Job 3 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Job 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 18_Job_03, 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
3:1	ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲁϥⲥϩⲟⲩⲣ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ	ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁ ⲓⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱϥ ⲁϥⲥϩⲟⲩⲣ ⲡⲉϥⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ	menensa nai ḋe a iōb ouōn ǹrōf afs·hour pefèhoou	After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day,
3:2	ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ	ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ	efgō m̀mos	saying,
3:3	ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩϣⲣϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲫⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲣϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ	je èrepèhoou hei èvol etavgfoi ǹxytf ouoh tevṡy ètavgos je ouṡrhoout pe	Let the day perish in which I was born, and that night in which they said, Behold a man-child!
3:4	ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲣⲕⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛ ⲓ̀ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ	èretevṡy ète m̀mav erkaki ǹnep̀ċois ṡini ǹsōs xen t̀fe ǹneouein ì ehrai èros	Let that night be darkness, and let not the Lord regard it from above, neither let light come upon it.
3:5	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ϫⲓⲧⲥ ⲙⲛⲑⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩ ϭⲟⲥⲙ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲧ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ϭⲓⲧⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲟⲩ ϭⲟⲥⲙ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲥ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲧ	ère p̀kake ċits nem t̀·haives ǹf̀mou èreou ċosm ì ègōs p̀èhoou ète m̀mav s·houort	But let darkness and the shadow of death seize it; let blackness come upon it;
3:6	ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲟⲡϥ ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ	ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ϭⲓⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲉⲃⲟⲧ	nem tevṡy ète m̀mav ère p̀kake ċitf ǹnefṡōpi eèhoou ǹrompi ǹnevopf eèhoou ǹevot	let that day and night be cursed, let darkness carry them away; let it not come into the days of the year, neither let it be numbered with the days of the months.
3:7	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲉ	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲓ	alla èretevṡy ète m̀mav ṡōpi ǹmok·hs ǹnounof ì èros ouḋe raṡi	But let that night be pain, and let not mirth come upon it, nor joy.
3:8	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲥϩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥϩⲟⲩⲣ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲕⲏⲧⲟⲥ	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲥϩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥϩⲟⲩⲣ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲕⲏⲧⲟⲥ	alla efnas·houōrs ǹje petnas·hour p̀èhoou ète m̀mav petnakake p̀niṡti ǹkytos	But let him that curses that day curse it, even he that is ready to attack the great whale.
3:9	ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲣⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲩⲛϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲁ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲛϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲁ	èreǹsiou ǹtevṡy ète m̀mav erkaki ouoh ǹnevhipomine ǹnoui èp̀ouein ǹǹs̀nav èp̀·sounhtooue efnaṡa	Let the stars of that night be darkened; let it remain dark, and not come into light; and let it not see the morning star arise:
3:10	ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥϣⲧⲁⲙ ⲉⲣⲛ ⲙⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲗϭⲉⲛⲉⲓϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ	ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥϣⲑⲁⲙ ⲉⲣⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲗϭⲉⲛⲁⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ	jempesṡθam ern ǹpily ǹxyts ǹtamav nasnatalċenaixisi ġar nahrai pe	because it shut not up the gates of my mother's womb, for so it would have removed sorrow from my eyes.
3:11	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲑⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲑⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ	ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ	eθve ou ġar ǹpaimou xen t̀·hy ètaii èvol xen t̀·hy ǹpaitako ǹtiounou	For why died I not in the belly? and why did I not come forth from the womb and die immediately?
3:12	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲡⲁⲧ ϫⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ	ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲡⲉⲓⲁⲧ ϫⲱⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ	eθve ou ḋe anapeiat gōs eθve ou ḋe aijiekive	and why did the knees support me? and why did I suck the breasts?
3:13	ⲛⲉⲓⲛⲁⲱⲃϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲧⲟⲛ	ⲛⲓⲛⲁⲱⲃϣ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ	ninaōvṡ pe ǹtam̀ton	Now I should have lain down and been quiet, I should have slept and been at rest,
3:14	ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲃⲟⲗⲏⲩⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ	ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲃⲟⲗⲏⲩⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ	nem nourōou ǹvolyvtys ǹp̀kahi nai etavċisi m̀mōou èjen nousyfi	with kings and councillors of the earth, who gloried in their swords;
3:15	ⲏ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲟϣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉϩⲛⲉⲩⲏⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲧ	ⲓⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲟϣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁϩⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲧ	ie nem narxōn ète pounoub oṡ nyi etavmahnouyi ǹhat	or with rulers, whose gold was abundant, who filled their houses with silver:
3:16	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲏ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ	ǹf̀ryti ǹouhouhe efnyou èvol hi tootf ǹtefmav ie ǹf̀ryti ǹnaiṡyri ṡym ète m̀peounav èf̀ouōini	or I should have been as an untimely birth proceeding from his mother's womb, or as infants who never saw light.
3:17	ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲧⲙϩⲉ ⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲧϩⲟⲥⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ	ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϣⲧⲉⲙϩⲉⲓ ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲉⲧϧⲟⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ	etanàsebys ṡtemhei p̀gōnt ǹtouorgy m̀mav etanetxosi xen pousōma m̀ton m̀mōou m̀mav	There the ungodly have burnt out the fury of rage; there the wearied in body rest.
3:18	ⲛϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓϣⲱⲙ	ⲛ̀ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲧⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϫⲓϣⲱⲙ	ǹṡa èneh ḋe hi ousop em̀peousōtem èts̀my ǹrefjiṡōm	And the men of old time have together ceased to hear the exactor's voice.
3:19	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϭⲟⲓⲥ	èrep̀kouji nem p̀niṡti m̀mav ouoh f̀vōk eterhoti hytf ǹpefċois	The small and great are there, and the servant that feared his lord.
3:20	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩϯⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ	ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩϯⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ	eθve ou ġar avtif̀ouōini ǹnetxen hanxisi ouoh p̀ōnx ǹǹpsiṡy ǹnetxen ǹmok·hs	For why is light given to those who are in bitterness, and life to those souls which are in griefs?
3:21	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϣⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲕⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲁϩⲱⲣ	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϣⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲕⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲁ̀ϩⲱⲣ	nai etoueṡf̀mou m̀peoujimi èrof evṡike ǹsōf ǹf̀ryti ǹhanàhōr	who desire death, and obtain it not, digging for it as for treasures;
3:22	ϣⲁⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ϣⲁ ⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	ṡa yraṡi ḋe avṡanjimi èrof	and would be very joyful if they should gain it?
3:23	ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲧⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲱϥ	ⲡ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲧⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱϥ	p̀mou ġar oum̀ton ǹte p̀rōmi pe a f̀nouti ġar ṡtom èrōf	Death is rest to such a man, for God has hedged him in.
3:24	ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ϯⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ	ϧⲁⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲓ̀ ⲛⲏⲓ ϯⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ	xat̀·hy ġar ǹtahre àouaṡahom ì nyi tirimi ḋe anok eiṡop xen ouhoti	For my groaning comes before my food, and I weep being beset with terror.
3:25	ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉⲓϥⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϯⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ	ⲧϩⲟϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲛⲓϥⲓⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲥⲓ̀ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧϯⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ	t·hoti ġar ènifii ǹpesrōouṡ asì nai ouoh pettierhoti hytf aftōmnt èroi	For the terror of which I meditated has come upon me, and that which I had feared has befallen me.
3:26	ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲉⲓⲣⲏ ⲛⲏⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲁⲣⲱⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ	ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲓⲣⲏ ⲛⲱⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲁⲣⲱⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲓ̀ ⲛⲏⲓ	ǹpireiry nōm̀peikarōi ǹpaim̀ton àouorgy ḋe ì nyi	I was not at peace, nor quiet, nor had I rest; yet wrath came upon me.

Provenance

title: Job 3
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 18_Job_03
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Job 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 18_Job_03, 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/Job/03.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Job 3 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 03.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 18_Job_03)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Job 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 18_Job_03, 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: abbrev=1 abbrev_unstroked=1 lexeme_L1-S-3=2 lexeme_open=1 th_resolved=8 tokens=218
file: Bible/Old Testament/Job/03.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Job 3 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 03.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Job 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 18_Job_03, 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/Job/03.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: 26 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, 18_Job_03 (26 lines)

Cite as:

Job 3. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 18_Job_03. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/job/03.sahidic.scriptorium/. Job 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 18_Job_03, 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.