Ecclesiastes 10 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Ecclesiastes 10 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_10, 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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10:1	ϩⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲗ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲡϭⲱⲣϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲥⲟϭⲛ ϥⲧⲙⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ	ϩⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲗ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲣϫ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟϫⲉⲛ ϥ̀ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ	hanaf evhyl avṡanmou ṡavtako ǹp̀gōrg ǹouneh ǹsojen f̀θmaiyout ǹje p̀·saji ǹt̀sofia èhote p̀èhoou ǹouniṡti ǹmetat·hyt	Pestilent flies will corrupt a preparation of sweet ointment: and a little wisdom is more precious than great glory of folly.
10:2	ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲛⲥⲟϭ ϩⲓϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ̀ⲛⲁⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ϩⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲟϭ ϩⲓϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ	p̀hyt ǹp̀·sofos etotf hiouìnam m̀mof ouoh p̀hyt hōf ǹǹsoċ hihvour m̀mof	A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
10:3	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲟϭ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲏ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟϭ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ	ouoh p̀·soċ afṡanmoṡi xen oumōit pefhyt naṡōōt ouoh netefnamevi èrōou tyrou oumetat·hyt ḋe	Yea, and whenever a fool walks by the way, his heart will fail him, and all that he thinks of is folly.
10:4	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧϥⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲕ ϫⲉⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲕⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲕ	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧϥⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲓ̀ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲕ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲕⲁ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲭⲱ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲑⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲕ	erṡanpip̀nevma ǹpet ouentfeksousia ì ehrai ègōk m̀perka ma naf ǹxytk je akṡankō f̀naθre hanniṡti ǹnovi ṡōpi ǹxytk	If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for soothing will put an end to great offences.
10:5	ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧϥⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ	ouonouponyria eainav èros xarof ǹp̀ry ǹf̀ryti ǹouhōb ǹouōṡ èafì èvol hitotf ǹpète ouentfeksousia	There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, wherein an error has proceeded from the ruler.
10:6	ⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ	ⲡ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ	p̀at·hyt avtyif èhanniṡti ǹċisi ǹrmmao hōou senahmos xen ouθvvio	The fool has been set in very high places, while rich men would sit in a low one.
10:7	ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲩϩⲓϫⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲧⲱⲱⲣ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ	ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲩϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲧⲱⲱⲣ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ	ainav èhanvōk evhijen hanhtōōr hanarxōn hōou evmoṡi hijen p̀kahi ǹf̀ryti ǹhanvōk	I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants on the earth.
10:8	ⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲕⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲉⲓⲧ ϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϩⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲗⲟⲕⲥϥ	ⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲕⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲓⲉⲓⲧ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲗⲟⲕⲥϥ	petṡike ǹouhieit f̀nahei ehrai èrof ouoh petṡorṡr ǹougoei ǹθof pète p̀hof nalok·sf	He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and him that breaks down a hedge a serpent shall bite.
10:9	ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲱⲣⲕ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲡ ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲱϩ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲕⲓⲛⲇⲉⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ	ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲱⲣⲕ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲡ ⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲫⲱϧ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϣⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲕⲓⲛⲇⲉⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ	petpōrk ǹhanōni efnaṡp m̀kah ègōou ouoh petnafōx ǹhanṡe f̀nakinḋeneve ǹxytou	He that removes stones shall be troubled thereby; he that cleaves wood shall be endangered thereby.
10:10	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲥⲱϩⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲧⲣⲧⲣ ⲡϩⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲧⲉ	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲥⲱϩⲙ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲧⲣⲧⲣ ⲡ̀ϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϭⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲧⲉ	erṡanp̀penipe sōhm èvol ouoh ǹθof afṡtrtr p̀ho ouoh f̀natiċom naf xen ougom p̀houò ċe ǹp̀rōmi t̀sofia te	If the axe-head should fall off, then the man troubles his countenance, and he must put forth more strength: and in that case skill is of no advantage to a man.
10:11	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡϩⲟϥ ⲗⲟⲕⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥⲕⲥ ⲙⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡ̀ϩⲟϥ ⲗⲟⲕⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥⲕⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ	erṡanp̀hof lok·s xen oukask·s nem houo ṡop ǹp̀refmoute	If a serpent bite when there is no charmer's whisper, then there is no advantage to the charmer.
10:12	ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲙⲥϥ	ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲙⲥϥ	ǹsaji ǹt̀tapro ǹp̀·sofos evṡop xen ouxaris ǹspotou hōf ǹpat·hyt senaomsf	The words of a wise mouth are gracious: but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.
10:13	ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥϩⲁⲏ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ	ⲧ̀ⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉϥϩⲁⲏ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ	t̀arṡy ǹǹsaji ǹteftapro te t̀metat·hyt ouoh tefhay ouṡeei ḋe ǹponyron	The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly: and the end of his talk mischievous madness.
10:14	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ	ouoh p̀at·hyt f̀nataṡo ǹnefsaji p̀rōmi ǹemi je ou petafṡōpi ouoh ou petnaṡōpi ouoh petnyou menensōf nim petnatamof je nim pe	A fool moreover multiplies words: man knows not what has been, nor what will be: who shall tell him what will come after him?
10:15	ⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲧϩⲙⲕⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ	ⲡ̀ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲧϩⲙⲕⲟϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ	p̀xisi ǹǹrōmi nat·hmkof fai etmpefemi èθrefvōk èt̀polis	The labour of fools will afflict them, as that of one who knows not to go to the city.
10:16	ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ	ouoi ne t̀polis èouṡyri ṡym pe pououro ouoh ǹouarxōn evouōm ǹp̀nav ǹhtooue	Woe to thee, O city, whose king is young, and thy princes eat in the morning!
10:17	ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲕ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲣⲙϩⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲕⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ	ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲕ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲕⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ	naiatk p̀kahi èouṡyri ǹremhe pe pekouro ouoh nekarxōn evnaouōm xen ougom ǹte p̀·syou ouoh ǹsenaċiṡipi an	Blessed art thou, O land, whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes shall eat seasonably, for strength, and shall not be ashamed.
10:18	ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ϩⲛⲧⲟⲩⲁⲥϥⲉ ⲛⲛϭⲓϫ	ⲛ̀ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϭⲛⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲁⲥϥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϫⲓϫ	ǹetxen hanmetrefċnav senaθvvio ouoh p̀yi naaṡahom xen touasfe ǹǹjig	By slothful neglect a building will be brought low: and by idleness of the hands the house will fall to pieces.
10:19	ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲡϩⲁⲧ	ⲉⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲱⲓⲕ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲧ	evθamio ǹpōik evsōvi ouoh ouneh nem ouyrp èθrenetonx evfrane ouoh hōb niven nasōtem ǹsa p̀hat	Men prepare bread for laughter, and wine and oil that the living should rejoice: but to money all things will humbly yield obedience.
10:20	ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲛⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲕⲟⲓⲧⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲡϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲛϩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲥϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲥϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲟⲓⲧⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ	ouoh xen tek·sinyḋesis m̀persxytou ǹp̀ouro ouoh m̀persxytou ǹourmmao xen ǹtamion ǹnekkoitōn je p̀halyt ǹt̀fe f̀naċi ǹpek·hroou ouoh pète ǹtenh m̀mof f̀natavo ǹnek·saji	Even in thy conscience, curse not the king; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry thy voice, and that which has wings shall report thy speech.

Provenance

title: Ecclesiastes 10
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_10
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 10 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_10, 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/10.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Ecclesiastes 10 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 10.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_10)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 10 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_10, 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-4=1 tokens=237
file: Bible/Old Testament/Ecclesiastes/10.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Ecclesiastes 10 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 10.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 10 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_10, 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/10.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: 20 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_10 (20 lines)

Cite as:

Ecclesiastes 10. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_10. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/ecclesiastes/10.sahidic.scriptorium/. Ecclesiastes 10 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_10, 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.