhioome evnagō èroi xen outrify nem ǹṡyri ǹǹrōmi ouoh hanrefouōt·h ǹhōout nem hanrefouōt·h ǹs·himi	Moreover I collected for myself both silver and gold also, and the peculiar treasures of kings and provinces: I procured me singing men and singing women, and delights of the sons of men, a butler and female cupbearers.
2:9	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲁϩⲓⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲁⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧⲁⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ	ouoh aiċisi aiouōh etotparanetavṡōpi xa pamōit tyrou xen t̀·hierousalym ouoh atasofia aherats nyi	So I became great, and advanced beyond all that were before in Jerusalem: also my wisdom was established to me.
2:10	ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲃⲉⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲃⲉⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	ouoh hōb niven etanaval ouaṡou m̀peeivei tootntōou ǹpaika pahyt efṡaat ǹlaav ǹouounof je a pahyt evfrane xen paxisi tyrf ouoh fai afṡōpi nyi ǹmeris èvol xen paxisi tyrf	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.
2:11	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲛⲛⲁϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁϭⲓϫ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲙⲟⲕϩⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲛⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲡⲣⲏ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁϫⲓϫ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲙⲟⲕϩⲧ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲛⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲡ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ	ouoh aiktoi on anok xen nah̀vyouì tyrou nyi anok etanajig θamioou ouoh xen paxisi etaimok·ht ǹxytf etraav nai ouoh is hyyne tyrou oupetṡouit pe ouoh ouōṡ ǹp̀nevma p m̀mon ouhōb ǹhouo ṡop xa p̀ry	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.
2:12	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϭⲱϣⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲡϣⲉⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲡϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϣⲉⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲓϥ ⲛⲉ	ouoh aigouṡt anok enav èt̀sofia nem p̀ṡeei ouoh t̀metat·hyt je nim pe p̀rōmi etnai èouahf ǹsa p̀·soċni ète nentavaif ne	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?
2:13	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲉ	ouoh ainav anok je ouon houo ṡop ǹt̀sofia èhote t̀metat·hyt ǹf̀ryti ète ouon houo ṡop ǹf̀ouōini èhote p̀kake	And I saw that wisdom excels folly, as much as light excels darkness.
2:14	ⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ǹval ǹp̀·sofos evṡop xen tefàfe p̀at·hyt ḋe ǹθof efmoṡi xen p̀kake ouoh aiemi on anok je outōmnt ǹouōt petnatōmnt èrōou tyrou	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.
2:15	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲓⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲣⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲓⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲱ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ	ouoh aigos xen pahyt je petnatōmnt èpat·hyt ie f̀natōmnt èroi hō eθve ou oun ǹtooun aiersofos anok aigō nousaji ǹhouo xen pahyt je paike oupetṡouit pe je p̀at·hyt efsaji èvol xen p̀houò ǹpefhyt	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.
2:16	ϫⲉⲙⲙⲛⲣ ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲣⲡⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ	ϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲣ ⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ	je mmnr f̀mevi ṡop ǹp̀·sofos nem p̀at·hyt kata f̀ryti je nehōou etnyou hōb niven averp̀ouōvṡ ǹxytou ṡa èneh ouoh ǹaṡ ǹryti efnamou ǹje p̀·sofos nem p̀at·hyt	For there is no remembrance of the wise man with the fool for ever; forasmuch as now in the coming days all things are forgotten: and how shall the wise man die with the fool?
2:17	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲱⲛϧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ	ouoh aimeste paōnx tyrf je ouponyron ehrai ègōi pe p̀θamio etavθamiof xarof ǹp̀ry je oupetṡouit pe hōb niven ouoh ououōṡ ǹp̀nevma	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.
2:18	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϯϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲁⲡⲣⲏ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲓ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲁϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲓϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲭⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲓ	ouoh anok aimeste paxisi tyrf eixosi anok ǹxytf xa p̀ry je einakaf ǹp̀rōmi etnai menensōi	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.
2:19	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁⲣⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲏ ϫⲉⲛϥⲣⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲣϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲁⲡⲣⲏ ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲓⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϭⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ	ouoh nim pe petsōoun je f̀naersofos ie je ǹteferat·hyt ouoh ǹteferċois èpaxisi tyrf etaiċixisi ǹxytf ouoh aimokmek ǹxytf xa p̀ry p̀ket oupetṡouit pe	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.
2:20	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲏ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϭⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ	ouoh aiktoi anok èθrep̀hyt apotassy xen paxisi tyrf etaiċixisi ǹxytf xarof ǹp̀ry	so I went about to dismiss from my heart all my labour wherein I had laboured under the sun.
2:21	ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲙⲉϥⲙⲟⲕϩϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲣⲏϯⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲙⲡⲁϥⲙⲟⲕϩϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ	je ouon rōmi ère pefxisi ṡop naf ouon rōmi efxosi naf xen ousofia ouoh rytinousōoun nem oumetgōr ouoh ouon rōmi empafmok·hf naf efnati naf ǹtefmeris peikeet oupetṡouit pe ouoh ouniṡti ǹponyria ḋe	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.
2:22	ϫⲉϣⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ	ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉϥϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ	je ṡasṡōpi ǹp̀rōmi xen pefxisi tyrf ouoh xen p̀ouōṡ ǹpefhyt ètefxosi ǹxytf xarof ǹp̀ry	For it happens to a man in all his labour, and in the purpose of his heart wherein he labours under the sun.
2:23	ϫⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲕⲁⲥ ϩⲓϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲧⲕⲉⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲥ ϩⲓϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲕⲉⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ	je nafhoou tyrou hanèhoou ne ǹt̀kas higōnt èouperispasmos naf pe ouoh xen t̀keouṡy merepefhyt enkot paike oupetṡouit pe	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.
2:24	ⲙⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙⲉϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	nem aġaθon ṡop ǹp̀rōmi ǹsa petefnaoumef ouoh petfnasōf ouoh petefnatsave tefpsiṡy èrof èpàġaθon pe fai xen pefxisi paiket anok ainav èrof je ou èvol pe xen t̀jig ǹf̀nouti	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.
2:25	ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛϥⲥⲱ ⲉϫⲛⲧϥ	ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲥⲱ ⲉϫⲛⲧϥ	je nim petnaouōm ǹtefsō egntf	For who shall eat, or who shall drink, without him?
2:26	ϫⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ	ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϩⲱϥ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲣⲟϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ	je p̀rōmi ǹàġaθos afti naf ǹousofia ǹte pefm̀θo èvol ouoh ousōoun nem ouounof peternovi hōf afti naf ǹouperispasmos èθrefouōh etotf ouoh ǹtefsoouh èxoun èθrefti ǹpiàġaθos ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹf̀nouti je paike oupetṡouit pe ouoh oup̀rohairesis pe ǹp̀nevma	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.

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title: Ecclesiastes 2
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_02
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_02, 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/02.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Ecclesiastes 2 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 02.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_02)
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_02, 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: lexeme_open=2 th_resolved=4 tokens=461
file: Bible/Old Testament/Ecclesiastes/02.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Ecclesiastes 2 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 02.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_02, 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/02.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: 26 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_02 (26 lines)

Cite as:

Ecclesiastes 2. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_02. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/ecclesiastes/02.sahidic.scriptorium/. Ecclesiastes 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_02, 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.