Ecclesiastes 8 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Ecclesiastes 8 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_08, 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
8:1	ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲣ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲓⲡⲉ ϩⲓϩⲣⲁϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱϥ	ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲣ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧϣⲓⲡⲉ ϩⲓϩⲣⲁϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱϥ	t̀sofia ǹp̀rōmi naθre pefho r ouōini ouoh petoi ǹatṡipe hihraf senamestōf	Who knows the wise? and who knows the interpretation of a saying? A man's wisdom will lighten his countenance; but a man of shameless countenance will be hated.
8:2	ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϭⲉⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ⲧ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϭⲉⲡⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	t̀tapro ǹp̀ouro tihtyk èros ouoh m̀perċepe eθve ousaji ǹranaṡ ǹf̀nouti	Observe the commandment of the king, and that because of the word of the oath of God.
8:3	ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲣⲁϩⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲕⲛⲁⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲁϩⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ	ǹknamoṡi ġar himōit m̀mok m̀perahe ċe èratk xen ousaji efhoou	Be not hasty; thou shalt go forth out of his presence: stand not in an evil matter; for he will do whatsoever he shall please,
8:4	ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲁϥ	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲧ̀ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϥ	ǹf̀ryti ǹououro èouontaf t̀eksousia ouoh nim petnagos naf je ou peteknaf	even as a king having power: and who will say to him, What doest thou?
8:5	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲡ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	petnaàreh ètentoly ǹtefnaemi on evsaji ǹponyron ouoh p̀·syou ǹp̀hap p̀hyt ǹp̀·sofos naemi èrof	He that keeps the commandment shall not know an evil thing: and the heart of the wise knows the time of judgment.
8:6	ϫⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ	ϫⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲕ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ	je hōb niven ouentou pousyou m̀mav nem t̀k̀risis je p̀·sōoun ǹp̀rōmi naṡōf ehrai ègōf	For to every thing there is time and judgment; for the knowledge of a man is great to him.
8:7	ϫⲉⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ	ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ	je nem petemi je ou petnaṡōpi ouoh kata f̀ryti etefnaṡōpi nim petnatamof	For there is no one that knows what is going to be: for who shall tell him how it shall be?
8:8	ⲙⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲡⲟⲗⲩⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϣⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ	ⲛⲉⲙ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧϣⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲏⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ	nem rōmi efoi ǹteksousia ǹpip̀nevma èθrefkōli ǹpip̀nevma ouoh nem petoi ǹeksousia xen p̀èhoou ǹf̀mou ouoh m̀mon kō èvol xen p̀èhoou ǹp̀polemos ouoh t̀m̀ntṡafte ǹsnanohem an ǹpetyp èros	There is no man that has power over the spirit to retain the spirit; and there is no power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in the day of the battle; neither shall ungodliness save her votary.
8:9	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϯ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲓ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲕⲟϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ⲛⲉⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϭⲓ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲕⲟϥ	ouoh fai tyrf ainav èrof ouoh aiti ǹpahyt èp̀θamio tyrf netavθamioou xarof ǹp̀ry neta p̀rōmi ċi eksousia ǹxytou xen p̀rōmi et·hmkof	So I saw all this, and I applied my heart to every work that has been done under the sun; all the things wherein man has power over man to afflict him.
8:10	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲁⲩϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲁⲩϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲉⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲁⲓⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ	ouoh tote ainav ènàsebys eavċitou èxoun èp̀tafos ouoh avì èvol xen p̀ma eθouab avṡtemaeioou xen t̀polis θai te f̀ryti etavais fai oun oupetṡouit pe	And then I saw the ungodly carried into the tombs, and that out of the holy place: and they departed, and were praised in the city, because they had done thus: this also is vanity.
8:11	ϫⲉⲙⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲡⲟⲛⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ	ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ	je m̀mon saji efnati ǹxytf ǹtotou ǹnetìri taṡy ǹp̀poneron eθve fai a p̀hyt ǹǹṡyri ǹǹrōmi tōt èrōou èθrevìri hrai ǹxytou ǹp̀ponyron	Because there is no contradiction made on the part of those who do evil quickly, therefore the heart of the children of men is fully determined in them to do evil.
8:12	ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲓⲛⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲩϩⲁⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲏ	ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲁϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩϩⲁⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ	petafernovi afiri ǹp̀ponyron jinǹṡorp ouoh ṡatouhay ouoh tisōoun anok je ouon aġaθon naṡōpi ǹnetoi ǹhoti hytf ǹf̀nouti hina everhoti xa pefmōit	He that has sinned has done evil from that time, and long from beforehand: nevertheless I know, that it is well with them that fear God, that they may fear before him:
8:13	ⲙⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲧϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲟ ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϥⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁⲧ̀ϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥ̀ⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	nem aġaθon ḋe naṡōpi ǹpàsebys ouoh ǹftaṡe nafhoou an xat̀·haives ǹje petenf̀oi ǹhat an hytf ǹf̀nouti	but it shall not be well with the ungodly, and he shall not prolong his days, which are as a shadow; forasmuch as he fears not before God.
8:14	ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲉⲁⲩⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛϩⲉⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲉⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲉⲁⲩⲁⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ	ouon oupetṡouit eavais èvol xen p̀kahi je ouon hanḋikeos nyi efnatahoou ǹje p̀hōb ǹpàsebys ouoh ouon hanàsebys hōou efnatahoou ǹje p̀hōb ǹǹḋikeos ouoh aigos je paike oupetṡouit pe	There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there are righteous persons to whom it happens according to the doing of the ungodly; and there are ungodly men, to whom it happens according to the doing of the just: I said, This is also vanity.
8:15	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲓⲥⲱ ϩⲓⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲧ̀ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲉ ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲓⲥⲱ ϩⲓⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ	ouoh anok ait̀maeie p̀noub ouoh m̀mon aġaθon ṡop ǹp̀rōmi xarof ǹp̀ry ǹsaouōm hisō hievfrane èfai petnaṡōpi naf xen pefxisi xen ǹèhoou ǹpefōnx nai èta f̀nouti tyiou naf xarof ǹp̀ry	Then I praised mirth, because there is no good for a man under the sun, but to eat, and drink, and be merry: and this shall attend him in his labour all the days of his life, which God has given him under the sun.
8:16	ϩⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϯ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ϫⲉϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲧⲕⲉⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲓⲛⲏⲃ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ	ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲕⲉⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϥⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ϩⲓⲛⲏⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ	xen nai aiti ǹpahyt èt̀sofia ouoh enav èp̀perispasmos etafṡōpi hijen p̀kahi je xen p̀èhoou ouoh xen t̀keouṡy èǹfnanav an èhinyb xen nefval	Whereupon I set my heart to know wisdom, and to perceive the trouble that was wrought upon the earth: for there is that neither by day nor night sees sleep with his eyes.
8:17	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲁⲥⲧϥ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲛϥⲛⲁϣϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϣϩⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲁⲥⲧϥ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϥⲛⲁϣϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲓⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	ouoh ainav èǹθamio tyrou ǹf̀nouti ouoh ǹp̀rōmi naṡhei an èp̀θamio etafṡōpi xarof ǹp̀ry erṡanp̀rōmi hastf efṡini ǹfnajimi an ouoh nète p̀·sofos nagoou èsouōnou ǹfnaṡjimi èrōou an je fai tyrf aityif ehrai èpahyt ouoh a pahyt nōou èfai tyrf	And I beheld all the works of God, that a man shall not be able to discover the work which is wrought under the sun; whatsoever things a man shall endeavour to seek, however a man may labour to seek it, yet he shall not find it; yea, how much soever a wise man may speak of knowing it, he shall not be able to find it: for I applied all this to my heart, and my heart has seen all this.

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title: Ecclesiastes 8
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_08
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 8 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_08, 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/08.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Ecclesiastes 8 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 08.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_08)
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 8 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_08, 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 lexeme_open=1 tokens=280
file: Bible/Old Testament/Ecclesiastes/08.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Ecclesiastes 8 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 08.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 8 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_08, 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/08.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: 17 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_08 (17 lines)

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Ecclesiastes 8. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_08. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/ecclesiastes/08.sahidic.scriptorium/. Ecclesiastes 8 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_08, 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.