Proverbs 2 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Proverbs 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_02, 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
2:1	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲅϩⲟⲡⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲕ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲡⲉ	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϩⲟⲡⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲡⲉ	paṡyri akṡanċi ǹǹsaji ǹtaentoly ǹtek·hopou xatotk pekmaaje nasōtem ǹsa t̀sofia pe	My son, if thou wilt receive the utterance of my commandment, and hide it with thee;
2:2	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲃⲱ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ	ouoh k̀nati ǹpek·hyt èoumetsave ǹtektyis ḋe ǹpekṡyri ǹs̀vō	thine ear shall hearken to wisdom; thou shalt also apply thine heart to understanding, and shalt apply it to the instruction of thy son.
2:3	ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲅⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲙⲏ	ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲏ	eṡōp ġar akṡanmouti ouvet̀sofia ǹtekmouti ḋe ètaisθysis xen ouniṡti ǹs̀my	For it thou shalt call to wisdom, and utter thy voice for understanding;
2:4	ⲛⲅϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲁϩⲟ ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲅϩⲟⲧϩⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ	ⲛ̀ⲕϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲁϩⲟ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ	ǹkṡini ḋe ǹsōs ǹf̀ryti ǹhanaho ǹhat ǹtekxotxet ǹsōs xen ouourot	and if thou shalt seek it as silver, and search diligently for it as for treasures;
2:5	ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲅϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲧⲙϫⲓϫⲣⲟⲡ	ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲓϫⲣⲟⲡ	tote k̀naernoin ǹt̀metmainouti ǹtekjimi ètaisθysis eθouab ǹte tekoueryte ṡtemjigrop	then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
2:6	ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ	ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ	f̀nouti ġar nati nak ǹt̀sofia èvol xen rōf nem ouaisθysis nem oum̀ntrmnhyt	For the Lord gives wisdom; and from his presence come knowledge and understanding,
2:7	ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲥⲉⲩϩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲣⲛⲁϣⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥⲥⲉⲩϩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲣⲛⲁϣⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ	ouoh ṡafsevhvoyθia èxoun ǹǹḋikeos efrnaṡte ènoumōit	and he treasures up salvation for them that walk uprightly: he will protect their way;
2:8	ⲉϥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ϣⲁϥϯϩⲧⲏϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲛⲁⲏⲧ	ⲉ̀ϥⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲑ̀ⲙⲏⲓ ϣⲁϥϯϩⲧⲏϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲏⲧ	èfàreh èǹmōit ǹθ̀myi ṡaftihtyf ḋe èǹmōit ǹǹnayt	that he may guard the righteous ways: and he will preserve the way of them that fear him.
2:9	ⲧⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ	ⲑⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲉⲣⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ	θai ċe te f̀ryti ǹhouo etknaernoin ǹt̀ḋikaiosiny nem θmyi ouonteθmyi ġar hanmōit evsoutōn ouoh ṡareǹmōit ǹp̀petnanouf souten	Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment; and shalt direct all thy course aright.
2:10	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ	erṡant̀sofia ġar ì èpek·hyt ouoh ǹtekmevi ètaisθysis je nanes ǹtekpsiṡy	For if wisdom shall come into thine understanding, and discernment shall seem pleasing to thy soul,
2:11	ⲡϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲩⲟϥ ⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϯϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ	ⲡ̀ⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲩⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϯϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ	p̀·soċni etnaniof naàreh èrok pe ǹte f̀mevi eθouab tihtyf èrok	good counsel shall guard thee, and holy understanding shall keep thee;
2:12	ϫⲉⲉϥⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛϥϫⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲛ̀ϥϫⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲓ	je efènahmek èoumōit es·hoou ouoh èourōmi eǹfjelaav an ǹmyi	to deliver thee from the evil way, and from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.
2:13	ⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ	ⲱ̀ ⲛⲉⲧⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲉ	ṑ netkō ǹsōou ǹǹmōit etsoutōn etsōtp nōou ǹhanmōit ǹkake	Alas for those who forsake right paths, to walk in ways of darkness;
2:14	ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲑⲣⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲑⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ	ǹetevfrane èjen ǹrefθrpet·hoou èt̀sōvi èjen net·hoou	who rejoice in evils, and delight in wicked perverseness;
2:15	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϫⲏⲩ ⲛⲕⲟⲧⲥ	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϫⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲧⲥ	nai èrenoumōit ċoome ouoh èrenoumammooṡe jyv ǹkots	whose paths are crooked, and their courses winding;
2:16	ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲁⲁⲕ ⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲧⲉⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ⲛⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ	ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲁⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲅ̀ⲛⲱⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ	èθrekouei ouoh eaik ǹṡemmo èt̀ġ̀nōmy ǹǹḋikeos	to remove thee far from the straight way, and to estrange thee from a righteous purpose. My son, let not evil counsel overtake thee,
2:17	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲟⲃϣ ⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉϥⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲕ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉϥⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲃϣ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ	paṡyri mpenθreousoċni efèhoou tahok fai èt̀kō ǹsōf ǹt̀s̀vō jintefm̀ntkoui ouoh etovṡ èt̀ḋiaθyky eθouab	of her who has forsaken the instruction of her youth, and forgotten the covenant of God.
2:18	ⲁϥⲕⲁⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲁⲧⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ	ⲁϥⲭⲁⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲁⲧⲙⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ	afkapefyi ġar hatmf̀mou ouoh èrenefmammooṡe nem ǹrōmi xaten àmenti	For she has fixed her house near death, and guided her wheels near Hades with the giants.
2:19	ⲛⲛⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲉⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲡⲕⲉⲣϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲉⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲡⲕⲉⲣϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ	ǹnouon niven etsoouh èrof kotou ouoh ǹnavtaheǹmōit ǹp̀ōnx alla senarpkerhtyv ǹǹrompi ġar ǹp̀ōnx tahoou	None that go by her shall return, neither shall they take hold of right paths, for they are not apprehended of the years of life.
2:20	ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁϭⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲗⲉϭⲗⲱϭ ⲡⲉ	ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁϫⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲗⲉϭⲗⲱϭ ⲡⲉ	ènetavmoṡi ġar hi ǹmōit etnaneou navnajemǹmōit ǹǹḋikeos evsleċlōċ pe	For had they gone in good paths, they would have found the paths of righteousness easy.
2:21	ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲃⲁⲗϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱϫⲡ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲁϣⲱϫⲡ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ	ⲛ̀ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲗϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲱϫⲡ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲥⲱϫⲡ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ	ǹetnaneou naouōh hijen p̀kahi ǹvalhyt ḋe nasōgp higōf je netsoutōn naouōh xen p̀kahi ouoh neθouab nasōgp higōf	For the upright shall dwell in the earth, and the holy shall be left behind in it.
2:22	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲱϫⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲱϫⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ	senaōgn ǹtooun ǹàsebys hijen p̀kahi ouoh ǹparanomos senafotou èvol higōf	The paths of the ungodly shall perish out of the earth, and transgressors shall be driven away from it.

Provenance

title: Proverbs 2
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_02
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_02, 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/Proverbs/02.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Proverbs 2 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 02.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_02)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_02, 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: th_resolved=4 tokens=199
file: Bible/Old Testament/Proverbs/02.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Proverbs 2 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 02.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_02, 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/Proverbs/02.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: 22 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, 20_Proverbs_02 (22 lines)

Cite as:

Proverbs 2. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_02. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/proverbs/02.sahidic.scriptorium/. Proverbs 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_02, 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.