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Attribution: Ecclesiastes 5 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_05, 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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| 5:1 | ⲙⲡⲣⲃⲱϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲕϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲕⲁ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲃⲕ | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲃⲱϭⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲕ̀ϣⲟⲡ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲕⲁ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲃⲕ | m̀pervōċe èvol xen tektapro ouoh mpenθrepek·hyt ċepy ènouje èvol nousaji ǹte p̀m̀θo èvol ǹf̀nouti je f̀nouti ṡop xen t̀fe ǹθok ḋe k̀ṡop hijen p̀kahi eθve fai ka nek·saji evsovk | Be not hasty with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be swift to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven above, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. |
| 5:2 | ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁϣⲏ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ | ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁϣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ | ṡareourasoui ṡōpi xen ouniṡti ǹpirasmos ouoh ṡarep̀hroou ǹpat·hyt ṡōpi xen ouaṡy ǹsaji | For through the multitude of trial a dream comes; and a fool's voice is with a multitude of words. |
| 5:3 | ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲥⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲉⲣⲏⲧ ϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ | ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲱⲥⲕ ⲉ̀ⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲉⲣⲏⲧ ϭⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ | kata f̀ryti etekeryt ǹoueryt ǹf̀nouti m̀perōsk ètyif m̀mon ouōṡ ġar ṡop ǹnat·hyt neteknaeryt ċe m̀mōou tyiou | Whenever thou shalt vow a vow to God, defer not to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools: pay thou therefore whatsoever thou shalt have vowed. |
| 5:4 | ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲕⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲅⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲅⲧⲙⲧⲁⲁⲩ | ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲑⲣⲉⲕⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ | ouàġaθon pe èṡtemθrekeryt ehoue èros ǹtekeryt ǹtekṡtemtyiou | It is better that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. |
| 5:5 | ⲙⲡⲣϯ ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯ ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕϫⲓϫ | m̀perti tektapro oun èθretek·sarks ernovi ouoh m̀pergos ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹf̀nouti je oum̀ntatsooun tetṡop je ǹnef̀nouti gōnt èpek·hroou ǹteftako ǹǹh̀vyouì ǹnekjig | Suffer not thy mouth to lead thy flesh to sin; and say not in the presence of God, It was an error: lest God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the works of thy hands. |
| 5:6 | ϫⲉϩⲛⲟⲩⲁϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ | ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁϣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ | je xen ouaṡy ǹrasoui nem hanpetṡouit nem hanmyṡ ǹsaji ǹθok àrihoti hytf ǹf̀nouti | For there is evil in a multitude of dreams and vanities and many words: but fear thou God. |
| 5:7 | ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲕϫⲟⲥⲉ ϩⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲅⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲕϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ | ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲕϭⲟⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲭⲁⲕ ⲉⲕϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ | akṡannav èoum̀ntla evìri m̀mos ǹouhyki xen ouxōra ouoh oukrima evharpaze m̀mof nem ouḋikaiosiny m̀pererṡfyri ehrai èjen p̀hōb àreh èrok ekċosi xen hōb niven ǹtekkak ekċosi èrōou xen ouhouò hijen p̀kahi | If thou shouldest see the oppression of the poor, and the wresting of judgment and of justice in the land, wonder not at the matter: for there is a high one to watch over him that is high, and high ones over them. |
| 5:8 | ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϥϩⲓϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲁⲣⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ϩⲁⲣϣ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ | ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ϥ̀ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲁⲣⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ϩⲁⲣϣ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ | p̀ouro ǹt̀sōṡe etaverhōb èros f̀hijen ouon niven ṡōpi ekoi ǹpistos xen hōb niven petavharpaze ǹtotf p̀hōb harṡ nahraf | Also the abundance of the earth is for every one: the king is dependent on the tilled field. |
| 5:9 | ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲧ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲱ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲏⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ | ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲧ ⲛ̀ϥⲛⲁⲥⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲱ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲏⲙⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ | petmei ǹp̀hat ǹfnasi an ǹp̀hat ouoh nim petafhō èrof xen p̀àṡai ǹnefgenyma paike oupetṡouit pe | He that loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver: and who has loved gain, in the abundance thereof? this is also vanity. |
| 5:10 | ϩⲙⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲣϩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲃⲁⲗ | ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲣϩ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲃⲁⲗ | xen p̀àṡai ǹp̀ounof avàṡai ǹje netouōm m̀mof ouoh ou te t̀metgōr etṡop èvol m̀mof je t̀arṡy ǹpeiōrh pe p̀val | In the multitude of good they are increased that eat it: and what virtue has the owner, but the right of beholding it with his eyes? |
| 5:11 | ⲡϩⲓⲛⲏⲃ ϩⲟⲗϭ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲙⲉϥ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲉⲓ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲃϣ | ⲡ̀ϩⲓⲛⲏⲃ ϩⲟⲗϫ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲙⲉϥ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲓ ϩⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲭⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲱⲃϣ | p̀hinyb holg ǹtotf ǹf̀vōk kan oukouji petefnaouomef kan ouniṡti pe ouoh petafsi hōf ǹm̀ntrmmao nem petkō m̀mof èθrefōvṡ | The sleep of a servant is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but to one who is satiated with wealth, there is none that suffers him to sleep. |
| 5:12 | ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲩⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϥ | ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϥ | ouonouṡōni eainav èrof èjen f ǹp̀ry oum̀ntrmmao evrōis èros ǹpetenhyts èoukakia naf | There is an infirmity which I have seen under the sun, namely, wealth kept for its owner to his hurt. |
| 5:13 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲁϥϫⲡⲉⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲁϥϫⲡⲉⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ | ouoh t̀m̀ntrmmao s̀natako xen ouperispasmos ǹponyron afgpeouṡyri ouoh m̀mon laav xen tefjig | And that wealth shall perish in an evil trouble: and the man begets a son, and there is nothing in his hand. |
| 5:14 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲕⲏ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ϫⲉⲉϥⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϥⲛⲁϭⲓⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ | ouoh kata f̀ryti ètafì èvol xen hyts ǹtefmav efky kahyv efnaktof on èθrefvōk ǹf̀ryti ètafì m̀mos ouoh ǹfnaċilaav an nemaf xen pefxisi je efèmoṡi èoum̀petntootf | As he came forth naked from his mother's womb, he shall return back as he came, and he shall receive nothing for his labour, that it should go with him in his hand. |
| 5:15 | ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲟⲥⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲩ | ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲟⲥⲧⲏϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲑⲏⲟⲩ | fai oun ouṡōni pe ǹponyron ǹf̀ryti ġar ètafì efnavōk on hinai ouoh ou pe p̀houò etafṡōpi naf je ntafhostyf èp̀θyou | And this is also an evil infirmity: for as he came, so also shall he return: and what is his gain, for which he vainly labours? |
| 5:16 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲭⲟⲗⲏ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲟⲗⲏ | ouoh nafhoou tyrou evṡop xen oukake nem ouhyvi ouoh xen ouniṡti ǹgōnt nem ouṡōni nem nouxoly | Yea, all his days are in darkness, and in mourning, and much sorrow, and infirmity, and wrath. |
| 5:17 | ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲁⲥⲧϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲏ ⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ | ⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲥⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲁⲥⲧϥ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ⲓⲉ ⲧ̀ⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ | is p̀petnanouf etainav èrof anok èouàġaθon pe èouōm ouoh èsō ouoh enav evounof xen pefxisi tyrf etefnahastf xarof ǹp̀ry ie t̀ype ǹnèhoou ǹpefōnx nai èta f̀nouti tyiou naf je θai te tefmeris | Behold, I have seen good, that it is a fine thing for a man to eat and to drink, and to see good in all his labour in which he may labour under the sun, all the number of the days of his life which God has given to him: for it is his portion. |
| 5:18 | ϫⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛⲧⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ | ϫⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ | je rōmi niven èta f̀nouti ti naf ǹoum̀ntrmmao nem hanhiparxōnta ouoh oueksousia ǹxyts èθrefouōm èvol ǹxyts ouoh èθrefċi ǹpefmeros ouoh èθrefevfrane xen pefxisi fai outi ǹte f̀nouti pe | Yea, and as for every man to whom God has given wealth and possessions, and has given him power to eat thereof, and to receive his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God. |
| 5:19 | ϫⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲁϩ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϩ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ | ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϧ ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ | je ǹtefnaerf̀mevi on ǹhah xen ǹèhoou ǹpefōnx je f̀nouti perispa m̀mof xen p̀ounof ǹpefhyt | For he shall not much remember the days of his life; for God troubles him in the mirth of his heart. |
Provenance
- title
- Ecclesiastes 5
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_05
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- Ecclesiastes 5 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_05, 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/05.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Ecclesiastes 5 — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from 05.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_05)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
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- attribution
- Ecclesiastes 5 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_05, 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=302
- file
- Bible/Old Testament/Ecclesiastes/05.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Ecclesiastes 5 — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from 05.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Ecclesiastes 5 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_05, 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/05.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
- 19 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_05 (19 lines)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Ecclesiastes 5. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_05. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/ecclesiastes/05.sahidic.scriptorium/. Ecclesiastes 5 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_05, 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.
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).
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.
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.
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.