Ecclesiastes 12 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Ecclesiastes 12 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_12, 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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12:1	ⲛⲅⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲛⲧⲕ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲣⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲛⲧⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲣⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ	ǹtekerf̀mevi ǹpetafsontk xen ǹèhoou ǹtekmetṡyri ṡym m̀patoui ǹje ǹèhoou ǹtekkakia ǹtenrmpoouei tahok eknagos ǹxytou je ǹpaouōṡ ṡop an ǹxytou	And remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the days of evil come, and the years overtake thee in which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.
12:2	ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲡⲣⲏ ⲣⲉⲃⲏ ⲙⲛⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲟϩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲡϩⲟⲩⲙⲡⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ⲣⲉⲃⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛ̀ⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲙⲡⲉ	m̀patep̀ry revy nem f̀ouōini ouoh pioh nem ǹsiou ǹteǹkloole ktoou èouahou ǹsa p̀houmpe	While the sun and light are not darkened, nor the moon and the stars; nor the clouds return after the rain:
12:3	ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲁ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲥⲃⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲣⲏⲃⲏ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲱⲣϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ	ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲕⲁ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲃⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲃⲏ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲓⲱⲣϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ	xen p̀èhoou etounakim ǹje netrōis èp̀yi ǹtouktoou ǹje ǹrōmi ǹt̀gom ǹtouka tootou èvol ǹje netnout èvol je avsvok ouoh ǹtoueryvy ǹje ǹhiomi etiōrh xen ououōṡ	in the day wherein the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the mighty men shall become bent, and the grinding women cease because they have become few, and the women looking out at the windows be dark;
12:4	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲛⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ϩⲙⲡϩⲟϭⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲁϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛϭⲓⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϣⲱⲧⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲟϭⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲁϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ	ouoh ǹtouṡōtm ǹǹro ǹtaġora xen p̀hoċv ǹt̀s̀my ǹnetnout ouoh senatōoun xen p̀hroou ǹp̀ċag ouoh senaθvvio ǹje ǹṡeere tyrou ǹp̀·s̀nof	and they shall shut the doors in the market-place, because of the weakness of the voice of her that grinds at the mill; and he shall rise up at the voice of the sparrow, and all the daughters of song shall be brought low;
12:5	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲕⲧⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϯⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉϣϫⲉ ϩⲧⲁⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁⲣⲓⲥ ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉϩⲡⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛϩⲟϯ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓ ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲕⲧⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϯⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ϣϫⲉ ϩⲧⲁⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁⲣⲓⲥ ϫⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉϩⲡⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ	ouoh ǹtougouṡt ehrai èp̀ċisi ǹte hanhoti ṡōpi hi f̀mōit ouoh pamektalon natiouō ǹte p̀ṡje htaei ǹtetetenkapparis gōr èvol ǹtenetnehpe tiouoi xen t̀aġora èvol je a p̀rōmi vōk èpefyi ṡa èneh	and they shall look up, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall blossom, and the locust shall increase, and the caper shall be scattered: because man has gone to his eternal home, and the mourners have gone about the market:
12:6	ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲧϩⲩⲇⲣⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ϩⲓϫⲛⲧⲡⲩⲅⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲭⲟⲥ ϩⲓϩⲓⲡϣⲏⲓ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ϩⲩⲇⲣⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲡⲩⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲧⲣⲟⲭⲟⲥ ϩⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲓ	m̀patefṡive ǹje pìni ǹp̀hat ouoh ǹteftako ǹje p̀·sa ǹp̀noub ǹte t̀·hiḋria ouōṡf hijen t̀pigy ǹte p̀troxos hi hi p̀ṡyi	before the silver cord be let go, or the choice gold be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel run down to the cistern;
12:7	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡ̀ⲭⲟⲩⲥ ⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ϩⲱϥ ⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ	ouoh ǹtep̀xous ktof ehrai èp̀kahi ǹf̀ryti nafoi m̀mos ǹte pip̀nevma hōf ktof èratf ǹf̀nouti ǹf̀ryti etaftyif	before the dust also return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return to God who gave it.
12:8	ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ	ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ	oupetṡoueit nem petṡouit petṡop pejepekklysiastys hōb niven oupetṡouit pe	Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher; all is vanity.
12:9	ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲣⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲟⲧϩⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲣⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ	ouonouhouò ḋe ṡop je a p̀ekklysiastys ersofos eaftsave pilaos èp̀·sōoun ouoh p̀maaje naxotxet ǹsa p̀·sa ǹǹparaboly	And because the Preacher was wise above others, so it was that he taught man excellent knowledge, and the ear will trace out the parables.
12:10	ⲡⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲉⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ	ⲡ̀ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲑⲙⲏⲓ	p̀ekklysiastys afṡini ǹsa hanrompi enaṡōou èθrefjimi èǹsaji ǹp̀ouōṡ ouoh pap̀·sooutn ets̀xyout èhansaji ǹte θmyi	The Preacher sought diligently to find out acceptable words, and a correct writing, even words of truth.
12:11	ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲟ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛϫⲟⲟⲕⲉϥ ⲛⲉϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲉⲓⲃⲧ ⲉⲩⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ	ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲕⲉϥ ⲛ̀ⲉϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲉⲓⲃⲧ ⲉⲩⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ	ǹsaji ǹǹsofos oi ǹf̀ryti ǹhangookef ǹehe ouoh ǹf̀ryti ǹhaneivt evtrtōr nyi etavtyiou èvol hitotou ǹnouṡ̀fyri èvol xen ouṡōs ǹouōt	The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fastened, which have been given from one shepherd by agreement.
12:12	ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ϩⲁϩ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲁⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲏ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ϣⲟⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲏ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁϣⲱⲥ ⲟⲩϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲁⲣⲝ	èreouhouò ṡop èvol ǹxytou paṡyri àreh èrok èmaṡō èṡtemtamie hah ǹgōm nem hay ḋe m̀mōou naṡōpi nak ouoh oumelety ènaṡōs ouxisi pe ǹt̀sarks	And moreover, my son, guard thyself by means of them: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
12:13	ⲧϩⲁⲏ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϫⲉⲡⲧⲟϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ	ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲑⲟϣ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ	t̀·hay ǹp̀·saji pe sōtem èp̀tyrf àrihoti hytf ǹf̀nouti ouoh ǹtekàreh ènefǹtoly je p̀θoṡ pe fai ǹrōmi niven	Hear the end of the matter, the sun: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole man.
12:14	ϫⲉⲡⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲃϣⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ	ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲃϣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ	je p̀θamio tyrf ǹf̀nouti natahof èratf èkrine m̀mof eθve hōb niven eavovṡou èrōou eθve ouàġaθon ouoh eθve ouponyron	For God will bring every work into judgment, with everything that has been overlooked, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Provenance

title: Ecclesiastes 12
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_12
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 12 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_12, 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/12.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Ecclesiastes 12 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 12.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_12)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 12 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_12, 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=213
file: Bible/Old Testament/Ecclesiastes/12.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Ecclesiastes 12 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 12.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Ecclesiastes 12 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_12, 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/12.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: 14 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_12 (14 lines)

Cite as:

Ecclesiastes 12. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 21_Ecclesiastes_12. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/ecclesiastes/12.sahidic.scriptorium/. Ecclesiastes 12 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 21_Ecclesiastes_12, 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.