Ecclesiastes 9 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Ecclesiastes 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_09, 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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9:1	ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϩⲛⲛϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲉⲩϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ	ǹf̀ryti ète ǹḋikeos ouoh ǹkesofos nem nouh̀vyouì xen ǹjig ǹf̀nouti ouoh ouàġapy nem oumosti evxen ouon niven ǹp̀rōmi sōoun an m̀moou hōb niven èṡtempoum̀θo èvol oupetṡouit pe	I saw that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: yea, there is no man that knows either love or hatred, though all are before their face.
9:2	ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲃⲃⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲁϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲁϣ	ⲟⲩ ⲧⲱⲙ̀ⲛⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲁϧⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ϥⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲁϣ	ou tōm̀nt ǹouōt petnatahe p̀ḋikeos nem p̀àsebys pettouvyout ouoh petċaxem piàġaθos ouoh pet·hoou ouoh petrθisia nem peteǹfìri an kata f̀ryti ǹpiàġaθos θai te f̀ryti ǹp̀refernovi ǹf̀ryti ǹpetrōk·h θai te f̀ryti ǹpeterhoti hytf ǹpanaṡ	Vanity is in all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good, and to the bad; both to the pure, and to the impure; both to him that sacrifices, and to him that sacrifice not: as is the good, so is the sinner: as is the swearer, even so is he that fears an oath.
9:3	ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲉⲓ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ	ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲙⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲉⲓ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ	fai ouponyron pe efṡop xen hōb niven xarof ǹp̀ry je outōmnt ǹouōt petnatahe ouon niven ouoh p̀hyt ǹǹṡyri ǹǹrōmi afmoh ǹponyron ouoh ouṡeei petṡop xen pouhyt xen pouōnx je evnavōk èratou ǹnetmōout et·hi pahou m̀mōou	There is this evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yea, the heart of the sons of men is filled with evil, and madness is in their heart during their life, and after that they go to the dead.
9:4	ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ	ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ	je nim petnakoinōnei nem netonx tyrou ouon helpis ṡop ǹnetonx je p̀ouhor etonx nanef èhote f̀mou etmōout	for who is he that has fellowship with all the living? there is hope of him: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
9:5	ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲃⲉⲕⲉ ϭⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ	je netonx senaemi je senamou ouoh netmōout ǹsesōoun an ǹlaav ouoh m̀mon veke oun ṡop nōou je averpōvṡ ǹpouerf̀mevi	For the living will know that they shall die: but the dead know nothing, and there is no longer any reward to them; for their memory is lost.
9:6	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲩⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲩⲕⲱϩ ⲏⲇⲏ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲛⲡⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲭⲟϩ ⲏⲇⲏ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ	ouoh touàġapy nem poumosti nem poukoh yḋy aftako ouoh ǹt̀meris ṡop nōou an ṡa èneh xen p̀θamio tyrf etavθamiof xarof ǹp̀ry	also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, have now perished; yea, there is no portion for them any more for ever in all that is done under the sun.
9:7	ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲉⲓⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲥⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲏⲣⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲉⲧⲡ ⲛⲉⲕϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ	ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲱⲓⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲏⲣⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲥⲉⲧⲡ ⲛⲉⲕϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀	àmou ǹtekouōm ǹpekōik xen ouraṡi ouoh ǹtek·sō ǹpekyrp xen ouhyt enanef je a f̀nouti setp nek·h̀vyouì	Go, eat thy bread with mirth, and drink thy wine with a joyful heart; for now God has favourably accepted thy works.
9:8	ⲛⲉⲕϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲣⲉⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲧⲉⲡⲁ [...]	ⲛⲉⲕϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲡ̀ⲣⲉⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲉⲡⲁ […]	nek·hoite marouṡōpi evp̀reiōou ǹouoeiṡ niven ouoh m̀perkatepa […]	Let thy garments be always white; and let not oil be wanting on thine head.
9:9	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲕϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲕⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ϫⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲱⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲧⲕϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ	ouoh ànav èp̀ōnx nem tek·s̀·himi etakmenrits xen ǹèhoou tyrou ǹp̀ōnx etavtyiou nak xarof ǹp̀ry ǹnèhoou tyrou ǹtekm̀ntpetṡoueit je θai te tekmeris xen pekōnx ouoh xen pekxisi etkxosi ǹxytf xarof ǹp̀ry	And see life with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which are given thee under the sun: for that is thy portion in thy life, and in thy labour wherein thou labourest under the sun.
9:10	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϩⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ϫⲉⲙⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϩⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϩⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲉ̀ⲓⲣⲓ ⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲙ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	petnasovti tyrf hatootk èiri ìri kata tekgom je nem hōb ouoh logismos ouoh sōoun nem sofia xen àmenti p̀ma etknavōk èrof	Whatsoever thine hand shall find to do, do with all thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Hades wither thou goest.
9:11	ⲁⲓⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ϫⲉⲡⲡⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲛⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ⲁⲓⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲫⲱⲧ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛϫⲱⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲱⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲛⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	aiktoi ainav xarof ǹp̀ry je p̀fōt m̀pankoufos an pe ouoh p̀polemos m̀pangōr an pe ouoh p̀ōik ǹpansofos an pe ouoh t̀m̀ntrmmao etanrmnhyt an te ouoh t̀xaris etanrefnoi an te pousyou nem ouapantyma petnatahoou tyrou	I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor yet bread to the wise, nor yet wealth to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of knowledge; for time and chance will happen to them all.
9:12	ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲧⲃⲧ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲛⲉ ⲛ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁϭⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲥⲛⲉ	ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲛⲉ ⲛ ⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁϭⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲥⲛⲉ	jempep̀rōmi emi èpefsyou ǹf̀ryti ǹǹtevt eṡavtahoou xen ouṡne n nanef ouoh ǹf̀ryti ǹǹhalati etoutaho m̀mōou xen ouċorċs ǹooue m̀mōou θai te f̀ryti etavnaċōpe ǹǹṡyri ǹǹrōmi xen syou ǹponyron afṡani ehrai èrōou xen ouṡsne	For surely man also knows not his time: as fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as birds that are caught in a snare; even thus the sons of men are snared at an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.
9:13	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ	ouoh paihōb ainav èros ousofia ainav èros xarof ǹp̀ry èouniṡti nahrai	This I also saw to be wisdom under the sun, and it is great before me:
9:14	ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲡⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ	ⲟⲩ ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ϭⲟⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ	ou kouji ǹpolis ère oukouji ǹċope ǹrōmi ǹxyts ouoh ǹteouniṡti ǹouro ì èros ǹtefkōti hanniṡti n èros	suppose there were a little city, and few men in it; and there should come against it a great king, and surround it, and build great mounds against it;
9:15	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϥⲛⲁⲛⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲉϩⲙ ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ	ouoh ǹtefjimi èourōmi ǹhyki ǹsave ǹxyts ouoh ǹθof f̀nanehm t̀polis xen tefsofia ouoh m̀pe rōmi erf̀mevi ǹpairōmi ǹhyki	and should find in it a poor wise man, and he should save the city through his wisdom: yet no man would remember that poor man.
9:16	ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲥⲟϣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ	ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲥⲟϣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ	aigos oun anok je nane t̀sofia èhote ougom ouoh t̀sofia ǹp̀rōmi ǹhyki soṡf ouoh nafsaji mpavsōtem èrōou	And I said Wisdom is better than power: yet the wisdom of the poor man is set at nought, and his words not listened to.
9:17	ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲓⲟϥ	ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲓⲟϥ	ǹsaji ǹǹsofos eṡavsōtem èrōou xen ouanapavsis èhote paṡkak ǹneteeksousia iof	The words of the wise are heard in quiet more than the cry of them that rule in folly.
9:18	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲣⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ	ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ	nane t̀sofia èhote hanskevy ǹpolemos ouoh ourōmi ǹouōt efernovi f̀nasōrem ǹouounof enaṡōf	Wisdom is better than weapons of war: and one sinner will destroy much good.

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title: Ecclesiastes 9
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_09
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_09, 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/09.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Ecclesiastes 9 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 09.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_09)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_09, 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: editorial_lacuna=1 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 lexeme_L1-S-4=1 tokens=327
file: Bible/Old Testament/Ecclesiastes/09.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Ecclesiastes 9 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 09.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_09, 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/09.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: 18 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_09 (18 lines)

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Ecclesiastes 9. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_09. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/ecclesiastes/09.sahidic.scriptorium/. Ecclesiastes 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_09, 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.