Ecclesiastes 7 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Ecclesiastes 7 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_07, 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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7:1	ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϩ ⲏ ⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲓⲃⲉⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ	ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϧ ⲓⲉ ⲧ̀ⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲓⲃⲉⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱϥ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ	ou pe p̀houò ǹp̀rōmi ouoh nim petsōoun je ou pe p̀àġaθon ǹp̀rōmi xen pefōnx ie t̀ype ǹnèhoou ǹp̀ōnx ǹtefm̀ntpetṡoueit ouoh afaiou xen ouhoives je nim petnatame p̀rōmi je ou petnaṡōpi menensōf xarof ǹp̀ry	What advantage has a man? for who knows what is good for a man in his life, during the number of the life of the days of his vanity? and he has spent them as a shadow; for who shall tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
7:2	ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲙⲓⲥⲉ	ⲟⲩ ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲓⲥⲓ	ou aġaθon pe ouran èhote ouneh ie ouna ǹaġaθon ouoh ouàġaθon pe p̀èhoou ǹf̀mou èhote p̀èhoou ǹp̀misi	A good name is better than good oil; and the day of death than the day of birth.
7:3	ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲥⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲁⲏ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ	ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲏ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ	ouàġaθon pe vōk èxoun èp̀yi ǹp̀hyvi èhote vōk èxoun èp̀yi ǹp̀·sō èvol je θai te t̀·hay ǹrōmi niven ouoh petonx f̀nati ǹouàġaθon ehrai èpefhyt	It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the banquet house: since this is the end of every man; and the living man will apply good warning to his heart.
7:4	ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲃⲉ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁϯ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ	ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲃⲓ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϯ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ	ouàġaθon pe p̀gōnt èhote p̀·sōvi je f̀nati ou naf xen p̀hyt ǹpefho	Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better.
7:5	ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲉⲩ ⲉϥϩⲙ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϩⲙ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ	ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉⲉⲩ ⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ϩⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ	p̀hyt ǹsaveev ef xen p̀yi ǹp̀hyvi p̀hyt hōf ǹnat·hyt ef xen p̀yi ǹp̀ounof	The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
7:6	ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡϫⲱ ⲛⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ	ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ	ouàġaθon pe sōtem èp̀gpio ǹp̀·save èhote ourōmi efsōtem èp̀gō ǹnat·hyt	It is better to hear a reproof of a wise man, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
7:7	ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϩ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϩ ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ	ǹf̀ryti ǹp̀hroou ǹhanṡonte evmoh xa p̀xalkion θai te f̀ryti ǹp̀·sōvi ǹnat·hyt paike on oupetṡouit pe	As the sound of thorns under a caldron, so is the laughter of fools: this is also vanity.
7:8	ϫⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲗⲁ ⲥⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ	ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲗⲁ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ	je t̀m̀ntla s̀nakōti nem p̀·save ouoh f̀natako ǹp̀hyt ǹtefmetevgenys	for oppression makes a wise man mad, and destroys his noble heart.
7:9	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲧϩⲁⲏ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲉⲩⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥϫⲟⲥⲉ	ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥϭⲟⲥⲓ	nane t̀·hay ǹǹsaji èhote touarṡy ouàġaθon pe ouharṡhyt èhote oup̀nevma efċosi	The end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof: the patient is better than the high-minded.
7:10	ⲙⲡⲣϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉϭⲱⲛⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ϫⲉⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲁⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛⲕⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ	m̀perċepy ègōnt xen pekp̀nevma je p̀gōnt nam̀ton m̀mof xen kounou ǹnat·hyt	Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger will rest in the bosom of fools.
7:11	ⲙⲡⲣϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ	m̀pergos je eθve ou aiṡōpi je nehōou ǹṡorp naneou ehoue ènai je ntakṡini an eθve fai xen ousofia	Say not, What has happened, that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire in wisdom concerning this.
7:12	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲣⲏ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ	ouoh ouon ouhouò ṡop ǹnetnav èp̀ry	Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and there is an advantage by it to them that see the sun.
7:13	ϫⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲟⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲅⲛⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ	ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲟⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲅⲛⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲛϧⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲏⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ	je t̀sofia esṡop xen tes·hoives esoi ǹf̀ryti ǹouhoives ǹhat ouoh ouon houo ṡop ǹteġnosis ǹt̀sofia esnatanxo ǹpetyp èros	For wisdom in its shadow is as the shadow of silver: and the excellence of the knowledge of wisdom will give life to him that has it.
7:14	ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲕⲟⲥⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲟⲛϥ	ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲟⲛϥ	ainav èǹθamio ǹf̀nouti je nim petnaeṡjemgom èkosmei ǹpète f̀nouti napoonf	Behold the works of God: for who shall be able to straighten him whom God has made crooked?
7:15	ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲛϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩϭⲓⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲉ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱϥ	ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲛϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲓⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱϥ	xen p̀èhoou ǹp̀ounof ṡini xen ouàġaθon ouoh ǹteknav xen p̀èhoou ǹt̀kakia ouoh ǹtektihtyk èfai xen ouṡōnf fai a f̀nouti θamiof eθve oujinsaji hina ǹnep̀rōmi jimi èlaav menensōf	In the day of prosperity live joyfully, and consider in the day of adversity: consider, I say, God also has caused the one to agree with the other for this reason, that man should find nothing after him.
7:16	ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ	ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ	hōb niven ainav èrōou xen ǹèhoou ǹtam̀ntpetṡoueit ouon ḋikeos eṡafmou xen tefmeθmyi ouoh ouon asebys efmyn èvol xen tefkakia	I have seen all things in the days of my vanity: there is a just man perishing in his justice, and there is an ungodly man remaining in his wickedness.
7:17	ⲙⲡⲣϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲁⲕ ⲛⲣⲙⲛⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲅⲡⲱϣⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲁⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ⲣⲙⲛⲥⲃⲱ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲱϣⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	m̀perṡōpi ǹḋikeos èp̀houò ouoh m̀peraik ǹrmnsvō èp̀houò mypōs ǹtekpōṡs èvol	Be not very just; neither be very wise: lest thou be confounded.
7:18	ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲧ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲧ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩ ⲡ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲏⲟⲩ	m̀pererasebys on èp̀houò ouoh m̀perṡōpi eknaṡt je ǹnekmou p̀vol ǹpek·syou	Be not very wicked; and be not stubborn: lest thou shouldest die before thy time.
7:19	ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕϭⲟⲗϫⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡϫⲱϩⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ	ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲕϭⲟⲗϫⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ	ouàġaθon pe èθrekċolgk xen fai ouoh ǹp̀ċōxem ǹtekjig èvol xen fai je neterhoti hytf ǹf̀nouti ouon hōb niven ǹaġaθon naṡōpi nōou	It is well for thee to hold fast by this; also by this defile not thine hand: for to them that fear God all things shall come forth well.
7:20	ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ	ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ	t̀sofia naerboyθin èp̀·sofos èhote myt evoi ǹeksousia evṡop xen oupolis	Wisdom will help the wise man more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
7:21	ϫⲉⲙⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛϥⲧⲙⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ	je m̀mon rōmi ǹḋikeos hijen p̀kahi efnaìri ǹouàġaθon ǹtefṡtemernovi	For there is not a righteous man in the earth, who will do good, and not sin
7:22	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ	ouoh ǹsaji tyrou ète nàsebys nagoou m̀perti ǹpek·hyt èrōou hina ǹnek·sōtem èpekvōk efsahoui m̀mok	Also take no heed to all the words which ungodly men shall speak; lest thou hear thy servant cursing thee.
7:23	ϫⲉϥⲛⲁⲡⲟⲛⲉⲣⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲕϩⲕ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲕⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ	ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲛⲉⲣⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲕϩⲕ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲕ̀ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ	je f̀naponereve èrok ǹhah ǹsop ouoh pek·hyt namok·hk ǹhah ǹsop xen nekmōit je ǹθok hōk on k̀·sahoui ǹhankōouni	For many times he shall trespass against thee, and repeatedly shall he afflict thine heart; for thus also hast thou cursed others.
7:24	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ	nai tyrou aigontou xen t̀sofia ouoh aigos je tinaṡōpi ǹhoue sofos	All these things have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
7:25	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲉⲡⲉⲥϣⲓⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧⲁϩⲟⲥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲉⲡⲉⲥϣⲓⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧⲁϩⲟⲥ	ouoh ǹθos asouei èvol m̀moi èmaṡō paraf̀ryti eneso m̀mos ouoh enaṡepesṡik nim petnaṡtahos	That which is far beyond what was, and a great depth, who shall find it out?
7:26	ⲁⲓϯⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲛⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛⲡϣⲉⲉⲓ	ⲁⲓϯⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϣⲉⲉⲓ	aitiouoi anok nem pahyt eemi èmouṡt ouoh èṡini ǹsa ousofia nem ousaji ouoh eemi èt̀metat·hyt ǹpàsebys nem p̀xisi nem p̀ṡeei	I and my heart went round about to know, and to examine, and to seek wisdom, and the account of things, and to know the folly and trouble and madness of the ungodly man.
7:27	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲥⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲁⲃⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩϩⲁϭⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥϭⲓϫ ⲡⲁⲕⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲟⲡϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥ̀ⲥⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲃⲱ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥϫⲓϫ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϩⲱϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲟⲡϥ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲥ	ouoh anok aijimi èros ouoh anok aigos je s̀saṡe ehoue èf̀mou ǹje t̀s̀·himi θai esoi ǹċorċs ouoh pes·hyt efoi ǹf̀ryti ǹnaiavō ère ouhaji xen nesjig piàġaθos èṡtemp̀m̀θo èvol ǹf̀nouti senanahmef èros peternovi hōf senaċopf ǹxyts	And I find her to be, and I will pronounce to be more bitter than death the woman which is a snare, and her heart nets, who has a band in her hands: he that is good in the sight of God shall be delivered from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.
7:28	ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲗⲟⲕⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ	ⲓⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲗⲟⲕⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ	is fai aijimi èrof pejepeklysiastys eie esouyh ǹsa oui ehe evlokismos	Behold, this have I found, said the Preacher, seeking by one at a time to find out the account,
7:29	ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛϣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	fai ntatapsiṡy ṡini ǹsōf ouoh m̀pesjimi èrof ouoh ourōmi ǹouōt pe etaijimi èrof xen ṡo ouoh ous̀·himi ǹte pairyti èros xen nai tyrou	which my soul sought after, but I found not: for I have found one man of a thousand; but a woman in all these I have not found.
7:30	ⲙⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲉⲛⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲃⲱⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲃⲱⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ	ǹp̀vol ḋe ǹnai fai pe etaijimi èrof ète peta f̀nouti θamiof p̀rōmi aijimi èrof efsoutōn ouoh ǹθōou avkōti ǹsa hanlogismos naṡōou nim petsōoun ǹǹsofos ouoh nim petsōoun ǹp̀vōl ǹp̀·saji	But, behold, this have I found, that God made man upright; but they have sought out many devices.

Provenance

title: Ecclesiastes 7
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_07
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 7 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_07, 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/07.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Ecclesiastes 7 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 07.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_07)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 7 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_07, 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_L1-S-8=1 tokens=416
file: Bible/Old Testament/Ecclesiastes/07.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Ecclesiastes 7 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 07.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 7 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_07, 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/07.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: 30 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_07 (30 lines)

Cite as:

Ecclesiastes 7. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_07. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/ecclesiastes/07.sahidic.scriptorium/. Ecclesiastes 7 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_07, 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.