Ecclesiastes 3 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Ecclesiastes 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_03, 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
3:1	ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ	ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡ	syou petṡop ǹouon niven ouoh ousyou petṡop xen hōb niven xaros ǹt̀p	To all things there is a time, and a season for every matter under heaven.
3:2	ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲟϭϥ	ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡ ⲛ̀ⲫⲱⲣⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲟϭϥ	syou pe ǹmisi ouoh syou pe m̀moou syou pe ǹtōċe ouoh syou p ǹfōrk ǹpetavtoċf	A time of birth, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what has been planted;
3:3	ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲕⲱⲧ	ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲕⲱⲧ	syou pe ǹmou ouoh syou pe ǹtalċo syou pe ǹṡorṡr ouoh syou pe ǹkōt	a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to pull down, and a time to build up;
3:4	ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲣⲭⲉⲓ	ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϩⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡ ⲛⲟⲣⲭⲉⲓ	syou pe ǹrimi ouoh syou pe ǹsōvi syou pe ǹnehpe ouoh syou p norṡei	a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to lament, and a time to dance;
3:5	ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϫⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲩϩⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲗϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲗϭ	ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲉⲩϩⲱⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲗϭ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲗϭ	syou pe ǹǹgōne èvol ouoh syou pe ǹtesevhōne èxoun syou pe ǹholċ ouoh syou pe ǹouei èvol ǹp̀hōlċ	a time to throw stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to abstain from embracing;
3:6	ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲣⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	syou pe ǹṡine ouoh syou pe ǹsōrem syou pe ǹhareh ouoh syou pe ǹnouje èvol	a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
3:7	ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲱϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲙϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ	ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫⲱϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ	syou pe ǹfōx ouoh syou pe ǹhōlem syou pe èṡtemsaji ouoh syou pe ǹsaji	a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to be silent, and a time to speak;
3:8	ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ	ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ	syou pe ǹmyi ouoh syou pe ǹmosti syou pe ǹpolymos ouoh syou pe ǹeiryny	a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
3:9	ⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣϩⲱⲃ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ	ⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉϥϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ	ou oun pe p̀houò ǹp̀rōmi eterhōb xen netefxosi ǹθof ǹxytou	What advantage has he that works in those things wherein he labours?
3:10	ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ	ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ	ainav èp̀perispasmos tyrf èta f̀nouti tyif ǹǹṡyri tyrou ǹǹrōmi èθrevperispa ǹxytf	I have seen all the trouble, which God has given to the sons of men to be troubled with.
3:11	ⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲧϩⲁⲏ	ⲛ̀ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ϫⲓⲛⲧ̀ϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϣⲁ ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲏ	ǹka niven etafθamioou naneou xen pousyou ouoh p̀aiōn tyrf aftyif ehrai èpefhyt hina ǹnep̀rōmi jimi èp̀θamio èta f̀nouti θamiof jint̀·houeite ṡa t̀·hay	All the things which he has made are beautiful in his time: he has also set the whole world in their heart, that man might not find out the work which God has wrought from the beginning even to the end.
3:12	ⲁⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϩ	ⲁⲓⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϧ	aiemi je m̀mon aġaθon ṡop nōou ǹxytou ǹsa evfrane ouoh èiri ǹouàġaθon xen pefōnx	I know that there is no good in them, except for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
3:13	ϫⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛϥⲥⲱ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	je rōmi niven efnaouōm ǹtefsō ǹtefnav èouàġaθon xen pefxisi tyrf outi naf pe ntmf̀nouti	Also in the case of every man who shall eat and drink, and see good in all his labour, this is a gift of God.
3:14	ⲁⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛϥⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲁⲓⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ⲣ ϩⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	aiemi je peta f̀nouti θamioou ǹθōou netnaṡōpi ṡa èneh m̀mon f̀ryti èouōh èouon ǹxytou nem f̀ryti on ǹtefi ouoh f̀nouti afθamioou hina evèr hoti ǹpefm̀θo èvol	I know that whatsoever things God has done, they shall be for ever: it is impossible to add to it, and it is impossible to take away from it: and God has done it, that men may fear before him.
3:15	ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲏⲇⲉ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲡⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲱϥ	ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲓⲉⲇⲉ ϥ̀ϣⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲫⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ	petafṡōpi ieḋe f̀ṡop ouoh netavtaṡoou èθrevṡōpi yḋy avṡōpi ouoh f̀nouti naṡini ǹsa petoufyt ǹsōf	That which has been is now; and whatever things are appointed to be have already been; and God will seek out that which is past.
3:16	ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ	ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲛ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲕ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ	ainav on xarof ǹp̀ry èp̀ma ǹt̀k̀risis ère p̀àsebys ǹp̀ma ète m̀mav ouoh p̀ma ǹp̀ḋikeos ère p̀evsebys ǹp̀ma ète m̀mav	And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, there was the ungodly one; and the place of righteousness, there was the godly one.
3:17	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	ouoh anok aigos xen pahyt je p̀ḋikeos ouoh p̀àsebys ère f̀nouti nakrine m̀mōou hi ousop syou petṡop xen hōb niven ouoh xen p̀θamio tyrf	And I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the ungodly: for there is a time there for every action and for every work.
3:18	ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧϭⲓⲛ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲧⲃⲛⲏ ⲛⲉ	ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧ̀ϭⲓⲛ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲧⲃⲛⲏ ⲛⲉ	aigos anok xen p̀ma ète m̀mav xen pahyt eθve t̀ċin saji ǹǹṡyri ǹǹrōmi je f̀nouti naerḋiakrinin m̀mōou ouoh ètamoou je ǹtōou hantvny ne	I said in my heart, concerning the speech of the sons of man, God will judge them, and that to shew that they are breasts.
3:19	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲡⲧⲃⲛⲏ ⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲧⲃⲛⲏ ϫⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲃⲛⲏ ⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡ̀ⲧⲃⲛⲏ ϫⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ	ouoh ǹfnatahoou an ǹje petnatōmnt èǹṡyri ǹǹrōmi ouoh petnatōmnt èp̀tvny fai hōou petnatōmnt èrōou ǹf̀ryti ǹf̀mou ǹfai θai te f̀ryti ǹf̀mou ǹpaiket ouoh oup̀nevma ǹouōt petṡop ǹxytou tyrou ouoh ou pe p̀hōb èta p̀rōmi erhouo ǹxytf laav parap̀tvny je hōb niven oupetṡouit pe	Also to them is the event of the sons of man, and the event of the brute; one event befalls them: as is the death of the one, so also the death of the other; and there is one breath to all: and what has the man more than the brute? nothing; for all is vanity.
3:20	ⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ	ⲛ̀ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	ǹka niven evnai èouma ǹouōt ǹka niven ètavṡōpi èvol xen p̀kahi ouoh ǹka niven on evnakotou ehrai èp̀kahi	All go to one place; all were formed of the dust, and all will return to dust.
3:21	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲧⲃⲛⲏ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲃⲛⲏ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	ouoh nim petsōoun eθve pip̀nevma ǹǹṡyri ǹǹrōmi je ene ǹθof f̀navōk ehrai èt̀fe ouoh eθve pip̀nevma ǹp̀tvny je ene ǹθof petnavōk èpesyt èp̀kahi	And who has seen the spirit of the sons of man, whether it goes upward? and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth?
3:22	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲧⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲛϥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱϥ	ouoh ainav je m̀mon aġaθon ǹsa pète p̀rōmi naevfrane ǹxytf xen nefh̀vyoui je fai pe tefmeris je nim petefnaenf èθrefnav xen petnaṡōpi menensōf	And I saw that there was no good, but that wherein a man shall rejoice in his works, for it is his portion, for who shall bring him to see any thing of that which shall be after him?

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title: Ecclesiastes 3
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_03
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_03, 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/03.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Ecclesiastes 3 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 03.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_03)
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_03, 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: tokens=350
file: Bible/Old Testament/Ecclesiastes/03.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Ecclesiastes 3 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 03.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_03, 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/03.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: 22 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_03 (22 lines)

Cite as:

Ecclesiastes 3. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_03. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/ecclesiastes/03.sahidic.scriptorium/. Ecclesiastes 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_03, 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.